List of shipwrecks in 1838

This list of shipwrecks in 1838 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1838.

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January

1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Auguste Stettin The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Stettin.[1]
Cervantes United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Vera Cruz, Mexico.[2]
Lara United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Varna, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Midas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Black Sea with the loss of two of her crew.[3] She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4]
Tiro United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Varna. Her crew were rescued.[3]

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Anna United Kingdom The smack struck the Elbow End, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Anna put back to Dundee, where she sank.[5]
Augusta  Denmark The ship was driven ashore nearChristiansand, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Copenhagen.[6]
Lord Nelson United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The sloop collided with a schooner and was lost near Stranraer, Wigtownshire with all three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Ramsey, Isle of Man.[7][8][9]
Rebecca United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated the next day.[10]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Alfred United Kingdom The ship foundered off São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[6]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Defiance United Kingdom The brig was lost in the Chilia branch of the Danube with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to and English port.[11][12]
Favourite United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Waterford.[7]
Ferdinand Rostock The ship ran aground at "Swineboc". She was on a voyage from Rostock to an American port. Ferdinand was later refloated and put into Helsingør, Denmark for repairs.[13]
Martha United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank on the Lancaster Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Glasson Dock, Lancashire.[14]
Woodman United Kingdom Thebarque was wrecked near Cape Negro, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[15][16][17]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Martha United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the River Severn by Margaret ( United Kingdom) with the loss of two of the four people on board. She was on a voyage from Droitwich, Worcestershire to Gloucester.[18][19]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Briseis United Kingdom The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[20]
Howard United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York.[7] Howard was later refloated and put into Cowes, Isle of Wight for repairs.[13]
Tembringeren  Netherlands The ship departed from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21]
Waterwitch United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes.[22][23]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Clonmell United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24]
Toward Castle United Kingdom The whaler,a full-rigged ship, was wrecked on the coast of California with the loss of 15 of her 31 crew. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[25][26]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Nautilus United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Clee Ness, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. Nautilus was refloated the next day.[27]
Peace United Kingdom The pilot boat, a yawl, was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all fifteen people on board.[28][8]

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Linga Chettys Choudry", 57 nautical miles (106 km) south of Madras, India. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Madras and Calcutta.[29]
Lark United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Ring, County Waterford. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[19]
Margaret Richardson United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Clementina ( United Kingdom). Margaret Richardson was on a voyage from London to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[30]
William United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Middle Heaps, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Princess Victoria( United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[31][13]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Brunswick United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Lamlash Loch. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Lisbon, Portugal. Brunswick was refloated and put into Troon, Ayrshire for repairs.[30]
Favourite United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Messina, Sicily. She was later refloated and taken into Messina for repairs.[32]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Joseph Sprague  United States The ship was wrecked off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands.[33]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Aimwell United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef in Blacksod Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick.[34]
Comet United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sheringham Shoals, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She came ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk on 26 January.[35]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[4]
Fanny United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Calais to Dover, Kent.[36]
Success United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[37]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Angeline  France The ship was wrecked east of Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[38]
Frontador  Brazil The ship was driven ashore south of Valparaíso, Chile with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Valparaíso.[39]
Industry United Kingdom The ship foundered off Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Thornham, Norfolk.[38]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Pandora United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Point de Coubre, Charente-Maritime, France with the loss of five of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[40][41]
Sprightly United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She susbequently broke up.[11]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Grenada United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the South Breakers. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[42]
Maria United Kingdom The ship sank at "Rosland". She was on a voyage from Wexford to Dublin.[38]
Norfolk United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham.[38]
Sarah United Kingdom The ship sank off Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Sarah was refloated on 14 February and taken into Ilfracombe in a severely damaged condition.[43]
Sisters United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Hartlepool.[38]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann and Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Carne, Cornwall with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[44][45]
Elenora United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saltcoats, Ayrshire to Sligo.[6]
Lord of the Isles United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire.[11]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Barbara United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Skitter", Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[46]
Benjamin United Kingdom The ship departed from Beaufort, North Carolina or Beaufort, South Carolina, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47]
David United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore east of "Geneva" She was on a voyage from "Teheran" to "Geneva".[48]
Eleanor United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Woreland". She was on a voyage from Saltcoats, Ayrshire to Sligo.[49]
Glasgow United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Belmullet, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick.[11][50] Glasgow was refloated on 22 March and taken into Westport, County Mayo to discharge her cargo. She then sailed for Glasgow for repairs.[51]
Gratitude United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Enniskern Island", County Mayo.[1] Her crew were rescued.[11] She was refloated on 21 May and put into Westport, County Mayo for repairs.[26]
Hope United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point, East Riding of Yorkshire.[46] She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[41] Hope was refloated on 23 January and taken into Hull, Yorkshire.[52]
Killarney United Kingdom The paddle steamer was wrecked at Roberts Cove, County Cork with the loss of 24 of the 49 people on board. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[36][53]
Le Reparateur de Charente  France The brig was wrecked at Kilcolman, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[34][54]
Lucinda United Kingdom The whaler, a barque, was wrecked on a reef 75 nautical miles (139 km) east by north of New Caledonia. There were 27 survivors.[55][56]
HMRC Neptune Board of Customs The ship was driven ashore on "Enniskern Island".[1] Her crew were rescued.[11]
Paris  United States The brig was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (39°48′N 59°55′W / 39.800°N 59.917°W / 39.800; -59.917) by Troy ( United States) with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to New York.[57]
Thames United Kingdom The snow was wrecked on the Duboy Flats. She was on a voyage from the Gulf of Darién to Liverpool.[58]
Tryphena United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Castletown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from "Nidbear" to London.[11]
Victory United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Eleuthera. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands to Matanzas, Cuba.[59]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Ceres United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from to Isles of Scilly to São Miguel Island, Azores.[60]
Colombia United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°30′N 29°30′W / 43.500°N 29.500°W / 43.500; -29.500). All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Mauritius and London.[61]
Hercules United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Faro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[62]
Justinian United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was subsequently refloated.[37]
Olive Branch United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dungarvan, County Antrim.[40]
Restitution United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Gibraltar whilst on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[63]
Tyne and Lochiel United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cork.[50]
Union United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Dundrum Bay. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Drogheda, County Louth.[64][6]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Quartorze de Maio  Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores,[32] or near "Ereceira". She was on a voyage from Oporto to Lisbon.[65]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Alfred United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Quick. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to a French port.[66]
Alexander  Greece The brig was destroyed by fire at Syra.[67]
Brentford United Kingdom The sloop struck the Trinity Sand and sank off Grimsby, Lincolnshire with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[1][52]
Brothers United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[68]
Cumberland United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana and was scuttled.[69][70]
Chickashaw  United States The steamship was damaged by fire at New Orleans.[70]
David United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. David was later refloated, repaired and resumed her voyage.[11]
Hope United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[49]
Mamora  United States The steamship was destroyed by fire at New Orleans.[69]
Sovereign United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked off Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[32][71]
Wye United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged in St. Helen's Pool, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to London. Wye was later refloated.[72]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Agnes United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall.[40][73]
Boyne United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Skegness, Lincolnshire with the loss of three lives.[40][74]
Brothers United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[75]
Durance  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mevagissey, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[76]
Europe  France The ship was driven ashore in the Hamoaze. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce.[40]
Falcon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cresswell, Northumberland.[6] She was refloated in late March and taken into Blyth, Northumberland.[77]
Harmony United Kingdom The collier was driven ashore and sank at Kingstown, County Dublin.[49]
Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Warrenpoint, County Down.[78]
Perseverance  France The ship was wrecked in the Malouine Islands.[79]
Princes Victoria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Warrenpoint.[78]
Stranger United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Clay Hole, Lancashire.[36]
Williams United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Warrenpoint. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[78]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Brandywine Packet United Kingdom The brig was wrecked off Mevagissey, Cornwall with the loss of all but one of her nine crew. The survivor was wrescued by HMRC Fox ( Board of Customs). Brandywine was on a voyage from the Charente to London.[1][6][80]
Favourite United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Bon, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Naples and Sicily to Liverpool, Lancashire.[81]
Helen McGregor United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[82]
Laura Maria  France The ship was wrecked near "Nouvelle". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bona, Algeria to Cette, Hérault.[83]
Lykkens  Hamburg The schooner was wrecked by ice at Hårup, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[84][85]
Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newry, County Antrim.[1]
Theodore  United States The brig was wrecked on the Luconia Shoal, in the south China Sea.[86]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Seraphine  France The ship was severely damaged by fire at Exmouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France.[1]
Stranger United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[73]
Swan United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Bon, Algeria. Her crew were rescued.[67]

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Brandywine Packet United Kingdom The ship struck a rock off Mevagissey, Cornwall and sank with the loss of all but one of her crew.[49]
Vigilant United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged in St. Helen's Pool, Isles of Scilly.[87]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Lois United Kingdom The ship departed from Belize for Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47][88]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Carl Johan Flag unknown The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Ythan.[32]
Columbia United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Outer Hebrides. All 34 people on board were rescued by Phenomene ( Netherlands).[89]
Hero United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Port Eynon, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chile to Swansea, Glamorgan.[90][87]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Nayaden Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom.[91]
Thomas and Emelia United Kingdom The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Henry United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[35]
Ruthelia  United States The ship was struck by lightning in the Atlantic Ocean (36°30′N 56°30′W / 36.500°N 56.500°W / 36.500; -56.500) and consequently destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued on 2 February by Chevalier Jonnet ( France). Ruthelia was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[92]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1838
Ship Country Description
Amaranth United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Mud Island, Michigan, United States. She was on a voyage from Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York.[93]
Amelia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner foundered off Cape Pillar, Van Diemen's Land. Her crew were rescued by Juliet (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales. Amelia was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to Sydney.[94]
Brunswick United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Lisbon, Portugal. Brunswick was refloated on 12 January and taken into Troon, Ayrshire.[38]
Cresswell United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Cresswell was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[41]
Earl Johann  Hamburg The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[7]
Earl of Hopetoun United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. Earl of Hopetoun was later towed into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[49][6]
Edouard  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Domingo before 9 January.[95][96]
Frances United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Gallipoli.[97]
Goodluck United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Marsala, Sicily before 10 January. She was on a voyage from Kerch, Russia to London. Goodluck was later refloated and taken into Marsala for repairs.[98]
Isabella United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Llanelly Dock, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Llanelly.[14]
Louise Maria  Bremen The schooner was driven ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Schleswig. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Bremen.[41]
Lyra United Kingdom The snow was driven ashore in the Black Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Nicholas ( Russia). Lyra was on a voyage from the Bosphorus to Odessa, Russia.[4][99]
Margaret Littlejohn United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Islay, Inner Hebrides.[100]
Napoleon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Africa. Napoleon was later refloated and put into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[37]
Sarah United Kingdom The ship foundered off Aberdeen in late January.[48]
Shakespeare United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Head Sand. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[60][41]
The Happy Return United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland in late January.[71]
Trio United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Black Sea. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Triumfo  Portugal The hiate departed from Faial Island for São Miguel Island. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[101]
Venus United Kingdom The ship foundered off Sanday, Orkney on or before 25 January.[48]

