List of shipwrecks in 1839

The list of shipwrecks in 1839 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1839.

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January

1 January

List of shipwrecks: January 1839
Ship Country Description
Diamond United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire.[1]
Farmer United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Black Rock. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Troon, Ayrshire.[2]
Isabella United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from London to Runcorn, Cheshire.[3]
John Wood United Kingdom The paddle steamer was damaged by fire at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France.[3]
Marchioness of Huntley United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Copeland Islands, County Down. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Islay, Inner Hebrides.[4]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Oronsay, Orkney Islands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to St. John, New Brunswick, British North America.[5]
Raisbeck United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lancaster, Lancashire.[6]
Roscoe United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Scrabster, Caithness.[7]
Thomas and William United Kingdom The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to London.[8] She was later refloated, and resumed her voyage on 3 January.[3]
Zakrevsky Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was driven ashore at Longhope, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Oulu to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] Zakrevsky was refloated on 27 January and taken into Stromness, Orkney Islands for repair.[10][11]

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Edouard Presentief United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship foundered in the North Sea off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Guernsey.[12][13]
Jannett United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[14]
Jean United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in West Loch Tarbert. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[3]
Pangus  France The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Havre de Grâce. Pangus was later refloated and towed into Havre de Grâce by the steam tug Rolla ( France).[3]
Zoar United Kingdom The ship deoarted from South Shields, County Durham for Rotterdam, South Holland. She subsequently foundered, probably during the Night of the Big Wind. A piece of wreckage from her washed up on Ameland, Friesland.[15][16]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Adele  France The ship was driven ashore at Tarifa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Guadaloupe.[13] Adele was refloated on 10 January and taken into Gibraltar.[17]
Albion United Kingdom The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Witham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Boston, Lincolnshire.[18]
Allen United Kingdom The ship departed from Maldon, Essex for Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[19]
Catherine United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Wexford. Catherine was later refloated.[18]
Catherine  Bremen The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Bremen.[12]
Navarin United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[1]
Pallion United Kingdom The ship foundered off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Scarborough,Yorkshire.[20]
Royal William United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Newcastle upon Tyne. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[21]
Success United Kingdom The brig was discovered to be on fire in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. She was towed to Wapping, Middlesex where the fire was extinguished. Success was severely damaged.[4][3]
Swift United Kingdom The ship struck rocks and sank at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. Her crew survived.[20][7]
Viewforth United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Calcutta, India.[7]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: January 1839
Ship Country Description
Allen United Kingdom The ship departed from Maldon, Essex for Leeds, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22]
Anna Dorothea  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Christiansand. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Drontheim.[23]
Atalante  France The ship ran aground. She subsequently put into Egersund, Norway.[24]
Confidence United Kingdom The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire for Liverpool, Lancashire. She subsequently foundered in the Irish Sea. One of her boats washed up in St. Brides Bay on 14 January.[25]
Earl of Durham United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Stadt Leer ( Kingdom of Hanover). Earl of Durham was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[26][27]
James United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank in Lunan Bay. Her crew were rescued by Coast Guard.[28]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Acorn United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bergen, Norway with the loss of a pilot. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[23][29]
Albion United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Kerrary Island, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Oban, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Londonderry.[20][30]
Catherina  Bremen The ship foundered in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Bremen.[31]
Clifton United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newport. Clifton was later refloated.[18]
Isabel United Kingdom The ship departed from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22]
Josephine United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at New York, United States.[23]
Linnet United Kingdom The ship departed from Wivenhoe, Essex for Goole, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[32]
Thomas and Mary United Kingdom The ship departed from Maldon, Essex for Leeds or Wakefield, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22]
Three Sisters United Kingdom The ship sank at the mouth of the River Avon. She had been refloated by 8 January.[1]
Venus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and capsized in Lough Swilly. Her crew were rescued.[13]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Andrew Nugent United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arranmore, County Donegal with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[33]
Bethel United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Bideford. Bethel was refloated on 13 January and taken into Bideford.[34]
Cybole United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Criccieth Castle, Caernarfonshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[35]
Endeavour United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Mersey.[9] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Drogheda, County Louth.[36]
Gazelle United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Saint Domingo.[37]
George and Henry,
and Windham
United Kingdom George and Henry was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk by Windham. Their crews took to the boats and were rescued by Vistula ( United Kingdom). Windham came ashore at Corton, Suffolk, where she was wrecked.[37][28]
John Airey United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland with the loss of all but her captain,[9] or the captain, his wife and two sailors.[38]
Joseph and John United Kingdom The ship departed from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for Leeds, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22]
Leonidas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire.[1]
Loch Ryan United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire.[39]
Margaret United Kingdom The ship departed from Arbroath, Forfarshire for Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[40]
Mary Anne United Kingdom The ship foundered off Rothesay, Bute with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Rothesay.[33][41]
Marys United Kingdom The ship sank at Stranraer with the loss of two of her crew.[39]
Nautilus United Kingdom The ship departed from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire for Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[42]
Richard Hill United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Blacksod Bay. Shewas on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Limerick.[13]
Richmond United Kingdom The ship was ran aground on the Inner Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was later refloated.[43]
Spencer United Kingdom The ship departed from King's Lynn, Norfolk for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[44]
Superb United Kingdom The ship was driven against the quayside and severely damaged at Westport, County Mayo.[13]
Swift United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool for Gibraltar. She subsequently foundered.[25]
Undine United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Scattery Island, County Clare with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[1][45]
Union Jack United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Governors Island, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[16]
Young Susannah United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Easton Bavents, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[46] She was on a voyage from Gunness-on-Trent, Lincolnshire to London.[37][47]

7 January

For the loss of Olive Branch on this date, see the entry for 30 December 1838
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Aaron United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Blackpool,Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.[48] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Adelphi United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Adelphi United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down.[50]
Adeona United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon, Ayrshire.[51]
Admiral United Kingdom The steam ferry sank at Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of two of her crew.[52][53][36]
Agnes United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February and anchored off Lytham St. Annes.[49]
Ailsa United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[52]
Alert United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Heysham, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Sligo.[54]
Alexander United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo.[39] She had been refloated by 18 January.[55]
Alexandra or Alexander United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[52] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool.[56]
Alpha United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portaferry, County Down.[57]
Amity United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo.[1]
Amity United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[35]
Amy United Kingdom The two-masted schooner was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool.[58] Amy was refloated on 14 January and taken into Holyhead.[59]
Anaxibia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 14 January and taken into Kilrush.[57][33][60]
Ann United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport, Cumberland.[61]
Ann United Kingdom The Dundee-registered ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Ann United Kingdom The Limerick-registered ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Portpatrick, Wigtownshire with the loss of all hands.[51]
Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Lima, Peru to the Clyde.[13]
Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Donegal. Ann was refloated on 25 January and repaired.[25][62]
Anna Agatha  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Liverpool.[53] Anna Agatha was later refloated.[56]
Anna Johanna  Hamburg The ship was wrecked near Mandal, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Hamburg.[23]
Anne United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[57]
Anne Catherine  Norway The ship sank at Laurvig.[24]
Annes United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Limerick.[45]
Ann Paley United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Ribble with the loss of three of her crew.[48][63] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon, Portugal.[58] Ann Paley was refloated on 20 April and taken into Fleetwood, Lancashire.[64]
Antigua United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Westport.[1] She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Westport.[65]
Aquila United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Donaghadee.[50]
Arbutus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Limerick.[45]
Arcturus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45] She was refloated on 17 January.[55]
Ariel United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
HMS Asp  Royal Navy The paddle steamer was damaged at Donaghadee.[50]
Bangor Castle United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballymacarrett, County Antrim and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bangor, County Down to Belfast, County Antrim.[1]
Barbara United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Barbara United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee to Liverpool.[13]
Barmouth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mostyn, Flintshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barmouth, Merionethshire to Mostyn, Flintshire.[13]
Barossa United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51][30]
Beatrice United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Prestatyn, Flintshire with the loss of all hands.[13]
Bell United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney Islands.[24]
Bell Ann United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 9 March but found to be a complete wreck.[67][68]
Belleck Castle United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Belvoir Castle United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Betsey Packet' United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
Blenkinsop United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portaferry. She was later refloated.[57]
Bonnie Lassie United Kingdom The ship sank at Ardglass, County Down.[57]
Boreus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Limerick. She was later refloated.[57]
Bradil United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Brighton India The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of fourteen of the 22 people on board. The survivors were rescued by lifeboat. Brighton was on a voyage from Bombay to Liverpool.[69][9] Part of the wreck was subsequently driven ashore at Hoylake.[70][71]
Brilliant United Kingdom The ship foundered off Lamlash, Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Bristol.[16]
Bristol United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Caernarfon. She was refloated on 19 January.[72][73][72]
Britannia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool.[39] She had been refloated by 18 January.[5]
Brothers United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Buoyant United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Harrington, Cumberland.[9] Her crew were rescued.[47]
Cambridge United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool.[53] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[74]
Caroline United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Inishcoo, County Donegal.[13]
Carty United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Blackpool. She had been refoated by 1 February.[49]
Catherine United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee. Her crew were rescued.[68]
Catherine Fell United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank off the coast of Lancashire.[20][47]
Charlotte United Kingdom The smack sank at Liverpool with the loss of two of her three crew.[52]
Cherub United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland.[20]
Cheshire Witch United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Bolan's Rock, Ayrshire.[57]
Christian Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Laurvig. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London, United Kingdom. Christian was later refloated.[24]
Clitus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Clyde United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Limerick.[57]
Commerce United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Commerce United Kingdom The ship capsized in the North Sea. She was righted but had sprang a leak. Her crew were rescued on 10 January by the brig Hero ( United Kingdom). Commerce was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne.[75]
