The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]
Runswick
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Allskagen", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga, Russia. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[2]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Tobago.[6][7]
Paget
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Tobago. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Barbadoes.[7]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Roquetas de Mar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Liverpool, Lancashire. Venus was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[8]
The ship was wrecked on the Sligo Reefs, off Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Jamaica.[12]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Sarah
New South Wales
The cutter capsized off Sydney. All nine people on board were rescued by the whalerNathaniel Tallmidge(United States). Sarah was on a voyage from Sydeny to Wollongong.[13]
Siam
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Java Head, Java, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Singapore and Manila, Spanish East Indies.[14][15]
9 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Dublin Packet
New South Wales
The whaler, a schooner, was wrecked at Taieri Island, New Zealand with the loss of three lives.[16][17][18]
The ship was in collision with Niord (Denmark) in the Kattegat and was abandoned with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Niord. Bruderliebe was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bremen.[19][20] She came ashore near Varberg, Sweden and was wrecked.[9]
Francis Freeling
New South Wales
The ship ran aground and capsized off Port Stephens and was wrecked. All 40 passengers were rescued by HMS Beagle (Royal Navy). Francis Freeling was on a voyage from Sydney to Port Phillip.[21][22][23][24]
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Table Bay for Algoa Bay. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[14]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Dry Tortugas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Havana, Cuba.[12]
12 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Emperor
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Tarbau", Africa. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Atlantic
United States
The whaling ship was wrecked off Akaroa, New Zealand, driven onto rocks by a gale. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Gironde
France
The steamship was struck a rock off Ouessant, Finistère and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from an English port to Brest, Finistère. Gironde was refloated and taken into "Legoudon".[19]
Gode Hensight
Stettin
The ship foundered between "Trindel" and "Winga". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[9]
Leonhard
Rostock
The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Rostock.[19]Leonhard was refloated on 26 August and taken into Aalborg.[26]
13 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Anne
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Sheringham Shoals, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was beached near Cley-next-the-Sea, where she became a wreck. Her crew were rescjed. Anne was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[27]
Comet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cley-next-the-Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[27]
The ship ran aground off Saugor, India. She was refloated and out back to Calcutta for repairs.[28]
Vigilentia
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland. Vigilentia was later refloated.[20]
The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smackLord Howe (United Kingdom), which lost three of her crew during the rescue. Emanuel was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London, United Kingdom.[27]
Joseph Hume
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in British Honduras.[29]
16 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Maidstone
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Agger Channel. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was later refloated.[9]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Victoria was later refloated and taken into Lowestoft, Suffolk.[30]
17 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Cane Grove
United Kingdom
The ship was struck rocks at Duncansby Head, Caithness and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Galway. Cane Grove was refloated and taken into Stromness, Orkney Islands.[8]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[20]
Vulture
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Vulcan was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[30]
18 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Ann and Mary
United Kingdom
The whaling brig was wrecked at Whangaroa Harbour (Port Hutt), Chatham Island, New Zealand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to New Zealand.[31][32][18]
Felicité
France
The ship was wrecked between Hjørring and Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[33]
19 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off Felixtowe, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ipswich, Suffolk. Active was later refloated.[20]
Delta
United States
The ship was wrecked on Torbay Point, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[34]
Lucretia
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at Sydney, New South Wales. An attempt by HMS Pelorus (Royal Navy) to scuttle her was unsuccessful. She was on a voyage from Sydney to India.[35][36]
20 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Cacique
Belgium
The ship ran aground on the Noord Rassen Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Antwerp. Cacique was refloated and put into Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[9]
Somerset
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel off Steep Holm, Somerset with the loss of all eight people on board. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bridgwater, Somerset.[37][9]
21 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Aigle
France
The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Sandwich, Kent. Aigle was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to King's Lynn. Fame was later refloated and taken into King's Lynn.[8]
Four Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by an anchor at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Rye to Leith, Lothian.[8]
22 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Argyra
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Therasia, Greece. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Plymouth, Devon.[38]
Lark
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks near Scarborough, Yorkshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Lark was refloated and taken into Scarborough.[8]
Les Enfants Cheris
France
The lugger was wrecked on the Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[39]
Prince Regent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in . All 40 passengers and crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to New York, United States.[40]
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked near Cork.[40] She was on a voyage from Cork to Archangelsk, Russia.[41]
24 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. Mary was refloated and taken into Ilfracombe, Devon.[9]
25 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Shoreham by Sea.[9]
The ship ran aground on the Middleton Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Bremen. She was refloated.[43]
Rolla
France
The ship was wrecked near Val-Salé, Eure. Her crew were rescued.[44]
The ship ran aground south of Dominica. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dominica to London. Ealing Grove was refloated on 3 July and put back to Dominica.[45] She was subsequently condemned.[46]
Henry
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank in the English Channel with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[1]
29 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Lady Ridley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[44]
Nymph
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Teignmouth. Nymph was later refloated and taken into Teignmouth.[47]
The ship sprang a leak was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to New York, United States.[48]
The ship was wrecked at Saint Domingo. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49][50]
Diane
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore on Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp. Diane was later refloated; she arrived at Antwerp on 18 June.[19]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River before 18 June. Her crew were rescued.[28]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Spratt Sands. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Hope was later refloated.[44]
The ship was seized by her slave crew, who murdered the rest of the crew and ran the ship ashore at Ceará. She was on a voyage from Maranhão to Pernambuco.[51][52]
Onondaga
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Bessamitis". She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[12]
Princess Victoria
Hamburg
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hamburg. She was refloated and completed her voyage, but was consequently put under repair.[2]
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