The ship struck a rock in the River Blackwater, capsized and sank. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1]
Mulgrave Castle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Humber and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[2][3] She was refloated on 12 October and taken in to Hull.[4]
Richard
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[5] She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6]
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[1]
8 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1833
Ship
Country
Description
Concordia
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Montreal (United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Dover, Kent and sank with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[8]
Crown Princess Wilhelmina
Stettin
The ship was wrecked near Frederikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[9][10]
Mercury
India
The barque departed from Calcutta for King George Sound. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all on board, 70 crew plus her passengers. She may have been wrecked in the Cocos Islands or Keeling Islands.[11][12]
The ship was wrecked on the Grand River Reef, off Port Louis, Mauritius with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Talbot (Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from London to Bengal, India.[13][14][15][16][17]
10 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1833
Ship
Country
Description
Carl Johan
Sweden
The ship departed from Stockholm. No further trace, presumed lost with all hands.[18]
William Pitt
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Narva Bay. Her crew were rescued.[19]
11 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1833
Ship
Country
Description
Ely
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from London to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. Ely was later refloated and taken in to Tortola where she was condemned.[20]
The barque was wrecked on Île Amsterdam with the loss of 76 of her 97 passengers and crew. Survivors were rescued on 25 October by the schoonerGeneral Jackson (United States).[21]
Montreal
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Cape North, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[20][22]
The ship foundered off Madeira, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[24]
William and Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered between The Manacles and Falmouth, Cornwall. She was raised on 30 October by HMRC Active ( Board of Customs and Lavinia (United Kingdom and beached at Durford, Cornwall.[25]
13 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1833
Ship
Country
Description
Ellice
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[26]
The ship, Skey, master, was wrecked on Pepper Island.[27] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to the Seychelles.[28][29]
Hero
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Rocken End, Isle of Wight with the loss of two of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[30][31]
The ship ran aground off Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated but consequently foundered. Fanny was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dunkerque, Nord.[4]
16 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1833
Ship
Country
Description
Esther
Jersey
The brig was lost on Nickman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea off Dagerort, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[33][34]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4]
Good Agreement
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Euphrosyne and Minerva (both United Kingdom).[35]
17 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1833
Ship
Country
Description
Galatea
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[36]
Rebecca
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to London.[8]
The ship was driven ashore at Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Rotterdam, South Holland.[8][38]Deben was refloated on 24 October.[39]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[39]
The ship was driven ashore near Frederikshavn. She was on a voyage from Helsingfors to Cádiz, Spain.[39]
Speculant
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Ventspils to Saint Petersburg.[34]
St. Michael
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Elleboog Sandbank, at the mouth of the Scheldt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Antwerp, Belgium.[40][41]
19 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1833
Ship
Country
Description
Agenoria
United States
The ship was lost at Red Head, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York City to Newfoundland.[42]
Chatham
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km)) off the coast of County Mayo with the loss of seven of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Eagle (United Kingdom). Chatham was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Poole, Dorset.[43][44]
Clifton
United States
The ship was driven ashore and capsized on "Goree Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[45]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[48][49]
21 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1833
Ship
Country
Description
Courier
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth.[50]
Crusader
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to Dover.[30]
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight with the loss of two of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[50]
Lord Fife
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands to London.[50]
The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[45]Farmer's Delight was refloated on 27 October and taken in to Rye.[39]
James and Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands.[51]
The ship was wrecked near , County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[51]
26 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1833
Ship
Country
Description
Fanny
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark.[9]
27 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1833
Ship
Country
Description
Earl of Egremont
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Wexford.[53]Earl of Egremont was refloated on 29 October.[52]
Neptunus
Sweden
The sloop was wrecked near Porthleven, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[39]
The ship was driven ashore on Samsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Culemborg, Gelderland.[54]
Passe per Tout
France
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Ebenezer (United Kingdom rescued the crew. Passe per Tout was on a voyage from "Trique" to Dunkerque, Nord.[52]
Three Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Three Sisters was later refloated.[52]
29 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1833
Ship
Country
Description
Dispatch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Valencia, Spain.[54]
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Hollesley Bay, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London.[59]
William and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Great Yarmouth, norfolk.[60]
The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Harlingen, Friesland. Concordia was refloated on 25 October.[39]
Countess of Stair
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Portgordon, Morayshire with the loss of all four crew.[37]
Ellill
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Heaps Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex in mid-October and was consequently beached at Harwich. Her crew were rescued by Liberty (United Kingdom).[62]
Eugene
United States
The barque ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom in late October and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated and taken in to Colchester, Essex on 1 November.[62][39]
Defiance
New South Wales
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Lord Howe Island.[63]
George
United Kingdom
The ship was lost on the Henda Bank. She was on a voyage from St Davids, Pembrokeshire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[8]
Janet
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered off Kinghorn, Fife in mid-October. She was refloated in late November and taken in to Dysart, Fife.[42]
The ship was wrecked near Honfleur, Calvados before 21 October.[45]
Prince Leopold
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near the mouth of the River Wyre. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.[2]
Repos
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Antwerp.[39]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of "The Leven" with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Perth to London.[30]
Waterloo
New South Wales
The whaling schooner was wrecked at Waikanae Beach on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand. All crew survived.[65]
William
United Kingdom
The ship capsized off Tarragona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Tarragona to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[57]