Commodore United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Confidence United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[39] She had been refloated by 18 January.[5]
Conservative United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Content United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Cottager United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Courier  France The ship caught fire and was beached at Kessingland, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Gravelines, Nord, France to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Courier was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[20][47]
Courier United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballinlogan, County Sligo.[39]
Courier United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Boddam, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas Renfrewshire to Aberdeen.[47][33]
Crusader United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blackpool. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Liverpool.[48] She broke up on 10 February.[63]
Cumberland United Kingdom The ship was lost near Blackpool with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amlwch, Anglesey to Troon.[76]
Damsel United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Welram", Netherlands.[17]
Dart United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[39] Dart had been refloated by 18 January.[55]
Dart United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She had been refloated by 17 January.[55][45]
Davies United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Blackpool. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Wexford.[48] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Dee United Kingdom The ship sank at Mostyn, Flintshire with the loss of all but her captain.[13]
Dennis United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[54] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Wexford.[77] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Despatch United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Portaferry.[57]
Dianah United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Liverpool.[1]
HMRC Diligence Board of Customs The cutter foundered of Tory Island, County Donegal with the loss of all 41 crew, plus her five passengers.[50][32][78]
Dinas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Liverpool.[47] Dinas was refloated on 15 January.[60]
Dorah United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Barmouth, Merionethshire to Caernarfon.[35]
Dorothy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the south east coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Ayr.[1]
Duchess of Bridgwater United Kingdom The steamship sank in the River Mersey.[36]
Duke of Bridgwater United Kingdom} The steamship sank in the Brunswick Dock, Liverpool.[52][56][36]
Dundonald United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon. She was refloated on 2 February.[79][51]
Dykes United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon and severely damaged. She was refloated on 31 March and taken into Troon.[80]
Eagle United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[39] She was refloated on 21 January.[66]
Earl of Caithness United Kingdom The ship capsized off Killala, County Mayo. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Earl of Errol United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Limerick.[33] Earl of Errol was refloated on 2 February.[81]
Echo United Kingdom The pilot cutter capsized off Ilfracombe, Devon.[59]
Eclipse United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore and severely damaged at Caernarfon with the loss of a crew member. She was refloated on 28 January,[52][31][65] and taken into Caernarfon for repairs. Eclipse was relaunched on 30 May.[82]
Eclipse United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Edwards United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Liverpool.[48]
Elisha  France The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[52][56]
Eliza United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Limerick. She was later refloated but had to be beached.[57][35]
Eliza United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cork.[39]
Eliza United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee.[50]
Eliza and Catherine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The ship was driven ashore at Annan, Dumfriesshire.[59]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Westport.[1]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
Elizabeth and Johanna United Kingdom The ship sank in Prince's Dock, Liverpool.[56][28]
Eliza Jane United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee. Her crew were rescued.[68]
Ellen United Kingdom The ship sank at Portaferry.[57]
Ellen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Bolan's Rock, Ayrshire.[57] She was refloated on 12 January.[68]
Endeavour United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
Enterprise United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Experiment United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ardwell, Wigtownshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[51]
Experiment United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued.[60]
Export United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Sligo. She was later refloated.[39]
Fame United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was later refloated.[57]
Fanny United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wrango, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga to Hull. Fanny was later refloated and towed into Gothenburg, Sweden.[23]
Farmer United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides.[83]
Favourite United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Blackpool with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[84]
Favourite United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[1] Favourite was refloated on 15 January.[60]
Favourite United Kingdom The ship sank in Prince's Dock, Liverpool.[56]
Favourite United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hull. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Leeds, Yorkshire. Favourite was refloated on 17 January and taken into Hull.[60]
Fletcher United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rhuddlan. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Flora United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hull. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Goole, Yorkshire.[39] Flora had been refloated by 17 January and proceeded on her voyage.
Flora United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Noth Sea. Her crew were rescued by Ranger ( United Kingdom).[27]
Forster United Kingdom The ship capsized in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, but was subsequently righted. She was abandoned on 10 January 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Flamborough Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool.[68] Forster was driven ashore on Föhr, Duchy of Schleswig on 25 January.[25]
Fortune United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[52][56]
Fox United Kingdom The steamship was driven into other vessels and sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[85]
Foxdale United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The schooner sank in the Victoria dock, Liverpool. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Douglas to Flint.[52][36]
Garryowen United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare.[57][45]
George United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
George United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush. She had been refloated by 17 January.[55][45]
George United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Liverpool.[33]
George United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fair Head, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Belfast.[73]
George Lawrence United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Gift United Kingdom The sloop sank in the Humber at Hedon, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was later refloated.[86][87]
Glasgow United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast.[1]
Gleaner United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Foynes, County Limerick.[57]
Gleaner United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
Glendale United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Pakefield, Suffolk with the loss of her captain.[37][47]
Glenora United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Lough Athalia, County Galway.[39]
Gloucester United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Neath, Glamorgan.[20]
Goodintent United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51] She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Islay.[33]
Grace United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blackpool.[47] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Grecian United Kingdom The ship capized at Kilrush.[57]
Griffiths United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Green United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Haabet Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Laurvig. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London. Haabet was later refloated.[24]
HMRC Hamilton Board of Customs The cutter was driven ashore at Cappa, County Clare.[45]
Hansworth United Kingdom The ship sank in the Humber at Marfleet, East Riding of Yorkshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hedon to Goole.[61]
Harlequin United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[52] She was refloated on 16 January.[88]
Harmony United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
Harmony United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[35]
Harmony United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Harriet United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at the mouth of the River Ribble.[52]
Harriet United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Liverpool.[36]
Harvest Home United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Southport with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[58][38]
Helen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portaferry.[57]
Helen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ballina, County Mayo.[39]
Helen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Henry United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[9]
Henry United Kingdom The ship was driven into the quayside and damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[1]
Henry United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Cork.[39]
Henry Hastings United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kircubbin, County Down.[45]
Hercules United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ulverston, Lancashire.[9][89] She was refloated on 18 January.[55]
Hetty Clifton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blackpool.[47] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Hibernia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Hillsborough United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee.[50]
Hindoo United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Carnarvon Bay near Holyhead. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to the Clyde. Hindoo was later refloated and taken into Caernarfon, where she was repaired. She was relaunched on 28 May.[57][82]
Hope United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
Hotspur United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Industrious Helen United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Largs, Ayrshire. Her four crew were rescued. She was later refloated and taken into Largs.[47]
Industry United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Ayr. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Troon.[1][51]
Investus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Inishcoo. She capsized and sank.[13]
Iris  Norway The ship was driven ashore at "Bekkington". She was on a voyage from Bergen to Stockholm. She was later refloated and put back to Bergen.[31]
Iris United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Donaghadee.[50]
Irvine United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Troon.[30][66]
James United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
James United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[35]
Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham.[1]
Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Annan, Dumfriesshire.[1] Jane was refloated on 15 January.[60]
Jane United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Jane and Alice United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Westport.[1]
Janet United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Jarrow United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[52] She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Honduras to Liverpool.[56]
Jean and Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Jessie United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Inishcoo. She was later refloated.[13]
John United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven.[9] She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cork.[84]
John United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. Her crew were rescued.[13]
John and Ellen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli.[35] She was refloated on 15 January and taken into Pwllheli.[60]
John and Thomas United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee. Her crew were rescued.[68]
John Clifton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
John Erskine United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee.[50]
Johns United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee. Her crew were rescued.[68]
John Weevil United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank at Limerick.[45]
Jonah United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blackpool.[47] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Julia United Kingdom The ship was driven against the quayside and damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[1]
Julia United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Juno United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Portpatrick with the loss of one life.[51]
Kelly United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Lady Agnew United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Donaghadee.[50]
Lady Lovett United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Perch Hawk, on the coast of County Dublin and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wick, Caithness.[20][47]
Leila United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Benmore, County Sligo.[39]
Le Jeune Elise  France The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Liverpool.[9] Le Jeune Elise was refloated on 16 January.[88]
Leslie Galt United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Lewtas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blackpool.[47] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Lion United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Lively United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Lockwoods United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Fifty-five of the 108 people on board were rescued by the Hoylake Lifeboat and the steam tug Victoria ( United Kingdom).[48][90][70]
Lonus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Lord Nelson United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
Magnus United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Strangford, County Antrim. She was refloated on 26 January and taken into Portaferry.[57][31]
Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Margaret and Peggy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Margaret Brown United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
Maria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
Marmion United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire.[12][33]
Martha United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Martin United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven against the quayside and severely damaged at Bangor, County Down.[1]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Mary United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Prestwick, Ayrshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Prestwick Lifeboat.[51]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Carlisle, Cumberland.[47] Mary was refloated on 15 January.[60]
Mary and Eleanor United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Castle Pill, Pembrokeshire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Sligo.[1]
Mary and Elizabeth United Kingdom The sloop sank near Whitton, Lincolnshire. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[12][91]
