The schooner was wrecked on the Anegado Shoals.[1]
2 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Forsoget
Norway
The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Messina, Sicily.[2] The wreck refloated on 5 September and was taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[3]
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend.[3]
5 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Ariana
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[4]
Ellens
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex.[3]Ellens was refloated on 10 September and taken in to Harwich in a severely damaged condition.
The ship was struck by lightning in the Indian Ocean off Ceylon and was abandoned with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Ceylon, Madras and Bengal, India.[6][7]
7 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Juno
United States
The ship was wrercked in the Abaco Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island to Havana, Cuba.[8]
9 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Industrie
France
The ship was run down and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Skagen, Denmark by Salus (United Kingdom) with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[9][10]
10 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Philip and William
United States
The ship capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Charleston, South Carolina with the loss of all but two of her crew She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Bristol.[8]
The ship was lost near Monte Christo, Gran Colombia. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Puerto de Plata, Santo Domingo via Monte Christo.[13]
Juffrow Johanna Shrabeth
Norway
The ship was abandoned in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was later taken in to Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom. Juffrow Johanna Shrabeth was on a voyage from Christiansand to Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.[14][15]
13 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Brilliant
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Cronstadt, Russia for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[16]
15 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Polly
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore east of Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Newhaven. Polly was later refloated and taken in to Newhaven[17]
16 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Endymion (United Kingdom) off Lowestoft, Suffolk and foundered with the loss of two lives. Endymion was severely damaged and made for Harwich, Essex.[18]
The ship was wrecked near Ringkøbing, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[20]
Helen
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the English Channel 130 nautical miles (240 km) north east of Ouessant, Finistère, France with the loss of three of her twelve crew. The survivors were rescued by a French brig. She was on a voyage from Buccari, Austrian Empire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[21]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Home Sand, in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk.[18]
18 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Beacon Ridge, in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. Mary was refloated on 21 September and taken in to Lowestoft.[22]
19 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Frederica Christina
Sweden
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[23]
The ship was lost on the Ooster Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Hull, Yorkshire.[19]
20 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Mary
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered in the River Tay with the loss of all three of her crew.[24]
Orestes
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighton, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[25]
The ship was driven ashore at Sandhammaren, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Amsterdam, North Holland.[26]
Valentine
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Portreath, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Portreath.[9]
21 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
America
United States
The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Bermuda.[13]
British Queen
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in Cardigan Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[9]
Frau Maria
Prussia
The ship foundered 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km)) north west of Britrum Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsburg to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[4]
Pallas
Russia
The ship was driven ashore on Listerlandet, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Saint Petersburg.[27]Pallas had been refloated by 20 November and was taken in to Fahrsund for repairs.[28]
The ship was driven ashore and hogged in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Gamla Carleby Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire. Oscar was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool.[9]
The ship was driven ashore at Kijkduin, South Holland.[4]
Vine
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Clyth, Caithness. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Clyth to London.[30]
23 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Bittern
United Kingdom
The shipsprang a leak and was abandoned off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued by Betsey (United Kingdom).[26]
George
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Rothscar", Sweden. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Boston, Lincolnshire.[19]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Lavinia and Nancy (both United Kingdom). Hope was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Weymouth, Dorset.[4]
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark and was abandoned by her crew. She had been refloated by 28 September and taken in to Aalborg. William was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia.[32][33]
24 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Christian
Hamburg
The ship was lost near "Cruds Island". She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hamburg.[34]
The ship was wrecked near Bergen, Norway. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to "Molda".[35]
25 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bilboa, Spain.[9]
Union
United Kingdom
The sloop capsized and sank in the English Channel off the coast of Hampshire with the loss of her captain.[19]
26 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Æschylus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Oporto, Portugal. Æschylus was later refloated and taken in to Swansea.[19]
Bee
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Naas Sands, in the Bristol Channel, and foundered with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Dublin.[32]
Jugaren
Sweden
The ship was lost near Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Kristianstad to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[23]
Mary
Dominica
The drogingsloop foundered in the Caribbean Sea off Dominica.[36]
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Tétouan, Morocco.[31][27]
30 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Alfred
Guernsey
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Bergen, Norway.[20]Alfred had been refloated by 5 October and was making for Aalborg, Denmark.[41]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4]
The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands.[30] She was later refloated and found to have broken her back.[9]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Barnstaple, Devon.[4]
Farnham
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Kiel, Prussia. Farnham was later refloated and put back to Liverpool for repairs.[4]
Henry Lovett
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Île-à-Vache, Haiti in late September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Annapolis, Maryland.[29]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Bornholm, Denmark with the loss of three of her crew.[14][15]
Jonge Anna
Prussia
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Embden to London, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[17]
St. Feodosia
Russia
The ship was driven ashore near Fredrikshamn, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Riga.[18]