The schooner was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[1][2]John was refloated on 8 September and taken into Havre de Grâce.[3]
Little Western
United Kingdom
Aust Ferry: The ferry foundered in the River Severn with the loss of all eleven people on board.[4]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Inner Dowsing Sand, in The Wash and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Maria was refloated and put into Hull, Yorkshire.[5]
2 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Mary Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Solway Firth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[6][7]
Pilot
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Northam, Devon. Hercrew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[8]
Pioneer
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Bluff Point, Connecticut. She was on a voyage from New York to a port in Virginia.[9]
The schooner struck a sunken rock in Startseva Bay, in the White Sea, and sank. Her crew were rescued by a fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Novaya Zemlya to Archangelsk.[10]
4 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Felis Pencamento
Spain
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Forlorn Point, County Wexford, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Sligo, United Kingdom.[11]
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Sunderland, County Durham.[12]
Hiati Felix
Portugal
The schooner was wrecked in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Sligo.[13]
John Marshall
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to New York.[12]
Orinoco
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts.[12]
Theodorick
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks west of the Isles of Scilly and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to London.[13]
The ship ran aground in Mochana's Bay, New South Wales.[15]
Seostris
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Davie Point, New South Wales.[15]
7 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Brenton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bannow, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1]
City of Genoa
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of São Nicolau, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Brazil.[16]
Cuba
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. Cuba was refloated and put into Hellevoetsluis.[17]
Hope
United States
The schooner was wrecked on Washerwoman's Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Key West, Florida Territory.[18]
Nelson
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Byron (United Kingdom). Nelson was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[19]
8 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Cruiser
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Barry's Beach, Nova Scotia, British North America.[20]
Duke of Montrose
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to Ayr.[1]
Sophia Smith
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Riding Sand, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[21]
Stirlingshire
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands with the loss of ten lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lima, Peru.[22]
William
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[13] She was refloated on 13 September and towed to St Katherine's Docks, London.[17]
9 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tralee, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Tralee.[12]
Itenerant
United Kingdom
The ship was beached at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[3]
Preston
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Clwyd.[23]
Virginia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Busika Bay. She was on a voyage from alexandria, Egypt to Odessa. Virginia was refloated with assistance from (Royal Navy) and proceeded on her voyage.[24]
10 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 September
Ship
Country
Description
Amity
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Cape Chapeau Rouge, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to St. John's, Newfoundland.[25]
Fern Sodskende
flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caernarfon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Hartlepool, County Durham.[26]
11 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Lafayette
France
The ship was driven ashore east of Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. she was on a voyage from Bremen to St. Ubes, Portugal.[12]
Scott
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Blayase (France). Scott was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America to Barbadoes.[27]
12 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Bittern
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Hamilton, Bermuda.[28]
Canton Packet
United States
The ship was driven ashore near Hamburg, where she was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts.[29]
Coromandel
United Kingdom
The prison ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a hurricane at Ireland Island, Bermuda.[28] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.
Dove
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Salt Kettle, Bermuda.[28]
Edward
British North America
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Albouys Point, Bermuda. She was later refloated and taken into Hamilton.[28][30]
Eliza
Bermuda
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Ireland Island.[28]
Sally Evans
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Hamilton. She was later refloated.[28]
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned three days later. Her crew were rescued. Two Partners was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick to Barbadoes.[31]
The depot ship was damaged in a hurricane at Ireland Island.[28]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Hamilton.[28]
13 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Arab
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. Three crew were rescued by Glasgow (United Kingdom) on 18 September, six others having died. Arab was on a voyage from British Honduras to Hull, Yorkshire.[32]
Ariel
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at St. Shotts, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[25]
The ship was wrecked in the Bird Islands with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Métis-sur-Mer, Lower Canada to London.[34][35]
Emily
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Stanhope, New Jersey, British North America with the loss of four of her crew.[30]
Helena
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore on Öland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to New York, United States. Helena was later refloated. She resumed her voyage on 17 September.[36]
Idea
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Charles Cove, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec City. Idea was later refloated.[37]
The brig foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew took to the longboat; they were rescued two days later by Lively (United Kingdom).[38]
Maria
France
The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York.[39]
New Era
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Bolt Head, Devon with the loss of all hands.[40]
Susannah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[34]
14 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Hope
Jersey
The brig was wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) from Belle Isle, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member.[41]
Kitty
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands to London.[17]
Nancy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. sHe was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[40]
Ormus
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[17]
The ship was driven ashore near "Wingo", Sweden. she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to New York. She was refloated on 17 September.[42]
Byron
United States
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Embo, Sutherland with the loss of all but one of her six crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Inverness, United Kingdom.[43][44][45][33]
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock and put into the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russian Empire to Gloucester.[46]
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. Expedition was on a voyage from South Shields, county Durham to London.[3]
Harbinger