Mary and Patrick United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Donaghadee.[50]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven against the quayside and severely damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[1]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Mary Curwan United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Mary Irving United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Carlisle, Cumberland.[1]
Marys United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Spurn Point. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Mary's Packet United Kingdom The ship sank in Loch Ryan. She was refloated on 25 January.[40]
Medora United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Mercury United Kingdom The ship was driven out to sea from Aberdeen and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued.[31]
Mermaid United Kingdom The pilot cutter was driven ashore at Cork.[39]
Moira United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ayr. Her crew were rescued by the Ayr Lifeboat.[1][65]
Mona United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Liverpool.[53]
Mona Castle United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Heysham. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Liverpool.[54][92]
Naperima United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51][30]
Nancy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portaferry.[57]
Nancy United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Nancy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blackpool.[47]
Nile United Kingdom The sloop sank near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Hull.[1] Nile was refloated on 30 January.[16]
Odell United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Heysham. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Sligo.[93]
Orion United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.[77] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Oxford United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of at least four of her crew.[69][52] She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[74] Oxford was refloated on 19 January.[94]
Oxonian United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Packet United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged at Limerick.[35][45]
Pearl and Harmony United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[56][28]
Pennant United Kingdom The sloop sank in the Irish Sea off Penrhyn Bay, Caernarfonshire.[1]
Pennsylvania  United States The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank with the loss of five of the 31 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the lifeboat Magazine ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[69][90]
Pitgavney United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire (54°48′N 3°00′E / 54.800°N 3.000°E / 54.800; 3.000). Her crew were rescued by the brig Crown ( United Kingdom). Pitgavney was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Newport, Monmouthshire.[60][75]
Pilgrim United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Annan.[59]
Pilot United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Plough United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Ballantrae, Ayrshire.[50]
Pomona  Norway The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Laurvig.[24]
Providential United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Kilrush.[93][45]
Queen Victoria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Bolan's Rock.[57] She had been refloated by 18 January.[27]
Rainbow United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Exmouth ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Exmouth. Rainbow was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to South Shields or Newcastle. She was subsequently discovered by Daniel ( United Kingdom) and taken into Bridlington, Yorkshire.[59][95]
Raven United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
HMS Redwing  Royal Navy The paddle steamer was driven ashore near Liverpool.[52]
Ribble United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Liverpool.[52]
Richmond Lass United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick with the loss of a crew member.[45]
R. J. Askew United Kingdom The schooner sank in Princes Dock, Liverpool.[56]
Robert United Kingdom The ship capsized at Westport.[1]
Robert and Alice United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee.[50]
Robert Hanny United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Roe United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51][96]
Rose United Kingdom The schooner was severely damaged at Portaferry.[57]
Ruby United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Ruthin Castle United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The ship sank at Ardglass.[57]
Saint United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Salls United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Sally United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Samuel United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her four crew were rescued by Thames ( United Kingdom).[75]
Samuel and William United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Humber downstream of Marfleet. She was on a voyage from Lyme, Dorset to Leeds, Yorkshire.[61] Samuel and William was refloated on 14 January and taken into Hull.[97]
Sarah United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Formby Point, Lancashire.[9]
Sarah United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hubberston Pill, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Pwllheli.[1]
Sarah United Kingdom The ship foundered at the mouth of the River Dee with the loss of all hands.[13]
Sarah United Kingdom The ship was sank at Rhuddlan, Flintshire with the loss of all hands.[13] She was refloated on 4 March and taken into Chester, Cheshire.[98]
Sarah United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool for Galway. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[99]
Sea Witch United Kingdom The pilot cutter was driven ashore at Cork.[39]
Shakespeare United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Elliot ( United Kingdom).[60]
HMRC Shamrock Board of Customs The brig foundered off Tory Island.[50]
Speedy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Custon Point, County Sligo.[39]
St. Andrew  United States The ship was wrecked on the North Bank. All 23 people on board were rescued by the lifeboat Magazine, steamship Mountaineer and steam tug Victoria (all United Kingdom). St. Andrew was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[69][48][52][74]
Star United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newton, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain to Liverpool.[1]
St. George United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Strangford.[57] She was refloated on 16 January.[73]
St. Patrick United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Strangford. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Liverpool.[57] St. Patrick had been refloated by 21 January.[95]
Success United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked west of North Berwick, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Eyemouth, Berwickshire to Glasgow.[7]
Success United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon. She was refloated on 2 February.[79][51]
Swallow United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Pwllheli. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Belfast,[93] or Waterford to Liveroool.[100] Swallow was refloated on 15 January and taken into Pwllheli.[60]
Swan United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kilrush. She had been refloated by 17 January.[55][93][45]
HMRC Swift Board of Customs The cutter foundered with the loss of all on board.[50]
Sybile United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Belfast. Sybile was refloated on 15 January and taken into Pwllheli.[24][93][60]
Sylph United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
Tar United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush. She had been refloated by 17 January.[55][45]
Tarbert Castle United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore and wrecked in Ardmarnock Bay, Loch Fyne. All on board were rescued.[1]
Tarbolton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51][96]
Tartar United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Thermis United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry.[83]
Thetis United Kingdom The brig was driven onto a sandbank off Dundee.[57][7]
Thomas United Kingdom The schooner was driven out of Menai Bridge, Anglesey crewless.[36] She was subsequently driven ashore at Southport, Lancashire.[58][13]
Thomas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry.[33]
Thomas and Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven against the quayside and damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[1]
Thomas Field United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Talbot, Glamorgan with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dublin. Thomas Field broke up on 10 January.[101][57][20]
Thomas William United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London.[12]
Tiger United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ravenglass, Cumberland.[33]
Tom United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Transit United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Limerick.[45]
Traveller United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Trial United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead.[1]
Triton United Kingdom The ship was severel damaged at Limerick.[45]
Undine United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kilrush with the loss of two of her crew.[45]
Universe United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[35]
Venus United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Inch Bank, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued.[1] She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Sligo.[65][45]
Venus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portaferry.[57]
Vernon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ulverstone, Lancashire.[33]
Vestal United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the River Mersey at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. Vestal was refloated later that day.[53][56]
Victoria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Leasowe, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool.[48][9] Victoria was refloated on 19 February and taken into the River Mersey.[102] She was subsequently condemned.[103]
Vigilant United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harkness, Orkney Islands.[24] She was refloated on 27 January and taken into Stromness.[11]
Wasp United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Waterloo United Kingdom The ship sank at Portaferry.[57]
Waterloo United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Troon.[51][66]
Waterloo Packet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon. She was refloated on 2 February.[79][51]
Welcome United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
William United Kingdom The smack sank at Donaghadee. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 9 January.[68][50]
William and Henry United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham with the loss of all hands.[35]
William and James United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Fowler Isle", Lancashire.[9]
William and Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Strangford. She was refloated in late January.[57][31]
William IV United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Buncrana, County Donegal. Her seven crew were rescued.[45]
Wombwell United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Woodside United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Liverpool.[36]
Workington United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Leith. Workington was later refloated.[20]
Wreath United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Bangor.[9] Wreath was refloated on 15 January and resumed her voyage.[60]
Yanco United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[20] She subsequently floated off crewless.[39]
Yeoman United Kingdom The ship, a barque or brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Lancaster. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Honduras to Liverpool.[48][58]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Adonna United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon, Ayrshire.[30]
Agnes United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[13]
Alcides United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). Aloides was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to London.[92][104][34]
Alva United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Montego Bay, Jamaica. Alva was later refloated and put back to New York for repairs.[16]
Ann United Kingdom The ship sank at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[57] She was on a voyage from the River Dee to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Ann was refloated on 13 February and resumed her voyage.[10]
Anne United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Donegal.[83]
Blackness United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein. She was refloated on 25 February and taken into Glückstadt.[14][22]
Bradford United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire.[20] Bradford was refloated on 18 January and resumed her voyage.[73]
Braganza United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Stonehouse Pool, Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[54]
Campbell United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Schulau, Duchy of Holstein.[24]
Cherub United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[57]
Collins United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire.[9][60] She was refloated on 21 January and taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[66]
Countess of Blessington United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Liverpool.[17] She was refloated on 17 January.[23]
Cuba  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.[14]
Darling United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport.[57]
Diana United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands and sank with the loss of all but one of her 21 crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[12][75]
Dorothea  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg.[14]
Elbe  Hamburg The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Huisduinen, North Holland with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Dundee, Forfarshire.[13]
Elise  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Hamburg.[14]
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Holywood, County Down.[57]
Elizabeth  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg.[14]
Fair Ellen United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Vlie. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[14]
Fame United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point.[20] She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorskshire. Fame was refloated on 16 February and taken into Hull, Yorkshire.[105]
Favourite United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Hull.[57]
Felicity United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. All on board were rescued by Lydia ( United Kingdom).[27]
Friends United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Collier Hope, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[1] Friends was refloated on 16 January and taken into Whitby.[60]
Gotha  France The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Hamburg.[14]
Hart United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Hamburg.[14]
Indus United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Jutland. Four surviving crew were rescued by Felicity ( United Kingdom). Indus was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[55]
Industry United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Vlie with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Progress ( United Kingdom). Industry was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to London.[14]
Iris United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to King's Lynn. Iris was later refloated.[57]
Jane and Maria United Kingdom United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[14]
John and Robert United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Foula", Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool. John and Robert was refloated on 24 January and resumed her voyage.[40]
Julie  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg.[14]
Junge Jan  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hamburg.[14]