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Courier de Laguayra  France The ship was wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[102] She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Vera Cruz.[103]
Lancet or Laurel  United States The ship was lost off Vera Cruz with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to New York.[29][51]
Margaret United Kingdom The schooner sank at Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[35]
Susan United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by John Lawson( United Kingdom). Susan was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Falmouth, Cornwall.[104]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Aunt United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire by HMS Lucifer ( Royal Navy). Her crew were rescued. Aunt was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Watchet, Somerset.[87]
Bazaliel United Kingdom The ship ran aground, capsized and was wrecked near Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Venice.[105][17]
Eclipse United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Back of the Wight, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Hamburg. Eclipse was refloated and taken into Weymouth, Dorset.[87]
Enterprise United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank at Newport, Monmouthshire.[106]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Brutus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Jersey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Cádiz, Spain. Brutus was refloated the next day and taken into Jersey.[107]
Hope United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Groomsport, County Antrim.[4] She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Greenock, Renfrewshire. Hope was wrecked in a gale on 8 February.[16]
Jupiter United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire.[32]
William and Thomas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hayle, Cornwall.[35]
Wolf United Kingdom The sloop foundered whilst on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Londonderry. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( United Kingdom).[108][33]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Cherub United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Dartmouth, Devon whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Gibraltar. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[75]
Majestic United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Ripley ( United Kingdom).[109] Majestic was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[110] She was discovered off the Berlengas, Portugal by HMS Trinculo ( Royal Navy) and towed into Lisbon, Portugal, where she arrived on 25 May.[111]
Rose United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Dundalk.[107]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Bramley United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Cape de Gatt, Spain whilst ofn a voyage from Messina, Sicily to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[112]
Industria  Portugal The brigwas driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Ceará, Brazil.[113]
Maria José  Portugal The brig was driven ashore on the coast of Ceará.[113]
Martin Addison United Kingdom The brig ran aground and sank on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of three of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Liverpool, Lancashire.[65]
Ranger United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth.[114]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Adelaide United Kingdom The ship struck a rock off Cap La Hougue, Seine-Maritime, France and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Tenerife, Canary Islands.[62]
Exchange United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Jersey, Channel Islands.[15][115]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Dundonald United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was later refloated.[62]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship departed from Newry, County Antrim for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[116]
Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore west of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Calais. She was later refloated and taken into Calais.[117]
Sceptre United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore west of Calais. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Calais. Sceptre was later refloated and taken into Calais.[117]
Traveller United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Duncannon Fort, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Liverpool, Lancashire. Traveller was refloated on 10 February and taken into Waterford.[62]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Active United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. Shewa on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to London.[16]
Sarah United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[15][16] Sarah was taken into Ilfracombe on 14 February.[118]
Terpsichore  French Navy The frigate was driven ashore at Cork. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Brest, Finistère.[119] Terpsichore was later refloated and towed into Cork, where she arrived on 10 February.[115]
Wansbeck United Kingdom The snow was lost off Barnstaple, Devon with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Cork to Swansea, Glamorgan. She came ashore at Bideford, Devon on 9 February in a capsized condition.[16]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Douglas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[16]
Holland United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaham, County Durham.[120][121]
Regard United Kingdom The ship departed from Limerick for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[122]
Speculator United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Captain Brown ( United Kingdom). Speculator was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[83][123]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Breisis United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice in the Nieuw Diep.[109]
Eagle United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Ballywalter, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Fort William, Inverness-shire.[124]
Fourmi  France The ship was wrecked at Senegal.[125]
Mary United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between the Outer Hebrides and Cape Clear Island, County Donegal with the loss of fourteen of her nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by John ( United Kingdom). Mary was on a voyage from Demerara to London.[126][127]
Pendennis United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Dartmouth Castle, Devon. She was later refloated.[16]
Vestal United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Baggy Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Gloucester.[16][128]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Kitty United Kingdom The ship capsized in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London. Kitty was beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a capsized condition.[15][123]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Ellen Brooks  United States The ship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and taken into Liverpool.[62]
Martin United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Sparrow ( United Kingdom). Martin was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Liverpool.[129]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Concordia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[130][131]
Eliza and Susan United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[131]
Elizabeth and Anne  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[130][131]
Hecla United Kingdom The brig was .driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar[131]
Keola  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[130][131]
Maria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[130][131]
Rhein  Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Tay.[43][118]
Three Brothers United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[130][131]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Alert United Kingdom The ship was beached at Cork.[109][132]
Burgher  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland.[133]
Catherine O'Flanaghan United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the [Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued.[114]
Eintrachtigheden  Netherlands The ship was holed by ice and sank at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[120]
Elizabeth and Catherine United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bideford, Devon with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to a Welsh port.[43][134]
Hopewell United Kingdom The collier was wrecked on the Horseshoe Sand. Her crew were rescued.[108][135] Hopewell was refloated on 9 March and taken into Portsmouth.[70]
Thetis United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Swansea, Glamorgan.[136]
Twee Broeders  Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland.[126][114]
Victoria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued.[114]
Wanderer  Bremen The ship was driven ashore at Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Cap-Haïtien. Wanderer was later refloated and taken into port.[137]
Zorgen Vlyt  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam, South Holland.[114]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Atlas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London. Atlas was refloated on 20 February and taken into Weymouth.[138]
Azia  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Trefusis Point, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Middelburg, Zeeland.[136]
Brunswick United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[139][83][140]
Catherine United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[83] She was refloated on 22 February.[141]
Cestus or Sisters United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[142][143]
Cranant or Cranum United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dublin.[114][136]
De Hoop  Netherlands The ship was capsized and sank at Little Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Trieste.[99]
Dewdrop United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Trieste.[114][136]
Dumbarton Castle United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to London.[70]
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven. Her crew were rescued.[83]
Eliza United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at White Point, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol. Eliza was refloated on 17 February.[109][142][140][144][89]
Emma United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cobh, County Cork.[144][145]
Euterpe United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cork.[119] She was on a voyage from Demerara to the Clyde. Euterpe was refloated on 17 February.[109]
Fanny United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Poor Head, County Cork.[119][84]
Frances United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Waterford.[120]
Friendship United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven.[83]
George IV United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Tenby, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[140][99]
Henry United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and sank at Cork. Her captain, the only person on board, survived.[119][144]
Joseph United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Monkstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[119][144]
Joven Matilda  Portugal The brig was driven ashore at Lisbon. She was later refloated.[138]
Julia United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cobh.[144][145]
Leger United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore at Cobh. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Swansea, Glamorgan.[146][145]
Liverpool United Kingdom The ship sank in Beaumaris Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[83] She was refloated on 26 February and found to be severely damaged.[147]
Lisette Caroline  France The ship was driven ashore at Petten, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Amsterdam, North Holland.[138] Lisette Caroline was refloated on 20 February.[148]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Labasheeda, County Clare.[149]
Nailer United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at White Point, Cork. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool. Nailer had been refloated by 26 February.[147][144]
Nelcus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford Haven.[83]
Nottingham United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London. Nottingham was refloated on 22 February and taken into Weymouth.[109]
HMS Ranger  Royal Navy The brig was driven ashore at Trefusis Point with the loss of a crew member.[150][136]
Rose United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Tralee, County Cork. Her crew survived.[149]
Tagus United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off St. Ives, Cornwall and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London.[114][99]
Temperance United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and scuttled at Cork.[144]
Terpsichore  French Navy The frigate was driven ashore at Cork.[144] She was refloated on 18 February.[67]
Traitor United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cobh.[145]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Active United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Charlotte ( United Kingdom) Active was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Corsica, France.[109]
Antrim United Kingdom The ship was beached in Cloughy Bay, where she was wrecked with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire.[151][120]
Arran United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the Hook Lighthouse, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Gloucester.[42]
Betsey United Kingdom The ship foundered off Howth, County Dublin with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Carmarthen.[152][153]
Earl of Selkirk United Kingdom The ship was lost on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[70]
Edmund United Kingdom The schooner foundered 50 nautical miles (93 km) south east of Cobh, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by Victoria ( United Kingdom). Edmund was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Mount's Bay.[67][154]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Thurslet Spit, in the River Thames atPurfleet, Essex and sank. She was refloated in mid-May.[67][155]
Emanuel United Kingdom The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Mount's Bay. Her crew were rescued.[69]
Friends United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[109] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Dublin.[156]
Glengarry United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked near Dungarvan, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cork.[89]
Hyperion  United States The ship was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Baltimore, Maryland.[59]
Jubilee  United States The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Dungarvan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[109][154]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dublin with the loss of all hands.[119]
Moscow United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Slaughterhouse Point, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool.[137]
New Expedition United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rathmullen, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Gloucester.[157]
Nymph United Kingdom The schooner capsized and sank 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Whitehaven, Cumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Lancaster, Lancashire.[136]
Sedulous United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hacken Point. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cardigan.[119]
Severn United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Rathmullen. She was on a voyage from Letterkenny, County Donegal to Liverpool.[158]
Sir Francis Burton United Kingdom The ship foundered in Ardmore Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Demerara, British Guiana.[132]
Tyger United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was driven ashore in Kelly's Cove, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Swansea.[144]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Catherine United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Youghal, County Cork and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Ripley ( United Kingdom). Catherine was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[138]
Groot Lankum  Netherlands The ship was abandoned in the Irish Channel. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Gipsy ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Amsterdam, North Holland.[151]
John Stamp United Kingdom The East Indiaman, a full-rigged ship, was driven ashore and wrecked at Leestone Point, near Kilkeel, County Down with the loss of seven of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire.[159][151][160][161][121]
Kennedy United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Ardglass, County Down.[158]
Paragon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Ballynecker", County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pernambuco, Brazil.[119][159][152]
№ 6 United Kingdom The pilot boat, a smack was driven ashore at Dale, Pembrokeshire in a capsized condition.[120]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Douglas United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in Blacksod Bay. Her eleven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[141][89] She was a wreck by mid-March.[162]
John and Eliza United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on a rock off "Cable Island" with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[110][89]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Cordelia United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Palmyra( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cádiz, Spain.[67][141]
Friends United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon,where she was subseqently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Dublin.[109][124]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Calpé  France The ship was driven ashore near Dénia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[163]
Cleveland United Kingdom The brig departed from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[164]
Ellen and Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Mastick".[138]
Rouennais  France The ship struck a sunken wreck in the English Channel and sprang a leak. She put into Cowes, Isle of Wight for repairs.[67]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Kingston United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carnsore Point, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[42]
Thetis United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of one of her six. Survivors were rescued by the Harbour Master's boat Tavy ( United Kingdom). Thetis was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[160][165]
Thomas Armstrong United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Terceira Island, Azores. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America.[166]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Aurora United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Newfoundland, British North America.[110] She was refloated the next day and taken into Dover, Kent.[67]
Dorothy United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Gaze, in the North Sea. She was later refloated and taken into the River Tees.[67]
Mariote  France The ship was wrecked at Île d'Aix, Charente-Maritime. Her crew were rescued.[167][168]
Nautilus United Kingdom The ship struck the Polder Sand, in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire. Nautilus was subsequently discovered by Adeona and taken into Dover, Kent.[141]
Secret United Kingdom The ship departed from London for São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[169]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Ant United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Nimrod ( United Kingdom). Ant was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[157]
Constitution United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[138]
Dundalk United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Balbriggan, County Dublin.[81] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dundalk, County Louth.[168] She was refloated on 4 April and taken into Drogheda, County Louth.[122]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The packet boat was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to Lerwick, Shetland Islands. Mary Ann had become a wreck by 26 February.[126][157][170]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Berwick Bay with the loss of all hands.[170]
Barjona United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Ferry-Port on Craig, Fife.[141] All on board were rescued.[69]
Barbara United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore north of Sunderland, County Durham.[121]
Benwell United Kingdom The brig struck the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[42][121]
Blossom United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blyth, Northumberland.[171] She was refloated about a month later and taken into Blyth.[77]
Brodene  Norway The ship was dismasted whilst on a voyage from Bergen to St. Ubes, Portugal. She was abandoned on 28 February. Her crew were rescued by Maria ( United Kingdom).[172][131]
Bulwark United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehouse, County Antrim with the loss of a crew member.[89]
Claudina  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[130][131][173]
Concezione Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Constitution  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Killough, County Down, United Kingdom. Her 24 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Charleston, South Carolina.[89]
Dispatch United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[147][141]
Ellen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Castletown River. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Wicklow.[147]
Enterprise United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Bacon Ledge, in the Isles of Scilly and was damaged. She was on a voyage from the Gambia to London.[131]
Friends United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sea Palling, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[121]
Gleaner United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Fraserburgh.[174]
Guisione Austrian Empire The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Gustave  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[101][173]
Industry  France The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
James and Theresa United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cresswell, Northumberland She was refloated on 16 March and taken into Blyth, Northumberland.[175]
Lamilta or Umilta Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was wrecked on a reef off Tresco, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Messina to Antwerp, Belgium.[172][176][131]
Lapwing United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Craster, Northumberland,[121] or Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[168]
Loyal United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. Loyal was refloated on 26 February and taken into South Shields.[142]
Lyons United Kingdom The ship struck a rock at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly and was damaged.[131]
March United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bayside, Gibraltar.[173]
Mary Ann and Isabella United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Redheugh, Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[141]
Modeste  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bône, Algeria. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[126]
Rival United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Haughs of Benholm, Aberdeenshire Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Aberdeen.[168]
Robert United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[142][177]
Rosita  Spain The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Rowena United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked off St. Patrick's Island, County Dublin. She was abandoned by her six crew, who were drowned when their boat capsized. Rowena was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[131]
Swallow United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Ardnahow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[131]
Volusia United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on St. Patrick's Island with the loss of all hands.[131]
Voyager United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire on 26 February.[158]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Africaine  France The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Anna Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Anne United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[178]
Ariel United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She subsequently came ashore at Covehithe, Suffolk.[28][121]
Arno United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain.[84]
Ceres United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Peffer Sands, near Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London.[126][141]
Chanticleer  United States The ship was wrecked on the Orange Keys. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba.[104]
Coronation United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Plymouth.[84]
Daniel United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth.[84]
Dart United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Gosport, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[148]
Eliza Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The Llanelly-registered ship was driven ashore at Plymouth.[84]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The Milford Haven-registered ship was driven ashore at Plymouth.[84]
Frances United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitburn, County Durham with the loss of three of her six crew. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[121][157]
Freccia Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Friendship United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[84]
Globe United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Cádiz, Spain.[173]
Harmony United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Harriett United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, glamorgan to Lisbon, Portugal.[173]
Henry United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to London.[84]
Isabel United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Jenny United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[158]
John Carnell United Kingdom The ship capsized at Plymouth.[84] She was righted on 26 February.[147]
Lord Rolle United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth.[84]
Magdalena della Grazie Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Madalena de Monte Negro Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Maria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth.[84]
Nelson United Kingdom The sloop foundered off the Longships Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Killarney ( United Kingdom).[154]
Petrel United Kingdom The ship was driven to sea and wrecked off Plymouth.[84]
Sally United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland.[178]
San Christobal United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Sanpreviva Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Sea Lark United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Penzance, Cornwall.[142]
Sedulous United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sheringham Shoals, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Coronation ( United Kingdom).[121]
Strabane United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the India Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and was severely damaged with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Bombay, India. Strabane was later towed into Kingstown, County Dublin by the steamship Star.[84][179]
Thetis United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth.[84][180]
Unity United Kingdom The ship was scuttled at Looe, Cornwall.[168]
Veloce Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[173]
Yeoman's Glory United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Plymouth.[84]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Abeona United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portaferry, County Down. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[131]
Augustine United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sainte-Marie, Île Bourbon.[63]
Benjamin United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Blyth.[147] Benjamin was refloated on 25 March and taken into Blyth for repairs.[181]
Edgar United Kingdom The collier was wrecked on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[164][121][182]
Experiment United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Padstow.[147][168]
Friends United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Dublin.[147]
Industry United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Isabella ( United Kingdom). Industry was on a voyage from Gloucester to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[174]
Josephine  France The ship was wrecked at Mogadore, Morocco. Her crew wee rescued.[183]
Liberty United Kingdom The collier was wrecked on the Stoney Binks with the loss of either a crew member, or all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[164][121]
Orissa United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballymoney, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[184][168]
Providence United Kingdom The collier was wrecked on the Stoney Binks with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London.[164][182]
Rainbow United Kingdom The ship was wrecked south of Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were rescued, but her captain's wife died.[142][121]
Urania United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. Urania was later refloated and taken into Harwich.[121]
William United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. The eight people on board took to the ship's boat, but were drowned when it capsized.[142]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Bee's Wing United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Douro River. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London. She was refloated on 18 March.[185]
Charles and Henry United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Drake's Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London. Charles and Henry was refloated and taken into Plymouth, Devon.[157]
'Friendship United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of a crew member.[121]
Honduras United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Tamar River. She was on a voyage from Launceston, Van Diemen's Land to London. Honduras was later refloated and taken into Launceston for repairs.[186][187][188]
Steforello  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[101]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Active United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on a sandbank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Aberavon, Glamorgan. A person assisting in the salvage of the vessel was drowned on 28 Februarg.[159][189]
Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to London. Jane was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[147]
William and Catherine United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth.[158]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1838
Ship Country Description
Actif  Norway The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[190]
Adelaide United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[120]
Advance United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The sloopwas wrecked whilst on a voyage from Brisbane to Sydney.[191]
Amaratta  France The ship was driven ashore near Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[190][168]
Annan United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newry, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[48]
Armada United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[142]
Bacchus United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Eddystone Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Charente.[136]
Betsey United Kingdom The collier was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[164][121]
Bowans United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Skerries, Dublin with the loss of all hands.[192][81]
Breeze United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballymooney, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Wicklow.[110]
Britannia United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Clarisse ( France). Britannia was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to an English port.[109]
Derwent United Kingdom The collier was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby. Her crew were rescued.[164][121]
Diana United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent.[156] She was refloated on 20 February.[146]
Diligence United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven.[120]
Elizabeth Gibbs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The cutter capsized and sank whilst bound for Sydney.[193]
Erin United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Waterford.[126]
Fanny United Kingdom The ship foundered 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south by east of Cork.[194][177][157]
Friends United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[142]
Friends United Kingdom The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[137]
Général Foy  France The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 February. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[84] Général Foy was later towed into St. Ives, Cornwall.[167]
Harriet and Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven.[120]
Harvest Home United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Restronguet Creek.[164]
Hope United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Ardglass, County Down.[142][177]
James Sayre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship foundered before 17 February. Her crew were rescued by Mary (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America).[195]
John Harvey United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of County Cork.[194]
Lucinda United Kingdom The whaler was struck a rock and sank off New Caledonia before 17 February. Her crew were rescued by Success ( United Kingdom).[196][197]
Lucy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven.[120]
Margaret United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Hawthorn Hive".[35]
Oak United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[114]
Orestes United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Arklow, County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bristol.[190]
Prima United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields.[106]
Providence United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently taken into a port.[136]
Providence United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[121]
Susanna and Mary United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the entrance to Lough Foyle with the loss of all hands.[192]
Thomas United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Ardglass.[142][143]
Two Brothers United Kingdom The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Fowey, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[198]
Volusia United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Skerries with the loss of all hands.[192][81]
Young or Young Glasgow United Kingdom The sloop foundered off Morant Point, Jamaica before 15 February. Her crew were rescued.[59][104]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Ailsa Craig United Kingdom The paddle steamer was damaged by fire at St. Katherine's Wharf, London.[170]
Alonzo United Kingdom The brig collided with Indemnity ( United Kingdom) off Cromer, Norfolk and was later driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[167][168][170] Alonzo was refloated on 8 March and taken into Blakeney.[70]
Anna United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[173]
Jeune-Auguste  France The ship was destroyed by fire off Cape St. Nicholas, Haiti. Her crew were rescued.[104]
Lancel  United States The ship was lost off Vera Cruz, Mexico with the loss of two of her crew.[181]
Relief United Kingdom The barque was wrecked off Pederneira, Portugal with the loss of three of her eight crew.[199]
Resolution United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Salt Scar Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[170]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Aberdeenshire United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put into Scarborough.[130]
Alfred United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[170]
Enterprise United Kingdom The ship struck a rock off The Manacles and sank. She was on a voyage from Bury, Lancashire to Ramsgate, Kent.[172][131]
Fife United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London. Fife was later refloated.[163]
Phœbe United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[170]
Providence United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[172][170]
Thornley United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. Thornley was refloated and put into Scarborough, Yorkshire.[131]
Waterloo Packet United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cardiff, Glamorgan and Hamburg.[200]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Howard United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Howard was later refloated and taken into Key West, Florida Territory.[201]
London Packet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at São Martinho do Porto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Faro, Portugal.[173]
Resolution United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire.[2][202]
Two Brothers United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Cascaes Bay and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lisbon, Portugal.[77]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Frances United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock in Gibraltar Bay and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gibraltar.[77]
Perseverance United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bayside, Gibraltar.[173]
Ranger United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Elbow End Bank, in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tay. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Perth.[131]
Suffolk United Kingdom The ship struck the Pearl Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gibraltar.[195]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1838
Ship Country Description
New Orleans  United States The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north west of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bona Vista to Buenos Aires.[203]
Sir Colin Campbell United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. Sir Colin Campbell was later refloated and taken into St. George's, Bermuda, where she sank.[125]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Enterprise United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore onMount Desert Island, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. Enterprise was later refloated.[204][205]
Euphemia United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked off Eriskay, Outer Hebrides.[206] The wreck came ashore on Barra on 10 March.[195]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth Caroline United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica.[207]
Euphemia United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Scalp Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to South Shields, County Durham.[70]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Collector United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Saint Vincent The drogher was lost on this date. Her crew were rescued.[208]
Edmond United Kingdom The ship was lost in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued.[63]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Bourgainville  France The ship was wrecked in the Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[209]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Benjamin United Kingdom The schooner departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for South Shields, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[210]
Palmyra United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Russel Point. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Holyhead, Anglesey to Lancaster, Lancashire.[174]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1838
Ship Country Description
HMS Pincher  Royal Navy The schooner foundered in the English Channel off the Owers Rock, off the coast of West Sussex with the loss of 32 lives.[211][166][212] The wreck was raised on 10 June and towed into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[213]
Triumvirate United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Point La Haye, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Carbonear, Newfoundland.[214]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Guard United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon. Guard was refloated and resumed her voyage.[77]
Nelson United Kingdom The ship struck the pier at Whitehaven, Cumberland and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven.[185]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Lord Eldon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage to London.[163]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Concepcion  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Bahamas Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cádiz.[203][215]
Hero United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Helena. Hero was later refloated.[57]
Swift United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was later refloated.[77]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Governor Temple United Kingdom The ship was lost at "Sangamar" with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bonavista, Newfoundland, British North America to Bathurst, Gambia.[216]
James United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was refloated the next day.[162]
Lord Saltoun United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Emanuel Head, Northumberland. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Montrose, Forfarshire.[173]
Mermaids United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her three crew were rescued by Lord Saltoun ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Gourdon, Kincardineshire to Goole, Yorkshire.[77][173][217]
Unity United Kingdom The ship capsized and foundered in the North Sea off Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[218][163]
Vigilant United Kingdom The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her crew were rescued.[218][163]
William Donaldson United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Carlisle", County Cork. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Limerick. William Donaldson was later refloated and towed into Cork by the steamship Air.[173]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Janus United Kingdom The ship was in collision with William ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, East Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Charente.[200][210]
Ottoman United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near St. James's Castle, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Smyrna.[219]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Alice United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland.[220] Her crew were rescued.[221]
Avon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Crosby, Lancashire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Natchez to Liverpool.[175][185]
Brilliant United Kingdom The sloop sank at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was later refloated.[217]
Betsey United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Blacktail Sand. Her crew were rescued by the smack Snowdrop. Betsey was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to London.[137][222]
Cam's Delight United Kingdom The ship collided with Mary Somerville ( United Kingdom) and sank at Liverpool.[175]
Consort United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Paull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg. Consort was refloated on 22 March.[223]
Deben United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[223]
Endeavour United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[173]
Hero United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Camber, East Sussex. Four men died attempting to rescue her crew, who were successfully rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Copenhagen, Denmark. Hero was refloated on 23 March.[224][173][225]
Kitty United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hook Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from St. Clears, Carmarthenshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[226]
HMS Lucifer  Royal Navy The paddle steamer was severely damaged in a collision with Westchester ( United States) in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin. She consequently put back to Liverpool. A passenger was severely injured in the collision.[227]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Skegness, Lincolnshire.[137] She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Lincolnshire.[228]
Mary Ann Martin United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Leeds or Wakefield, Yorkshire.[223]
Orient United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool.[185]
Tredegar or Tredegar Trader United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Goldcliff, Monmouthshire. Her crew were rescued.[226][229][221]
William and Betsey United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wigtown to Liverpool.[137] William and Betsey was refloated on 25 March and taken into Whitehaven.[51]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Endeavour United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[175]
Good Intent United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Louth, Lincolnshire to Leeds or Wakefield, Yorkshire.[137]
Kent United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Yorkshire. She was refloated and made for Scarborough, Yorkshire but capsized. She was on a voyage from Whitstable, Kent to London.[226]
Norval  France The whaler was driven ashore at Granville, Manche.[230]
Waterwitch United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Voel Nant". Her crew were rescued by Heyworth ( United Kingdom).[231]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Catharine United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[221] Catherine was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[230]
Heyworth United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Point of Ayr, Flintshire.[231][228]
Industry United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Castletown, Isle of Man with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[137][232]
St. Patrick United Kingdom The ship was capsized by a tornado and sank in the Maleacouri River, Sierra Leone. Her crew were rescued.[233]
Swan United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned in Abergele Bay. Her crew survived.[234]
Tyro United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Southport, Lancashire with the loss of all hands.[231] She was on a voyage from Ardglass, County Down to Liverpool, Lancashire.[235]
Watterhorst  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Umago, Austrian Empire. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Trieste.[104]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Agnes United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Liffey and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[232]
Congress  United States The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool.[137]
Elvira United Kingdom The ship sank in the Rock Channel, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, India.[29] Elvira was refloated on 27 March and taken into Liverpool.[236]
Jessie United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[29]
Mary Catherine United Kingdom The ship struck sunken rocks 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Alexandria, Egypt. Her crew were rescued.[237][238]
Peril United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Kingdom of Hanover. She was refloated but consequently beached in the Weser, where she became a wreck. Her crew were rescued.[206][239]
Princess Victoria United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Humber at Whitton, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire. Princess Victoria righted herself. Her crew survived.[217]
Thomas United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[220]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Eliza and Jane United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked in Rhosilli Bay with the loss of all three crew.[90][51][181]
Jeremiah United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked near Worms Head, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[90]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Silver Keys. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cap Haïtien, Haiti to Cork.[240][241]
Protector United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Onegada. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.[242]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Friends United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Carlisle, Cumberland to Flint. Friends was refloated and taken into Liverpool, Lancashire.[230]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Ulysses  United States The ship was driven ashore at North Point, Maryland. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[243]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Sisters United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Science ( United Kingdom) off Whitby, Yorkshire and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Science. Sisters was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[217]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Charles United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[200]
Rose United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in the Little River, Jamaica. Shew as on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Montego Bay, Jamaica.[244]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1838
Ship Country Description
British Merchant United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[245]
Dart United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Troubridge Shoals. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Holdfast Bay, South Australia to King George Sound.
Glasgow United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool.[245]
Rosa United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Braken Point, Glamorgan.[200]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1838
Ship Country Description
John and Ann United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[246]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Alfred United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Sunderland.[206]
Hope United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Montrose, Forfarshire.[247]
Dungal United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank at "Gosford".[248]
Three Brothers United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Montrose.[247] She was on a voyage from Montrose to Sunderland, County Durham. Three Brothers was refloated on 7 April.[249]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1838
Ship Country Description
Active United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[226] Active was refloated and taken into "Rineshark".[230]
Betsey United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Pantail Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[139]
Betsy United Kingdom The ship was scuttled at East Wemyss, Fife.[70]
Blossom United Kingdom The ship was scuttled at East Wemyss.[70]
Bransley United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[70]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the Welsh coast before 14 March. She was taken into Bideford, Devon on that date.[163]
Fanny and Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[125]
Florida  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued byMinerva ( United Kingdom).[195]
Fowaro Castle United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked at Mazatlán, Mexico before 10 March. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[240]
Harriet United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the coast of the Algarve, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[223]
Helen United Kingdom The ship was in collision with HMS Volcano ( Royal Navy) in the Mediterranean Sea off Cartagena, Spain and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by HMS Volcano. Helen was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily to Glasgow.[218][163]
Jane United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland before 29 March.[214]
Liberty United Kingdom The ship foundered off Stronsay, Orkney Islands before 9 March.[162]
Liberty United Kingdom The brig was wrecked with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[77]
Liverpool United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 March.[239]
Lord Newborough United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Kilrush, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool.[250]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Humber.[202]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship sank off Clea Ness, Lincolnshire.[181]
Marys United Kingdom The ship departed from the Clyde for Killala, County Mayo, presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. A boat washed up at Glendore, County Donegal.[246]
Orient United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool. Orient was refloated on 23 March and taken into Liverpool.[137]
Rapid United Kingdom The ship struck the Plough Rock and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to South Shields, County Durham.[173]
Relief United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Burlengas, Spain, beor 9 March. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Malta.[173]
Sally United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland before 29 March.[251]
Swallow United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[172]
Thornley United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and put into Scarborough, Yorkshire in a severely damaged condition.[172]

April

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Fortuna  Prussia The ship was lost off Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Königsberg.[252]
Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne,m Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Boulogne. Jane was refloated and taken into Boulogne.[247]
Palace United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsea Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[206][239]
William and Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Burntisland, Fife.[103]

2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Miranda United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Antigua. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes and Antigua. Miranda was refloated on 5 April and put under repair.[244][205]

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Andes United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Kiel, Prussia.Andes was subsequently beached on Heligoland.[104] She was later refloated and temporary repairs were made before she departed for Cuxhaven in late April.[253]
Jane and Thomas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Downing's Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Balbriggan, County Dublin.[195]
Prince George United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Longhope, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Prince George was refloated on 6 April and proceeded on her voyage.[102]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Harriet United Kingdom The sailing barge sank off Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Dartmouth.[122]
Horace United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Kennebunk, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[254][255]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Delaval United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Delaval was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[195]
Favourite Nancy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank south of Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Aberavon, Glamorgan. Favourite Nancy was refloated on 13 April and taken into Aberystwyth.[102][219][195]
Jane United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees.[256]
Joseph United Kingdom The ship struck the pier and sank at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Swansea.[104]
Native United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Newfoundland, British North America. Native was refloated and put back to Teignmouth.[104]
Ray United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Gloucester.[257][104]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Amiable Mère  France The ship was wrecked at St Alban's Head, Dorset, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Maritime to Dunkerque, Nord.[219][122]
Belsay Castle United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tees with the loss of seven of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by the Seaton Lifeboat.[59][256]
Ceres  Norway The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Skien to Dunkerque. Ceres was later taken in to Thisted, Denmark.[252][258]
Deux Amis  France The ship was wrecked at St Alban's Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dunkerque.[219][122]
Dorade  France The ship ran aground on The Shingles, in the English Channel and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais. She was refloated on 10 April and taken into Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom for repairs.[122][59]
Fanny and Betsey  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Saint Tudwal's Islands, Caernarfonshire.[259]
Margaret United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Spittal, Northumberland with the loss of her captain. Survivors were saved by the Coast Guard.[224][257][104]
Resolution  Norway The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Skien to London, United Kingdom.[252]
Swaine United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Goodwick Sands, off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Gloucester.[257][104]
Union United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire.[219]
William and Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Scargill, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Hull, Yorkshire.[59]
Zeeuw  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Middelburg, Zeeland.[113][260]

9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Agenoria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Filey Brigg, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Hartlepool, County Durham.[256]
Diana  Spain The brig was abandoned off Cape San Antonio, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[261]
Eugenia  Portugal The ship was run down and sunk off Start Point, Devon with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to London, United Kingdom.[259]
Victor et Fèlice  France The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Hooghly River at Kedgeree, India. She was on a voyage from Île Bourbon to Calcutta, India.[262][263]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1838
Ship Country Description
David Maurice United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Castle Island, Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[264]
Diamond United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bolderāja, Russia. She was refloated on 13 May.[265]
Union United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore at St Bees Head, Cumberland. She was later refloated.[266]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Goodluck United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Marsala, Sicily, where she was under repair.[75]
James United Kingdom The ship sank in the New Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mostyn, Flintshire to Dublin.[267]

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1838
Ship Country Description
HMS Rapid  Royal Navy The Cherokee-class brig-sloop was wrecked off Bona, Algeria with the loss of her captain.[268][269]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Mary United Kingdom The brig struck the North Gar Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was then driven ashore near the mouth of the River Tees and sank[256]

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Castor United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire.[270]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Le Roi  France The barque was driven ashore near Southport, Lancashire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantes, Loire Atlantique. Le Roi was refloated on 24 April and taken into Liverpool.[125][271][272][273]
Scotia United Kingdom The barque struck the Tenfeet Bank and sank off the Menai Lighthouse. All sixteen people on board were rescued by the Penmon Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Demerara, British Guiana.[274][272][275]
Sidonie  France The ship was wrecked in the Authie. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Dunkerque, Nord.[252]
Star United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea.[276]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Choice United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[275]
Diamond United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[28]
Frithiof  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Calais, France with the loss of all but two of her eleven or thirteen crew. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.[102][277]
Hugh Taylor United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Swine Bottoms, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. She was refloated and put into Copenhagen for repairs.[243]
Sophia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Carlisle to Whitehaven.[276]
St Andrew United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[278] St Andrew was later refloated.[201]
St. Vincent United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Ryan. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands.[279]

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Agnes United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blainville-sur-Mer, Manche, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Granville, Manche.[125]
Athabaska United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay, with the loss of all 25 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[102][280]
Charles United Kingdom The brig was destroyed by fire in The Downs. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newfoundland, British North America.[279][281]
Glenisla United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portsall, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued.[282][208] She was on a voyage from London to the Cape of Good Hope.[270] Glenisla had become a wreck by 26 April.[283]
Nancy United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of two of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[279]
Neptune United Kingdom The East Indiaman was wrecked at Godreavy, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[169][281]
Scipio United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Demerara to the Clyde.[102] Scipio was refloated on 19 April and taken into Greenock, Renfrewshire.[208]
Triton United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and damaged at Rutland, Donegal. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Quebec City.[281] Triton was refloated on 22 April and taken into "Inniscoo".[284]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Black Dwarf United Kingdom The ship capsized and foundered in the Solway Firth off Carlisle, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[285][286]
Britannia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Silloth Bay. sHe was on a voyage from Carlisle, Cumberland to Restigouche, New Brunswick, British North America.[252][286]
Oxford United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Ryan. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands.[208]
Triton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Aran Islands, County Galway. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Triton was refloated on 25 April and taken into Rutland, County Donegal.[75]
Vine United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire.[270]

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Aurora United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[275][281]
Brunswick United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by fire at London.[281]
Herald United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Mosquito Shoal, off the mouth of the River Roman, British Honduras, with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to British Honduras.[287][288]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Exquisite United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at São Miguel Island, Azores.[289]
Spencer United Kingdom The ship caught fire in the Bristol Channel off Cardiff, Glamorgan and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cardiff.[208]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Ariadne United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Trieste. Ariadne was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[270][290]
Carlton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. Carlton was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[270]
Ewer Frue Catharine  Denmark The ship was wrecked near "Helgens". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Horsens.[253]
Mersey United Kingdom The ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean, having previously abandoned. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[264]
Susan and Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Lübeck.[283]
Tommy  Ottoman Empire The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Belgrave Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Çeşme to Hamburg. Tommy was refloated and taken into Guernsey in a severely damaged condition.[243]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Columbia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes. Columbia was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[270]
Ecce Homo  Spain The ship was driven ashore at Santander.[253]
Lady of the Isles United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Santander. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bilbao, Spain.[253] Lady of the Isles was refloated with assistance from HMS Savage ( Royal Navy).[291]
Maria de la Gloria  UKGBI The ship was driven ashore at Santander.[253]

23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Margaretta Elizabeth  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Bondicar Rocks, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Altona to the Firth of Tay. Margaretta Elizabeth was refloated and put into Warkworth, Northumberland.[243]
Madonna della Gracia Kingdom of Naples The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hjørring, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Naples.[244]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Choice United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia. Choice was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[241]
Gem United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. Gem was refloated and taken into Harwich.[241]
Lena Stralsund The ship was driven ashore on Rügen, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[258] Lena was later refloated and taken into Griefswald in a leaky condition.[251]
Pauline United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the New Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[125]
Virgine della Grazia Flag unknown The ship was wrecked near Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[253]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Ark United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was damaged. She was refloated and assisted into Harwich, Essex by HMRC Badger ( Board of Customs). Ark was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Maldon, Essex.[292]
Castlereagh United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew, with the exception of her captain, off Winterton-on-Sea. She subsequently came ashore at Mundesley and was wrecked. Her captain survived, the crew arrived at Great Yarmouth.[243][284]
Iroquois United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands and was damaged. She put into Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[284]
John United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 1 league(3 nautical miles (5.6 km)) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[75]
Moselle  United States
The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion at Fulton, Ohio and was destroyed with the loss of about 160 lives.
Pauline  Belgium The ship ran aground in the New Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Ostend, West Flanders[293]
Wennerne  Norway The ship was driven ashore in Druridge Bay. She was on a voyage from Dram to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[243]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Ardwell United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Nene 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from King's Lynn, Norfolk.[75] She was refloated on 28 April.[116]
Commerce United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire.[294]
Diamond United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[294][295]
Isabella United Kingdom The ship capsized at Dublin.[294]
Victorine  France The ship was driven ashore at Varaville, Calvados. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom to Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime.[253]

27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1838
Ship Country Description
James Hunt United Kingdom The brig capsized at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Antwerp, Belgium.[292]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Champion United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak in the North Sea. She was beached at Bridlington, Yorkshire, where she sank. Champion was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was later raised and taken into Bridlington.[283][284]
Fried  Prussia The ship was sunk by ice off Helsingør, Denmark.[251]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Alexandria  France The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Adur. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques.[238]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann Williams United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[253]
Diana United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of all hands.[295]
Dove, and
Hope
United Kingdom The schooner Dove was in collision with the sloop Hope off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Both vessels sank. Dove's crew were rescued by Hannah ( United Kingdom). Hope's crew were rescued by a Humber Keel. Hope was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[284][296][297]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1838
Ship Country Description
Canada United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 April.[249]
Carlton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[252]
Charlotte Dorothea Stettin The ship was sunk by ice off Rügen, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[253]
Dart United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship was wrecked on Troubridge Island, South Australia. Her crew were rescued.[298]
Fortuin  Netherlands The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 19 April.[253]
Fortuna  Norway The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 18 April.[253]
Gute Hoffnung  Bremen The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 1 May. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom to Bremen.Gute Hoffnung was taken into Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom on 1 May.[251]
Harriet United Kingdom The sailing barge sank off Dartmouth, Devon.[75]
Julie  Norway The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew.[240]
Lowestoft United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner ran aground at Port Adelaide, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Launceston, Van Diemen's Land to Port Adelaide.[299][300]
Medora  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire before 9 April.[259]
Mungo United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 3 April.[289]
Resolution  Norway The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Hero ( United Kingdom). Resolution was on a voyage from Christiania to London, United Kingdom.[243]
San José United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. San José was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[208]
Spencer United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly before 18 April.[301]
Two Brothers and Sisters United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 April.[75]

