The brig sprang a leak and sank in the South China Sea west of Borneo. Her twenty passengers and crew took to a boat. They were rescued on 25 July by the schoonerZeemeuw (Netherlands). Maria was on a voyage from the Isle de France to Koepang, Netherlands East Indies.[2]
King William IV
New South Wales
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newcastle. All on board were rescued.[3] She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Sydney.[4][5]
3 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Townley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Traverse. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to New York, United States. Townley was later refloated and put back to Quebec City.[6]
4 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Silvia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America[7] She was later refloated and put back to Liverpool.[8]
5 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. Brothers was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[9]
Grand Turk
United States
The ship was wrecked on Foy's Rock, off the coast of the Florida Territory. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to New Orleans, Louisiana.[10]
Strathmore
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Patterson's Rock, off the coast of Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Strathmore was refloated and resumed her voyage.[1]
6 July[]
List of shipwrecks: July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Abigail
United States
The ship was destroyed by fire at Eastport, Maine.[11]
Laura Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore east of Littlehampton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Laura Eliza was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[12]
The ship ran aground on the Braun Reff, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Vedra was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[9]
7 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Josephine
France
The ship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Riga, Russia. Josephine was refloated and resumed her voyage.[13]
8 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Swalen
Sweden
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Swalen was refloated and resumed her voyage.[12]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Raahe, Grand Duchy of Finland to Liverpool, Lancashire. Venus was refloated on 10 July and taken into Stromness.[14]
The cutter was wrecked on the South Head Reef, off Port Jackson. Her crew were rescued.[16]
12 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Carl
Netherlands
The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[17]
Caspar
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore at Faial Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to New York, United States. Caspar was refloated on 29 July and taken into "Porto Fine".[18]
Ellen Pope
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bonmahon, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[19]
Generous Friends
United Kingdom
The wherry collided with (United Kingdom) at Harwich, Essex and sank. All on board were rescued by Ipswich.[20]
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Elizabeth
United States
The ship was driven ashore in Sandy Bay, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône to New York. Elizabeth was later refloated and put into Algeciras, Spain.[1]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Sydney, Nova Scotia.[21]
The paddle steamer caught fire and sank in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) south south east of the Nab Lightship ( Trinity House). All on board transferred to the Nab Lightship. Waterloo was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[14]
15 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Christianstadt, Sweden.[14]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the . She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Macduff, Aberdeenshire.[25]
Frau Kea
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore near , Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Leer to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[25]
George Lockwood
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[23] She was refloated on 29 July.[13]
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Logan, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[25]
Hoop
Netherlands
The galiot was wrecked on the Bondicar Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[25][15]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hull. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull. Mary was refloated the next day.[25]
Perseverance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Porthleven, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Aberavon, Glamorgan to Truro, Cornwall.[24]
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Tenby, Pembrokeshire with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[25][26]
The ship was driven ashore near Laugharne, Carmarthenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[25]Dorchester was refloated on 26 July.[27]
Drake
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. All on board were rescued.[23]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Millbay. She was on a voyage from London to Gloucester. Elizabeth was later refloated.[23]
Erwartung
Flag unknown
The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia. to Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28]
Falkland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool.[23]Falkland was refloated on 20 July and taken into Liverpool.[29]
Frau Kea
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore at , Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Leer to hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[23]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridport, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London.[25]
Mary
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore at Hull. She was refloated the next day and taken into Hull.[23]
Nancy
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Pollock Rocks, off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by Mona's Isle (Isle of Man). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Drogheda, County Louth.[30][19]
Naomi
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridport. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[24][23]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Tâf with the loss of five of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Newport and Salem, Massachusetts.[25][29][31]
Visitor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[25]
20 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Coralie et Melanie
France
The ship was dismasted in the English Channel whilst on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Guadeloupe. She was towed into Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, where she was subsequently condemned.[32]
Falcon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Liverpool. Falcon was later refloated and taken into Liverpool.[23]
Lady Curraghmore
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea off the Smalls Lighthouse with the loss of five of the fourteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by the steamshipCity of Limerick (United Kingdom). Lady Curraghmore was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Antrim to Swansea, Glamorgan.[33][1]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and taken into Hartlepool, County Durham.[23]
21 July[]
List of shipwrecks: July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dove Point. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston.[25]Charlotte was refloated on 22 July and resumed her voyage.[29]
23 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Huna, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Active was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[27]
The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked at Mussenberg, Cape Town with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[37]
Lord Byron
United Kingdom
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to the Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued.[38]
Nordstjern
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Leith to Farsund.[1]
27 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
British Queen
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Walberswick, Suffolk.[39] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southwold, Suffolk.[1]
Oceanus
Stettin
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Honfleur, Calvados, France. Oceanus was refloated on 30 July.[27][40]
Superior
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France.[27]
Trotter
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland by Manchester (United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[27]
The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was later refloated and taken into Penzance.[40]
30 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Eleanor
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gar Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She floated off and was driven ashore at , County Durham. Eleanor was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Seaton Sluice, County Durham.[42]Eleanor was refloated on 3 August and taken into Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[43]
31 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Angel
Spain
The ship was wrecked on Point Carubbulus, Cuba. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Havana, Cuba.[44]
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer was holed following a steampipe explosion. All 200-plus passengers were rescued by the paddle steamer Bonnie Dundee (United Kingdom). Benledi was on a voyage from Newshaven, Lothian to Dundee, Forfarshire.[45]
Cornelis
Netherlands
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam, North Holland.[46][47]
Egeria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London.[48][49]
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Thisted to London, United Kingdom. Margaretha Matilda was refloated the next day and put into Hollum, Friesland.[50]
Severn
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground of the Gunfleet Sand and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken into Wivenhoe, Essex.[48][51]
The ship was driven ashore at Llanddulas. She was refloated on 3 August.[6]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Bethel
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Thomas (United Kingdom).Bethel was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[52]
Drake
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated on 29 July.[40]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Millbay. She was on a voyage from London to Gloucester. Elizabeth was later refloated.[25]
Farmer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 19 July and taken into Montrose.[25]
John
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks off the Île d'Orléans, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Hull, Yorkshire. John was towed back to Quebec City, where she arrived on 8 July.[50] She was consequently condemned.[53]
Mentor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Varberg, Sweden. She was later refloated and towed into Gothenburg.[54]
The ship was driven ashore at "Malane" before 22 July. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City. Naparina was late refloated and taken into Quebec City.[21][57]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 20 July and put into Hartlepool, County Durham.[25]
Sophia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Runswick Bay. She was refloated on 11 July.[9]
William and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated on 26 July and proceeded on her voyage.[27]
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