The list of shipwrecks in October 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1839.
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List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1839
Ship | State | Description |
Carl |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Gothenburg, Sweden and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Carl was later refloated and taken into Gothenburg.[10] |
Dovecot |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Guardian Island. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands to Hull, Yorkshire. Dovecot was refloated on 8 October and resumed her voyage.[11] |
Fanny |
France |
The ship was wrecked on Anegada a Fuero with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[12] |
Frithiof |
Denmark |
The schooner was wrecked at Tornby. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen.[13][14][15] |
May |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Sully Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Minehead, Somerset to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[6] |
Mary |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Drungroe Bank. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[16] |
Myrtle |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Wicklow. Her crew were rescued.[16] |
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List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1839
Ship | State | Description |
Alice Crowther |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on South Island, Cocos Islands. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Cork.[17][18] |
Betsey, or Eliza |
United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off West Runton, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member.[19] |
Carib |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Sellery Cove, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[20] |
Ceres |
British North America |
The ship was wrecked at Grand Étang, Nova Scotia.[21] |
Ellen Murray |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Sheelocksand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Vlissingen, Zeeland.[16] Ellen Murray was refloated on 6 October and taken into Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[22][23] |
Industry |
United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[16] |
Lord Huntley |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wicklow. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
Manly |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Goole, Yorkshire.[24] Manly was refloated on 6 October and beached at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire.[19] |
Marianne et Marie |
France |
The ship ran aground at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cette, Hérault.[22] |
Mary |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.[10] |
Sarah |
Netherlands |
The ship ran aground on the Sheelocksand. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Vlissingen.[16] |
William |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was refloated on 15 October and taken into St. Mary's.[13] |
York |
United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken wreck off The Casquets, Channel Islands. She put back to Guernsey.[19] |
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List of shipwrecks: October 1839
Ship | State | Description |
Equitable |
United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at Fultah Point, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Sydney, New South Wales.[25] |
Jager |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Collier Hope, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Whitby, Yorkshire.. Jager was refloated.[16] |
Leonidas |
United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted off Margate, Kent whilst on a voyage from London to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[26] |
Lord Howick |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[24] |
May |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[16] |
Myrtle |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Greystones, County Wicklow.[24] |
Rover |
United Kingdom |
The ship sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[16] |
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List of shipwrecks: October 1839
Ship | State | Description |
Maria Theresa |
France |
The schooner ran aground on the Woolpack Sand, in the North Sea and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[15] |
Princess Victoria |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Newhaven, Sussex. Princess Victoria was refloated on 15 October and taken into Helsingør.[35] |
Shamrock |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at "Ballynagowl", County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[36] |
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List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1839
Ship | State | Description |
Martha Caire |
Guernsey |
The ship was in collision with Bencoolen ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Bencoolen. Martha Caire was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Guernsey.[14][15] |
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List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1839
Ship | State | Description |
Laurine Mathilde |
Denmark |
The ship departed from Gravesend, Kent for Helsingør. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[50] |
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List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1839
Ship | State | Description |
Albert |
United Kingdom |
The ship capsized and sank in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantes, Loire Atlantique, France.[56] |
Ann |
United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Newland Rock, off Padstow, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Porthcawl, Glamorgan.[58] |
George |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Stockton-on-Tees.[59] |
Isis |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Platters, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[60] |
Margaret and Graham |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Margate. Margaret and Graham was refloated.[52] |
Medway |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Harwich, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[60] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Maldon, Essex.[54] |
Sophia |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. she was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[56] |
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List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1839
Ship | State | Description |
Anna Maria |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Blowers Rocks, off Gola Island, County Donegal and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick. Anna Maria was refloated and put into Rutland, County Donegal.[56] |
Achilles |
United Kingdom |
The ship's crew abandoned her in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk and she subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[60][54][56] |
Caroline |
Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder, North Holland.[11][61] She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to Amsterdam, North Holland.[21] |
Clyde |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[60] She was refloated on 5 November and taken into Great Yarmouth.[53] |
Concordia |
Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, where she was subsequently wrecked with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Amsterdam, North Holland.[62][11][61] |
Fair Hope |
United Kingdom |
The ship struck rocks off Porthcawl, Glamorgan and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Fair Hope was refloated and resumed her voyage.[56] |
Frank |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[60] She was refloated on 5 November and taken into Great Yarmouth.[53] |
Hope |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[60] She was refloated on 5 November and taken into Great Yarmouth.[53] |
Twende Brodre |
Netherlands |
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Zuyder Zee. She was on a voyage from Skien, Norway to Amsterdam, North Holland.[53] |
William and Jane |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[58] |
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List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1839
Ship | State | Description |
Aide |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk.[58] |
Coadjutor |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. Coadjutor was refloated and taken into Helsingør, Denmark.[63] |
Endeavour |
United Kingdom |
The sloop was lost on the Ridge Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Norwich, Norfolk to London.[64][58] |
Eugene |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hull.[58] |
Friends |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Freiston, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[56] |
James |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Jenkin Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[58] |
Jane |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth.[56] She was refloated on 7 November.[21] |
Margaret |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. Margaret was refloated with assistance from the steamship Ormerod ( United Kingdom) and beached.[65] |
Rebecca Frances |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.[66] |
Town of Ross |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Wicklow.[27] |
William and Jane |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her six crew were rescued by Dennett's Apparatus.[67] |
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1839
Ship | State | Description |
Adrian et Marin |
France |
The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cette, Hérault. She was later refloated and taken into Cherbourg for repairs.[23] |
Ant |
Saint Kitts |
The sloop was wrecked on Palmetto Point before 1 November.[69] |
Belle Poule |
French Navy |
The ship ran aground on the Taches Blanches, in the Dardanelles and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken into Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for temporary repairs. She subsequently sailed to Toulon, Var for permanent repairs.[70][71] |
Brilliant |
United States |
The brig was wrecked in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.[72] |
Dolphin |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Guernsey, Channel Islands before 31 October.[11] |
Echo |
Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Echo was later refloated and taken into "Frederickshamn".[48] |
Eliza |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Sardinallaoes before 24 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cuba and Leith, Lothian.[4] |
Eliza |
Saint Kitts |
The sloop was wrecked on Palmetto Point before 1 November.[69] |
Fortuna |
Denmark |
The ship was driven ashore near "Langshore". She was on a voyage from "Kullendborg" to Samsø.[52] |
Frederick |
United States |
The ship was driven ashore on Rödskär, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to New York. Frederick was refloated and taken into Frederikshavn, Denmark.[73] |
Henry Freeling |
New South Wales |
The schooner was stranded and wrecked at Tautuku, New Zealand sometime early in October. She was carrying goods from Sydney to Otago. The crew all survived.[74] |
Hercules |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London. Hercules was refloated on 26 October and taken into Blyth.[60] |
Hope |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America.[73] |
Idogheten |
Florida Territory |
The ship was driven ashore on Faraman Point. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[41] |
Lady Anne |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the south west point of Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America before 21 October.[28] |
Magnus |
United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the English Channel on or before 14 October.[13] |
Nancy |
British North America |
The schooner was wrecked on the east coast of Anticosti Island before 19 October with the loss of a crew member.[28] |
Nautilus |
Jersey |
The smack was wrecked near Burgeo, Newfoundland, British North America.[75] |
Nancy |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. She was refloated on 28 October and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire for repairs.[76] |
Newton |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Cape Chat, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Sunderland.[68] |
Williamina |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool, Lancashire. Williamina was refloated on 22 October and put into Bermuda.[4] |
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