May

1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Priscilla United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Point-aux-Barques, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[302][303]

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Duke of Wellington United Kingdom The paddle steamer was run into by the schooner Fairy ( United Kingdom) and was beached in the Humber. She was later refloated.[253]

3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Alexandria  United States The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from New York to Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[304]
Salt Rock United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Ridge Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was later refloated.[258][238]
Zaanstrom  Belgium The ship foundered off the Cape of Good Hope. Her crew were rescued.[305]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Durham United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset.[253] She was later refloated and taken into Weymouth.[155]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Horace  United States The barque was wrecked on rocks off Kennebunkport, Maine and then came ashore. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[306]

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Constant  Belgium The ship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[251]
Hope United Kingdom The ship was beached in the River Great Ouse 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from King's Lynn, Norfolk.[307]
Wilhelmine Stettin The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Sunderland. Wilhelmine was refloated the next day.[238]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Maria  Bremen The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from Bremen to San Sebastián, Spain. Mariawas refloated on 8 May and resumed her voyage.[307]
Mary United Kingdom The ship struck the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was consequently beached at Orford, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk.[297]
Rebecca United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Millevache Shoal, off the coast of Labrador, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to the Clyde. Rebecca was refloated in late July and taken into Quebec City.[308][88][261]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Brother United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire She was refloated and put back to Montrose.[244]
Minerva United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Montrose. She was later refloated and put back to Montrose.[244]
Phœnix United Kingdom The ship capsized at Jersey, Channel Islands.[205]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Johanna  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[244]
Pauline  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to a Baltic port.[244]
Thomas and Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Platters Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Althorpe, Lincolnshire. Thomas and Elizabeth was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex.[205]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay north of Aberdovey, Merionethshire with the loss of all hands.[39][309]
Felix  France The ship was driven ashore near Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[39][309]
Kent United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (47°22′N 27°16′W / 47.367°N 27.267°W / 47.367; -27.267). Her crew were rescued by Demerara Packet and Hobart ( United Kingdom).[310]
Salus United Kingdom The brig was driven into the New Cut Bridge, King's Lynn, Norfolk and sank.[311]
Symmetry United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the East Barrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bridport, Dorset. Symmetry was refloated the next day and put into Wivenhoe, Essex.[244][205][155]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Commerce United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire.[155]
Magnet United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice off Riga, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Riga.[265]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Exmouth, Devon.[155]
Monmouth United Kingdom The ship collided with Pomona and foundered off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[21]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America.[312]
Rebecca United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Millevaches Shoal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[47][112]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Diana United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Horn Reef, off Ringkøbing, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Riga, Russia.[63][313]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Agnes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship was driven ashore at Sidmouth, Devon. She was refloated on 22 May at towed into Starcross.[264]
Clarence United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sidmouth.[264]
Eclair  Norway The ship foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bergen.[313]
Hope United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the Orfordness Lighthouse, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[314]
John Cook United Kingdom The schooner capsized off Ryhope, County Durham. She subsequently drove ashore and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[240]
Sybil United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Poorhead, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[315]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1838
Ship Country Description
X. Y. Z. United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 26 May and taken into South Shields.[315][215][316]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Harriet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Crygill, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire.[265] Harriet was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[313]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Edlina Henriette  Hamburg The ship foundered 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Stavanger, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bergen, Norway.[317]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Amelia United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on rocks in the Black Sea off "Foultcha" or "Trultcha". Her crew were rescued.[262][263]
Beauty United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Saint John's, Newfoundland and Fortune Bay.[318]
George United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Waterford.[209][319]
John United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland, County Durham. John was later refloated and taken into Seaton Sluice.[316]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Isabella United Kingdom The ship struck the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[111]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Flèche  Belgium The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Almería, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders to Algiers, Algeria.[261]
Sir Robert Peel United Kingdom Patriot War, Rebellions of 1837–1838: The paddle steamer was set afire and destroyed by Patriotes in the Saint Lawrence River at Mullet Creek Bay, Lower Canada. Her crew were rescued by Oneida (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America).[320]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Belzoni United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Saarenmaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[261]
Frembengeren  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Oster Till with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Hamburg. Frembengeren was later refloated.[111]
Gazelle United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The steamship ran aground on a reef and consequently sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Windsor, Upper Canada.[321]
Oderin United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Figueira da Foz.[322]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Frank United Kingdom The ship departed from Morant Bay, Jamaica for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[323]
Nicholas I  Russia The steamship caught fire and was beached at Gross Klütz, Prussia, where she was destroyed. Of her 33 crew and 132 passengers, three crew and two passengers were killed. Nicholas I was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to Travemünde, Lübeck.[324]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1838
Ship Country Description
Ambassador United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cat Key. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. Ambassador was later refloated and taken into Nassau, Bahamas.[205]
Amedée  France The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Trois Monts Bouges Magnique ( France). Amedée was on a voyage from Laguna to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[325]
Brilliant United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Red Island, Newfoundland, British North America before 8 May. She was later refloated and towed into Quebec City, Lower Canada by British America (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America), arriving on 14 June.[47][112]
Canadian United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Bic, Lower Canada, British North America before 26 May. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City.[326]
Caroline United Kingdom The barque sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States before 8 May. All on board were rescued by Heroine ( United Kingdom).[47][112]
Cora United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.[203]
Frau Catharina  Denmark The ship was wrecked near Ebeltoft. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Horsens.[297]
General Graham United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Cape Ray, Newfoundland before 8 May.[47][112] She was later refloated and taken into Quebec City for repairs.[261]
James Seyre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 1 May.[313]
Jonge Ranger  Netherlands The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently taken into Mundesley, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[63]
Lord Sidmouth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Carrabas Point and Trinity Cove before 14 May.[47]
Lord Wellington United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. There were at least eleven survivors.[47][112]
Mangerton United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Kentish Knock before 7 May. She was on a voyage from London to Archangelsk, Russia. Mangerton was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[214]
Margaret and Graham United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Margate, Kent. She was later refloated and repaired.[155]
Marquis Wellington United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice. Her crew were rescued by Arabian.[88]
Michael United Kingdom The ship was holed by ice and foundered before 14 May. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Riga, Russia.[240]
Providentia United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[240]
Ross United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a reef off Cape Ray and was damaged.[327]
Syllerley United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Cape Ray. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City.[328][112]
Unity United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 May.[329]

June

1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Gasper  United States The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts.[330]

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Royal George United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Blessing, Marys and Tom Bowline (all United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[47][112]
St. Jacques  France The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. St. Jacques was refloated and put into The Downs.[233]

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Tulloch Castle United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Algiers, Algeria. Tulloch Castle was refloated and put into Deal, Kent.[233]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Mary Jane United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Flint.[331]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Waterwitch United Kingdom The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Barbadoes to Saint Lucia. Her crew were rescued.[332]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Dover United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Scatterie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of five of her crew.[333]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Dee United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Hoylake, Lancashire.[334]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Ceres United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Porth Madog, Caernarfonshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[335]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Ædicia United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the Hook Lighthouse, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Fethard-on-Sea to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[336]
Good Intent United Kingdom The fishing smack ran aground off Stroma, Orkney Islands. She was refloated on 12 June and put int Stromness, Orkney Islands for repairs.[336]
Norges Haab  Norway The ship was wrecked near "Torckow".[262]

11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Jason  Imperial Russian Navy The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Circassia with the loss of all hands.[337][338]

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1838
Ship Country Description
David United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark.[262] She was on a voyage from Köningsberg, Prussia to London. David was refloated on 17 June and resumed her voyage.[339]
Ruth  United States The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Gibraltar to Baltimore, Maryland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[340]
Susannah United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Saint Domingo.[341]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Montezuma  France The ship was wrecked at "Onin", Africa. Her crew were rescued.[342]
Rebecca United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to Newfoundland. Rebecca was later refloated and taken into Figueira da Foz for repairs.[312]
Union United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Huna, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Leith, Lothian. Union was refloated and resumed her voyage.[336]
Vrouw Maria Flag unknown The ship was run down and sunk south of Helsingør, Denmark by Pallas ( United States). She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Oporto, Portugal.[343]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Pulaski  United States
Pulaski.
The paddle steamer suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of 128 lives. About 59 people were rescued.

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Avon United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Double-Headed Shot Keys. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[344][345]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Rhine United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Ruberg". She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Rhine was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[346]
Washington  United States The steamboat was destroyed by fire in Lake Erie 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Silver Creek, New York with the loss of about 50 lives.[347]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Thomas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Scalloway, Shetland Islands.[348]

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Frau Margaretha  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Dunbar, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Hamburg. Frau Margaretha was refloated on 20 June and taken into Dunbar.[312]
Lovely Cruizer United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen. Lovely Cruizer was refloated and taken into Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[261]
Two Friends United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Ramsdale Scar and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[261]

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1838
Ship Country Description
ship-Belfast  United Kingdom The paddle steamer struck the pier and her engine was severely damaged at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Maritime to Shoreham-by-Sea.[339]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Charlotte United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sidmouth, Devon. Charlotte was refloated with assistance from the brig Hebe and escorted into Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[261][326]
Despatch United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Newhaven, East Sussex, where she was wrecked.[261]
Sirio Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was lost in Mullion Bay.[346]

21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Fanny United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Van Diemen's Land The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Port Adelaide, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Hobart to King George's Sound, Swan River Colony.[349]
Justinian United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor in the River Orwell and was beached at Harwich, Essex.[326]
Mary or Mary Coxon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated several weeks later and taken into Kalmar.[350][351][352]
Theodore  France The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[343]

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cork. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[312]
Julia United Kingdom The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed off Key West, Florida Territory. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[353][345]
Ruby United Kingdom The ship was lost north of the Chagos Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from China to Bombay, India.[330]
Vrouw Tantje  Hamburg The ship was lost off Neuwerk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg[346][354]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Herefordshire United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Futtah Sand. She was later refloated and taken into Calcutta, India for repairs.[355]

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Anna Margaretha  Russia The ship struck a submerged rock and put into "Ulvesand", where she sank. She was on a voyage from Riga to Antwerp, Belgium.[337]
Industry United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Round Bay, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America. Industry was refloated on 13 July and resumed her voyage.[350]
Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Round Bay. All on board were rescued.[356]
Fanny United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km)) off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arundel, West Sussex to Tenby, Pembrokeshire.[326]

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Enigheden Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Sundsvall. Enigheden was later refloated.[346]
Neptuno United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the English Bank, off the coast of Argentina.[357]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Riby Grove United Kingdom The whaler was crushed by ice and sank. Her crew were rescued by Altona ( Hamburg) and Perseverance ( United Kingdom).[353][358][359]

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Lasolle Reef. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[360]
Sicilian United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice off Venison Tickle, Labrador, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Indian Tickle, Labrador.[360][352]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Seraph United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Brion Island, Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[333][350][361]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Page United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wrangle, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[318] Page was refloated on 5 July and resumed her voyage.[325]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1838
Ship Country Description
Emma United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Adelaide, South Australia in mid-July. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Adelaide.[362]
Franklin  United States The ship was holed by an anchor and sank in the Mississippi River before 11 June. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France.[319]
Hero United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Skomer, Pembrokeshire and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Altona, Hamburg. Hero was taken into Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire on 11 June.[363]
Maria United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Benin before 1 July. Her crew were rescued.[364]
Marina United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[365][354]
Milton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Old Bic Harbour, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Quebec City.[366]
Morning Star United Kingdom The ship collided with Susan and Jane ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland before 8 June. Her crew were rescued by Susan and Jane. Morning Star was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[304][366]
Muscogee  United States The steamboat was wrecked.[367]
Norman United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Dublin. Norman was refloated on 6 June and taken into Peterhead.[317]
Sarah United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The coaster was wrecked on the coast of South Australia between Endeavour Bay and Portland Bay.[368][369]
Sir Archibald Campbell United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America before 26 June.[332]
Varennes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The steamboat was destroyed by fire.[367]
Zealous United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to a port in Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 30 June and taken into Hartlepool, County Durham in a leaky condition.[346][370]

July

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Amelia Maria  France The brig was wrecked in the Gulf of Maracaibo. Most of her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants.[371]

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Comptroller United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Anguilla The drogher was wrecked on the Prickly Pear Keys.[360]
Cubana United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Banks. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Havana, Cuba.[372]

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Louisa Ann United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica.[308]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Antonio Perreira  United Kingdom The ship departed from Singapore for China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands before 19 October.[373]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Adonis Lübeck The sloop was wrecked at Kõpu, Russia. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Porvoo, Grand Duchy of Finland.[374]
Lowestoft United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship was wrecked on a reef off Waterhouse Island, Van Diemen's Land. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Van Diemen's Land.[375]
Neptune United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Antigua The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Antigua.[376]
Robert Sergeant United Kingdom The ship ran ashore and was wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Liverpool, Lancashire.[377]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Robert Sargeant United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Liverpool, Lancashire.[337]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Eliza Jane United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Maldive Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Pondicherry, India.[378]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Nelly United Kingdom The sloop foundered off the Carr Rock, in the Firth of Forth.[216]
Vrow Maria Flag unknown The ship ran aground off Rungsted, Denmark. She was refloated on 17 July and towed into Copenhagen by the steamship Princess Wilhemine ( Denmark).[216]
Wealands United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Newhaven, East Sussex. Wealands was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[216]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth Clarke United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cape Jack Shoals, off the coast of Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Swansea, Glamorgan.[379]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Aurora United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and sank off Cowhead, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[380]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Africa United Kingdom The ship foundered 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Trincomalee, Ceylon. All on board were rescued.[381]
Madawaska United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Brion Island, Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[333]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Cape Jack Reef, in the Gut of Canso.[361]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Moscow United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[359] Moscow was subsequently taken into Harwich, Essex in a waterlogged condition.[382]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Eurydice Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Turku to Antwerp, Belgium.[383]
Fasque United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Grand Turk. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America and Jamaica.[384]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Feronia United Kingdom The ship struck the Mixen Sand, in the Bristol Channel and foundered off The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ulverstone, Lancashire to Aberavon, Glamorgan.[385]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Hannah United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Gabarus, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[386][384]
John and Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Rye, East Sussex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southampton, Hampshire.[353] Once repaired, she resumed her voyage.[387]
Thomas Moulden United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Cape Brullos".[372]
Wellington United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[388]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Maria Wismar The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Coal House Point. She was on a voyage from Wismar to London, United Kingdom.[389]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Levant United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Mazara del Vallo, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[390] Levant was refloated on 10 August and sailed for Malta to be repaired there.[391]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Granville United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[386]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date July 1838
Ship Country Description
Bonne Nannette  France The ship was lost near Guadeloupe before 2 July. All on board were rescued.[333][350][352]
Bridget United Kingdom The brig was lost off Formosa Island, Africa before 17 July. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to an African port.[392][393]
Despique  Brazil The ship was lost off the coast of Rio Grande do Norte. She was on a voyage from Porto d'Assu to Pernambuco.[394]
Fort William United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Indian Ocean on or before 5 July.[340]
Harmosa Louisa  Mexico The ship departed from Canton, China for San Blas Atempa. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[395]
Hercules United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Ardmore Head, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cork.[377]
Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British North America before 10 July. She was on a voyage from Cork to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America.[356]
Rob Roy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner was wrecked at Nobbys Head, Newcastle.[396][397]
Scipio  Hamburg The ship was drive ashore in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newfoundland, British North America. Scipio was refloated and resumed her voyage, but she put into Torbay for repairs on 24 July.[383]
Stamper United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Whitehaven.[389]

August

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Rajah Ranee India The East Indiaman, a barque, was wrecked off Calcutta with the loss of all but one of those on board.[398][340]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Abeille  France The ship was wrecked at Senegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Louis to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[376][399]
Campbell United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Hamburg.[360] Campbell was refloated on 17 August and taken into Texel in a severely damaged condition.[400]
Mastery United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Jersey, Channel Islands. Mastery was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[356]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Diligent Flag unknown The ship ran aground in the Scheldt and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Diligent was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[351]
Union United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Sanday, Orkney Islands. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[352]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Aurora Stettin The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Stettin.[356]
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Youghal to London.[350]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Falkland United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of Livnia. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[384][401]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Gipsy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire. Gipsy was refloated on 11 August and resumed her voyage.[402]
Jeune Louise  France The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Blaye, Gironde. Jeune Louise was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[351]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Allandale United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[400][403]
Andrew White United Kingdom The ship capsized in the "Cul de Sac", Lower Canada, British North America. She was righted on 25 August and found to be severely damaged.[372][404][405]
Earl of Durham United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Saint Petersburg.[400] She was later refloated and resumed her voyaged.[403]
Etats Unis  France The schooner was wrecked on the Black Rock. Three crew were rescued by Moro Castle ( United Kingdom).[406]
Union  Prussia The ship was lost off Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liebau to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[402][407]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Grace United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Vado Ligure, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was on a voyage from London to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[408]
Ida Matilda Stralsund The ship foundered in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued.[409]
William United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and put into Sal, Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from the Cameroons to Liverpool, Lancashire. William was consequently condemned.[410]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Assunto  Ottoman Empire The ship was driven ashore on Neuwerk. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli to Hamburg.[408]
Bispham United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Liverpool.[411]
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Simon's Sand, between Schiermonnikoog and Rottumerplaat, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cuxhaven.[403]
Neptune United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Antigua The drogher was driven ashore and wrecked in Royal Bay, Antigua.[399][412]
Penelope  Netherlands The ship was lost off Eierland, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[413]
Vulcan United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool. She was refloated on 20 August and taken into Holyhead.[403]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Amity United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey, Channel Islands.[413] Amity capsized on 18 August and was wrecked.[400]
Emilie  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Frederikshavn, Denmark to Dordrecht, South Holland.[402]
Isabella and Louisa United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Langlee Island, Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City Lower Canada, British North America to Sunderland, County Durham.[362]
Victoria Flag unknown The ship was wrecked "Harboorne" or at "Starboorne", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Stettin.[376][399][412]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Newham United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Büyükdere, Ottoman Empire.[414][415]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Magnus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Shannon.[411] She was refloated on 3 September and taken into Kilrush, County Clare for repairs.[379]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Argossy  United States The ship was wrecked at Domesnes, Norway. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to an American port.[416]
Elizabeth  Denmark The sloop was run down in the Kattegat and was consequently beached at Ellekilde.[416]
Elizabeth United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked on the Cape Sack Shoals, off the coast of Nova Scotia.[386]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth  Prussia The ship was in collision with a Russian ship and was consequently beached near "Hornbeck". She was on a voyage from Königsberg to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[390][361]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Gloria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Lalsterbo", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to London.[416]
Renown United Kingdom The schooner was ran aground in The Swin, off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Renown was later refloated and taken into Wivenhoe, Essex.[417]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Courageux  France The ship ran aground on the Tistlern, off the coast of Sweden, and sank. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[418]
Kingston United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Spanish Head, Isle of Man and was consequently beached at Port St. Mary. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[408][419]
Seaflower United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandJersey The ship departed from Antigua for Arichat, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[420]
Victoria United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked in Mall Bay, Lower Canada. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to quebec City.[421]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Jane United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.[422]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Renown United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[403]
Weasel United Kingdom The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked near St David's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[390][423][424]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Betsey United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport.[403] Betsey was refloated on 22 September and taken into Maryport.[425]
Hive United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was refloated the next day.[372]
Hope United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport.[403] Hope was refloated on 5 September.[426]
Jeune Olive  France The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the Boulogne Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime to Boulogneand Dunkerque, Nord.[427]
Marys and Ann United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Jura. She was refloated on 27 August.[428]
Oristella  Hamburg The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[429]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Amity United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Hartlepool, County Durham.[390]
Autumn United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Towy. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Workington, Cumberland.[430]
Mersey United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[422]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann and Eliza United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned in Loch Eriboll. She was on a voyage from Dingwall, Ross-shire to Loch Broom. Ann and Eliza was subsequently taken into Scrabster, Caithness.[431]
Catherine United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoeburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Archangelsk, Russian Empire. Catherine was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[422]
Emile  Belgium The ship foundered off Brest, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Barcelona, Spain.[432]
Fire Sostrene  Denmark The ship ran aground on the Riffshorn. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, Ireland to Ribe. Fire Sostrene was later refloated and taken into Fanø.[422]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Duke of Northumberland United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cape Agulhas, Africa. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to London.[433]
Esk United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gar Sand, in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees. She was taken into Hartlepool, County Durham in a leaky condition and beached.[431]
Portia United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gar Sand. She was taken into Hartlepool in a leaky condition and beached.[431]
Salem United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[422][372]
Zaflora  France The ship was wrecked on the Vanelian Reefs, off Martinique. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Dunkerque, Nord.[434][435]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Atalanta United Kingdom The ship stuck a sunken rock off Punta Galera, São Miguel Island, Azores. She was consequently beached. Atalanta was on a voyage from Gibraltar to São Miguel Island and Barbadoes.[436]
Leao II  Brazil The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on São Miguel Island.[436]
Paquete de Bilbao  Spain The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[437]
Sarah and Eliza United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were recued by Arrow ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Oporto, Portugal.[438][415] Sarah and Eliza came ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands on 30 August.[439]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Lady Hannah Ellice United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on The Triangles. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[440]
Trafalgar United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the West Mouse Rocks, in the Irish Sea with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the Cemlyn Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Amlwch, Anglesey,[323] or Antwerp, Belgium.[416][441]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Keith Douglas United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Downie Point, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dingwall, Ross-shire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[431][414]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1838
Ship Country Description
D'Auvergne United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship was driven ashore on Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Jersey to London. D'Auvergne was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[372]
Foggy United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Knock Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. she was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[442]
Isabella United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Staithes, Yorkshire to Hartlepool, County Durham.[372]
Unicorn United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Kramaia Gorka", Russia.[443] She was later refloated and was taken into Cronstadt on 15 May 1839.[444]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Aberdeenshire  United Kingdom The ship departed from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies for Canton, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all seventeen people on board.[445]
Fenella United Kingdom The ship departed from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba for Swansea, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[446]
Maria Johanna  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[447]
Martha United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Mundesley, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Leeds, Yorkshire.[372][431]
Nestor Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship sprang a leak, capsized and was abandoned in the North Sea off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. Her eleven crew were rescued by Diana( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from London to Pori. Nestor was towed into Ostend on 2 September by Liverpool ( United Kingdom).[414][448]
Renown United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Colne.[415]
Vrow Anna  Belgium The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Antwerp.[442]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Sydney United Kingdom The ship ran agroun on the Middle Patch, in the Formby Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[449]
Tampico United States Florida Territory The ship ran aground on the Carysfort Reef. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Tampico was refloated and put into Key West.[450]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1838
Ship Country Description
Aberdeenshire United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Soerabaja, Netherlands East Indies.[451]
Ajax United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Liverpool, Lancashire. Ajax was subsequently taken into Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, where she arrived on 4 August.[372][404]
Atalanta United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 16 August. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Bideford, Devon.[452]
Braganza  United States Four of the brig's crew mutinied and murdered her captain and mate in late July. Three passengers and two crew members took to a boat; they were rescued on 12 August by Hebden ( United Kingdom). Braganza was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was subsequently beached near Emden, Kingdom of Hanover. The mutineers were arrested.[341][453]
Charlotte United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between "Ponor" and "Cross Island", Russia. Her crew were rescued by Adam ( United Kingdom). Charlotte was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Jersey, Channel Islands.[424][454]
Elizabeth United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner was driven ashore 70 nautical miles (130 km) east of the mouth of the Murray River. She was on a voyage from Port Adelaide, South Australia to Portland Bay[455]
Fanny United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Cape Jaffa and Cape Northumberland, South Australia. All on board were rescued.[455][456]
New Holland United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cape Spartel, Morocco.She was on a voyage from London to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. New Holland was later refloated and put into Gibraltar for repairs.[457]
Northumberland United Kingdom The ship capsized in a squall in St Andrews Bay. She was righted and towed into St Andrews, Fife for repairs.[356]
Sarah United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship was wrecked at Long Beach.[458]
Sir Henry Parnell United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Büyükdere, Ottoman Empire. She was later refloated and taken into Constantinople.[414][415]
Sir Herbert Taylor United Kingdom The East Indiaman was wrecked in Silver Tree Reach, in the Hooghly River with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Leesakond ( United Kingdom.[398][459]
Star United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[356]
Swiftsure United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Nagra Point, in the Dardanelles before 22 August. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Smyrna, Russia.[460] She was later refloated and put back to Constantinople.[461]
Sylph United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Wamochlim". She was on a voyage from Altona to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[390][423]
Thistle United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner was wrecked at Fourteen Mile Bluff. Her crew survived.[462]
William United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked in Yankalilla Bay in late August.[463]

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Gezina Stettin The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Gezina was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom.[414]
Hendrika Elizabeth  Netherlands The brig was captured by pirates and scuttled in the Adriatic Sea off Scio, Greece. Her crew survived.[464][465]
Lunar United Kingdom The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Cowes, Isle of Wight. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[437]

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Abgarris United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. Fourteen crew survived. The rest of her crew and 50 passengers were killed. She was on a voyage from Muscat to Java, Spanish East Indies.[466][340]
Louise Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Kalmar.[438][415]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Rurick  Denmark The ship ran aground on the Bortharger. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bjorneborg.[330] Also reported as 30 September.[467]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Constitution United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Solway Firth. She was on a voyage from Carlisle, Cumberland to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[426]
Hiram United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Usk.[442]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Æolides  Denmark The ship ran aground off Dragør. She was on a voyage from Puri, Grand Duchy of Finland to London. Æolides was refloated on 9 September.[376]
Littlehampton United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Diana ( United Kingdom) and sank in The Gulls. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Worthing, West Sussex.[447]
Pheasant United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Usk.[442]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Delphin Sweden The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Favourite ( United Kingdom).[426][439] Delphin was later taken in tow and beached near Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[468]
Gustav  Prussia The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gloucester, United Kingdom to Kiel.[443]
Ida United Kingdom The ship capsized at Sunderland, County Durham. She was later righted.[426]
Jane United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 55 nautical miles (102 km) north of the Pentland Firth. Her crew were rescued by Packet ( United Kingdom). Jane was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[457][469]
Jane United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Four Brothers Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Lambock" to Canton, China. Jane subsequently became a wreck.[470]
Jeans United Kingdom The sloop caught fire when her cargo of unslaked lime got wet. She was abandoned off Aberdeen. Jeans was on a voyage from Sunderland to Inverness.[471]
Sophia Maria Duchy of Holstein The ship ran aground and capsized off Tönning. She was on a voyage from Tönning to Hull, Yorkshire. Sophia Maria was later righted and taken into Tönning.[460]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Adventurer United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near the mouth of the River Spey. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Sunderland, County Durham.[457]
Courrier de Tampico  France The ship was wrecked near the Cape Florida Lighthouse, Florida Territory with the loss of nine of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde.[340]
Diana United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Farne Islands, Northumberland.[472] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wairn" to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[426][428]
Forfarshire United Kingdom
Forfarshire

The brigantine-rigged paddle steamer ran aground on Big Harcar, Farne Islands with the loss of 42 of the 60 people on board. Nine of the survivors escaped in a lifeboat, the remainder were rescued by Grace and William Darling, who used a coble. Forfarshire was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dundee, Forfarshire.