Lady Hood United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stromness.[17] She was refloated on 17 January.[23]
Lowndes  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Hoek van Holland, South Holland with the loss of all hands.[26][42]
Loyalist United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Visby, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool.[26]
Maria  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg.[14]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cork.[57] She was subsequently wrecked on 6 February.[106]
Mermaid United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Holywood.[57]
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.[107]
Minerva  United States The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from New Bedford, Massachusetts to Hamburg.[14]
Monkey United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Formby, Lancashire with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gibraltar.[57][58]
Ocean  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Hoek van Holland with the loss of all but two of her crew.[26]
Pheasant United Kingdom The ship sank at the mouth of the River Dee. Her crew were rescued.[33]
Phoenix United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[43]
Phœnix United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point.[60]

She was refloated on 20 January.[5]

Rose United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). Rose was on a voyage from Perth to London.[92][104]
Salus United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[57]
Sappho United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in Caernarvon Bay with the loss of all but one of her thirteen crew; the sole passenger on board also drowned. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Honduras to the Clyde.[93][35]
Scotia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Westport, County Mayo.[83] She was refloated on 25 January and resumed her voyage.[25]
Star United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stromness. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[17] Star was refloated on 17 January.[23]
Swift United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Southport, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Gibraltar.[102]
Thomas and Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Spalding, Lincolnshire to Goole, Yorkshire.[20]
Two Sisters United Kingdom The ship sank in the North Sea off Cleeness, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued.[57]
Venus  Russian Empire The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Grau d'Orgon", Gard, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Russian port to Cette, Hérault, France.[14]
Wassel  Russia The ship was driven ashore at Stromness. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[17][108] She was refloated on 17 January.[23]
Waterloo United Kingdom The Humber Keel was run into by a sloop and sank at New Holland, Lincolnshire. Three crew survived.[57][91]
Wellington United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Killala, County Mayo.[1] She was on a voyage from Saltcoats, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[65]

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Activ Rostock The ship was wrecked on "Twersted". She was on a voyage from Rostock to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[55][5]
Arcturus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Limerick.[13] She was refloated on 17 February.[5]
Economy United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[34]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Limerick.[13]
Gleaner United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Oosterbank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thornham, Norfolk to London.[26]
Hollander  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Point Adderton, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Boston, Massachusetts.[16]
Hope United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Limerick. She was refloated on 16 January.[73]
Isabella United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Labasheeda, County Clare.[13] She was refloated on 14 January and taken into Kilrush.[26]
Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blankenberge, West Flanders, Belgium with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Colchester, Essex. Jane was refloated on 5 February and taken into Ostend, West Flanders.[109][12][110]
Lord Nelson United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Limerick.[13]
Marie Charlotte  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Garrup". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[11]
Orb United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the "Clare River", Ireland.[13]
Paradies Duchy of Holstein The ship was driven ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of "Granade". She was on a voyage from Neustadt in Holstein to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and put into Aarhus, Denmark for repairs.[55][5]
Resolution United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea. She was later refloated and taken into Hull, Yorkshire.[1]
Sisters United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[60]
St. Patrick United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cairnryan, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire.[13]
Success United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Troon, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Liverpool.[76]
Sylph United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Limerick.[13]
Underhill United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon.[1] She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[13]
Welcome United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Roland's Rock, County Limerick.[13] She was refloated on 16 January.[73]
Zeal United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Ayr to a Mediterranean port.[13]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Acorn United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Beymer".[23]
Anna Margaretha  Norway The ship was wrecked at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from La Roche-Bernard, Morbihan, France to Skien.[17]
Brothers United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 45 nautical miles (83 km) west by south of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Ouse ( United Kingdom).[68]
Burnham United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by Richard and John ( United Kingdom).[26][27]
Colonia  Bremen The ship was driven ashore at Hörnum, Duchy of Schleswig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Angostura to Bremen.[17][27]
Commerce United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by Sydney Packet ( United Kingdom).[26]
Confiance en Dieu  France The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Gravelines, Nord to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[26]
Felicity United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. All on board were rescued by Lydia ( United Kingdom).[55]
Friends United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the brig Pacific ( United Kingdom).[14][34]
Good Intent United Kingdom The ship capsized in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Bacchus ( United Kingdom).[26][27]
Hope United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Ower Sand, in the North Sea and sank. She was refloated on 14 January in a waterlogged condition.[59]
John and Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Leith,Lothian.[17]
Malvina United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[26]
Margaret United Kingdom The ship 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 South Shields, County Durham to London.[87]
New Dove United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued.[68]
Pelican United Kingdom The ship foundered 50 nautical miles (93 km) south south west of Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London.[14]
Sarah United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Clee Ness, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[87] She was refloated on 21 January and taken into Grimsby.[17]
Swansea Packet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore east of Carlow Point.[57]
Therese Duchy of Holstein The ship was driven ashore crewless on the west coast of Jutland.[66] She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Antwerp, Belgium.[111]
Vrow Siever  Bremen The ship was driven ashore on Sylt, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Antwerp, Belgium.[17]
William United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued by the brig Pacific ( United Kingdom).[14][34]
William and Mary United Kingdom The ship was blown out to sea from Bridlington, Yorkshire without any crew on board.[57]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Airie United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg.[14]
Cecili  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg.[14]
Ceres, and
George Blakelock
United Kingdom The ship and brig were in collision off Aldeburgh, Suffolk and both sank.[23][15]
Christine  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg.[14]
Ellen United Kingdom The barque capsized in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Kent and was severely damaged's. Her crew were rescued.[35]
Diana  Hamburg The ship was .[14]
Dido  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg.[14]
Helene  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg.[14]
Johnannis  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg.[14]
John and William United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[12]
King George United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[83]
Lady Keith United Kingdom The ship was lost near Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to London.[25]
Leander United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between The Manacles and Blackhead, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[83] She was on a voyage from Malta to Falmouth, Cornwall.[12]
Medes  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg.[14]
Nancy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Texel, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[12]
Navy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg.[14]
Orleans  United States The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[12] Orleans was refloated the next day and taken into Maryport.[76]
Pultney  France The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg.[14]
Rose United Kingdom The smack was abandoned in the North Sea Her crew were rescued by the brig Pelican ( United Kingdom).[34]>
Soderhamn  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Hamburg.[14]
Sophie United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Britannia ( United Kingdom). Sophie was on a voyage from Cairo, Egypt to Hull.[13]
Timo and Hector  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[14]
Triton  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg.[14]
Union  France The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to Hamburg.[14]
Venus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Hamburg.[14]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Alfader  Norway The schooner capsized off Lyngør and was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Lyngør to Le Tréport, Seine-Maritime, France.[79]
Caroline United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling. Twelve of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to a Scottish port.[26][112]
Emerald United Kingdom The ship was driven ashorein Llandudno Bay. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Enterprise United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Llandudno Bay. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Fanny United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Gothenburg Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[17]
Hedleys United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by George and Jane ( United Kingdom).[42]
Jay United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Inchcolm, in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Jay was refloated and put into Burntisland, Fife for repairs.[72]
John Hughes United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Llandudno Bay. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Magnet United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Goole, Yorkshire.[17][19]
Rollersma  Russia The brig was driven ashore in Stokes Bay.[83][12]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Arethusa United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Blandsund". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Montrose, Forfarshire.[95]
Eleanor Laidman  United States The ship was wrecked on the Sorranilla Reef. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Santa Marta, Republic of New Granada to Mobile, Alabama.[113]
Friendship United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Friendship was subsequently towed into Great Yarmouth by the steamship Tourist ( United Kingdom).[97]
Juffrow Ynske  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Barnaard Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, South Holland.[26]
Leader United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Leader was later refloated.[83]
Patience United Kingdom The brig was abandoned off the Willibank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Bramham ( United Kingdom). Patience was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was driven ashore on Scharhörn on 23 January, where she was wrecked.[92][104][23][114]
Patriot United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hedwigenkoog, Duchy of Holstein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne.[5]
Ratvisan  Denmark The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Helsingør to Málaga, Spain.[83] Ratvisan was refloated on 13 January and put into Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[13]
Telegraph United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Well Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[68]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Eden United Kingdom The ship struck a rock in Port Kerry Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Chepstow, Monmouthshire. Eden was subsequently towed into Newport, Monmouthshire.[42]
Hazard United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Northern Two Keys. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to Jamaica.[115]
Johanna Abegg Dantzic The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Amsterdam,North Holland, Netherlands.[116]
Mariette Lachaud  France The ship was wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Monte Video, Uruguay.[117]
Richard and Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beachy Head, East Sussex.[68]
Wanderer United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Marfleet, Yorkshire. The one crew member on board was rescued. She later floated off. Wanderer was on a voyage from Hull to Leeds and Wakefield, Yorkshire.[91]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Amity United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunk Island, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Ipswich, Suffolk.[73]
Chancellors United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[32][15]
Children United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Van Diemen's Land The barque was driven ashore and wrecked 70 nautical miles (130 km) east of Portland Bay with the loss of sixteen of the 32 people on board. She was on a voyage from Launceston to a port in South Australia.[118]
Ditchburn United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north east of Cromer, Norfolk with the loss of all but two of her nine crew.[119][73][42]
Emily United Kingdom The ship struck the Crow Rock and capsized. She was on a voyage from Strangford, County Antrim to Balbriggan, County Dublin.[73] Emily was late refloated and taken into Strangford.[95]
Fisher United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Leith, Lothian.[60]
Frederica Wilhelmina  Denmark The ship was driven ashore between Boulogne and Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of two of her crew. She subsequently became a wreck. Frederica Wilhelmina was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Copenhagen.[14][75]
Grace United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Katwijk aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham, County Durham.[17]
Husdell United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Katwijk aan Zee. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[17]
Louisa Amalia Stettin The ship foundered in the North Sea off Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, United Kingdom.[40]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Diana  Netherlands The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at Willemsoord, North Holland.
