List of shipwrecks in 1840
The list of shipwrecks in 1840 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1840.
January
13 January
Lexington.
- Lexington (
United States): The paddle steamer caught fire off Long Island, New York and sank with the loss of 139 of the 143 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York City to Stonington, Connecticut.
21 January
- Dolphin (
United Kingdom): The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Burry Holms, Glamorgan with the loss of all five crew.[1] - Shepherd ( United Kingdom): The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Worms Head, Glamorgan with the loss of al hands.[1]
- Suir ( United Kingdom): The barque was driven ashore at Llanmadoc, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[1]
24 January
- Saggitario (
Austrian Empire): The polacca was wrecked near Chesil Beach. Dorset, United Kingdom. Her thirteen crew were rescued.[2]
27 January
- Quebeck ( United Kingdom): The ship collided with Request ( United Kingdom) off Pakefield, Suffolk. Both vessels foundered, their crews were rescued.[3]
February
5 February
- Perseverance ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued.[3]
July
28 July
- HMS Buffalo (
Royal Navy): The full-rigged ship was wrecked in Mercury Bay with the loss of two of her crew.
August
20 August
- San Jacinto (
Texas Navy): The 5-gun schooner as wrecked at Cayo Arcas, Mexico.
29 August
- Frances (
South Australia): The cutter was wrecked on Neptune Island. Her crew survived.
September
27 September
- Imogene ( Royal Navy): The decommissioned Conway-class corvette was destroyed by fire at Plymouth, Devon.
November
4 November
- Hopewell ( United Kingdom): The brig was run into by the schooner Yanden ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of five of the twelve people on board. Survivors were rescued by Yanden.[1]
13 November
- Ant ( United Kingdom): The Humber Keel was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[3]
- HMS Fairy ( Royal Navy): The Cherokee-class brig-sloop foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of all hands.[3]
- Request ( United Kingdom): The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between Dunwich and Walberswick, Suffolk with the loss of six of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[3]
17 November
- City of Bristol ( United Kingdom): The steamship foundered in Rhosilli Bay with the loss of 25 of the 27 people on board. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[1]
December
2 December
- HMS Zebra ( Royal Navy): The Cruizer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Haifa, Syria.
Unknown date
- Jenny ( United Kingdom): The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Cardigan.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks". Swansea Docks. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Bottomley, Alan Farquar. "SHIPWRECKS OFF WALBERSWICK 1782 - 1845". Suffolk Records Society. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "CARDIGAN & DISTRICT SHIPWRECKS AND LIFEBOAT SERVICE". Glen Johnson. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
| Ship events in 1840 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 |