Georgiana United Kingdom The ship capsized at Cork and was severely damaged.[384]
Providence United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.[428]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Caledonia  United States The schooner was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New Orleans, Louisiana.[66]
William United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The brig was wrecked on the Cockburn Reef in the Torres Straits off Hardy's Island. Her crew were rescued by Trusty ( United Kingdom). William was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Timor, Netherlands East Indies.[473][474][475][476]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[477]
Molly Moore United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Arethusa ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Wexford to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[440][478]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Everthorpe United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the New Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburgh, Russia.[477]
Falcon United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent. Her passengers were transferred to the steamship Vesper ( United Kingdom). Falcon was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to Waterloo Bridge, London. She was later refloated.[479]
Three Sodskende  Norway The ship was driven ashore crewless and was wrecked on Sylt, duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Mandal to a Scottish port.[412]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Harold  United States The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to New Orleans.[480]
Louisa United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. Louisa was refloated on 15 September.[481]
Macedonia United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Portland, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Portland.[482]
Margaret United Kingdom The ship was in collision with William and Jane off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and foundered.[468]

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Prince Regent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship was wrecked near Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[362][435]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Dauphin United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Falkenberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord.[392]
Rankin United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Dead Island Reef, off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[433]

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Bustler United Kingdom The ship departed from Labrador, British North America for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[483]
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Viana do Castelo, Portugal. She was later refloated.[467]
Hyder Ally  United States The schooner was wrecked off the Marquesas Keys, Florida Territory. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New Orleans, Louisiana.[66]
Mediterranean Packet  United Kingdom The ship departed from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[484]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Napoleon  United States The ship was driven ashore at Lewes, Prince Edward Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John, New Brunswick, British North America to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[485] Napoleon was refloated on 29 September and taken into Philadelphia.[486]

17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Alabama  United States The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse, Florida Territory with the loss of four of her five crew.[66]
Alderley  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse. All but one of her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants.[66]
Betsey United Kingdom The ship departed from Labrador for Jersey, Channel Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[487]
Caledonia  United States The ship was wrecked on the Coloeradoes, off the coast of Cuba with the loss of all hands.[488]
Caroline  United States The schooner struck the Ledberry Reef, off the mouth of Cæsar's Creek, Florida Territory and sank with the loss of all eight crew.[66]
Caution  United States The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse with the loss of all seven crew.[66]
Courrier de Vera Cruz  France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse with the loss of nine of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde.[489][488]
Dread  United States The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse with the loss of all six crew.[66]
Ella Hand  United States The ship was wrecked on the Stirrup Keys. Her crew were rescued.[488]
Export  United States The brig was wrecked on the Ledberry Reef. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Boston, Massachusetts.[66]
Four Brothers  United States The schooner was wrecked on the Florida Reefs with the loss of all hands.[488]
Kentucky  United States The ship foundered in the Gulf of Mexico with the loss of all hands.[488]
Maria United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk by London ( United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by London. Maria was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[461]
Mother & Sisters United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Town ( United Kingdom). Mother & Sisters was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry, County Antrim.[490]
Palestine  United States The schooner was abandoned off the Florida Territory. She was on a voyage from Matanzas to Boston, Massachusetts.[66]
Santa Luis el Pinto  Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Vigo.[425][485]
Triumph  United States The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Ledberry Reef with the loss of all hands.[488]
Thracian  United States The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Ledberry Reef. Her crew survived.[66]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Jessie United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Morant Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cork.[491]
Reinha dos Angos  Portugal The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Oporto to New York, United States.[440]
Wye United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Margate, Kent to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[364]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Louisa United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Delaware Bay. She was later refloated.[186]
Niobe  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[440]
Yazoo  United States The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana. Yazoo was later refloated.[440]
Zetland United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Puercas Rocks, off the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from "Savanilla" to Cádiz, Spain. Zetland was refloated with assistance from Cassard ( French Navy) and HMS Trinculo ( Royal Navy) and take into Cádiz.[436]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Emelie  Denmark The ship was in collision with William ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[490]
Widdrington United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to Leith, Lothian. Widdrington was refloated on 25 September and put into Christiansø, Denmark.[492]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Grainger United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[406]
Susannah United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber by Tisco ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[405]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Cerus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Souter Point, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and taken into Sunderland, County Durham.[465]
Cincinatti  United States The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana.[440]
Congress  United States The ship was wrecked on Point Lepreaux, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Eastport, Maine to Nova Scotia, British North America.[392]
Eliza Jane  United States The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans.[440]
Favourite United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Dead Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[493]
St. Cloud  United States The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans.[440]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Albinia United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kent Sand,in the Bay of Fundy. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Honduras to St. Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America. Albinia was later refloated.[494]
Claremont  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[495]
Tropic  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Fall River, Massachusetts.[496]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Emma United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gar Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. SHe was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[497]
Montrose United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[498]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Gesina  Hamburg The ship foundered between Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover and Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh or Macduff, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[492][499]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Helen McGregor  United Kingdom The ship departed from Trinidad for Greenock, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[500]
Union United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Cape George, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Pictou.[440][480]
Usk United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Henry Knoeland ( United States). Usk was on a voyage from Torquay, Devon to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[355][485]

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Astrea United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Cork. Astrea was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[330]
Frau Maria  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Riga, Russia.[501]
Mercurius Lübeck The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Stockholm, Sweden.[501]
Regent United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Falkenberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[502]
Swiftsure United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Smyrna. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to London. Swiftsure was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[330]
William Waters United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Charleston, South Carolina whilst on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cowes, Isle of Wight. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[437]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Fortuna  Denmark The ship ran aground in the Middle Grounds. She was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to London, United Kingdom. Fortuna was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[330]
Neptunus Sweden The ship ran aground on the Rysse. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France. Neptunus was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[330]
Nestor United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Honduras to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[503]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1838
Ship Country Description
Abeona United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship sank at Domino, Labrador between 7 and 9 September.[485]
Airthy Castle United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[504]
Ann United Kingdom The ship capsized at South Shields, County Durham and was severely damaged. She was refloated on 10 September.[460]
Augusta  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bart Island British North America in late September.[493]
Avalon United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked on the coast of Rovers Island, Labrador between 7 and 9 September.[505]
Bellona  Prussia The ship foundered off "Anhall". Her crew were rescued.[405]
Fairy Queen United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Indian Tickle, Labrador between 7 and 9 September.[485]
Feronia United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked in Swansea Bay. Her three crew were rescued.[90]
Fredericke og Maria  Denmark The ship was sunk by ice whilst on a voyage from Troense to Greenland.[399] Her crew were rescued.[412]
Iris United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harrington, Cumberland to Balbriggan, County Dublin.[384][457]
James Dee United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 October.[440]
John and William United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked at Indian Tickle between 7 and 9 September.[505]
Kingston United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City. Kingston was later refloated and put back to Liverpool.[477]
Lady of the Lake United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Domino between 7 and 9 September.[505][485]
Maria Duchy of Holstein The ship ran aground in the Eider. She was on a voyage from Tönning to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Maria was later refloated and put back to Tönning.[469]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Indian Tickle between7 and 9 September.[505][485]
Norske Eiendom  Norway The schooner was wrecked on Sylt, Duchy of Schleswig.[376]
Oliver United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk by North Star ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gaspé, Lower Canada to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.[506]
Page United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark before 8 September. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool.[469] Page was refloated on 11 September and put into Helsingør, Denmark.[399]
Patriot United Kingdom The ship sank at Whiteness, Shetland Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dunbeath, Caithness to Waterford.[457]
USS Pennsylvania  United States Navy The ship of the line was driven ashore at Norfolk, Virginia before 18 September. She was later refloated.
Potomac  United States The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 September with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Vandalia ( United Kingdom).[504][440]
Prince of Waterloo United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium to London.[507]
Rainbow United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven out to sea crewless from Labrador between 7 and 9 September. No further trace, presumed foundered.[485]
Royal Recovery United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire before 16 September.[490]
Southampton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Hare Island, Lower Canada, British North America before 27 September.[480][340]
Success United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked at Indian Tickle between 7 and 9 September.[505][485]

October

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Catherina Elizabeth  Denmark The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen to the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[508]
Eleanor United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef, off the coast of Norway and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy, Fife to Riga, Russia.[509]
Java United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[510]
John and Eliza United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and taken into South Shields, County Durham.[380]
Marquis of Sligo United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aarhus, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Leith, Lothian.[502]
William Hill United Kingdom The steamship was holed by her anchor and was beached at Hull, Yorkshire.[511]

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Beatrice United Kingdom The ship departed from Malta for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[512]
Gesina  Netherlands The ship departed from Terschelling, Friesland for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[470]
Glisden United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Blackhouse, Hampshire.[513]
Newburgh  United Kingdom The ship departed from St. Ubes, Portugal for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[429]
Osprey United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Grounds, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Memel, Prussia. Osprey was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[502]
Rurick Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship ran aground on the Borthanger. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Pori.[514]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Gregory Bogorsloff  Russia The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Reval. Gregory Bogorsloff was refloated on 7 October.[186][450]
Guard United Kingdom The schooner ran argound on the Stag Rocks. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon. Guard was refloated on 6 October and taken into Plymouth.[394][513]
Lipton United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was abandoned the next day. Lipton was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[513]
Neptune United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[515][394]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1838
Ship Country Description
King David United Kingdom The ship ran aground, capsized and was wrecked in the River Afan.[516]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Broughty Castle United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk by Duchess of Orleans ( United States). Broughty Castle was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Gibraltar.[330]
Cæsar United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Patras, Greece. She was on a voyage from Patras to London. Cæsar was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[517]
Endeavour United Kingdom The ship departed from Weymouth, Dorset for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[392]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Dove United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Cape Coast Castle, Africa Her crew were rescued.[518]
St. Jacques  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between "Abretshamn" and Ystadt, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Villaine.[330][514]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Lady Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the south point of Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America.[392]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Activa  Portugal The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Oporto.[454]
Gryphia Greifswald The ship was driven ashore south of Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Griegswald to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Gryphia was refloated the next day and taken into Copenhagen, Denmark.[433]
Retreat United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Anegada Reef. She was on a voyage from Sain Thomas, Virgin Islands to Trinidad.[494]

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Charlestown United Kingdom The ship departed from Alloa, Clackmannanshire for Dundee, Forfarshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[519]
Earl Dalhousie United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Virgin Rock, off Hogland, Russia and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[410]
Emerald United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pampus Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[520]
Isaac Newton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newcastle, Ohio, United States. She was later refloated and taken into Portsmouth, Ohio, where she arrived on 12 October.[186][450]
Josephine Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Finn Ground. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wista Werft" to Stockholm.[501]
Nelly United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[504]
Protector United Kingdom The East Indiaman was wrecked near Calcutta, India with the loss of 170 of the 178 people on board.[521][522][523]
Stadt Colberg Kolberg The ship ran aground on the Dogger Bank, in the North Sea.[433] She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Kolberg. Stadt Colberg was later refloated and put in to "Kulfsund".[392]
Swan United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Swan was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[186]
Three Sisters United Kingdom The sloop foundered off the Point of Ayr, Cheshire with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[524][525]
Ulla Sweden The ship was lost in the "Alendschen Schœen". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Gävle.[506]
Victoria United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Hogland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint Petersburgh.[526]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Beta  Hamburg The ship was sighted off Dover, Kent, United Kingdom whilst on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[429]
Dart United Kingdom The ship foundered off Sark, Channel Islands with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to Jersey, Channel Islands.[520][502]
Eugene  France The ship was lost near Dénia, Spain with the loss of all but two of her passengers and crew. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Martinique.[527][528][529]
Europa United Kingdom The ship ran aground whilst on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Havana, Cuba. She was later refloated.[330] She was refloated on 15 October.[514]
Flora United Kingdom The ship struck the Middle Patch, in Liverpool Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Flint.[450]
Henry United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Thurso, Caithness.[504][485]
Hope United Kingdom The steam tug was impaled on unmarked iron debris at the mouth of Sunderland harbour, and sank. Her crew were rescued.[530][531]
Jane United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ackergill, Caithness. Her crew were rescued.[525]
John United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire.[467]
Margaret and Ann United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire, but her crew were all drowned.[362]
Maria United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Sanda Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Tobermory, Isle of Mull.[505]
Northern Yacht United Kingdom The paddle steamer foundered in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland with the loss of all 23 people on board. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Leith, Lothian.[532]
Phœbe United Kingdom The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[378]
Rainswell United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[502] She was refloated on 15 October and resumed her voyage.[440]
Sailor's Return  United States The ship was wrecked off Cape São Roque, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Newport, Rhode Island to the South Seas.[533]
Sheldrake United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Rock, in the Irish Sea and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Larne, County Antrim. Sheldrake was later refloated.[502]
Swan United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay.[534] She was on a voyage from Cork to Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Swan was refloated the next day.[535]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Adventure United Kingdom The ship capsized 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Copenhagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by Judith ( United Kingdom). Adventure was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen.[433][536]
Alderman Thompson United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Thurso, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[504][537] Alderman Thompson was refloated in August 1839 and towed into Wick, Caithness.[538]
Berlin  Prussia The ship ran aground on the Arkona Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark or Swinemünde, Prussia.[434]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[467]
Haabet  Denmark The ship was wrecked near "Lemwig", Denmark with the loss of five or six of her crew. There were two survivors. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Svendborg.[539][540][541]
Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Sinclair's Bay. She was refloated on 19 November and taken into Akkergill.[542]
Jessie Ann United Kingdom The ship caught fire and foundered in the North Sea off the Carr Rock with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Thomas( United Kingdom). Jessie Ann was on a voyage from Sunderland to Perth.[467]
Maryann United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Montrose, Forfarshire.[543]
Sisters United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the "Seam". She was later refloated.[434]
Tam o'Shanter United Kingdom The paddle tug sank in the West India Docks, London.[520]
Trimmer United Kingdom The sloop sank in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew were rescued.[186]
Union United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maryport.[520]
Venus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Menai Strait. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. Venus was later refloated and taken into Beaumaris, Anglesey.[186]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Barbara United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[520][502]
Beatrice United Kingdom The ship departed from Malta for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[544]
Britannia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Leith, Lothian.[534][502] Britannia was later refloated and towed into Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[459]
Carl Auguste Stettin The ship was driven ashore north of Helsingør,Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Stettin. Carl Auguste was later refloated and taken into Helsingør.[434]
David United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Whitby.[520]
Gotha Sweden The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Hamburg. Gotha was refloated and taken into Dover, Kent.[186][545]
Grev Bernstoff Flag unknown The ship foundered off Cabo Espichel, Portugal.[546]
Hoffnung  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore at Whitby with the loss of at least one of her crew.[520][502]
Hope United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sunderland. Her crew were rescued.[534][502]
Isabella United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[362][519]
James and Thomas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sunderland. Her crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat.[534][502] She was refloated on 24 October and taken into Sunderland.[466]
Jessie Ann United Kingdom The ship caught fire and sank off the Farne Islands, Northumberland.[520]
Margaret and Ann United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Whitby with the loss of all five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Montrose, Forfarshire.[485]
Maria United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Skive, Denmark.[433]
Maria  Spain The ship ran aground and was damaged in the Gulf of Palma and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. Maria was later refloated and arrived at Genoa in a leaky condition.[547]
Nancy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Goswick, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dundee, Forfarshire.[467]
Regent Packet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Falkenberg, Sweden. She was later refloated and put into Varberg for repairs.[434]
Safety United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Sunderland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Eyemouth, Berwickshire.[534][502]
Saturnus Lübeck The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Cronstadt, Russia.[392] Saturnus was later refloated; she arrived at Cronstadt on 28 October.[509]
Trave Lübeck The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lübeck.[355]
Varro United Kingdom The ship sank at Sunderland. She was raised on 24 October.[466]
Vesta United Kingdom The ship sank at South Shields. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to South Shields.[520]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Hellegina  Netherlands The galiot capsized off Eierland, North Holland and was driven ashore there. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Hamburg.[485]
Henry and Jane United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Henry and Jane was refloated and put into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[450]
Magdalena  Denmark The ship was driven ashore on Kronslot Island, off Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Cronstadt.[392][548]
Octorara  United States The ship was driven ashore at Stony Point, New York. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Octorara was later refloated.[509]
Sir Edward United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[549] Sir Edward was refloated on 18 October and taken into Shoreham-by-Sea in a severely damaged condition.[550][551]
Thomas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport. Thomas was refloated the next day and taken into Maryport.[535]
Welcome United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Sound of Hoy. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[391]
Wickengen Sweden The ship ran aground south of Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Cette, Hérault, France. Wickengen was later refloated and taken into Helsingør for repairs.[541]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Bodvil United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, East Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[481] Bodvil was later refloated and taken into Newhaven.[467]
Breeze United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Escuminac, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[552][508]
Christina Sweden The ship ran aground on the Sandhammer. She was on a voyage from "Doderhulstwick" to Copenhagen, Denmark.[509]
Commerce United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship struck a sunken rock in St Catherine's Bay and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[440]
Edward United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off Southport, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Liverpool.[330][543]
Gondola United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[330]
Lady Eleanor United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Maryport. Lady Eleanor was later refloated and taken into Maryport.[551]
Maria Caroline  Prussia The ship sprang a leak and foundered between "Lealand" and Fehmarn, Duchy of Schleswig. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Memel.[553][536]
Po United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[482][554] Her crew were rescued by Supply ( United Kingdom).[467] Po was later taken into Aldeburgh, Suffolk.[440]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Anne Nicolai  Norway The ship was driven ashore near Ringkøbing, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Calais, France.[392]
Eden United Kingdom The ship was lost near Ringkøbing. She was on a voyage from London to Bergen, Norway.[433]
Felix  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore in the White Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[506][517]
Fortuna Stralsund The ship was wrecked on the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin, United Kingdom to Stralsund.[503]
John and James United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees. Her crew were rescued.[541]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann Grant United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[505]
China United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Navarino ( United Kingdom). China was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Dublin.[555][459]
Ivanhoe United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[556]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[557]
Quebec United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Aberystwyth, Carmarthenshire.[355] She was refloated on 31 October and taken into Aberystwyth.[558]
Swallow United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Hull, Yorkshire.[433][536]
Wave United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She floated off but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[559][541]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Colborne United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Point Macron in Chaleur Bay with the loss of 43 of the 55 people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[560][561]
Eilda Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pomle Nakke, Falster, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to "Haderleben".[562]
Eldora  Hamburg The ship was wrecked on Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to the Eider.[433][563]
Guyana  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Calcutta, India.[500]
Haabets Anker  Norway The ship ran aground off "Rekekrok".[509]
Ocean  Netherlands The ship capsized and sank at New York, United States.[509]
Rainha Dos Angos  Portugal The ship was dismasted and abandoned at sea.[504]
Sterling United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Gaspé, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City.[564][561]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Constance  Norway The ship foundered off Stavanger. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium to Bergen.[509]
Elvira United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kettlebottom Sand, or the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea and was damaged. She was later refloated and put into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[362][565]
Gesina Dantsic The ship foundered off Rixhöft, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Edam, North Holland, Netherlands.[526]
Henry and Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barton Sand and was severely damaged. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[362]
HMS Malabar  Royal Navy The Repulse-class ship of the line ran aground off Prince Edward Island, British North America and was damaged. Two of her crew were lost. She was refloated the next day and towed into Three Rivers, Lower Canada, British North America.[566]
Maria Bertha  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Petten, North Holland. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam, South Holland.[553]
Petersburg United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Millemache". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[504]
Phoenix Stettin The ship ran agound on a reef west of Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin.[548]
Ramona United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven into the pier at Calais, France and was severely damaged, losing one of her paddle wheels. She was on a voyage from London to Calais.[567]
Seine  France The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[491]
Venskabet Lübeck The ship was wrecked off Fjaltring, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[526][491]
Wellington United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Rodahund, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Newquay to Saint Petersburg. Wellington was later refloated and taken into "Capelshaven" for repairs.[568]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Eliza United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore on Little Skerry and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently became a wreck.[569]
Elizabeth and Juliana  Denmark The galleass was driven ashore between Rønne and Læsø with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Haderslev.[506][570][571]
Friendship United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[529]
Gilius Sweden The ship was driven ashore at "Jacobsoe". She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche, France to Malmö.[572]
Gleaner United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Workington.[559][541]
Grace United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was later refloated and taken into Swansea.[435]
Henrietta Stettin The ship was driven ashore near "Voglern", Prussia.[527]
Mogul  France The ship was driven ashore at Fairlight, East Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique. Mogul was later refloated and taken into Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.[434]
Sophia Danzig The ship was abandoned off Düne, Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth, United Kingdom to Dantzic.[433]
Vier Gebreoder Kolberg The ship was driven ashore near "Neuking", Prussia.[527]
Walter Hamilton United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Ness, Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands to Cork.[569]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Arendina Maria  Prussia The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Held. Her crew were rescued.[526]
Carl  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at "Lopponen", Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to Königsberg.[526]
Caroline  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Sarkau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Rügenwalde, Prussia to Copenhagen.[526]
Devon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cape Bear, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[561] Devon was later refloated and put into Pictou, Nova Scotia, where she arrived on 23 October.[496]
Earl Grey United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Miramichi.[552]
Elida  Denmark The ship was wrecked off "Pomle Hakke". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hadersleben.[526]
Eendragt  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to Harlingen, Friesland.[509][573]
Emma  Prussia The ship was driven ashore on the Nordergrunden, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Prussia.[526][529] She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Memel.[574]
Frau Maria Margaretha Denmark Duchy of Schleswig The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Skovgaard. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aalborg, Denmark to Flensburg.[526]
Friends United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Seaham, County Durham. She was refloated and taken into Gluckstadt.[433]
Harmonie  Norway The ship was driven ashore at "Tejemageln". She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Bergen.[506]
Helena Sofia Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Mörbylånga. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ystad to Figeholm.[506]
Hvalfisken Sweden The ship was driven ashore between Lisbjerg and Tisvilde, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Paimbœuf, Loire-Atlantique, France.[392][459]
Miranda United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. Miranda was refloated on 23 October.[391]
Orpheus  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Amsterdam, North Holland.[503][573]
Stjernan  Norway The ship was wrecked near "Whitingsoe". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Flekkefjord.[570]
Toronto United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship ran aground at Lake Saint Pierre, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from London to Montreal, Lower Canada.[575] Toronto was refloated the next day.[542]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Borussia  Russia The ship was driven ashore at Ventspils. Her crew were rescued.[568]
Dasserdt  France The ship was wrecked near Marstrand, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bordeaux, Gironde.[576]
Friendship United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Bangor, County Down to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[577]
Newton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Sunderland, County Durham.[558]
Oscar United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wick, Caithness.[553]
Schwan Stettin The ship was driven ashore near Landskrona, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Stettin.[568]
Stranger United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry.[577]
Tito  Netherlands The ship sank at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[433]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Bloom United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at St. John's Point, near Killough, County Down with the loss of three of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Dysart, Aberdeenshire.[577][543][578]
Brothers United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. She was refloated on 3 November and taken into Waterford.[381][509]
Friendship United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tyrella, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, County Down to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[433][543]
Helen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Åland Islands, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[506]
Herald United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Öland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dundee.[570]
Lady Charlotte United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Barrels Rocks, 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Cape Clear Island, County Cork with the loss of ten of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Lima, Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire.[579][466][580][581]
Lucy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool. Lucy was later refloated and put into Dover, Kent.[582]
Peckel and Helena  Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland.[433]
Stranger United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry.[433][543]
Wonder United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the Elbow End, at the mouth of the River Tay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Dundee, Forfarshire.[583][541]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Areland Flag unknown The ship ran aground on the Sakkesand, in the Baltic Sea off Nyord, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Uusikaupunki, Grand Duchy of Finland to Rostock. Areland was refloated on 27 October.[506][570]
Daisy United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Dee and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Dublin. Daisy was refloated and put into Beaumaris, Anglesey.[340]
Harriet United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Cork. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork.[340]
Hoffnung Stettin The ship sprang a leak and was beached near Coserow, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to Stettin.[584]
Lang United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Pugwash, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Pugwash.[561]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Abeona United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lybster, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Lybster.[569]
Dorcas United Kingdom The brig departed from Hartlepool, County Durham for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[585]
Frau Anna  Hamburg The ship struck a rock in the Eider and was beached. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neuenfelde to Copenhagen, Denmark.[392]
Hendrika  Netherlands The ship was sighted off Rendsburg, Duchy of Holstein whilst on a voyage from Wismar to Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[484]
Henriette  Prussia The ship was driven ashore between Dantsic and Pillau.[526]
Margery United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was refloated but was consequently beached on the Middle Ground. Margery was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[584] Margery was refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark.[509]
Robert United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a Barking smack. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Brightlingsea, Essex.[139][586]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[509][488]
Canada United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark, where she was subsequently wrecked. Her crew and four passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to London.[587][503][571]
Dorcas United Kingdom The ship departed from Hartlepool, County Durham for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[588]
Eagle  Hamburg The paddle steamer sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Hamburg.[584][589]
Forth United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Scotstown Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Sheerness, Kent.[526]
Magdalene United Kingdom The sloop departed from Hull, Yorkshire for Whitby, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[506][589]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Confidence United Kingdom The ship was lost in Longsoundfjord. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzic.[506]
Count Paleni Kingdom of Sardinia The ship sprang a leak and foundered 65 nautical miles (120 km) off Cape Spartivento, Sardinia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Genoa.[590][588]
Darien  United States The ship departed from Texel, North Holland, Netherlands for Guayama, Puerto Rico and Baltimore, Maryland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[591]
Flyrenskiold  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Thisted. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Altona to Skive.[509]
Lady Montgomery United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Newry, County Antrim. Lady Montgomery was later refloated and taken into Ramsey.[381]
Little Kate United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Ramsey Bay. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Dublin. Little Kate was later refloated and taken into Ramsey in a waterlogged condition[381][340]
Minerva Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Åland Islands, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig.[587][592]
Princess Augusta United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk, where she broke up the next day. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[555]
Town of Ross United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Cork Bog Island".[555] She was later refloated.[593]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Albion United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The barque ran aground on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Guernsey.[527][528][594]
Alston United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Alston was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[595]
Betsey and Nancy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Angle, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Kinsale, County Cork.[491][459]
Bideford United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was later refloated.[529]
Coronation United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[533]
Dapper United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Whitby, Yorkshire.[583]
Eaglet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated.[548]
Emily United Kingdom The ship departed from Bridlington, Yorkshire for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[527]
Fame United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon. She was later refloated.[529]
Friends United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore, capsized and sank at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea.[596]
Friendship United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Gem ( United Kingdom). Friendship was on a voyage from Seaham to London.[589]
Grand Turk  United States The ship was driven ashore at Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to New Orleans, Louisiana. Grand Turk was later refloated and taken into Broadstairs,[596] then Ramsgate, Kent, where she arrived on 30 October.[491]
Harmonie  France The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ilfracombe, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[392]
Ipswich United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was refloated then next day and taken into Padstow, Cornwall.[548]
John and Mary United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by Kingston ( United Kingdom). John and Mary was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[552] She was subsequently taken into St. Ives, Cornwall, where she arrived on 14 December.[597][598]
Lively United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Hartland Point, Devon.[517]
Mary Frances United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Drogheda, County Louth.[574]
Mountaineer United Kingdom The East Indiaman, a brig, was driven ashore at Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Liverpool, Lancashire.[555][599]
Nautilus United Kingdom The brig departed from Hartlepool for Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[585]
Primrose United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon.[529]
Princess Augusta United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[28]
Rebecca United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon.[529]
Sarah United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lynmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[529]
William and Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon.[529]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Beneficia  Bremen The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[600]
Ceres United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Pillau, Prussia.[557]
Clara Protheroe United Kingdom The ship departed from The Mumbles for Youghal, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[494]
German United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[557]
Ferdinand Rostock The ship was wrecked near Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from London to Rostock.[557]
Hendrika  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was wrecked on "Broncum". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Embden.[571]
Hutchinson United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[139][529]
Isabella Penman United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and capsized with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[584][574]
Jacob Philip  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Foto", Sweden. she was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Rostock.[557]
John United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. John was later refloated.[392]
John United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoeburyness, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[526]
Juno United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[392]
Juno Rostock The ship sank off Varberg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rostock.[587][592]
Lochiel United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex.[529]
Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from the Water of Urr to Maryport.[529]
Niagara United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Cumbria ( United Kingdom). Niagara was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to South Shields, County Durham.[584][574]
Odin Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was driven ashore south of Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Pori.[509] Odin was refloated on 2 November.[493]
Philomele  Belgium The ship was lost in the Sea of Azov. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Antwerp.[587]
Samuel and Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Hell Bay.[491]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Amicus United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by Search ( United Kingdom). Amicus was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Leeds, Yorkshire.[593]
Andrew  United States The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Texel, North Holland.[410]
Chieftain United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk.[548]
Clara United Kingdom The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rostock.[503]
Claude United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged near "Wyburg". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex to Memel, Prussia.[501] Claude was refloated in early July 1839 and towed into Gothenburg by the steamship Prindsess Wilhelmine ( Sweden).[601]
Neptunus  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder. She was later refloated.[410]
Peter Dantzic The ship ran aground off Wijk aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Nantes,Loire-Atlantique, France.[602]
Thalia United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[574][595]
Thetis  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder. She was later refloated.[410]
Vrow Meta Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the "Reffhorns".[587]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Anders  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Den Helder, North Holland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Amsterdam, North Holland. Anders was refloated on 6 November.[506]
Carolinian  United States The ship was driven ashore between Adra and Almería, Spain. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Cette, Hérault, France.[603]
Dungarvine United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore on the coast of Inverness-shire. She was later refloated.[604]
Friends United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore on the coast of Inverness-shire. She was later refloated.[604]
Gipsy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked near Hawk Inlet, Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint John, New Brunswick.[605][508]
Juno United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea and consequently foundered in the North Channel.[606]
Mauney United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to London.[590] Mauney was refloated on 7 November and resumed her voyage.[496]
Portsmouth  United States The schooner ran aground off Hog Island, Virginia and was wrecked. All on board survived. she was on a voyage from New York to Norfolk, Virginia.[545]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1838
Ship Country Description
Active United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to "Castle-hill". Active was refloated on 26 October and taken into Stromness.[527]
Albertus Flag unknown The ship foundered off the coast of Belgium.[559]
Amphitrite United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was beached near Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gothenburg. Amphitrite was later refloated.[572]
André  Belgium The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ostend, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Ostend.[504][485]
Anne Grant United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Inniskal Island, in Boyghla Bay, County Donegal before 27 October. She was on a voyage from Quebec, Lower Canada, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[529]
Brutus  Texas Navy The 10-gun schooner was wrecked in a storm.
Columbia United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea before 23 October.[568]
Cruiser United Kingdom The ship was lost at Kerch, Russia.[410]
Dart United Kingdom The smack struck a submerged rock off Sark, Channel Islands and sank with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to Jersey, Channel Islands.[607]
Deveron United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was later refloated and taken into Pictou, Nova Scotia, where she was condemned.[603][608]
Drie Gebroeders  Netherlands The ship departed from Amsterdam, North Holland for Lübeck in early October. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[609]
Earl of Dalhousie United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[595]
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was lost near Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America.[459]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea before 12 October. She was taken into Leith, Lothian on that date.[186]
Enterprise United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the English Channel and foundered off Lydd, Kent.[541]
Eucharis Sweden The ship struck the pier at Klepp, Norway and sank. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London, United Kingdom.[491] Eucharis was refloated on 31 October.[517]
Five Brodre Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued.[569]
Frau Marie Denmark Duchy of Schleswig The ship departed from an English port for the Eider in early October. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[609]
Frithiof  Norway The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Halmstadt to the Charente.[509]
Henriette von Wolgast  Prussia The sloop foundered in the Baltic Sea off "Devenon", Prussia.[584]
James Colvin United Kingdom The whaler was destroyed by fire. The ship's cook, who accidentally started the fire, committed suicide.[610]
Jupiter United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat.[491][611]
La Solomon  France The sloop was wrecked at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland.[513]
Ladour II United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Marstrand, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bordeaux, Gironde.[584]
Lerwick United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[569]
Little Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Runswick Bay, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[593][606]
Lord Byron United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Mull of Galloway, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Glasson Dock, Lancashire to Troon, Ayrshire.[563] Lord Byron was refloated on 10 November and taken into Drogheda, County Louth.[568]
Mercator United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Pillau, Prussia. 'Mercator was later taken into Pillau, arriving on 28 October.[493]
Mountaineer United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Crosby Point, Lancashire.[392]
Nancy United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dundee, Forfarshire.[535]
North Briton United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on the coast of New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Liverpool.[561]
Perseverance United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea.[593]
Principe Paskewitz  Russia The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sicily. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Antwerp, Belgium.[381][340]
Rembrandt  Belgium The schooner was lost with all hands between Caffa and Kertch, Russia.[602][612]
Sarah United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Leith. Sarah was subsequently towed into the River Humber by the brig Friends ( United Kingdom).[519]
Savatoff Nicolay  Russia The ship was wrecked on "Wrangel Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Reval.[587]
Savatoff Nieulay  Russia The ship was wrecked on "Wrangel Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Reval.[587]
Scotia United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tees.[410]
Titus  France The brig was wrecked at Burghsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands before 7 October. She was on a voyage from Adra, Spain to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[613]
Traveller United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick Between 15 and 22 October. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Miramichi.[561] Traveller had been refloated by 26 October and taken into Ricibucto.[508]
Walter Hamilton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Hoy. She was later refloated and taken into Stromness.[527]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Abispo Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán, Mexico.[614]
Friedrich Wilhelm Stettin The ship was driven ashore and sank near Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[501]
Griffin  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from China to the United States.[615][614]
Indus  United States The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Mazatlán. She was later refloated. Indus was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to the United States.[615][614]
Mary  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán with the loss of three of her crew.[615][614][616]
Splendid  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Guayaquil, Equador to the United States.[615][614][616]
Venus Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán.[614]