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was later refloated and taken into Lowestoft in a sinking condition.[17]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Fortuna (United Kingdom) and was beached in the with the loss of a crew member.[43]
James
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. James was refloated the next day.[9]
Splendid
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Nerva Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[42]
St. Patrick
British North America
The ship was wrecked on St. Peter's Island, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. he was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to "Buclush".[31]
Stranger
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Southampton, Hampshire.[3]
Zwee Gebroders
Hamburg
The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[48]
16 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Fortuna
Grand Duchy of Finland
The ship was wrecked in the "Bay of Sem". She was on a voyage from Turku to Flensburg, Duchy of Holstein.[37]
The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[29][37]
Mercer
Prussia
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Oporto, Portugal.[29]
17 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Alexander
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked at Colliston, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[43][44]
St. Patrick
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Beauport, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Lower Canada. St. Patrick was later refloated and completed her voyage.[20]
18 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[38]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[39]
21 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Alfred
United Kingdom
The schooner struck rocks and sank at Newbury Port, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newbury Port.[50]
Brother's Friend
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Southwold. Brother's Friend was refloated on 28 September and taken into Southwold.[36]
Columbia
United States
The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Columbia was refloated and taken into New York.[29]
The ship was driven ashore at Perth, Swan River Colony.[51] She was later refloated.[52]
23 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Diana
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore on Jasmund, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Brussels, Belgium.[42]
Speculation
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Aalborg, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[57]
24 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Charles Edouard
France
The ship sank at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée.[36]
Emerald
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Mulroy Bay. She was on a voyage from the Orkney Islands to Lough Swilly.[36]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the North Bull. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[46]Friendship was refloated on 1 October and resumed her voyage.[29]
Marina
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Sandorn Island". She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newport, Monmouthshire. Marina was later refloated and put into Arendal, Norway for repairs.[25][58]
Pictou
United Kingdom
The ship struck The Manacles and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newfoundland, British North America. Pictou was taken into Falmouth, Cornwall the next day.[59][42]
Splendid
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[57]
25 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Good Intent
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore in Currup Bay, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[36]
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship sank off the Scalp. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire. Industry was refloated on 9 October and taken into South Shields.[25]
Lavinia
United Kingdom
The sloop was abandoned off Cape Wrath, Caithness. Her crew were rescued by Nordon (United Kingdom). Lavinia was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[60]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven onto the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was damaged. She was later refloated.[59]
27 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Albion
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked in Whitesand Bay with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[47][61]
Betock
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Copeland Islands, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin.[46]
Caroline
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Londonderry.[30]
Cornwall
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) south west of the Mumbles Lighthouse, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bideford, Devon.[36]
The barque was wrecked in the Swan River. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to the Swan River Colony[63]
Lady Anne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[47] She was refloated on 8 October.[64]
Lancier
Mauritius
The barque was wrecked between The Stragglers and the Mew Stone. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Perth, Swan River Colony and Van Diemen's Land.[53][65][63]
Lavinia
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Cape Wrath, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Castlehill to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[57]
Margaret Simpson
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east south east of North Sunderland, County Durham.[47]
Thule
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore at Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[66][67]
29 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Albion
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the English Channel off Rame Head, Cornwall with the loss of all three crew and a rescuer. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[68]
Mercurio
Belgium
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean7 leagues (21 nautical miles (39 km)) north of Cabo da Roca, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Antwerp.[57][69]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1839
Ship
Country
Description
Arrival
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 26 September. Her crew were rescued by Blessing (United Kingdom). Arrival was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[70]
Eclipse
United States
The ship foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of several lives.[71]
The schooner was wrecked at "Towtuck", New Zealand.[72] Her crew survived.[73]
Irma
United States
The ship departed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France in late September. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[74]
John Bull
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bude, Cornwall on or before 6 September.[13]
Lambertus
France
The ship capsized off . She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Antwerp, Belgium. Lambertus was later towed into Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[23]
Linsen
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) west north west of Heligoland before 5 September. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[75]
London Packet
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland in late September. She was refloated on 21 October and towed into Blyth, Northumberland for repairs.[76][77]
Maria
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore in the Abaco Islands before 8 September. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba. Maria was refloated and taken into Hamilton, Bermuda.[30]
Moscow
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Quebec City before 26 September.[78]
New York
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of all on board.[71]
Nicholas I
Russia
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea before 18 September. She was on a voyage from Finland to London, United Kingdom. Nicholas I was towed into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom, where she arrived on 23 September in a waterlogged condition.[38][79]
Rival
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Belfast. Rival was subsequently towed into Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America, by British Queen (United Kingdom). She arrived on 20 September.[30]
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea before 28 September. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[29]
Wasp
British North America
The ship was wrecked at Cook's Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to the West Indies.[20]
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