Eden United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Bucksea Point, Wales and was consequently abandoned by her crew off Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Chepstow, Monmouthshire. Eden was later towed into Newport by the tug Hercules ( United Kingdom).[60]
Helen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Islay. She was on a voyage from London to Drogheda, County Louth. Helen was refloated on 18 January and taken into Portaskaig, Islay.[32]
Mercury United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark.[29]
Seraphine  France The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[103]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Argo United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[32][15]
Arminia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Rye, East Sussex.[119] She was refloated on 30 January and taken into Rye.[120]
Byron United Kingdom The brigantine was run down and sunk in Liverpool Bay by the steamship Duchess of Kent ( United Kingdom).[121]
Commerce United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued.[73]
Corsair United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Island of Helesay, French Algeria and wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Malta.[32]
Enterprize United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Selby, East Riding of Yorkshire to London.[27]
Hart United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at "Neumühlen".[24]
Providence Goodwill United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off 65 nautical miles (120 km) east by north of the Dudgeon Lightship ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Eagle ( United Kingdom).[72]
Samuel Elwess United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Thames ( United Kingdom). Samuel Elwess was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Leith, Lothian.[60]
Zebra United Kingdom The ship struck the pier and sank at Newhaven, East Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[119][5] She was refloated on 23 January[66]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Baltic Merchant United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and taken into Lowestoft, Suffolk.[26][27]
Bertha  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg. Bertha was later refloated and taken into Hamburg.[55]
Christina United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Algiers, Algeria.[27]
Dorothea  Hamburg The ship capsized at "Neumühlen".[24]
Jeune Victor  France The ship foundered off Dunkerque Nord. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[122]
John United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Filey Bridge, Yorkshire.[27]
Sir Sydney Smith United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Worthing, West Sussex.[55][103]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Augusta  France The ship ran aground off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Antwerp, Belgium. Augusta was refloated and put into Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[17]
Betsey and Nancy United Kingdom The ship was lost off the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Kinsale, County Cork.[23]
Commodore United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Exeter, Devon.[119][5] Commodore was refloated on 24 January and taken into Weymouth.[66]
Energy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Malta.[119][27]
Fame United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[73]
Favourite United Kingdom The ship caught fire off Sea Palling, Norfolk and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by a boat sent out from Winterton-on-Sea.[27]
John and Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Filey Bridge, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[73]
Mayoress United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, East Sussex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Newhaven.[89]
Mercurius United Kingdom The ship struck the pier at Ramsgate and was damaged. She put into Broadstairs, Kent.[73]
Rosebank United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Loch Ryan to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was refloated and put into Belfast, County Antrim.[17]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Armenia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[42]
Ceres United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, East Sussex.[119] She was refloated on 23 January and taken into Newhaven.[66]
Good Intent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked at Stout Cove, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.[67]
Henry United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cornel Mawr Sand, in the Bristol Channel. She was refloated on 14 February and taken into Llanelly, Glamorgan.[10]
Isabella United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Zante, United States of the Ionian Islands. She was on a voyage from Zante to Cephalonia.[21] Isabella was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[105]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Maryport.[17]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Port Talbot. Mary Ann was refloated on 28 January.[31][123]
Susan and Sarah United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Llanelly.[55]
Tiffen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the Pill Lighthouse, Lancashire and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Londonderry. Tiffen floated off and sank.[89]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: January 1839
Ship Country Description
Dart United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Topsham, Devon. Dart was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[40]
Enterprise United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the South Gar, in the North Sea, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[66]
Good Intent United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Brancaster, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[17] She was later refloated and taken into Brancaster.[124]
Patience United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Wees Sand, in the North Sea.[125]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Anson United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of all hands.[32]
Cordelia United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to China. Cordelia was refloated the next day and put back to Liverpool.[24]
Dove United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Heaps Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Eight ( United Kingdom).[31]
Emulator United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at the Cordouan Lighthouse, Gironde, France with the loss of three of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Bordeaux, Gironde.[126]
Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire.[24] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lyme, Dorset.[32]
Mary Jane United Kingdom The ship ran aground near "Blexum". She was on a voyage from Bremen to Sunderland, County Durham. Mary Jane was later refloated and put back to Bremen.[23]
Waldemar Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore near Strömstadt, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to "Kjerkminde". Waldemar was later refloated.[23]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Cordelia United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Canton, China. Cordelia was refloated and taken into Liverpool.[127]
Enfant Cheri  France The ship was driven ashore on the Ness Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire Atlantique to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[24]
Frederick John United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork.[95]
Jules  France The ship ran aground on the Walvischbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Villaine.[15]
Little John United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork.[123] She was on a voyage from Youghal to London.[116]
Nancy Gwan United Kingdom The ship was abandonded of Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued by Gretry ( France).[128]
Robert United Kingdom The ship foundered off Port Isaac, Cornwall.[40]
Tiffen United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the Pill Lighthouse and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Londonderry. Tiffen subsequently floated off and sank.[55]
Union United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Ryde Sand, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from London to Southampton, Hampshire. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[95]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Auguste Rostock The ship ran aground off "Stevens". She was on a voyage from Rostock to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Auguste was later refloated and taken into Copenhagen, Denmark.[129]
Clara United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Hull, Yorkshire. Clara was refloated and put into Vlissingen, Zeeland.[120]
Niger  France The ship was wrecked on Formentera, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Senegal.[130]
Senegalais  France The ship was driven ashore near Dénia, Spain, where she was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Maranhão, Brazil.[21]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Bonnie Dundee Lass United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands.[125]
Speedy United Kingdom The ship was driven onto rocks at Mount Batten, Devon. She was later refloated and taken into Plymouth, Devon.[23]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Ann and Jane United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Berbice, British Guiana. Ann and Jane was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[49]
Arcturus  Netherlands The brig foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London, United Kingdom.[120]
Catherine and Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Porthmadog, Caernarfonshire to Gloucester. Catherine and Mary was later refloated and beached at Penarth, Glamorgan.[40]
Hotspur United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London.[103]
Janet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[23]

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Aurora United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Man of War's Bay, Bahamas with the loss of two of her crew.[131]
Cinderella United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (40°00′N 59°30′W / 40.000°N 59.500°W / 40.000; -59.500). Her crew were rescued on 14 February by Mary Walker ( United Kingdom). Cinderella was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Trinidad.[99]
Guess United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to London. Guess was later refloated and taken in tow for London.[11]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1839
Ship Country Description
David Cannon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Odessa, Russia.[132]
Helen United Kingdom The schooner 'was wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hartlepool.[29]
Mary Muir United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[22]
Stewart United Kingdom The ship struck the pier at Donaghadee, County Down and was beached.[124]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Star United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitburn, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[120][103]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Active United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Newhaven, Lothian. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Leith, Lothian.[133]
Barbara United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[103]
Elizabeth and Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at North Shields, County Durham.[103]
Good Design United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Lindisfarne.[103]
Henry United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cornel Mason Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan.[124]
Hercules United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Leasowe, Cheshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Sierra Leone.[134][135]
La Perouse  France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Honfleur, Calvados.[79]
Lee United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk with the loss of all but her captain.[124]
Lion United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on the Red Noses.[134][135]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Stranraer, Wigtownshire.[120]
Mosley United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[16]
Orbitt United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was later refloated.[25]
Sarah Ann United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of West Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Sarah Ann was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[125]
Union United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Lindisfarne.[103]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1839
Ship Country Description
Barbara United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[136]
Brothers United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Holyhead.[136]
Byker United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hoylake, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Liverpool, Lancashire.[135] Byker was refloated the next day and taken into Liverpool.[29]
Defiance United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[16] She was refloated on 20 April and towed into Blyth, Northumberland.[64]
Eindragt  Belgium The ship ran aground on the Lapper Sand in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bruges, West Flanders. Eindragt was later refloated and put into Helsingør, Denmark.[129]
Ellen United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Express United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Scarborough. Her crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire. Express was refloated on 14 February and taken into Scarborough.[125][25][137]
Intrepid  France The ship was drive ashore at Le Tréport, Seine-Maritime. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[16]
Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Point of Ayr, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Balgraggon" to Chester, Cheshire.[25]
John and Mary United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Holyhead.[136]
Juste  France The ship was wrecked at Paimbœuf, Loire-Atlantique. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to the Antilles.[129]
Lisbon Packet United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Holyhead.[136]
London Trader United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Holyhead. She was later refloated.[136]
Lord Grey United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Wells-next-the-Sea.[124]
Nelly United Kingdom The ship was beached in the Farne Islands.[137]
Ranger United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[135]
Sons United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Holyhead.[136]
Tay United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Holyhead.[136]