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Alexy and Varna  Russia The ship was driven ashore on "Wrangel Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Reval.[617]
Alida von Wangeroog  Kingdom of Hanover The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea off Heligoland. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Wangeroog.[509]
Autumn United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex.[574]
Canning United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Portsmouth.[574]
Charlotte United Kingdom The brig sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Puffin Island, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the Beaumaris pilot boat.[583][576]
David United Kingdom The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Labrador, British North America to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[560]
Forth p United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked between Kirktownhead and Scotstownhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Inverness.[459]
James and Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Bridgwater, Somerset.[583]
Louise  Hamburg The ship was in collision with another vessel off the west coast of "Hochlands" and sank. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hamburg.[618]
Pensher United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. she was later refloated.[595]
Svatoy Nicolay  Russia The ship was driven ashore on Wrangel Island. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Reval.[592]
Svatoy Nieulay  Russia The ship was driven ashore on Wrangel Island. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Reval.[592]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Aurora  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Wierum, Friesland. She was refloated on 19 November.[342]
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently towed into Pill, Somerset.[573][619]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship sank in Cranfield Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Elizabeth was refloated on 21 January 1839 and taken into Warren Point, County Antrim.[620]
Ferdinand  Netherlands The ship ran aground near Wangeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland to Rostock.[602]
Hope United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was later refloated.[574]
Jacob Philip  Netherlands The ship was wrecked off Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Rostock.[602]
John White United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Alnmouth, Northumberland.[595]
Mary Marsden United Kingdom The ship was run into by Bellona ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was consequently beached.[594]
Sarah United Kingdom The ship sank off the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[503] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[595]
Thomas Wood United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[573]

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[509]
Lima United Kingdom The ship was in collision with another vessel and then ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated.[503]
Sheffield United Kingdom The brig was last sighted on this date whilst on a voyage from Swinefleet, Lincolnshire to London. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[621]
Swift United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire. Swift was refloated and put into Wivenhoe, Essex.[600][574][589]
Thetis United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated.[574]
Vesper United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Boscastle, Cornwall.[503]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1838
Ship Country Description
African Packet United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France with the loss of six of her ten crew.[622] She was on a voyage from Guayaquil, Equador to Bilboa, Spain and Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[517]
Boulby United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire between Runswick Bay and Staithes.[589]
Levant  United States The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom.[557]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Alicia United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Torbay, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[623]
Diligence  United Kingdom The transport ship was driven ashore at Blockhouse Point, Hampshire.[557]
Eugene  France The ship foundered off Noirmont Point with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Villaine to Jersey, Channel Islands.[624]
Hebe United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Cranfield Bay. She was later refloated and taken into Warrenpoint, County Down.[570]
John United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Cranfield Bay. She was later refloated and taken into Warrenpoint.[570]
Lady Charlotte United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Pill, Somerset.[619]
Lovely Nelly United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tees and was damaged. She was consequently beached at Hartlepool, County Durham. Lovely Nelly was on a voyage from the River Tees to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[571]
Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Cranfield Bay. She was later refloated and taken into Warrenpoint.[570]
Shepherd United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Lancaster, Lancashire. Shepherd was refloated and taken into Castletown.[493]
Unanimity United Kingdom The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Oporto, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[625]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann United Kingdom The ship departed from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America for a Welsh port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[626]
David United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was later refloated and taken into Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, where she arrived on 16 November.[498]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Soldiers Point, County Down.[493]
Farnham United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cranfield Point, County Louth.[506]
Hero United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to the Shetland Islands.[533]
Ruby United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gibraltar. Ruby was later refloated and taken into Holyhead.[493]
Thistle United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John to Cork.[627]
William United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Dublin. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin.[624][517]
Zuleika United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Syros, Greece. She was later reflaoted.[628][629]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Equator  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Manasquan, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to New York United States.[496]
Fruiterer United Kingdom The ship departed from Weymouth, Dorset for São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[630]
Johannes Stettin The ship driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Stettin.[631][629]
William and Robert United Kingdom The ship, which had capsized on 3 November, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Galway[603][496]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Brenda United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. Brenda was later refloated and put into "Kanso".[546][494][342]
Catherine United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Donaghadee, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Donaghadee.[632]
Friendship United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Southwold to Sunderland, County Durham. Friendship was refloated and put back to Southwold.[571]
Joseph Hume United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Læsø. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Joseph Hume was later refloated and put into Gothenburg for repairs.[546][494][342]
Lady Williamson United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Îles des Madeleines. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London.[566]
Palmyra Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore in Brandon Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Trieste; or from Tromsø, Norway to Tarragona, Spain.[633][612]
Pheasant United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Gloucester.[517]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Brothers United Kingdom The ship departed from Swansea, Glamorgan for Malta. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[475]
Catherine United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Donaghadee, County Down.[572]
Catherine United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cant, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from "Marianople" to London. Catherine was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage the day after.[501]
Duchess of Gordon United Kingdom The sloop was sighted whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Port Gordon, Morayshire. She subsequently foundered off Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all three crew.[517][342][561]
Paragon United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[634] Paragon was refloated later that day.[632]
Ruby United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen. Ruby was refloated on 12 November.[572][634][517]
Titania Rostock The ship was wrecked off Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Rostock.[588]

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Dart United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Jenkin Sand. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[501]
Eclair  France The steamship was driven into a bridge at Bordeaux, Gironde and sank.[602]
Mary United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to South Shields, County Durham. Mary was later refloated and taken into South Shields in a leaky condition.[634]
Progress United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore.[501]
Thetis United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was refloated on 13 November and taken into Margate.[572]
Triumphante  Spain The ship was wrecked 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Cape Florida, Florida Territory. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cádiz.[635][636]

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Sierra Leone.[637] Ann was later refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[547][501]
Ann United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to London.[501] She was refloated on 17 November and taken into Sheerness, Kent.[617]
Ceres United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[501]
Coundon United Kingdom The ship ran agroud on the Scharhorn Reef. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Hamburg. Coundon was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[617]
Hermann Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.[571][501]
Martha United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[568] Martha was refloated on 16 November and taken into Great Yarmouth.[602]
Sir Howard Douglas United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Polunga, Lapland". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to London.[617][612]
William and Ann United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Algiers, Algeria.[622][568][586]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Bolivar United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Newport, Monmouthshire.[638]
Cherkaj-Schergf  Ottoman Empire The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Patras. Nineteen of the twenty people on board had been murdered shortly before and her cargo had been plundered by the pirate crew of a Greek brig.[639]
Gardner United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated.[640]
Gloria Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pori to London, United Kingdom.[494]
Milo United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef with the loss of two lives. Seventeen survivors took to the longboat; they were rescued by Francis ( United States). Milo was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[641]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Caroline Sweden The ship was driven ashore on "Magmisholm". Her crew were rescued.[631]
Castalia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Plymouth, Devon. Castalia was refloated on 18 April 1839 and taken into a port on Prince Edward Island on 8 May.[642][643]
Kellie Castle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Louisa Shoal, in the China Seas. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Canton, China.[644]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Canopus United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Jersey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[612]
Jungfer Catharina  Prussia The ship ran aground on the Hindert Sand. She was on a voyage from Liebau to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[342]
La Jeune  Belgium The ship was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Antwerp.[585]
Ligura  Portugal The ship was wrecked on the coast of Pará, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to a Brazilian port.[630]
Margaretha Elisabeth  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Busum, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Kiel to London, United Kingdom.[618]
Norfolk United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at "Cape Magnusholm", Russia. Her twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Hull.[631][645]
Staffa United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "St. Steffano", Ottoman Empire. She was later refloated.[498]
Swift United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Montreal, Lower Canada.[566]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Apollo  France The ship was driven ashore on "Point Cuerle". She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia.[603]
Hector Flag unknown The ship ran aground at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Trieste.[646]
Rhine  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. Rhine was later refloated.[546]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Echo United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of one of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to London.[546][621]
Larkins British East India Company The East Indiaman struck the Wolf Rock, Cornwall and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. Larkins landed her passengers at Penzance, Cornwall and then put into Falmouth leaking severely.[494]
Leda United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[139][617] Her crew were rescued by the smack Pearl ( United Kingdom). Leda was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[585]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to the Clyde.[623][647]
Ocean United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Middle Swin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[617]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Balbriggan, County Dublin and was beached. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Balbriggan.[494]
Essai Flag unknown The ship was run into in the Eider and was beached. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Hamburg.[631]
George United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Balbriggan and was beached. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Balbriggan.[494] She was later refloated and put into Workington, Cumberland, where she arrived on 6 December.[648]
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The steamboat was destroyed by fire at Kingston, Ontario.[649]
John United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Dungarvan, County Antrim with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dungarvan.[590]
Liberty United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[585]
Ocean United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smack Beulah ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[139][612][650]
Persian United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Havana, Cuba and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Havana. Persian was consequently condemned.[651]
Rochester Castle United Kingdom The ship ran agroun on The Platters. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk. Rochester Castle was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[592]
St. John United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Runners Rock, in the Irish Sea with the loss of five of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dungarvan, County Antrim.[588][652]
Zwei Gebruders  Bremen The ship was in collision with a Hanoverian ship in the Eider and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Stettin.[494][653]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Caroline United Kingdom The ship was in collision with La Rose ( France) and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by La Rose. Caroline was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[654][575][542][628]
Coriander United Kingdom The ship was struck a rock off Inchkeith and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire. Coriander consequently put into Leith, Lothian.[653]
Fadreneslandet Flag unknown The ship ran aground and capsized at North Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom.[494]
Fowler United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire.[575] Her crew were rescued.[645]
Friendship United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bawdsey, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Harwich Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[494]
Grace United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[546][494]
Mantura United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smack Speedwell ( United Kingdom). Mantura was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[139][546][585]
Medway United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew were rescued.[139][546]
Rose United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Filey.[575] Her crew were rescued.[645]
Science United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew were rescued.[139][546]
Waters United Kingdom The ship ran aground between the Cross Sand and Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[546]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Bridget United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portinllaen, Caernarfonshire.[542] She was refloated on 23 November.[629]
New Margaret United Kingdom The ship sank at Portdinllaen.[542]
Northumbrian United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire.[655][656]
Oscar Sweden The ship was driven ashore and sank in the River Nene at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Wisbech.[494]
Parsee United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The barque was wrecked on the Troubridge Shoals. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to Adelaide, South Australia.[657][658][659][660]
Twee Gebroeders  Netherlands The ship was wrecked off Ameland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Amsterdam, North Holland.[661]
William and George United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Achill Island, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Westport, County Mayo.[566]
Wonder United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all but one of those on board. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham.[585]

