The ship ran aground at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire, to London.[4]
Wells
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Zephyr
United Kingdom
The whaler ran aground of a reef off Borneo, Spanish East Indies. Her crew abandoned the ship on 3 April and set fire to her. They reached "Macassa Island" and were then found a ship to take them to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[6][7]
2 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Acht Gebroders
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on the , Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[8]
The ship was wrecked on the Poldern Sandbank, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Eider. She was on a voyage from Groningen to a Baltic port.[15][8]
6 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Creole
Grenada
The schooner was wrecked on the Recas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Curaçao.[16]
John and Susan
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. John and Susan was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[14]
Minerva
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on the English coast. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Three crew reached Guernsey, Channel Islands, in a boat on 10 April.[17]
Princess Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage drom London to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Princess Victoria was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18]
Surrey
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Daring (United Kingdom). Surrey was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Plymouth, Devon.[19]
The ship was driven ashore and sank near Huntcliffe, County Durham Her crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Stockton-on-Tees.[15]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[15] She was refloated on 10 April and taken into Milford Haven.[17]
The ship ran aground on Brownie's Island Reef and was wrecked with the loss of three of her nineteen crew.[9]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Pedan Olva Point, Cornwall. Both crew members were rescued.[20] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Poole, Dorset.[15]
New Hope
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock and sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.[15]
Polly
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on , off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Endeavour ( Board of Customs). Polly was on a voyage from Cork to Caernarfon.[21]
8 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Glasgow
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Inverness.[8]
Joseph and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was later refloated.[8]
Lydia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London. Lydia was refloated the next day and taken into Seaford, Sussex.[8]
9 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Artaxerxes
France
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Menorca, Spain, with the loss of 29 lives. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Algiers, Algeria.[22]
The ship was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17]
The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached on Cross Island, Maine, United States. She was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to Cork.[24][9][25]
12 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Paulina
Dantsic
The ship struck a rock and foundered off the "Isle of Glass". She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[22]
The ship was wrecked off the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[27]
Terpisichore
Hamburg
The ship ran aground on the Morven Sand and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, to Cuxhaven. Terpsichore was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28]
14 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Bonito
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in the River Tyne at South Shields, County Durham.[29] She was refloated on 20 April and beached in a severely damaged condition.[30]
Emmanuel
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the River Tyne at South Shields.[29]
Johannes
Hamburg
The ship sprang a leak and was beached near "Harlingenhafen". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Riga, Russia.[31]
Wave
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Latakia, Syria. She was on a voyage from Beirut to Alexandretta, Ottoman Empire.[32]
15 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Brighton
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, to Penarth. Brighton was refloated and taken into Cardiff, Glamorgan, for repairs.[10]
The schooner was wrecked on Stroma in the Pentland Firth. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[33]
Voluna
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Voluna was refloated and taken into Padstow.[10]
17 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Carouge
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at Londonderry.[22][34]
Exchange
United Kingdom
The ship struck the south west point of Swanna, Orkney Islands, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[31]
Jacob Pennell
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Long Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to New York, United States. Jacob Pennell was later refloated.[27]
The ship was driven ashore and severet damaged on Lolland, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to a Dutch port.[38]Uitreding was refloated on 27 April and taken into Rødby.[39]
20 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Belle
United Kingdom
The ship was sunk by ice in the Bay of Riga. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russian Empire, to Hull, Yorkshire.[40][41]
Pauline
France
The ship capsized in the . Her crew were rescued.[42]
22 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Bee
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Cantach Sound.[24]
Scotia
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on Canna, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued.[43] She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Hull, Yorkshire.[44][9]
23 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Amanda
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, to the Cape of Good Hope. Amanda was refloated and taken into Ramsgate.[31]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged at Carbonear, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Carbonear and Saint Johns, Newfoundland.[45]
Wismar
Wismar
The ship was driven ashore at Formby Point, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Liverpool, Lancashire. Wismar was refloated and taken into Liverpool.[31]
The ship ran aground on a reef north west of Aalborg, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Stettin. Rapid was later refloated.[13]
Robert
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore near Rixhöft, Prussia.[13]
The ship ran aground off Longhope, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[49]
The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee to Copenhagen, Denmark. Mercury was refloated and resumed her voyage.[52]
29 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Peace
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores, to Southampton, Hampshire.[53]Peace was later refloated and taken into Southampton.[54]
30 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Chippewa
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Rosier, Maine, United States, with the loss of all but two of the 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America.[55]
The ship was driven ashore in Busika Bay before 25 April. She was refloated an put into Tenedos, Ottoman Empire.[59]
Naiad
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles before 4 April. She was later refloated.[54]
Navarino
New South Wales
The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand.[35]
Orion
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off "Cape St. Rocque" before 23 April. She was on a voyage from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti to the Cape of Good Hope, Africa.[60]
Peace
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off The Needles, Isle of Wight, and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores, to Southampton, Hampshire. Peace was later refloated and taken into Southampton.[39]
Robert
United Kingdom
The ship was sunk by ice in Riga Bay between 3 and 21 April.[38]
Snire
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Llanmadoc, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 3 April and towed into Llanelly.[5]
Star
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was subsequently taken into North Sunderland, County Durham.[31]
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