Thomas and Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Aberavon, Glamorganto Liverpool.[25]
Union United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead. Her crew were rescued.[136]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1839
Ship Country Description
Albion United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[57]
Alert United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Sunderland, County Durham.[92]
Alexander United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Southampton, Hampshire.[13]
Anna and Success United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near North Berwick, Berwickshire. She was on a voyage from Eyemouth, Berwickshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[83]
Anne United Kingdom The ship was presumed to have foundered, probably during the Night of the Big Wind.[15]
Arno United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by a Finnish ship.[40][15]
Atalanta United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[42]
Benham United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[26]
Britannia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She had been refloated by 18 January.[55]
Buitenwerf  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to a Scottish port.[26][27]
Brothers United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Mere Sand.[97]
Brothers United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Flotta, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Loch Ruque.[33]
Caroline United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haaks Sandbank, in the North Sea, She was refloated but subsequenly ran aground on the Sunderwall, off the Dutch coast. Caroline was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26]
China United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 10 January.[92][75]
Choctaw United Kingdom The ship was lost on or before 26 January.[23]
City of Perth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg. She was refloated on 22 January.[24]
Clarisse  France The ship was abandoned before 12 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to St. Ubes, Portugal.[13]
Confidence United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She had been refloated by 18 January.[55]
Coriolanus United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea and was consequently beached at Den Helder, North Holland. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne.[42] Coriolanus was refloated on 22 January and taken into the Nieuw Diep.[66]
Cygnet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire with the loss of a crew member.[93][35]
Diamond United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore on Soldier's Point, County Louth. She was refloated on 3 January. Diamond was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim.[1][47]
Diligence United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on No Mans Land before 12 January.[87]
Durham United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was towed into Lowestoft, Suffolk on 22 January by Providence ( United Kingdom).[24]
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Honfleur, Calvados, France before 3 January. She was reflaoted on 4 January and taken into Honfleur.[9]
Eliza United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea before 26 January. She was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to London.[16]
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Warrenpoint, County Down. She was refloated on 19 January.[17]
Enigheten Flag unknown The ship was severely damaged at Gothenburg, Sweden.[79]
Everthorpe United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stromness, Orkney Islands.[17] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool.[89]
Fame United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of the May Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by Jan Frederick (flag unknown). Fame was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Aberdeen.[42]
Farrier United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Tobago The ship foundered between Grenada and Trinidad before 6 January. Her crew were rescued.[138][139]
Fortitude United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Jadder Bank, in the North Sea before 18 January. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[125][114]
Frederick United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Frederick was refloated on 3 January.[3]
Gannet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. She was refloated on 22 January and taken into Holyhead.[24]
Grace United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Roaring Water Bay. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Liverpool. Grace was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[62]
Hedleys United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore derelict on the west coast of Jutland.[40]
Hercules United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point, Yorkshire.[60]
Hertha  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg. Hertha was later refloated and put into Cuxhaven, where she arrived on 20 January.[5]
Hirondelle  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Dauphiné, Madagascar before 19 January. She was on a voyage from Île Bourbon to Madagascar.[140]
Hope United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 18 January. Her crew were rescued by Jane ( United Kingdom.[26] She was subsequently taken into Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[66]
Hotspur United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea.[31]
Idea United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Isabel United Kingdom The ship was presumed to have foundered during the Night of the Big Wind.[25]
Isabella United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Carlisle, Cumberland. She was refloated on 26 January and sailed for Belfast, County Antrim.[40]
Jane and Maria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Neumühlen" before 22 January.[24]
John and Amelia United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Heligoland. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[60] The wreck drove ashore on Eierland, North Holland on 11 January.[26]
John and Jane United Kingdom The ship was presumed to have foundered, probably during the Night of the Big Wind.[15]
Louise  Prussia The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Libau to and English port. She was refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark.[27]
Maria Charlotte  Netherlands The ship was wrecked off "Garrup". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[40]
Marquis of Huntley United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Copeland Islands, County Down before 5 January. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Islay, Inner Hebrides.[1] Marquis of Huntley was refloated on 19 January and put into Belfast for repairs.[95]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmoutshire to Workington.[24]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Innermessan, Wigtownshire.[40]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Coleraine, County Antrim.[83]
Mary Read United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She had been refloated by 18 January.[27]
Menado  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Sourabaya to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and put back to Sourabaya.[141]
Mercurius United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore derelict on the west coast of Jutland.[40] May be the same ship as Mercury abandoned on 7 January.[78]
Nordsternira  Norway The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Christiania to Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime, France. She was later taken into Mandal, Norway.[26][112]
Pearl United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Glasgow. Pearl was refloated on 29 January and taken into Ramsey.[62]
Pomona United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Wheburn Steel. She was later reflaoted.[142][143]
Peter United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Heligoland on or before 21 January.[31]
Prince Royal United Kingdom The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Messina, Sicily before 7 January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21]
Riches United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Newcastle upon Tyne.[42]
Sally United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of County Galway before 17 January.[26]
San Josef  Spain The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Loire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique.[40]
Sarah Maria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cairn Ryan, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Malta.[40] Sarah Maria was refloated on 29 January.[120]
Screen United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gridiron and was damaged. She was refloated and taken into South Shields, County Durham for repairs.[142][143]
Smyrna United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Dardanelles near Cape St. Angelo, Ottoman Empire with the loss of a crew member.[144] She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to London.[22]
Splendid United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Great Swan Island before 24 January. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated and put into Little River in a very leaky condition.[67]
St. Bride United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Glamorgan and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bridport, Dorset to Llanelly, Glamorgan. St. Bride was later refloated and taken into Llanelly.[89]
Stella United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire.[83][33]
Susan and Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Donegal. Sarah and Jane was refloated on 29 January and taken into Ramsey.[62]
Talbot Castle United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was later refloated and taken into Glasgow, where she arrived on 26 January.[23]>
Tiger United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Patrick, Wigtownshire.[39]
Trial United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Belfast. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Belfast.[83]
Union United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Wexford.[89]
Venus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Easington, County Durham. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Goole, Yorkshire. Venus was refloated on 20 January and take into Hull, Yorkshire.[55]
Ward United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 6 January.[66]
Waterwitch United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Limerick. She was refloated on 17 January.[55]

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Eugene Elise  France The ship was driven ashore at Marsilly, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Paimbœuf, Loire-Atlantique to Gloucester, United Kingdom.[109]
Reward United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Felixtowe, Suffolk. She was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[25]
St. Agnes United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Ridge, in the Bristol Channel. She was later refloated.[79]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Argo  Prussia The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[145]

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Commerce United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[79]
Elizabeth and Mary United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock whilst on a voyage from South Shields to Leith, Lothian. She consequently put back to South Shields.[79]
Farmer United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Newburgh, Fife to Hartlepool. Farmer was later refloated and taken into Hartlepool.[125]
Good Design United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Haby Island".[16]
Jonge Petrus  Belgium The ship departed from Antwerp for the Firth of Forth. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[147]
Marjory United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Haby Island".[16]
Recovery United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Nash Sands, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Scotland United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[132] Scotland was later refloated and proceeded to New York, where she arrived on 2 February.[148]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Abeona United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dove Point. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. Abeona was refloated and taken into Liverpool.[149][62]
Anstruther United Kingdom The ship struck Whitby Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued.[150]
Cygnet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated.[109]
Galatea  Portuguese Navy The stores ship caught fire at Lisbon. She was scuttled by HMS Donegal, HMS Scylla (both  Royal Navy) and some French Navy ships.[151]
Raby Castle United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from the Duddon Estuary to Whitehaven.[125]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Betsey United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked at Kildoney, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[96]
Brigand United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Brigand was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[125]
Frau Margaretha  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore at Delfzijl, Groningen, United Kingdom of the Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London, United Kindgom to Leer. Frau Margaretha was refloated and taken into Delfzijl.[129]
Griffon United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Mazatlán, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to San Blas Atempa, Mexico.[152]
Intrepide  France The ship was in collision with Angelina ( France) and sank 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km)) north west of Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Senegal.[153]
James and Thomas United Kingdom The ship was ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to New York. James and Thomas was refloated and put back to Hull.[44]
Sarah United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Barry Island, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Belfast, County Antrim. Sarah was later refloated and put into Cardiff, Glamorgan.[44]
Star United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Souter Point, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[29]
Trial United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margam Sands, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France to Swansea, Glamorgan.[114] Trial capsized on 14 February and was wrecked.[137]
William Rufus United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Isaac Newton ( United Kingdom). William Rufus was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork.[154]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Augustine United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[109]
Cornelia  Netherlands The ship foundered in the North Sea off Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to London, United Kingdom.[125]