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Active United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Ardglass, County Down with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim.[629]
Ann United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Calais, France.[588]
Anne  Portugal The schooner was wrecked on the west coast of China. Her crew were rescued.[662]
Caroline Dorothea  Kingdom of Hanover The galiot was driven ashore and severely damaged at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Brake to the Clyde.[342][588]
Carolus  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom, where she was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.[638][564]
Ellen United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Arthurstown, County Wexford.[663][664]
Emile and Alfred  France The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. Emile and Alfred was refloated on 3 December.[665][666]
Excel United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledges, Dorset and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London. Excel was refloated on 22 November with assistance from the steamship HMRC Vulcan ( Board of Customs) and towed into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[667][668]
Frances United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[542] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Oporto, Portugal.[645]
Halcyon United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Hull and listed heavily. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull. Halcyon was later refloated.[585]
Henry  United States The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Marseille.[665] Henry was refloated on 3 December.[666]
Intrepid United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Senegal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[640] She was later refloated and put in to Wexford.[638]
Lord Ebrington United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of Cape Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Eagle ( United Kingdom).[588]
Louisa  Russia The ship sank at the mouth of the Pärnu River. She had been refloated by 7 December.[470]
Mary Ann and Arabella United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain.[665] Mary Ann and Arabella was refloated on 3 December and resumed her voyage.[666]
Patriot United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cardiff. She was refloated the next day.[542]
Rosina  Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Jersey, Channel Islands.[588]
San Giovanni Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar whilst bound for Madeira. She was subsequently condemned.[665][666]
Two Brothers  Netherlands The ship was wrecked off Ameland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Amsterdam, North Holland.[669]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Emily United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Grenada The sloop was wrecked at Grenada.[670]
Emma United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex.[542]
Eugenia Africana  Belgium The ship was wrecked near Portbail, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Lisbon, Portugal.[533][671]
Juno  Hamburg The ship was lost off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana, Cuba.[672]
Mercur  Prussia The ship struck the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Memel to Gloucester, United Kingdom. Mercur was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[653]
Persian United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Havana, Cuba and was scuttled.[630]
Prima Donna United Kingdom The ship was driven onto rocks at Plymouth, Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to London. Prima Donna was later refloated and taken into Sutton Pool.[668]
Syren United Kingdom The ship departed from Bengal, India for Canton, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[601]
Valiant United Kingdom The sloop foundered off Crow Head, County Cork.[575]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Carl Johan Stralsund The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Glowe, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Trelleborg to Stockholm, Sweden.[508]
Clio United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the north coast of Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool. Clio was consequently condemned.[673][674]
Dunlop United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Table Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sydney, New South Wales.[675][676]
Julie et Juliette  France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Figueira da Foz, Portugal. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche to St. Ubes, Portugal.[677][666][678]
Mars  Netherlands The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Espichel, Portugal with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Lisbon, Portugal.[677][666]
Phœnix  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[679]
Sappho United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Figueira da Foz. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Seville, Spain.[677][666]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Active United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ardglass, County Down with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim.[628]
Experiment United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Sancti Petri, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Messina, Sicily.[666][680] She was refloated on 15 May 1839.[681]
Providence United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool.[682][683]
Providence Good Intent United Kingdom The ship departed from Royan, Morbihan, France for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[378]
Reliance United Kingdom The brig ran aground and foundered off Brancaster, Norfolk with the loss of eight of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by HMRC Hind Board of CustomsReliance was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[564][645]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Ariadne United Kingdom The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and capsized with the loss of three of her fourteen crew. She was righted and was subsequently driven ashore at Wexford with the loss of three more crew. Ariadne was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[667]
Ellen United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe. Her crew were resued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands.[684]
George United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was refloated the next day.[566]
Isabella United Kingdom The ship was sank off Passage West, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. Isabella was refloated on 21 January and beached in shallow water.[620]
Liberty United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[669][685]
Vigilant United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Teesdale ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of two of her crew. Teesdale, which was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London, was severely damaged and put into Harwich, Essex.[139][564]
Waterwitch United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked near Nethertown, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[667]
William and George  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Kiel, Prussia.[686]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Alexander Stewart United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Monkstown, County Cork.[687]
Catherine  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Stony Binks, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Altona to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Catherine was refloated and put into Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[629]
Clementson United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballycotton, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to Liverpool, Lancashire.[667][688]
Commerce United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon.[689]
Isabella United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in Duncannon Bay, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Liverpool.[566][667]
Industry United Kingdom The ship was in collision with the sloop Pilot ( United Kingdom) and foundered. Her crew were rescued. Pilot was abandoned by her crew; she was subsequently towed into Milford Haven Pembrokeshire.[629]
Magnet United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Portrane, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[690]
Scotia  United States The schooner was driven ashore at Cobh.[687]
St. Nicoli  Russia The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Málaga, Spain.[629]
William and George United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Erris, County Mayo with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford.[498][691]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Agnes United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Dumfries.[692]
Amelia United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Pensacola, Florida Territory. She was on a voyage from Natchez to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5]
Ann Alicia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Ann Alicia was refloated the next day.[566]
Bellisima United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Looe, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Newfoundland, British North America.[682][692][561]
Brilliant United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kirksanto Head Isle of Man with the loss of four of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[628][661]
Concordia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Torre Abbey, Devon. She was on a voyage from Villa Nova to London.[689] Concordia was refloated on 18 December and taken into Torquay, Devon.[647]
Courrier de Havre  France The ship was wrecked near Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Bordeaux, Gironde.[693][487]
Emblem United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and put into Middlesbrough, Yorkshire for repairs.[609]
Gainsborough United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Malahide, County Dublin. with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[652][628]
George United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Clea Ness, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Wakefield, Yorkshire. George was refloated and taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[694]
Hunter United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparauts. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Peterhead.[566][661]
Lady Alexandria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Falmouth, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Drogheda, County Louth.[542]
La Rose  France The schooner was wrecked at Cobh, County Cork.[687][661]
Liberia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and towed into the River Tees.[661]
Lively United Kingdom The ship was beached at Campbeltown, Argyllshire, where she sank. she was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.[566]
Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Malahide. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Wicklow.[652]
Maria and Betty United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russian Empire to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[695]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Clonakilty, County Cork. Her seventeen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool.[566][566]
Navarino United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Blyth, Northumberland.[694] Navarino was refloated on 30 November.[603]
Nouvelle Destin  France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Five Mile Point, County Wicklow. Her six crew were rescued, but three rescuers died when their skiff capsized. She was on a voyage from Lugon, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique to Douglas, Isle of Man.[566][667][696]
Paquebot de Cayenne  France The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[665]
Pearl United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a brig and was beached at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to India.[689]
Ramier la Ville  France The ship was wrecked near Falmouth.[545]
Robert and Betsey United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[689]
Reciprocity United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Peterhead. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Peterhead.[566]
Seelust  Bremen The ship ran aground off Wremen, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Rigato Bremen.[664]
Siberia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and towed into the River Tees.[672]
Sisters United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhosilli, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[90] She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Swansea.[533]
Swift United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Clea Ness. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Plymouth, Devon. Swift was refloated the next day and take into Grimsby.[694]
Thomas and Sarah United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swansea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Swansea.[689]
Union United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Barcelona, Spain.[697]
Unity United Kingdom The brig was driven into the pier at Sunderland and consequently sank.[697]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Alexander United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Stackpole, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London.[603][697]
Barbara United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of eight of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Kerch, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[566][698][682]
Bellona United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Ballyurge", Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Strangford, County Antrim.[691][561]
Bootle United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kish Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Trinidad. Bootle was later refloated and towed into Liverpool by the pilot boat Hawk ( United Kingdom).[628]
Brown United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[669] She was refloated on 13 December and taken into Penzance.[680]
Camilla United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballinacourty, County Waterford. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Liverpool.[691]
Camille  France The ship was scuttled at Penzance. She was on a voyage from Adra, Spain to Dunkerque, Nord.[692]
Catherine and Mary United Kingdom The ship was blown out to sea from Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire without anyone on board. She subsequently came ashore on Anglesey.[603]
Ceres United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Flint to Arklow, County Wicklow.[603]
Chieftain United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Church Rocks, off the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire. Chieftain was refloated the next day and taken into Stromness, Orkney Islands.[545][699][508]
Columbine United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked west of Wyke, Dorset with the loss of all eighteen people on board.[700][701][669][702]
Comallo United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Corrignaman, County Antrim. Her fourteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Liverpool.[663]
Commerce United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Plymouth Hoe, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[703]
Delia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[684][704]
Dolphin United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tenby, Pembrokeshire and was abandoned by her crew. She was later taken into Tenby.[566]
Dove United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cork and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Clonakilty, County Cork. Dove was later refloated.[566][667][609][664]
Dove United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned in West Bay, Dorset. She subsequently came ashore at Chesil Beach, Dorset and was wrecked.[700][701]
Druide  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Conil de la Frontera, Spain with the loss of a crew member. she was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[647]
Durham United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Saundersfoot Bay. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[603] She was refloated on 11 February 1839.[705]
Egeria or Egina United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Howth, County Dublin. All 22 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ulverstone, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[566][692][691] The ship was refloated on 3 December and taken into Dublin.[664]
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was scuttled at Penzance.[566]
Eliza and Nancy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Polworth Point, Cornwall. She was later refloated.[603]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Carlisle, Cumberland. Elizabeth was later refloated.[706]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Par, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Plymouth, Devon.[603]
Emerald United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Barbers's Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[437] Emerald was refloated on 6 December.[378]
Esther United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of eight of the sixteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by Eliza Ann ( France). Esther was on a voyage from Quebec City to Southampton, Hampshire.[446]
Fanny United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry, County Antrim.[603]
Frances United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Little Saltee, County Wexford with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[603]
Francis United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[566] She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Oporto, Portugal. Francis was refloated on 30 November and taken into Cardiff for repairs.[706]
Hebble United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sheerness, Kent to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Hebble was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex.[694]
Herman Julius  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Highcliff, Hampshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Helsingør. Herman Julius broke up on 3 December.[609][669]
Hope United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Marazion, Cornwall.[566] She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Exeter, Devon.[692]
Hope United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tenby. She was later refloated.[566]
Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Looe, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Plymouth, Devon.[694]
Joe United Kingdom The ship was scuttled at Penzance.[566]
John United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tenby. She was later refloated.[566]
Joseph Désirée  France The ship was wrecked in Kimmeridge Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[682][561]
Julie  Belgium The ship was wrecked at Douglas, Isle of Man with the loss of all hands, at least nine people.[706]
Leocadie  France The chasse-marée was wrecked on Bananec, Glénan Islands, Finistère. Eight of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique.[693]
Le Speculateur  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tramore, County Waterford.[690]
Louisa  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord, France.[669]
Louise Marie  France The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime to Granville, Manche.[669]
Margaret United Kingdom The schooner capsized at Sligo and was severely damaged.[609]
Marie Hortense United Kingdom The ship was scuttled at Penzance.[566] She was later refloated.[508]
Mary United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The brig was driven ashore in Whiting Bay, County Cork with the loss of two of her fifteen crew and the ship's Newfoundland dog. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool.[566][663][23] Mary broke up on 1 December.[609][707]
Mayflower United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Cairn Bay, Wigtownshire.[706] She was refloated on 5 December.[708]
Robert Noble United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at "Kilman", County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[706][691][707]
Sarah Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tenby and was scuttled. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[566]
Scotia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cork.[566][667]
Shepherdess United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kingstown, County Dublin.[667][709]
Swaine United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mahon, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[609]
Thomas United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London.[498][648]
William United Kingdom The ship was scuttled at Penzance.[566]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Amiable Jenny  France The ship was driven ashore at Audierne, Finistère with the loss of twelve of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique.[609][664]
Arethusa United Kingdom The ship was lost in the English Channel off Fleet, Dorset with the loss of all hands.[700][701] She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[694]
Belina United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Balliteg Burrow with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Strangford, County Antrim.[706][709]
Britannia United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset either with the loss of all hands.[566] or her crew being rescued.[561]
British Heroine United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[566] She was refloated on 18 March 1839 and taken into Warrenpoint, County Antrim.[710]
Catherine and Isabella United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Quigley's Point, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Catherine Isabella was refloated on 5 December and resumed her voyage.[533][23]
Clare  France The ship was wrecked in Compton Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Honfleur, Calvados.[682][561]
Comala United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Dungarvan, County Waterford. All eleven crew and three pilots on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Liverpool.[566][496]
Concordia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Torre Abbey, Devon. She was on a voyage from Villanova to London. Concordia was refloated on 18 December and taken into Torquay.[566][623]
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Helsingør, Denmark She was on a voyage from Ria, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim. Eliza was refloated the next day and put into Helsingør.[508]
Etonnante  France The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was damaged. She was consequently beached. Etonnante was on a voyage from Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[566]
Everton United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her twelve crew were rescued by Emma ( France).[711] Everton was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[437]
Felix  France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Plozévet, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Senegal.[693]
Fréderic  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llanelly, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[566][692]
Gouvernor de Graaf de Baillet  Belgium The ship was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay in a capsized state. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders to Batatvia, Netherlands East Indies.[682]
Grecian United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool.[603]
Jane United Kingdom The ship foundered off Beaumaris, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Flint to Amlwch, Anglesey.[603]
Jaubert  France The ship was wrecked near Bridport, Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to Hamburg.[682][561]
Jeune Achille  France The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was later refloated.[609][603]
John United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Trefusco Point, Cornwall. She was later refloated.[682]
John Taylor  United States The ship was destroyed by fire at Mobile, Alabama. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[712]
L'Euphrasie  Belgium The brig was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of all hands.[706][698]
Louise Sweden The barque was driven ashore at Chesil Beach. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gävle to St. Ubes, Portugal.[700][701]
Martin de Sarazen  France The chasse-marée was driven ashore and wrecked between Newhaven and Rottingdean, East Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands, between fifteen and twenty people.[561][713]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Abbotsbury, Dorset with the loss of five of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[700][701][669]
Palermo Packet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hayling Island, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Antwerp, Belgium.[706][682] Palermo Packet was refloated on 15 December.[597]
Panope United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[694][661]
Pyrenees United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Gloucester. Pyrenees was refloated on 15 December.[623]
Sandwich United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was lost off Langton Matravers, Dorset with the loss of all hands.[701]
Susan United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Bonmahon, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[691]
Ward United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Prince George ( United Kingdom).[597]

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Admiral Pleuville  Belgium The ship ran aground on the Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders to Martinique. Admiral Pleuville was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[692]
Earl of Murray United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands, at least eight people.[437]
Busy United Kingdom The ship struck the pier at Sunderland, County Durham and sank.[609]
Lucullus  France The ship was wrecked on Point Chef Moulin. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Île Bourbon to Bordeaux, Gironde.[609]
Maria Sweden The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom.[666]
Mary Elliott United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Towning Capel, Cardiganshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newhaven, East Sussex.[561]
Mellina Jantina  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. Mellina Jantina was refloated on 5 February 1839 and taken into Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[603][665][714]
Nomen  Denmark The brig was abandoned in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Málaga, Spain. She was subsequently taken into Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom on 4 December.[642][508][648][715]
Oscar  United States The ship was wrecked at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands.[716]
Star United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dénia, Spain to Liverpool.[717] Star was refloated on 3 January 1839 and taken into Holyhead, Anglesey.[718]
St. Patrick United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked near the Hook Lighthouse,County Wexford with the loss of three of her crew and three passengers. Twenty-one people were rescued.[566][667][663]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1838
Ship Country Description
Albion United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Whitehaven, Cumberland with the loss of three of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[566][709]
Ann United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire in late November.[566]
Black Prince United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Santos,Brazil.[646]
Carlotta  Brazil The ship was lost near "Aricati". She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to "Aricati".[694]
Clara United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea before 16 November. she was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[546]
Colosse  France The ship was wrecked at Millbay, Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Bordeaux, Gironde.[669][719]
Constitutionen  Norway The ship foundered off "Borgo" with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[592]
Corsair United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 22 November. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to the Clyde.[533][603][496]
Cumanche  United States The steamboat sank in the Mississippi River downstream of its junction with the Salt River.[720]
Defence United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck off Hiiumaa, Russia, capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[602][612]
Diana United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[139]
Dido  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[571]
Dorothea United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Monte Video, Uruguay. She was later refloated and put into Cowes, Isle of Wight.[617]
Dove United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was lost near St. Peter's, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Miramichi, New Brunswick.[508]
Estelle  France The ship was wrecked on Wangeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Sunderland.[506]
Flora United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk.[595]
General Brown  United States The steamboat was wrecked at St. Helena, Louisiana with the loss of 33 lives due to a boiler explosion.[720]
Gertrude United Kingdom The ship foundered 7 versts (4.03 nautical miles (7.47 km) south of Cronstadt. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. Gertrude was later refloated. She was taken into Cronstadt on 13 May 1839.[721][444]
Griffin United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool.[498]
Hercules Stettin The ship ran aground off Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Stettin. Hercules was later refloated.[546]
Iris United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Dartmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to London.[654]
Jeune Alexandre  France The ship was driven ashore at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Villaine to Dunkerque, Nord. Jeune Alexandre was later refloated and taken into Guernsey.[609]
Jeune Caroline  Belgium The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[653] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Antwerp.[588]
Lady Day United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent on or before 15 November.[547] She was on a voyage from Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands to Newport, Monmouthshire.[722]
La Nouvelle Confiance en Dieu  France The ship was wrecked near Aber Wrac'h, Finistère.[693]
Lark United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of two of her crew.[566][545]
Le Jean Bart  France The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Burton Bradstock, Dorset between 28 and 30 November with the loss of four of her nine crew.[700]
Margina Margaretha  Netherlands The ship ran argound in the Friesland Channel. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Groningen Margina Margaretha consequently put into "Zoltcamp".[685]
Maria United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in The Sleeve, off the coast of Norway on or before 6 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzic.[501]
Mercator Stettin The ship was wrecked off "Warberg". Her crew were rescue. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[617]
Mercure  Prussia The barque was driven ashore on the coast of Essex.[139]
Nordstjernen  Norway The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Domesnes on or before 8 November. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to a French port.[506] Nordstjernen was towed into Mandal on 3 November.[342]
Onark  United States The steamship was driven ashore on Cumberland Island, Georgia.[720]
Paragon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Greenock. Paragon was refloated on 10 November.[572]
Paulina  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 November.[517]
Peslevon  Russia The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea. All 53 people on board were subsequently rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Galatz, Ottoman Empire.[652]
Pillhead Flag unknown The ship foundered off Gothenburg, Sweden with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rostock.[631][629]
Princess Royal United Kingdom The ship departed from Quebec City for Hull in mid-November. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[429]
Providence United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Pembrokeshire.[706]
Providence United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated on 30 November.[706]
Ramaire  France The lugger was wrecked in Gerrans Bay with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Plymouth.[669][723]
Ratio Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The brig ran aground on the Gabbard Sand, in the North Sea and was damaged. She was refloated and taken into The Downs. Ratio was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom t Naples.[571]
Regina Sweden The ship was driven ashore on the Swedish coast. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to the East Indies. Regina was later refloated and put back to Gothenburg in a severely damaged condition.[612]
Resolution  Prussia The ship was capsized in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel to Bridlington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Resolution was later taken into Dantzic in a capsized state.[592]
Revel United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Devon in late November.[566]
Silkworm United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shippagan, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Quebec City.[699]
Stephenson United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Marazion, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Plymouth, Devon.[542]
St. Nicholas  Russia The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Crimean Peninsula with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Odessa to a Spanish port.[724]
Susan United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth.[669]
Union United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Barcelona, Spain.[689]
William Hamley United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cowes. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Guernsey, Channel Islands. William Hamley was refloated on 16 November.[612]

December

1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Argonaut  Spain The brig was wrecked on the Gingerbread Key with the loss of 47 lives. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Santander.[725]
Bee  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was later refloated.[664]
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship sank at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to Aberdeen.[496]
Dauntless  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Jadder with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Aberdeen.[446]
Frances  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[561]
Gannell  United Kingdom The smack was beached at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Falmouth, Cornwall.[717][561] Gannell was refloated on 3 January 1839.[670]
Germ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship ran aground off Bermuda. She was refloated and towed into St. George's, Bermuda, where she was scuttled.[5]
Mary Elliot  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newhaven, East Sussex.[717][560]
Naiad  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandhale, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. Naiad was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[603]
Robert Quail  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Altwen Rocks, in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of four of her crew.[496]
Star  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. All twelve people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan. Star broke up on 3 December.[609][561]

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Alert  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the English Channel off Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to London. Alert was later taken in to Calais.[603]
Ann Worthington  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Wrath, Sutherland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham[708] She was refloated in May 1839 and taken into Greenock, Renfrewshire for repairs.[726]
Brazil Packet  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Cowes.[706]
Don  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Dorman Shoal, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Down. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. Don was refloated and put into Belfast, County Antrim.[508]
Experiment  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Seaview, Isle of Wight and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. Experiment was later refloated and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[603][727]
Experiment  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Callantsoog, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[508]
Hamburgh  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Hayley Sand, in the English Channel off the coast of Hampshire.[560]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset with the loss of a crew member.[706]
Migara  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Sand Sting", County Limerick with the loss of all hands.[728]
Pembroke Castle  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Pembroke.[496]
Prosperous  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[697]
Sceptre  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Falmouth, Cornwall.[609][698][496]
Trio  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[729]
Volant  United States The ship was wrecked at Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British North America.[730]

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Acorn  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Blyth to London. Acorn was refloated and put back to Blyth for repairs.[699]
Augusta  United States The steamboat was destroyed by a boiler explosion in the Mississippi River between Natchez and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Twenty of the 28 people on board were killed.[731]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Mainland, Shetland Islands with the loss of all hands.[732]
Esther  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (45°46′N 27°37′W / 45.767°N 27.617°W / 45.767; -27.617). Her eight crew were rescued by Eliza Ann ( United States).[641]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dartmouth.[665][603]
Matilda  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the St. Lambert Rocks, in the Gironde near Pauillac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine France.[508] She was later refloated.[648]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The barque was driven ashore and capsized at Sydney. She was later refloated.[733]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim.[545]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Margaret was later refloated and taken into Cley-next-the-Sea.[498]
Reward  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Salcombe, Devon.[699]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. Sarah was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[699]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Jules  France The ship was wrecked near Alicante, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[642]
Robert Scourfield  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Bosphorus. She was later refloated.[378]
Schmit Flag unknown The ship departed from "Kivenhal" for Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[734]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Cemaes Bay, Anglesey. She was later refloated.[498]
Wanderer  United Kingdom The brig was run into by Aido ( United States) at New York, United States and was wrecked.[446]
William  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire.[487]

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Aimwell  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Crooked Island, Bahamas with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[495]
James Samson  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the coast of Ayrshire with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[704]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to London. Lively was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[648]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Duchess of Gordon  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[533]
Emily  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Wood Island, Maine, United States and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrew, New Brunswick, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[712][674]
James Barnes  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Berbice, British Guiana.[500]
HMS Lucifer  Royal Navy The paddle steamer ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was later refloated.[735]
Margaret Thompson  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Berbice.[500]
Neptunus Sweden The ship was wrecked near "Utwalnaas". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Malmö to Gävle.[597]
St. Joachim  Portugal The ship was driven ashore at Bearhaven, County Cork,United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Cork.[487]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Enterprise  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cork.[736]
Frans Wilkins  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Østerisør,Norway to Delfzijl, South Holland.[737]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Isabella was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[684]
Louisa  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[684]
Minerva  Netherlands The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland.[470]
Oratava  Spain The brig was in collision with Janet ( United Kingdom)) in the English Channel and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Janet. Orotava was on a voyage from Bremen to Tenerife, Canary Islands. She was subsequently taken into Newhaven, East Sussex, United Kingdom.[487]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Countess of Liverpool  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to London. Countess of Liverpool was later refloated.[437]
Didias  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Didias was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[738]
Ditto  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[437]
Frederick  France The ship sailed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[349]
Glasgow  United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire.[739]
Jason  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[730]
Polytheme  France The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Île Bourbon.[437]
Stad Lingen  Netherlands The ship foundered off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued by Jacobus( Netherlands). Stad Lingen was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[737]
Telemaque  France The ship was wrecked on the Île de Batz, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Atlantique to Morlaix, Finistère.[693]
Triton  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Russia to Liverpool. Triton was refloated with assistance from HMS Wasp ( Royal Navy) and resumed her voyage.[437]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Adventure  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk,[708] or the Cross Sand, off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated.[732]
Henriette  Denmark The ship was wrecked near Egersund, Norway with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[740]
Roscoe  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Thurso, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to Leith, Lothian.[666] Roscoe was refloated on 18 December and taken into Scrabster, Caithness.[437]
Roseway United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked on Gibbon's Point, Saint Kitts.[741]
Swift  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Swift was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[708]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Saint Petersburg, Russia.[742]
Gertrude  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice at Saint Petersburg. Her crew were rescued.[518]
Julius  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Petersburg.[742]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Puella  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the White Dyke. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Puella was refloated and put back to Ramsgate.[732]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Triton  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stockholm, Sweden.[470]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Blucher  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Blucher was later refloated and taken into Scarborough.[680]
Coronation  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Sligo. Coronation was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[623]
Triton  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[518]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Ebenezer  United Kingdom The ship departed from Seville, Spain for London.No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[743]
Louise  France The ship ran aground in the Auray. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique.[670]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Charlotte  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Mainland, Orkney Islands.[495]
Evergreen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[597] Evergreen was refloated the next day and taken into Liverpool.[598]
Grenfell  United Kingdom The ship departed from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba for Swansea, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[744]
Seraphine  France The ship foundered off "Jarros". Her crew were rescued.[512]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Anthony  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to London.[745]
Diligence  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Woolmers, in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex to Southampton, Hampshire. Diligence was refloated and taken into Langstone, Hampshire in a waterlogged condition.[623]
Ditto United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship departed from Gibraltar for Liverpool, Lancashire. She subsequently foundered off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire on or before 8 January 1839.[420][746]
HMS Tyne  Royal Navy The ship capsized off the Golden Horn, Ottoman Empire with the loss of four of the seven crew aboard.[747]
Westmoreland  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Cork.[642]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Prins Carl  Denmark The ship ran aground off "Berche Island" and was severely damaged. She was refloated and taken into Saint Croix, Virgin Islands.[748]
Orontes  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and sank at Port Essington, New South Wales. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New South Wales to India.[749]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Bethel  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Bridport.[642]
Juliana  United Kingdom The emigrant ship was wrecked at Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Colony. All on board, 244 passengers plus her crew, were rescued.[750][751]
Macassar  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. Macassar was later refloated and taken into The Downs.[752]
Marie  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Marie was later refloated and anchored off Margate, Kent.[752]
Nautilus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Leith, Lothian. Nautilus was later refloated and taken into Blyth, Northumberland.[446]
Susan  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks and sank at Seaton Sluice, County Durham. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Seaton Sluice.[446]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Eleanor Jane  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Deer Island, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyae from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[712]
Enterprise  France The ship was wrecked at Île Bourbon.[753]
George  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Eyemouth to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[647]
Maria Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore in the Dry Tortugas. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Vera Cruz, Mexico. Maria was refloated and taken into Key West, Florida Territory.[651]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Hebe  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[745]
Hercules  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[437]
Magnet  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[745]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Islay, Inner Hebrides with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to the Nith.[721]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Activité  France The ship ran aground on the coast of Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Regnéville-sur-Mer, Manche to Jersey.[378]
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[437] She was refloated on 26 December and taken into Great Yarmouth.[378]
Defiance  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She wa on a voyage from Blakeney to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[437]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Friends was consequently condemned.[745]
John Craig  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Foyle. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Londonderry.[721]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was driven on to the Foreness Rock, near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. Lively was later refloated and taken into Margate.[437]
Ocean  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Tjilatjap, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Tjilatjap to Amsterdam. .[726]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Bideford, Devon.[745]
Weser  Bremen The ship was driven ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bremen to La Guayira, Venezuela. Weser was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[745]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Clasina Theodora Fin  Netherlands The ship was collision with an American vessel and subsequenlty ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Clasina Theodora Fin was later refloated and taken into Margate, Kent.[437]
Domus  United Kingdom The ship sank in the North Sea off Winterton Ness, Norfolk.[745]
Hannah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire. Hannah was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[437]
John  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[745]
Mary Agnes  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Mundesley, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Mary Agnes was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[437]
Prins Christian  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrekced 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam.[437]
Shannon Packet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Scattery Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Portsmouth, Hampshire. Shannon Packet was refloated the next day and taken into Kilrush, county Cork.[721]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Arcadia  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Rhoda ( United Kingdom). Arcadia was on a voyage from Fernando Po, Brazil to London.[748][754]
Armestad  France The ship was wrecked with the loss of all but two of her crew.[630]
Dygden  Russia The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, East Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Messina, Sicily. Dygden was refloated but had lost her rudder. She was taken in tow on 27 December by HMRC Victoria ( Board of Customs) and arrived at The Downs.[755]
George IV  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[721] George IV was refloated on 1 January 1839 and taken into South Shields, County Durham.[756]
Hindustan  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Omoa, British Honduras. She was on a voyage from Omoa to Belize, British Honduras.[757]
Hoppet  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Aradsberg". She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Bergen, Norway.[470]
San Francisco de Panlo  Spain The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Ferrol to Barcelona. Her crew were rescued by Sollertla(flag unknown).[758]
Vrow Gelees  Belgium The ship was driven ashore near "Bradenburg". She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp.[721]
Watson  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[608]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Champlain  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Madras and Calcutta, India. Champlain was refloated on 5 January 1839.[712]
Cork Packet  United Kingdom The smack capsized off St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[378]
Despatch  United Kingdom The ship departed from Ipswich, Suffolk for Kirkcaldy, Fife. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[759]
Dorothea  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Monte Video, Uruguay.[591]
Morvion  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Trieste, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Morvion was subsequently driven ashore on Île Guémènia, Finistère, France.[760]
Virginia  United States The ship was driven ashore near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was later refloated and taken into Hellevoetsluis.[721][518]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Duke of York  Royal Navy The brigantine was wrecked at St. Rous, Guadeloupe. Her crew and 144 passengers survived. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Barbadoes.[475][761]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. Hero was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[721]
Hilda  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees to Chatham, Kent.[721]
Louisa  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings, East Sussex.[721][762] She was subsequently condemned.[518]
Morven  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Henriette ( United Kingdom). Morven was on a voyage from Trieste to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was driven ashore on Molène, Finistère, France on 9 January 1839.[763][764]
Norval  United Kingdom The sloop was lost in Bluemull Sound, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[754]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[378] She was refloated on 29 December and taken into Lowestoft.[742]
Prosperous  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Shoreham-by-Sea.[721] Prosperous was later refloated.[518]
Queen Victoria  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.[721][762] She was later repaired.[518]
Sussex  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged west of Hastings.[721][762] She was later repaired.[518]
William and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea.[721] She was later refloated but found to be severely damaged.[518]
William Pitt  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.[721][762] She was later repaired.[518]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Berezawka  Russia The ship sprang a leak in the Black Sea and was beached at "Carabournou". She was on a voyage from Odessa to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[500]
Donnes  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[765]
La Desirée  French Navy The 16-gun corvette was wrecked near Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime with the loss of all on board, at least 69 lives. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Toulon, Var.[766][767]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Rolling Rocks, in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. Elizabeth was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[768][769]
Liverpool  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[651]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Eleanor  United Kingdom The steam tug sprang a leak sank in Liverpool Bay off Crosby Point, Lancashire.[518]
Europe  United Kingdom The ship ran aground between Bedloe's Island and Ellis Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York.[712]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship departed from Lowestoft, Suffolk for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[770]
Olivia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Droogden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to an English port.[670]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was run ashore south of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[608]
Two Brothers  United Kingdom The ship departed from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for Alloa, Clackmannanshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[771]