Emmeline United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire.[123]
Grace United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and sank at Rhosilli, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Liverpool.[101][114]
Plenty United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Usk, capsized and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[110][114]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Charles  France The brig was wrecked on the Scarweather Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Porthcawl pilot boat.[101] She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Gloucester.[155]
Falcon United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at the "Pip de Tabac". She was later refloated.[109]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[156][157]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Charles United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Porthcawl, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Gloucester.[106]
Faderneslandet  Russia The ship was driven ashore on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Messina, Sicily. Faderneslander was refloated and anchored in The Downs.[114][150] She was subsequently towed to the River Thames.[81]
Godt Haab  Norway The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. Goed Haab was on a voyage from Bergen to Santander, Spain.[129][81]
Hercules United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Leasowe, Cheshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Sierra Leone.[96]
Mary  Malta The ship was wrecked in the Dardanelles.[22]
Ocean United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Penryn, Cornwall to London.[114] Ocean was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[44]
Partizan United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whitburn Stewl. She was later refloated and taken into South Shields.[150]
Transit United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Hellsmouth, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[81][158]
William Ritchie United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Wakefield. William Ritchie was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to New York, United States.[159]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Commerce United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. she was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Dundalk, County Louth. Commerce was refloated and put into Bangor, Caernarfonshire for repairs.[111]
Edinburgh United Kingdom The ship was wrecked west of St. Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire with the loss of seven lives. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[81]
Fortitude United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near St Alban's Head, Dorset.[106]
Gardiner United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston.[67]
Shannon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballywalter, County Down. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[81]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Lord Melville Packet 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.[147]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick.[153]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Durant  United States The ship was wrecked on the coast of Tabasco, Mexico.[160]
Victoria United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Jack's Sound. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands to Liverpool, Lancashire.[158]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Avon United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Swansea, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[131]
Barbara United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk by the brig Derwent ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[46]
Timandra United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Lima, Peru to Liverpool.[158]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Chinqua Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Messina to a Russian port.[67][161]
Equity United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[145]
Prince Regent United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Ulloa", British Honduras. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Ulloa" to Cork.[162]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Edinburgh United Kingdom The barque struck the Crow Rock, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Pembrokeshire and was wrecked with the loss of seven of the twenty people on board. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41]
James or Jane United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Mostyn, Flintshire with the loss of two of her crew.[163][154]
Little Kate United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued.[10]
Lady Downshire United Kingdom The sloop foundered off the Copeland Islands, County Down. Her crew were rescued, but her captain subsequently died. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[164][154]
Madras United Kingdom The ship foundered off the mouth of the River Shannon with the loss of all hands.[41]
Mary Bruce United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef. Her crew were rescued.[165]
Semiramis United Kingdom HM Indian Navy The unarmed paddle sloop was wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) from "Segal Point". She was on a voyage from the Indus River to Bombay, India.[166]
Venus United Kingdom The ship was in collision with another vessel off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued.[102]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Deux Freres  France The ship ran aground on the Sandend, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated but consequently sank.[164]
Galahad United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[154]
Mary Kimball United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Mauritius. She was refloated two days later and taken into port.[167]
Mersey United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Middle Sand, in the Humber. She was later refloated and taken into Hull, Yorkshire. Mersey was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull.[137]
Success United Kingdom The ship capsized off St Abb's Head, Berwickshire and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Inverkeithing, Fife.[132]
Trini  France The ship ran aground on the Margam Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She capsized and was wrecked. Trini was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime to Swansea, Glamorgan.[10]
Tuscany Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship ran aground at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Palermo to New York, United States. Tuscany was refloated.[168]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Commerce United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Alexandria, Egypt. She was on a voyabe from Liverpool, Lancashire to Alexandria.[169]
Felix Destino  Portugal The schooner was wrecked on the Ribble Banks near Southport, Lancashire with the loss of all six crew. She was on a voyage from Terceira Island, Azores to Southport, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[10][170][154]
Hope United Kingdom The ship struck the pier and sank at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport.[105]
Swallow United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex.[21]
West Indian United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Grenada The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at "Santuna".[171]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Gustav Adolph  Belgium The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Gustav Adolph was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[21]
Janus United Kingdom The ship departed from New York, United States for Galway. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[172]
Two Gebroeders  Belgium The ship ran aground on the Clout Bank. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Antwerp.[21]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Eugenia Dantzic The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[154] She was refloated and proceeded on her voyage to Dantzic.[111]
Jane and Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Berck-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glandore, County Cork to London.[102]
Lady Shaw Stewart United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Wellington Reef, off Antigua and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Antigua.[171][173]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Asia United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. Asia was later refloated.[174]
Celerity United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock, off Margate, Kent. She was later refloated and proceeded for the River Thames.[154]
Mary United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Kinsale, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick.[175]
Rose United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. Rose was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[154]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Albion United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Albion was refloated and put back to Liverpool for repairs.[102]
Hope United Kingdom The ship struck the quayside and sank at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport.[21]
Soho United Kingdom The steamship caught fire in the River Thames and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to London.[111]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Bee United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk.[176]
George Gordon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[22]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Aigle  France The ship was wrecked in the Maldive Islands. Her crew were rescued.[177]
Ann Patley United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued by Kelloe ( United Kingdom). Ann Patley was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Liverpool, Lancashire.[178]
Elizabeth and Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Cork to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[132]
Frasquita  France The ship was severely damaged in a gale north west of Mauritius. She was consequently condemned.[177]
Harmonie  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Sandwich Flats, Kent, United Kingdom and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[176]
Harmony United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth.[176]
Harriet United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Maharees with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[22][179]
John and Marion Christal United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Westport, County Mayo with the loss of six of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ballina, County Mayo.[148][153][179]
Lion United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bruckless, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued.[130]
Louisa United Kingdom The smack struck the pier at Dover, Kent and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[176]
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire.[176]
Niagara United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit, in the Thames Estuary.[176]
Recovery United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Chickston Ledge, off Exmouth, Devon. She was refloated but then ran aground on the Pole Sand. Recovery was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Exmouth. She was later refloated and taken into port.[176]
Trafalgar United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Colony with the loss of a passenger. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New South Wales.[174]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Dido United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blankenese Sand. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[168]
Durham United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blankenese Sand. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire.[168]
Eyre United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Jadder Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Østerisør, Norway to a Scottish port.[161]
Heinrich Johann  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Blankenese Sand. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba.[168]
Louisa Hannah United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Poole, Dorset.[178]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Duarte II  Portugal The ship was driven ashore a wreck on "St. Anns Island", Brazil. Duarte II was on a voyage from Oporto to Maranhão, Brazil.[177][180]
Ebenezer United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Liverpool.[148]
Eva Suornost Danzig The ship ran aground on the Nordergatt. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liebau, Prussia. Eva Suornost was refloated on 25 February and put back to Danzig.[113]
Maria Carlotta  Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ceará, Brazil.[181][182]
Verbena United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hendon, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham. Verbena was later refloated and towed into Sunderland.[22]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Stephen Chapman United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jamaica The ship was wrecked on a reef off St. Anne's Bay, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[183]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Albree  United States The ship ran aground on a reef in the Dry Tortugas and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick,British North America to Boston,Massachusetts. Albree was later refloated.[165][184]
Brunsick Packet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice and damaged at Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein.[22]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1938
Ship Country Description
Sisters United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Ramsgate, Kent.[22]
Winner United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Sapientza, Greece. She was on a voyage from Corfu to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[185]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1839
Ship Country Description
Acorn United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank off Tory Island, County Donegal with the loss of allhands. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[186]
Albanian United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Patras, Greece. She was on a voyage from Vostizza, Greece to Liverpool, Lancashire.[187]
Cygnet United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at St. Joseph, Florida Territory.[185]
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[22]
Independence  United States The ship was driven ashore crewless at St. Joseph.[185]
Leila  United States The ship was driven ashore at St. Joseph.[185]
Lexington  United States The ship was driven ashore at St. Joseph.[185]
Sally Ann  United States The schooner was driven ashore at St. Joseph.[185]