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Adelaide  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in "Wedavall Bay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[730]
Agnes  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Buny", Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Galway.[730]
James  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Lunan Bay. Her crew were rescued.[772]
Leopoldine  Bremen The ship was driven ashore between Amrum and Föhr, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bremen.[470] Leopoldine was refloated on 21 January 1839.[748]
Norval  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Hawksley Point, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[773][772]
Olive Branch  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from London to Drogheda, County Louth.[670] She was wrecked there on 7 January 1839.[730]
Rival  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London. Rival was refloated the next day and taken into St. Ives.[774][768]
William Simpson  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Low Hauxley, Northumberland. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued. William Simpson was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[754]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Adelaide  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Widewall Bay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[775]
Helen Trieste The ship was wrecked on the west coast of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Trieste.[626][776]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Sunderland, County Durham.[608]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1838
Ship Country Description
Amity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was later refloated and put back to Liverpool, Lancashire.[678]
Arcadia  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (45°55′N 9°44′W / 45.917°N 9.733°W / 45.917; -9.733 on or before 25 December. She was on a voyage from Fernando Po, Brazil to London.[635][777]
Baron de Rosetti  Russia The ship departed from Odessa during December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[778]
Chiaoa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 21 December.[756]
Clipper  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Glynn, County Antrim before 12 December. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Oporto, Portugal. Clipper was later refloated and taken into Tarbert, Argyllshire.[666]
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[728]
Earl of Moira  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean (Template:45) on or before 19 December. At least five crew were found dead on the wreck.[518][773][608]
Grace  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Schull, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Liverpool.[603]
Harriet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Macleay River. Her crew survived.[779]
Hermione  French Navy The Consolante-class frigate was wrecked off Bermuda.[780][781] Her crew were rescued.[782]
James  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Penzance, Cornwall.[721]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Holyhead to Liverpool.[678][598]
Joseph  Norway The brig was driven ashore crewless on Ouessant, Finistère, France.[783]
Julie  Belgium The ship was driven ashore at "Capellan" between 7 and 10 December. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Julie was later refloated and put back to Antwerp.[666]
Loyalist  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden in early December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to London.[470]
Morven  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 29 December.[635][754]
Navarin  France The ship was wrecked on Saona Island, Saint Domingo with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to Saint Domingo.[670][784]
Prosperous  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. She was refloated on 30 December.[785]
Robert  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Attevon Rocks.[603]
Santa Anna  Portugal The schooner was in collision with Victor ( France) off the Cordouan Lighthouse, Gironde, France. All on board were rescued by Victor. Santa Anna was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo to Bordeaux, Gironde. She subsequently came ashore on the Île d'Oleron, Charente-Maritime, France.[772]
Severn  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Russell ( United Kingdom). Severn was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[642]
Superior  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Agnes, Cornwall. She was refloated on 30 December and taken into St. Ives, Cornwall.[768]
Symmetry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Point Escuminac, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Miramichi to London. Symmetry was consequently condemned.[673]
Thomas  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Hull, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to Liverpool.[560][709]
William and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Shoreham-by-Sea. She was refloated on 30 December.[785]
Wohlfart Dantsic The ship was lost near La Tremblade, Charente-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[533]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1838
Ship Country Description
Abeona United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship sank at Saint Domingo.[505]
Abeille  France The barque was driven ashore in Diamond Creek whilst bound for Île Bourbon. She was later refloated.[521]
African  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock off Trincomalee, Ceylon and foundered. All on board were rescued.[706][786]
Anna Maria  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was discovered on 26 January 1839 by Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). Five putrid bodies were discovered on board.[787]
Belhaven  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[475]
Betsey United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship was presumed to have foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Jersey with the loss of 60 lives.[788]
Chandler Flag unknown The cruiser was lost at Kerch, Russia.[526]
Elizabeth and Maria United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States to Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[789]
Four Brothers  United Kingdom The sealer was lost at Newfoundland.[79][790]
Five Sisters  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the coast of Morayshire.[569]
Frederika Maria  Denmark The ship was sunk by ice whilst on a voyage from "Troense" to Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[376]
Ganges  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France.[564]
Happy Return United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Flora ( United Kingdom). Happy Return was on a voyage from Guernsey to the Azores.[258]
Helmes United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandGuernsey The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Guernsey.[296]
Jean Bart  France The whaler was burnt at Chatham Island. Her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants.[705]
John Duggen  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Gibraltar some months before February 1839. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[759]
Lady Wellington United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The brig was wrecked at Adelaide, South Australia. She was subsequently used as a stores ship.[791]
Laurel  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at New Calabar.[423]
Mandarin  United States The ship was wrecked near Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[642] She was on a voyage from Canton, China to New York.[715]
Milo  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[378]
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[792]
St. Clair  United Kingdom The schooner struck rocks and sank in Saldanha Bay.[57][215]
Telegraph  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Great Heneaga. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Jamaica.[344]
Tinley  United Kingdom The ship was lost at British Honduras.[793]
Trial  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland.[21]
William Salthouse  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Anegada Reef. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to London. She was refloated and put into St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.[263]

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  123. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2776). Hull. 16 February 1838.
  124. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (20965). London. 2 March 1838.
  125. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Times (16713). London. 26 April 1838. col E, p. 6.
  126. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Times (16669). London. 6 March 1838. col D, p. 7.
  127. "Melancholy Shipwreck and Loss of Fourteen Lives". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. Dublin. 27 February 1838.
  128. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18388). Edinburgh. 23 February 1838.
  129. "Shipwreck on the Goodwin Sands". The Standard (4264). London. 17 February 1838.
  130. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "(untitled)". The Times (16669). London. 6 March 1838. col F, p. 4.
  131. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18393). Edinburgh. 8 March 1838.
  132. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (20960). London. 24 February 1838.
  133. "Shipping". The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland &c. (1891). Lancaster. 24 February 1838.
  134. "Bristol Ship News". The Bristol Mercury (2504). Bristol. 17 February 1838.
  135. "Naval Intelligence". The Standard (4270). London. 24 February 1838.
  136. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ship News". The Morning Post (20956). London. 20 February 1838.
  137. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Ship News". The Times (16686). London. 26 March 1838. col E, p. 7.
  138. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Times (16660). London. 23 February 1838. col E, p. 7.
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  140. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21300). London. 19 February 1838.
  141. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18390). Edinburgh. 1 March 1838.
  142. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Ship News". The Times (16665). London. 1 March 1838. col D, p. 2.
  143. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (20964). London. 1 March 1838.
  144. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ship News". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. Dublin. 20 February 1838.
  145. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Morning Post (20958). London. 22 February 1838.
  146. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4267). London. 21 February 1838.
  147. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ship News". The Times (16666). London. 2 March 1838. col F, p. 6.
  148. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (20962). London. 27 February 1838. p. 7.
  149. 1 2 "Terrific Snow Storm - Loss of Life and Destruction of Shipping". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. Dublin. 20 February 1838.
  150. "Wreck of the Packet Ranger". The Morning Chronicle (21301). London. 20 February 1838.
  151. 1 2 3 "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4266). London. 20 February 1838.
  152. 1 2 "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4267). London. 21 February 1838.
  153. "Ireland". The Morning Chronicle (21303). London. 22 February 1838.
  154. 1 2 3 "Ireland". The Morning Post (20962). London. 27 February 1838. p. 6.
  155. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Marine Intelligence". The Northern Liberator (31). Newcastle upon Tyne. 19 May 1838.
  156. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4266). London. 20 February 1838.
  157. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18391). Edinburgh. 3 March 1838.
  158. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21311). London. 3 March 1838.
  159. 1 2 3 "Shipwreck and Loss of Life". The Times (16669). London. 6 March 1838. col D, p. 5.
  160. 1 2 "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter (10504). Belfast. 27 February 1838.
  161. "Wreck of the John Stamp, Indiaman". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. Dublin. 27 February 1838.
  162. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21325). London. 20 March 1838.
  163. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18399). Edinburgh. 22 March 1838.
  164. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Standard (4272). London. 27 February 1838.
  165. "Wreck of the Thetis of Liverpool - Miraculous Preservation of the Crew". The Morning Post (20962). London. 27 February 1838. p. 7.
  166. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1402). Liverpool. 16 March 1838.
  167. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle (4275). London. 2 March 1838. p. 1.
  168. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18392). London. 5 March 1838.
  169. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18413). Edinburgh. 23 April 1838.
  170. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2779). Hull. 9 March 1838.
  171. "Ship News". The Standard (4273). London. 28 February 1838.
  172. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Standard (4277). London. 5 March 1838.
  173. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18400). Edinburgh. 24 March 1838.
  174. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Morning Post (20975). London. 13 March 1838.
  175. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Times (16684). London. 23 March 1838. col E, p. 7.
  176. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21313). London. 6 March 1838.
  177. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Morning Chronicle (21309). London. 1 March 1838.
  178. 1 2 "Effects of the storm at sea". The Times (16669). London. 6 March 1838. col C.
  179. "Ireland". The Morning Post (20964). London. March 1838.
  180. "The Late Wrecks at Plymouth". Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc (2010). Portsmouth. 16 April 1838.
  181. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18403). Ediburgh. 31 March 1838.
  182. 1 2 "(untitled)". The Leeds Mercury (5435). Leeds. 3 March 1838.
  183. "Ship News". The Standard (4302). London. 3 April 1838.
  184. "Ship News". The Morning Post (20966). London. 3 March 1838.
  185. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Morning Post (20983). London. 23 March 1838.
  186. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ship News". The Times (16862). London. 17 October 1838. col E, p. 7.
  187. "The Ship Honduras". The Cornwall Chronicle. Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. 3 March 1838. p. 34.
  188. "Ship News". Commercial Journal and Advertiser. Sydney. 11 July 1838. p. 2.
  189. "Shipwreck and Loff of Life". The Standard (4278). London. 6 March 1838.
  190. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21310). London. 2 March 1838.
  191. "Appeal to the Public". The Sydney Monitor. Sydney. 2 March 1838. p. 4.
  192. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4274). London. 1 March 1838.
  193. "Projected Departures". The Sydney Monitor. Sydney. 9 February 1838. p. 2.
  194. 1 2 "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4271). Lonodn. 26 February 1838.
  195. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18408). Edinburgh. 12 April 1838.
  196. "Ship News". The Standard (4355). London. 6 June 1838.
  197. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21393). London. 7 June 1838.
  198. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21088). London. 4 August 1838.
  199. "Portugal". The Times (16681). London. 20 March 1838. col A, p. 6.
  200. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Standard (4299). London. 20 March 1838.
  201. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1406). Liverpool. 20 April 1838.
  202. 1 2 "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc (8521). London. 3 March 1838.
  203. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21035). London. 23 May 1838.
  204. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4309). London. 11 April 1838.
  205. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18423). London. 17 May 1838.
  206. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Times (16695). London. 5 April 1838. col F, p. 6.
  207. "Ship News". The Morning Post (20995). London. 6 April 1838.
  208. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21355). London. 24 April 1838.
  209. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4383). London. 9 July 1838.
  210. 1 2 "Marine Intelligence". The Northern Liberator (24). Newcastle upon Tyne. 31 March 1838.
  211. "The Loss of the Pincher". The Times (16682). London. 21 March 1838. col E, p. 7.
  212. "Naval Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18399). Edinburgh. 22 March 1838.
  213. "Raising of Her Majesty's Ship Pincher". The Times (16753). London. 12 June 1838. col A, p. 6.
  214. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21369). London. 10 May 1838.
  215. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligenct". Caledonian Mercury (18427). Edinburgh. 28 May 1838.
  216. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18500). Edinburgg. 19 July 1838.
  217. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2782). Hull. 30 March 1838.
  218. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4289). London. 19 March 1838.
  219. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Standard (4307). London. 9 April 1838.
  220. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21329). London. 24 March 1838.
  221. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18401). Edinburgh. 26 March 1838.
  222. "Wreck of the Coast of Essex". The Morning Post (20984). London. 24 March 1838.
  223. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2781). Hull. 23 March 1838.
  224. 1 2 "(untitled)". The Times (16761). London. 21 June 1838. col A, p. 5.
  225. "Ship News". The Morning Post (20985). London. 26 March 1838. p. 7.
  226. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Standard (4293). London. 23 March 1838.
  227. "Express From Liverpool". The Standard (4292). London. 22 March 1838.
  228. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21330). London. 26 March 1838.
  229. "Ship News". The Morning Post (20984). London. 24 March 1838.
  230. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18402). Edinburgh. 29 March 1838.
  231. 1 2 3 "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4293). London. 23 March 1838.
  232. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4295). London. 26 March 1838.
  233. 1 2 3 "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc (8534). London. 8 June 1838.
  234. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4294). London. 24 March 1838.
  235. "Ship News". The Standard (4294). London. 24 March 1838.
  236. "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1403). Liverpool. 30 March 1838.
  237. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (1409). Edinburgh. 11 May 1838.
  238. 1 2 3 4 "Marine Intelligence". The Northern Liberator (30). Newcastle upon Tyne. 12 May 1838.
  239. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21339). London. 5 April 1838.
  240. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21038). London. 26 May 1838. p. 7.
  241. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18145). Edinburgh. 28 April 1838.
  242. "Ship News". The Standard (4333). London. 9 May 1838.
  243. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18416). Edinburgh. 30 April 1838.
  244. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21373). London. 15 May 1838.
  245. 1 2 "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4342). London. 22 May 1838.
  246. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21338). London. 4 April 1838.
  247. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18406). Edinburgh. 7 April 1838.
  248. "Ship News". The Morning Post (20993). London. 4 April 1838.
  249. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21349). London. 17 April 1838.
  250. "Ship News". The Standard (4284). London. 13 March 1838.
  251. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18420). Edinburgh. 10 May 1838.
  252. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21354). London. 23 April 1838.
  253. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21367). London. 8 May 1838.
  254. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21037). London. 6 June 1838.
  255. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4355). London. 6 June 1838.
  256. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2785). Hull. 20 April 1838.
  257. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4308). London. 10 April 1838.
  258. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (21365). Edinburgh. 5 May 1838.
  259. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4620). London. 11 April 1839.
  260. "The Hague - April 12". The Morning Chronicle (21348). London. 16 April 1838.
  261. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18490). Edinburgh. 25 June 1838.
  262. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Times (16760). London. 20 June 1838. col E, p. 7.
  263. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21405). London. 20 June 1838.
  264. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Times (16738). London. 25 May 1838. col C, p. 7.
  265. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18428). Edinburgh. 28 May 1838.
  266. "Union". Clydeships. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  267. "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1405). Liverpool. 13 April 1838.
  268. "The Royal Navy &c.". The Morning Post (21027). London. 14 May 1838.
  269. "British brig-sloop 'Rapid' (1829)". Three decks. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  270. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18414). London. 23 April 1838.
  271. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4314). London. 17 April 1838.
  272. 1 2 "Shipwrecks at Liverpool". The Morning Chronicle (21351). London. 19 April 1838.
  273. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21006). London. 19 April 1838.
  274. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4315). London. 18 April 1838.
  275. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18412). Edinburgh. 21 April 1838.
  276. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21350). London. 18 April 1838.
  277. "(untitled)". The Times (16709). London. 21 April 1838. col F, p. 6.
  278. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21005). London. 18 April 1838.
  279. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4316). London. 19 April 1838.
  280. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21007). London. 20 April 1838.
  281. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2786). Hull. 27 April 1838.
  282. "Ship News". The Standard (4319). London. 23 April 1838.
  283. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (21362). Edinburgh. 2 May 1838.
  284. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2786). Hull. 4 May 1838.
  285. "Shipping". the Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland &c. Lancaster. 21 April 1838.
  286. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21009). London. 23 April 1838.
  287. "Ship News". The Standard (4365). London. 18 June 1838.
  288. "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc (8538). Newcastle upon Tyne. 6 July 1838.
  289. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4337). Lonon. 14 May 1838.
  290. "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1407). Liverpool. 27 April 1838.
  291. "Court Circular". The Standard (4335). London. 11 May 1838.
  292. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21016). London. 1 May 1838.
  293. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21012). London. 26 April 1838.
  294. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4324). London. 26 April 1838.
  295. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21015). London. 30 April 1838.
  296. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4329). london. 4 May 1838.
  297. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2788). Hull. 11 May 1838.
  298. "Ship News". The Sydney Monitor. Sydney. 23 April 1838. p. 2.
  299. "Ship News". South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register. Adelaide. 7 April 1838. p. 2.
  300. "South Australia". The Hobart Town Courier. Hobart. 11 May 1838. p. 3.
  301. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21352). London. 20 April 1838.
  302. "Ship News". The Standard (4378). London. 3 June 1838.
  303. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18495). Edinburgh. 7 July 1838.
  304. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21423). London. 11 July 1838.
  305. "Ship News". The Standard (4396). London. 24 July 1838.
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  307. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18421). Edinburgh. 12 May 1838.
  308. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16815). London. 23 August 1838. col F, p. 7.
  309. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18424). Edinburgh. 19 May 1838.
  310. "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1411). Liverpool. 25 May 1838.
  311. "Lynn, May 14.". The Bury & Norwich Post, & East Anglian: Or, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Cambridge, and Ely Intelligencer (2916). Bury St. Edmunds. 16 May 1838.
  312. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21410). London. 26 June 1838.
  313. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18429). London. 31 May 1838.
  314. "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2791). Hull. 1 June 1838.
  315. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21381). London. 24 May 1838.
  316. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21032). London. 31 May 1838.
  317. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21397). London. 12 June 1838.
  318. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21417). London. 4 July 1838.
  319. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21422). London. 10 July 1838.
  320. "Canada - The United States". The Belfast News-Letter (10538). Belfast. 26 June 1838.
  321. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18498). Edinburgh. 14 July 1838.
  322. "Private Correspondence". The Times (16759). London. 19 June 1838. col F, p. 5.
  323. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16823). London. 1 September 1838. col F, p. 2.
  324. "Hamburgh, June 1.". The Morning Post (21036). London. 5 June 1838. p. 4.
  325. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21068). London. 12 July 1838.
  326. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2795). Hull. 29 June 1838.
  327. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21042). London. 12 June 1838. p. 7.
  328. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4359). London. 11 June 1838.
  329. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18433). Edinburgh. 9 June 1838.
  330. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Ship News". The Times (16863). London. 18 October 1838. col A, p. 8.
  331. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21041). London. 11 June 1838.
  332. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16798). London. 3 August 1838. col E, p. 7.
  333. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Standard (4410). London. 9 August 1838.
  334. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4358). Liverpool. 9 June 1838.
  335. "Ship News". The Times (16754). London. 13 June 1838. col A, p. 7.
  336. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18437). Edinburgh. 18 June 1838.
  337. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Times (16782). London. 16 July 1838. col B, p. 7.
  338. "Khissa, coast of Circassia, June 14.". The Times (16797). London. 2 August 1838. col B, p. 5.
  339. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18491). Edinburgh. 28 June 1838.
  340. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18536). Edinburgh. 1 November 1838.
  341. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1425). Liverpool. 31 August 1838.
  342. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21537). London. 24 November 1838.
  343. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4370). London. 23 June 1838.
  344. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21084). London. 31 July 1838. p. 7.
  345. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18506). ~Edinburgh. 2 August 1838.
  346. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21416). London. 3 July 1838.
  347. "(various reports)". The Times (16776). London. 9 July 1838. col D-E, p. 4.
  348. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21053). London. 25 June 1838.
  349. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21612). London. 23 February 1839.
  350. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21448). London. 10 August 1838.
  351. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21093). London. 10 August 1838.
  352. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18511). Edinburgh. 13 August 1838.
  353. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Times (16794). London. 30 July 1838. col D, p. 7.
  354. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18494). Edinburgh. 5 July 1838.
  355. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21153). London. 20 October 1838.
  356. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21092). London. 9 August 1838.
  357. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21123). London. 15 September 1838.
  358. "Ship News". The Standard (4398). London. 27 July 1838.
  359. 1 2 "Local Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2799). Hull. 27 July 1838.
  360. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (21449). Edinburgh. 11 August 1838.
  361. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18514). Edinburgh. 20 August 1838.
  362. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Standard (4471). London. 19 October 1838.
  363. "Ship News". The Standard (4361). London. 13 June 1838.
  364. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1429). Liverpool. 28 September 1838.
  365. "Ship News". The Standard (4377). London. 2 July 1838.
  366. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18504). Edinburgh. 28 July 1838.
  367. 1 2 "United States and the Canadas". The Morning Post (21072). London. 19 July 1838. p. 2.
  368. "Ship News". The Australian. Sydney. 15 January 1839. p. 3.
  369. "Sydney Ship News". The Cornwall Chronicle. Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. 2 February 1839. p. 2.
  370. "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2796). Hull. 6 July 1838.
  371. "(untitled)". The Times (16833). London. 13 September 1838. col B, p. 6.
  372. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21111). London. 1 September 1838.
  373. "East Indies". The Morning Chronicle (21566). London. 1 January 1839.
  374. "Ship News". The Standard (4401). London. 30 July 1838.
  375. "Van Diemen's Land". The Australian. Sydney. 17 August 1838. p. 3.
  376. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Times (16837). London. 18 September 1838. col F, p. 7.
  377. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21427). London. 16 July 1838.
  378. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18561). Edinburgh. 31 December 1838.
  379. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21473). London. 8 September 1838.
  380. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16853). London. 6 October 1838. col E, p. 2.
  381. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21161). London. 30 October 1838.
  382. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21082). London. 28 July 1838. p. 7.
  383. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16793). London. 28 July 1838. col C, p. 7.
  384. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21476). London. 12 September 1838.
  385. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21437). London. 28 July 1838.
  386. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4435). London. 6 September 1838.
  387. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21083). London. 20 July 1838.
  388. "Shipping". The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland, &c. (1914). Lancaster. 4 August 1838.
  389. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4400). London. 28 July 1838.
  390. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Standard (4424). London. 25 August 1838.
  391. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21512). London. 25 October 1838.
  392. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Ship News". The Times (16875). London. 1 November 1838. col F, p. 7.
  393. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4447). London. 21 September 1838.
  394. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18527). Edinburgh. 11 October 1838.
  395. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21323). London. 7 May 1839.
  396. "Ship News". Commercial Journal and Advertiser. Sydney. 21 July 1838. p. 2.
  397. "Ship News". Commercial Journal and Advertiser. Sydney. 28 July 1838. p. 2.
  398. 1 2 "India". The Morning Chronicle (21515). London. 29 October 1838.
  399. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21125). London. 21 September 1838.
  400. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21101). London. 21 August 1838.
  401. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21120). London. 12 September 1838.
  402. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Times (16810). London. 17 August 1838. p. 2.
  403. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18517). Edinburgh. 27 August 1838.
  404. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1426). Liverpool. 7 September 1838.
  405. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4450). London. 25 September 1838.
  406. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16844). London. 26 September 1838. col D, p. 7.
  407. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21454). London. 17 August 1838.
  408. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18515). Edinburgh. 23 August 1838.
  409. "Ship News". The Times (16814). London. 22 August 1838. col E, p. 7.
  410. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Times (16876). London. 2 November 1838. col F, p. 6.
  411. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1423). Liverpool. 17 August 1838.
  412. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18518). Edinburgh. 20 September 1838.
  413. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21099). London. 17 August 1838.
  414. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21469). London. 4 September 1838.
  415. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18512). Edinburgh. 6 September 1838.
  416. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2804). Hull. 31 August 1838.
  417. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18516). Edinburgh. 25 August 1838.
  418. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21468). London. 3 September 1838.
  419. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21459). London. 23 August 1838.
  420. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Post (21244). London. 4 February 1839.
  421. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4456). London. 2 October 1838.
  422. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18519). Edinburgh. 1 September 1838.
  423. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21106). London. 27 August 1838.
  424. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18518). Edinburgh. 30 August 1838.
  425. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21487). London. 25 September 1838.
  426. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21475). London. 11 September 1838.
  427. "Wreck at Boulogne - Negligence on the part of the Authorities". The Morning Post (21107). London. 28 August 1838.
  428. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18515). Edinburgh. 13 September 1838.
  429. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21606). London. 16 February 1839.
  430. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21466). London. 31 August 1838.
  431. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18511). Edinburgh. 3 September 1838.
  432. "Ship News". The Standard (4456). London. 2 October 1838.
  433. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Ship News". The Times (16871). London. 27 October 1838. col D, p. 7.
  434. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Times (16867). London. 23 October 1838. col E, p. 7.
  435. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21510). London. 23 October 1838.
  436. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18525). Edinburgh. 6 October 1838.
  437. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18559). Edinburgh. 27 December 1838.
  438. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4431). London. 3 September 1838.
  439. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2805). Hull. 14 September 1838.
  440. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21507). London. 19 October 1838.
  441. "Weekly Gossip". The Northern Liberator (48). Newcastle upon Tyne. 15 September 1838.
  442. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18514). London. 10 September 1838.
  443. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4436). London. 8 September 1838.
  444. 1 2 "St. Petersburg, May 18 (N.S.)". The Morning Chronicle (21687). London. 28 May 1839.
  445. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18632). Edinburgh. 10 June 1839.
  446. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21560). London. 24 December 1838.
  447. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4434). London. 6 September 1838.
  448. "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2805). Hull. 7 September 1838.
  449. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4430). London. 1 September 1838.
  450. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21505). London. 17 October 1838.
  451. "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. Sydney. 13 October 1838. p. 2.
  452. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21118). London. 10 September 1838.
  453. "Shipping". The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland &c. (1920). Lancaster. 15 September 1838.
  454. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21146). London. 12 October 1838.
  455. 1 2 "Shipwrecks". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. Sydney. 11 September 1838. p. 2.
  456. "Ship News". Commercial Journal and Advertiser. Sydney. 12 September 1838. p. 2.
  457. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18516). Edinburgh. 15 September 1838.
  458. "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. Sydney. 18 August 1838. p. 2.
  459. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18537). Edinburgh. 3 November 1838.
  460. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18517). Edinburgh. 17 September 1838.
  461. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1428). Liverpool. 21 September 1838.
  462. "The Schooner Thistle". Cornwall Chronicle. Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. 18 August 1838. p. 2.
  463. "Adelaide Shipping Report". Southern Australian. Adelaide. 15 September 1838. p. 2.
  464. "(untitled)". The Times (16845). London. 27 September 1838. col C, p. 4.
  465. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18523). Edinburgh. 1 October 1838.
  466. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21160). London. 29 October 1838.
  467. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18531). Edinburgh. 20 October 1838.
  468. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21124). London. 17 September 1838.
  469. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chroncile (21479). London. 15 September 1838.
  470. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ship News". The Times (16938). London. 14 January 1839. col B, p. 3.
  471. "Shipwreck". The Belfast News-Letter (10562). Belfast. 18 September 1838.
  472. "Wreck of the Forfarshire Steam-Boat - Great Loss of Life". The Times (16833). London. 13 September 1838. col C, p. 7.
  473. "Ship News". The Sydney Herald. Sydney. 19 December 1838. p. 2.
  474. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21608). London. 19 February 1839.
  475. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Times (16969). London. 19 February 1839. col E, p. 7.
  476. "Ship News". The Australian. Sydney. 21 March 1839. p. 2.
  477. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Times (16833). London. 13 September 1838. col A, p. 8.
  478. "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter (10570). Belfast. 23 October 1838.
  479. "Steam-boat Accident". The Morning Post (21120). London. 12 September 1838.
  480. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21152). London. 19 October 1838.
  481. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1432). Liverpool. 19 October 1838.
  482. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4468). London. 16 October 1838.
  483. "Ship News". The Times (16881). London. 8 November 1838. col E, p. 7.
  484. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16952). London. 30 January 1839. col F, p. 5.
  485. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18532). Edinburgh. 22 October 1838.
  486. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21154). London. 22 October 1838.
  487. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21551). London. 12 December 1838.
  488. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Philadelphia, Oct. 8.". The Newcastle Courant etc (8556). Newcastle upon Tyne. 9 November 1838.
  489. "Melancholy Shipwrecks and Loss of Lives". The Times (16872). London. 29 October 1838. col A, p. 3.
  490. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18521). Edinburgh. 27 September 1838.
  491. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ship News". The Standard (4481). London. 31 October 1838.
  492. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16849). London. 2 October 1838. col B, p. 7.
  493. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Standard (4490). London. 10 November 1838.
  494. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18546). London. 24 November 1838.
  495. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21585). London. 23 January 1839.
  496. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18551). Edinburgh. 8 December 1838.
  497. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21490). London. 29 September 1838.
  498. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ship News". The Times (16908). London. 10 December 1838. col D-E, p. 7.
  499. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18524). Edinburgh. 4 October 1838.
  500. 1 2 3 4 5 "~Shipping Inelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21584). London. 22 January 1839.
  501. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "From Lloyd's List". Caledonian Mercury (18543). Edinburgh. 17 November 1838.
  502. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18530). London. 12 October 1838.
  503. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ship News". The Standard (4486). London. 6 November 1838.
  504. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ship News". The Standard (4470). London. 18 October 1838.
  505. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ship News". The Standard (4472). London. 20 October 1838.
  506. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Ship News". The Times (16884). London. 12 November 1838. col E, p. 7.
  507. "Ship News". The Standard (4447). London. 21 September 1838.
  508. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18552). Edinburgh. 10 December 1838.
  509. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21168). London. 7 November 1838.
  510. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21497). London. 8 October 1838.
  511. "Steam Vessels". The Hull Packet (2808). Hull. 5 October 1838.
  512. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16954). London. 1 February 1839. col A, p. 8.
  513. 1 2 3 4 "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc (8552). Newcastle upon Tyne. 12 October 1838.
  514. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21506). London. 18 October 1838.
  515. "Ship News". The Standard (4460). London. 6 October 1838.
  516. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18528). Edinburgh. 13 October 1838.
  517. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18542). Edinburgh. 15 November 1838.
  518. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Ship News". The Times (16927). London. 1 January 1839. col F, p. 7.
  519. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18533). Edinburgh. 25 October 1838.
  520. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21504). London. 16 October 1838.
  521. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16947). London. 24 January 1839. col E, p. 7.
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  523. "Projected Departures". The Colonist. Sydney. 20 March 1839. p. 2.
  524. "(untitled)". The Examiner (1602). London. 14 October 1838.
  525. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18529). Edinburgh. 15 October 1838.
  526. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Ship News". The Times (16878). London. 5 November 1838. col F, p. 7.
  527. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Times (16877). London. 3 November 1838. col E, p. 7.
  528. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21520). London. 3 November 1838.
  529. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18538). Edinburgh. 5 November 1838.
  530. "Durham Spring Assizes". The Newcastle Courant etc (8574). 15 March 1839. p. 3 (Part I).
  531. "Loss of the Hope Steam Tug". The Standard (4473). London. 22 October 1838.
  532. "The Northern Yacht". The Times (16873). London. 30 October 1838. col E, p. 6.
  533. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ship News". The Times (16909). London. 11 December 1838. col D, p. 7.
  534. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Standard (4467). London. 15 October 1838.
  535. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4469). London. 17 October 1838.
  536. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2812). Hull. 2 November 1838.
  537. "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2810). Hull. 19 October 1838.
  538. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21406). London. 2 September 1839.
  539. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21156). London. 24 October 1838.
  540. "Ship News". The Standard (4476). London. 25 October 1838.
  541. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18534). Edinburgh. 27 October 1838.
  542. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18548). Edinburgh. 29 November 1838.
  543. 1 2 3 4 5 "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter (10571). Belfast. 26 October 1838.
  544. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18578). Edinburgh. 4 February 1839.
  545. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1439). Liverpool. 7 December 1838.
  546. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Ship News". The Standard (4498). London. 20 November 1838.
  547. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4495). London. 16 November 1838.
  548. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21518). London. 1 November 1838.
  549. "Brighton, Oct. 16.". The Times (16863). London. 18 October 1838. col A, p. 8.
  550. "Shoreham". The Brighton Patriot and South of England Free Press (192). Brighton. 23 October 1838.
  551. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4474). London. 23 October 1838.
  552. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4512). London. 6 December 1838.
  553. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4475). London. 24 October 1838.
  554. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21150). London. 17 October 1838.
  555. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21517). London. 31 October 1838.
  556. "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2811). Hull. 26 October 1838.
  557. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21524). London. 8 November 1838.
  558. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4483). London. 2 November 1838.
  559. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4473). London. 22 October 1838.
  560. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Standard (4509). London. 3 December 1838.
  561. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18551). Edinburgh. 6 December 1838.
  562. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21521). London. 5 November 1838.
  563. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21514). London. 27 October 1838.
  564. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Standard (4504). London. 26 November 1838.
  565. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21155). London. 23 October 1838.
  566. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 "Ship News". The Times (16902). London. 3 December 1838. col D-E, p. 7.
  567. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21509). London. 22 October 1838.
  568. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Standard (4493). London. 14 November 1838.
  569. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18535). Edinburgh. 29 October 1838.
  570. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (21527). Edinburgg. 12 November 1838.
  571. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc (8557). Newcastle upon Tyne. 16 November 1838.
  572. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Times (16887). London. 15 November 1838. col F, p. 7.
  573. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18540). Edinburgh. 10 November 1838.
  574. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18539). Edinburgh. 8 November 1838.
  575. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21538). London. 27 November 1838.
  576. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21166). London. 5 November 1838.
  577. 1 2 3 "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4475). London. 24 October 1838.
  578. "(untitled)". The Standard (4513). London. 7 December 1838.
  579. "The Later Wreck of the Lady Charlotte". The Times (16895). London. 24 November 1838. col F, p. 4.
  580. "Loss of the Lady Charlotte". The Standard (4479). London. 29 October 1838.
  581. "Melancholy Shipwreck - Ten Lives Lost". Liverpool Mercury etc (1434). Liverpool. 2 November 1838.
  582. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21158). London. 26 October 1838.
  583. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Times (16879). London. 6 November 1838. col C, p. 7.
  584. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Standard (4484). London. 3 November 1838.
  585. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2815). Hull. 23 November 1838.
  586. 1 2 "(untitled)". The Standard (4495). London. 16 November 1838.
  587. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Times (16891). London. 20 November 1838. col F, p. 7.
  588. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18547). Edinburgh. 26 November 1838.
  589. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2813). Hull. 9 November 1838.
  590. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4501). London. 23 November 1838.
  591. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (17019). London. 18 April 1839. col D, p. 7.
  592. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21179). London. 20 November 1838.
  593. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21519). London. 2 November 1838.
  594. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1435). Liverpool. 9 November 1838.
  595. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc (8556). Newcastle upon Tyne. 9 November 1838.
  596. 1 2 "The Late Hurricane". The Morning Chronicle (21517). London. 31 October 1838.
  597. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (21556). Edinburgh. 18 December 1838.
  598. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1441). Liverpool. 21 December 1838.
  599. "East Indiaman Aground in Bootle Bay". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. Dublin. 2 November 1838.
  600. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21167). London. 6 November 1838.
  601. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21729). London. 11 July 1839.
  602. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Standard (4496). London. 17 November 1838.
  603. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21545). London. 5 December 1838.
  604. 1 2 "Two Vessels Stranded". The Times (16879). London. 6 November 1838. col C, p. 7.
  605. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4514). London. 8 December 1838.
  606. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21164). London. 2 November 1838.
  607. "Shipwreck off Sark". The Times (16879). London. 6 November 1838. col C, p. 7.
  608. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21569). London. 4 January 1839.
  609. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Ship News". The Times (16905). London. 6 December 1838. col E-F, p. 7.
  610. "Ship News". The Australian. Sydney. 18 May 1839. p. 2.
  611. "Heavy Gale at Whitby". The Hull Packet (2812). Hull. 2 November 1838.
  612. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18545). Edinburgh. 22 November 1838.
  613. "(untitled)". The Standard (4477). London. 26 October 1838.
  614. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Times (16971). London. 21 February 1839. col C, p. 3.
  615. 1 2 3 4 "Dreadful Hurricane off Mazatlan". The Times (16933). London. 8 January 1839. col D, p. 3.
  616. 1 2 "Violent Hurrican at Vera Cruz". The Morning Post (21224). London. 11 January 1839.
  617. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ship News". The Standard (4497). London. 19 November 1838.
  618. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21180). London. 21 November 1838.
  619. 1 2 "Bristol Ship News". The Bristol Mercury (2541). Bristol. 10 November 1838.
  620. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16948). London. 25 January 1839. col B, p. 8.
  621. 1 2 "Disastrous Shipwrecks". The Hull Packet (2816). Hull. 30 November 1838.
  622. 1 2 "(from the [French] papers)". The Times (16888). London. 16 November 1838. col D, p. 4.
  623. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Times (16918). London. 21 December 1838. col A, p. 8.
  624. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4491). London. 12 November 1838.
  625. "Ship News". The Times (17016). London. 15 April 1839. col B, p. 7.
  626. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18572). Edinburgh. 26 January 1839.
  627. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4525). London. 21 December 1838.
  628. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Thursday Evening's Ship News". Liverpool Mercury (1438). Liverpool. 30 November 1838.
  629. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18549). Edinburgh. 1 December 1838.
  630. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21573). London. 9 January 1839.
  631. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Standard (4505). London. 28 November 1838.
  632. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21529). London. 15 November 1838.
  633. "Ship News". The Standard (4494). London. 15 November 1838.
  634. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (21173). Edinburgh. 13 November 1838.
  635. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Times (16931). London. 5 January 1839. col E, p. 7.
  636. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21570). Lonson. 5 January 1839.
  637. "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2814). Hull. 16 November 1838.
  638. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21536). London. 23 November 1838.
  639. "Horrible Massacre". The London Despatch and People's Political and Social Reformer (128). London. 24 February 1839.
  640. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1437). Liverpool. 23 November 1838.
  641. 1 2 "Testimonial to the American Captain for Saving the crew of the Esther". The Times (16936). London. 11 January 1839. col F, p. 6.
  642. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Times (16919). London. 22 December 1838. col F, p. 7.
  643. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18639). Edinburgh. 27 June 1839.
  644. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21658). London. 19 April 1839.
  645. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2816). Hull. 30 November 1838.
  646. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21575). London. 11 January 1839.
  647. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18558). Edinburgh. 24 December 1838.
  648. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21549). London. 10 December 1838.
  649. "Important News From Canada, Received This Morning By Express From Liverpool". The Times (16905). London. 6 December 1838. col C-F, p. 5.
  650. "Marine Intelligence". The Northern Liberator (58). Newcastle upon Tyne. 24 November 1838.
  651. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21246). London. 6 February 1839. p. 8.
  652. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1438). Liverpool. 20 November 1838.
  653. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21183). London. 24 November 1838.
  654. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4503). London. 26 November 1838.
  655. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18640). Edinburgh. 29 June 1839.
  656. "Wreck of the Brig Northumbrian of Pwllheli". The North Wales Chronicle (626). Bangor. 2 July 1839.
  657. "Adelaide Shipping Report". Southern Australian. Adelaide. 24 November 1838. p. 3.
  658. "Wreck of the Parsee". Southern Australian. Adelaide. 1 December 1838. p. 3.
  659. "Shipwreck". Bent's News and Tasmanian Register. Hobart Town. 14 December 1838. p. 2.
  660. "(advertisement)". Southern Australian. Adelaide. 22 December 1838. p. 2.
  661. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18550). London. 3 December 1838.
  662. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18621). Edinburgh. 16 May 1839.
  663. 1 2 3 4 "Shipwrecks - The Weather". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. Dublin. 3 December 1838.
  664. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21546). London. 6 December 1838.
  665. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Standard (4511). London. 5 December 1838.
  666. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21555). London. 17 December 1838.
  667. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Ireland". The Times (16902). London. 3 December 1838. col C-F, p. 2.
  668. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21184). London. 26 November 1838.
  669. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Ship News". The Standard (4507). London. 30 November 1838.
  670. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21572). London. 8 January 1839.
  671. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21550). London. 11 December 1838.
  672. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21541). London. 30 November 1838.
  673. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21590). London. 29 January 1839.
  674. 1 2 "shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18576). Edinburgh. 31 January 1839.
  675. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21600). London. 9 February 1839.
  676. "The Courier". The Hobart Town Courier. Hobart. 11 January 1839. p. 2.
  677. 1 2 3 "Lisbon, Dec. 7.". The Standard (4520). London. 15 December 1838.
  678. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21202). London. 17 December 1838.
  679. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21637). London. 25 March 1839.
  680. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18556). Edinburgh. 20 December 1838.
  681. "Ship News". The Times (17053). London. 28 May 1839. col D, p. 6.
  682. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ship News". The Standard (4508). London. 1 December 1838.
  683. "(untitled)". The Bury and Norwich Post, & East Anglian: Or, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Cambridge and Ely Intelligencer (2946). Bury St. Edmunds. 12 December 1838.
  684. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Standard (4515). London. 10 December 1838.
  685. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21189). London. 1 December 1838.
  686. "(untitled)". The Morning Chronicle (21643). London. 2 April 1839.
  687. 1 2 3 "The Late Storms". The Standard (4508). London. 1 December 1838.
  688. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4508). London. 1 December 1838.
  689. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Standard (4506). London. 29 November 1838.
  690. 1 2 "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter (10584). Belfast. 10 December 1838.
  691. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Late Gales". The Morning Post (21190). London. 3 December 1838.
  692. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21543). London. 3 December 1838.
  693. 1 2 3 4 5 "(From the [French] papers)". The Times (16910). London. 12 December 1838. col F, p. 4.
  694. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21542). London. 1 December 1838.
  695. "Ship News". The Times (16976). London. 27 February 1839. col A, p. 7.
  696. "Ireland". The Morning Post (21191). London. 4 December 1838.
  697. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2817). Hull. 7 December 1838.
  698. 1 2 3 "Shipwreck and Melancholy Loss of Life". The Times (16912). London. 14 December 1838. col C, p. 3.
  699. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21547). London. 7 December 1838.
  700. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  701. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Deplorable Shipwrecks and Loss of Life". The Times (16908). London. 10 December 1838. col D, p. 7.
  702. "Death of the Rev. E. Peards and his Wife". The Hull Packet (2819). Hull. 21 December 1838.
  703. "Plymouth". The Times (16903). London. 4 December 1838. col C, p. 5.
  704. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18553). Edinburgh. 13 December 1838.
  705. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16966). London. 15 January 1839. col C, p. 7.
  706. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Ship News". The Times (16903). London. 4 December 1838. col D-E, p. 7.
  707. 1 2 "The Margaret Steamer". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. Dublin. 4 December 1838.
  708. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21552). London. 13 December 1838.
  709. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21544). London. 4 December 1838.
  710. "Ship News". The Times (16996). London. 22 March 1839. col E, p. 6.
  711. "Latest News From Portugal". The Morning Post (21208). London. 24 December 1838.
  712. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21238). London. 28 January 1839.
  713. "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter (10583). Belfast. 6 December 1838.
  714. "Ship News". The Times (16961). London. 9 February 1839. col A, p. 8.
  715. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21559). London. 22 December 1838.
  716. "America". The Australian. Sydney. 8 October 1839. p. 2.
  717. 1 2 3 "Shipwrecks in Carnarvon Bay". The Times (16912). London. 14 December 1838. col C, p. 3.
  718. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18565). Edinburgh. 10 January 1839.
  719. "Plymouth". The Standard (4508). London. 1 December 1838.
  720. 1 2 3 "Terrible Steamboat Disaster". The Times (16922). London. 26 December 1838. col C, p. 5.
  721. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Ship News". The Times (16925). London. 29 December 1838. col B, p. 8.
  722. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21532). London. 19 November 1838.
  723. "Bristol Ship News". The Bristol Mercury (2544). Bristol. 1 December 1838.
  724. "News from Spain". The Standard (4512). London. 6 December 1838.
  725. "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter (10607). Belfast. 1 March 1839.
  726. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (17054). London. 29 May 1839. col F, p. 3.
  727. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21192). London. 5 December 1838.
  728. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4519). London. 14 December 1838.
  729. "(untitled)". The Essex Standard, and General Advertiser for the Eastern Counties (414). Colchester. 7 December 1838.
  730. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21579). London. 16 January 1839.
  731. "Another Awful Steam Boat Explosion". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. Dublin. 11 January 1839.
  732. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18555). Edinburgh. 17 December 1838.
  733. "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. Sydney. 1 December 1838. p. 2.
  734. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21588). London. 26 January 1839.
  735. "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1440). Liverpool. 13 December 1838.
  736. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18554). Edinburgh. 15 December 1838.
  737. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16913). London. 15 December 1838. col B, p. 7.
  738. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21198). London. 12 December 1838.
  739. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4515). London. 10 December 1838.
  740. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21601). London. 11 February 1839.
  741. "Ship News". The Times (16989). London. 14 March 1839. col D, p. 7.
  742. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. London. 1 January 1839.
  743. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18594). Edinburgh. 14 March 1839.
  744. "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1456). Liverpool. 5 April 1839.
  745. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ship News". The Times (16923). London. 27 December 1838. col B, p. 8.
  746. "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1448). Liverpool. 8 February 1839.
  747. "Private Correspondence". The Times (16939). London. 15 January 1839. col D, p. 4.
  748. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Times (16957). London. 5 February 1839. col E, p. 7.
  749. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21793). London. 28 September 1839.
  750. "Local News". The Australian. Sydney. 12 March 1839. p. 2.
  751. "The Loss of the Juliana". The Colonist. Sydney. 13 March 1839. p. 3.
  752. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4524). London. 20 December 1838.
  753. "Ship News". The Times (17004). London. 1 April 1839. col B, p. 3.
  754. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18564). Edinburgh. 7 January 1839.
  755. "Admiralty Court, Wednesday, February 27.". The Times (169). London. February 1839.
  756. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post. London. 7 January 1839.
  757. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21622). London. 7 March 1839.
  758. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21581). London. 18 January 1839.
  759. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18586). Edinburgh. 23 February 1839.
  760. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21582). London. 19 January 1839.
  761. "The Shipwreck of the Headquarters of the 14th Regiment". The Champion and Weekly Herald (45). London. 17 March 1839.
  762. 1 2 3 4 "Hastings - Furious Hurricane". The Examiner (121). London. 6 January 1839.
  763. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21578). London. 15 January 1839.
  764. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4546). London. 15 January 1839.
  765. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21213). London. 29 December 1838.
  766. "Shipwreck". The Standard (4537). London. 4 January 1839.
  767. "(untitled)". The Standard (4538). London. 5 January 1839.
  768. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4534). London. 1 January 1839.
  769. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21567). London. 2 January 1839.
  770. "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc (8568). Newcastle upon Tyne. 1 February 1839.
  771. "Ship News". The Times (16968). London. 18 February 1839. col C-D, p. 7.
  772. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18563). Edinburgh. 5 January 1839.
  773. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (16930). London. 4 January 1839. col A, p. 8.
  774. "St. Ives - Noble Conduct of the Pilots and Fishermen". The Times (16929). London. 3 January 1839. col A, p. 7.
  775. "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1445). Liverpool. 18 January 1839.
  776. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18575). London. 28 January 1839.
  777. "Ship News". The Times (16935). London. 10 January 1839. col E, p. 7.
  778. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18642). Edinburgh. 4 July 1839.
  779. "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Monitor. Sydney. 11 January 1839. p. 2.
  780. "Further Particulars (From the New Orleans Bee of December 8". The Times (16933). London. 8 January 1839. col C, p. 3.
  781. "From the papers". The Times (17000). London. 27 March 1839. col F, p. 4.
  782. "Portsmouth, Saturday, March 2.". The Times (16981). London. 5 March 1839. col F, p. 6.
  783. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21554). London. 15 December 1838.
  784. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21221). London. 8 January 1839.
  785. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21215). London. 1 January 1839.
  786. "The Royal Navy &c.". The Morning Post (21196). London. 10 December 1838.
  787. "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter (10618). Belfast. 9 April 1839.
  788. "Another Supposed Shipwreck". The Morning Post (21167). London. 6 November 1838.
  789. "Ship News". The Times (16856). London. 10 October 1838. col B, p. 7.
  790. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21046). London. 16 June 1838. p. 7.
  791. "Ship News". The Australian. Sydney. 22 January 1839. p. 2.
  792. "Ship News". The Times (16898). London. 28 November 1838. col E, p. 7.
  793. "Ship News". The Times (16937). London. 12 January 1839. col D, p. 7.
Ship events in 1838
Ship launches: 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843
Ship commissionings: 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843
Ship decommissionings: 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843
Shipwrecks: 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843
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