W. Duffins  United States The schooner was driven ashore at St. Joseph.[185]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1839
Ship Country Description
Alert United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford. Part of the vessel washed up at Waterford on 22 February.[178]
Ann or Anne United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 23 February.[168]
Ardito Macedone Flag unknown The ship sank at Zante, United States of the Ionian Islands before 15 February. She was bound for Antwerp, Belgium.[157][188]
Countess of Dunmore United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Bosphorus. She was later refloated.[156]
Fanny United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Van Diemen's Land The schooner was wrecked near Cape Bernouilli, South Australia.[189]
Gesina  Bremen The ship was driven ashore at Heilingenhafen, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Stettin. Gesina was refloated some days later and put into Fehmarn for repairs.[188][99]
Helen United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Hartlepool,County Durham.[150]
Jonge Johanna  Belgium The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to London, United Kingdom.[79][149]
Kelly Castle United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Louisa Shoals. Her crew were rescued.[190]
Kelpie United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. She was later refloated.[111]
Mary United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Windward Bank, where she remained for several days. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Berbice, British Honduras. Mary was later refloated; she arrived at Berbice on 15 February.[173]
Nehemiah United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked on a reef off Bermuda before 6 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Stephen's, New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica.[67][191]
New York United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 23 February.[171]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Flower United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and put into Hartlepool, County Durham.[98]
Hope United Kingdom The smack struck a rock, capsized and sank off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Dublin.[188]
Jeune Heloise  France The ship was wrecked in the Amazon River. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to a Brazilian port.[192]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Mollers Minde  Denmark The ship was sighted in the Great Belt whilst on a voyage from Nakskov to Jersey, Channel Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[177]
Rowena United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Point Clynas, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sierra Leone. Rowena was refloated on 20 March and taken into Amlwch, Anglesey.[193]
Three Brothers United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[194]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Christian and Maria  Norway The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to London, United Kingdom.[115]
Grange United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the South Gar. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to New York, United States. Grange was refloated and put back to Newcastle upon Tyne.[195]
Reform United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the South Gar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Jersey, Channel Islands.[98][195]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Jeune Maurice  France The ship ran aground and capized in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to an English port. Jeune Maurice was later refloated.[157][99]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[186][195]
Enterprise United Kingdom The ship capsized and caught fire at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was towed out to sea and scuttled. Enterprise was later refloated and beached.[157][99]
Herald United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground at Buckhouse Point, Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim. Herald had become a wreck by 14 March.[67][191]
Prince Regent United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near St. Margarets Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[99]
Profit and Loss United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Calais, France with the loss of all hands.[186][99]
Two Brothers  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cresswell, Northumberland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne.[195][196]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Douglas United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Goswick, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[157][99]
Envoy  United States The ship was wercked on the coast of Tabasco, Mexico. She was on a voyage from New York to Laguna, Mexico.[147]
Felicity United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Tuskar Rock.[157]
John Mewer  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cresswell, Northumberland with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne.[157][99]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Anna Karena United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Peterhead.[191]
Countess of Mulgrave United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz, Mexico to Jamaica.[197]
George and Alexander United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the River Tay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to the Eider.[161]
Elizabeth and Alida  Netherlands The ship was wrecked near Carne, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[113]
Wellington 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 Aberdeen to South Shields, County Durham. Wellington was refloated the next day.[115]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Despatch United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean (33°27′S 161°45′E / 33.450°S 161.750°E / -33.450; 161.750). All 29 people on board successfully abandoned ship. Eight people were rescued by Governor Bourke ( United Kingdom). The other 21 reached Howe's Island in the long boat.[198][199]
Nelly United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock in Loch na h-Oidhche and sank. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Sunderland, County Durham. Nelly was later refloated.[200]
Prince Coburg United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dimlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Leith, Lothian.[196]
Princess Charlotte United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Holmpton, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Leith.[191]
Progress United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at the Spanish Battery, South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[115][195]
Welcome United Kingdom The ship departed from Trinidad for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[201]
Wellington United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to South Shields. Wellington was refloated the next day and put into South Shields.[195]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1839
Ship Country Description
Andrea Elizabeth  Norway The ship was in collision with Hebrew ( United States) and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Christiansand to Havre de Grâce.[191]
Buenos Ayres Packet United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. Buenos Ayres Packet was refloated and made for Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, where she was driven ashore. Her crew were rescued.[202]
Busy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham.[161] She was later refloated and taken into Sunderland.[202]
Delaval United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Spanish Battery, South Shields, County Durham. Her five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[195]
Thomas Dougall United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Occumster, Caithness with the loss of seven of her thirteen crew. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Odessa, Russia.[161]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Fame United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[165] Fame was refloated on 19 March and taken into Harlingen.[200]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Air United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[191][202]
Gem United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Suir. She was on a voyage from Bayonne,Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France to Liverpool, Lancashire.[161]
Lord Morpeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Spanish Battery. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Holbeach, Lincolnshire to South Shields, County Durham.[191]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Berkeley United Kingdom The whaler was driven ashore and damaged in the Cocos Islands. She was subsequently repaired.[203]
Gideon  United States The whaler was wrecked in the Cocos Islands.[203]
Johannes  Russia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Ketsveck". She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Riga.[204]
Lizzy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Gupton". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Tenby, Pembrokeshire.[161]
Haabets Anker  Norway The galiot was beached at Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dram to Hartlepool. Haabets Anker was later refloated and taken into Hartlepool.[202]
Hope United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London Hope was refloated and taken into Hartlepool, where she sank.[202]
Tranquille  France The ship was wrecked near Le Croisic, Loire-Atlantique.[200]
Troubadour  France The ship was wrecked at Le Croisic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique.[200]
Victoria United Kingdom The ship ran aground on rocks near Roseau, Dominica.[181]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Hebe United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the Vows Rock, on the coast of Forfarshire.[196]
Marida  Prussia The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. Merida was refloated on 16 April and towed into Copenhagen, Denmark.[64]
Mary Ann and Caroline United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool.[131]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Alpha 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 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[196] Alpha was later refloated and taken into South Shields, County Durham.[202]
Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland.[196]
Aurora United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (42°02′N 39°00′W / 42.033°N 39.000°W / 42.033; -39.000) with the loss of three of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Indefatigable ( United Kingdom). Aurora was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[182][205]
Bee United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland.[196]
Billow  United States The ship ran aground on the Man of War Shoals. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime to Baltimore, Maryland. Billow was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[160]
Christiana United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Liverpool.[165]
Diligent United Kingdom The ship sank off Zuydcoote, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[200]
Drydens United Kingdom The ship struck the Stoney Binks and foundered off the mouth of the Humber. Her thirteen passengers and crew were rescued by Neptune ( United Kingdom).[202]
Hope United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[202]
Jubilee United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Juist, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued.[204]
Richard and John United Kingdom The collier was in collision with Leith ( United Kingdom and foundered in the North Sea.[193]
Sarah United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Llandulas, Denbighshire. Her crew were rescued.[161]
Secret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port St. Mary. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Glasson Dock, Lancashire. She was later refloated.[165]
Ypens  Netherlands The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of four of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Drøbak, Norway. Survivors were rescued by Nora ( United Kingdom).[171]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Cæsar United Kingdom The ship was lost off Green Key, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Havana, Cuba.[206]
Dispatch United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Antigua The drogher ran aground on the Belfast Reef. She was refloated but consequently sank.[181]
Fame United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. Fame was later refloated and taken into Harlingen.[207]
Maria United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Jadder Reef. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Pillau, Prussia. Maria was refloated the next day and put into a port. She subsequently proceeded on her voyage.[208]
Sabina United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from St. Davids, Pembrokeshire to London. Sabina was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[196]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Argus United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Argus was later refloated and towed into Cuxhaven.[193]
Paoli  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp, Belgium.[165] She was refloated the next day and proceeded to Antwerp.[200]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Rebecca United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The sloop ran aground at Cape Portland, Tasmania during a gale.

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Maria Catherine  Belgium The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Scheldt, where she was subsequently wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Antwerp.[209]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Buchanan United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Loire.[204]
Jason United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to King's Lynn.[193]
Watson United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga, Russia.[210]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Nancy Girvan United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued by the whaler Gretry ( France). She was on a voyage from Paranaguá, Brazil to Valparaíso, Chile.[194][211]
Recovery United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzic. Recovery was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[210]
Sonne Rostock The ship was driven ashore on "Amack Island". She was on a voyage from Rostock to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[204] Sonne was refloated on 25 March and taken into Copenhagen, Denmark.[212]
Tiberius United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Barrows, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Tiberius was later refloated and proceeded on her voyage.[184]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Emancipation United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sheep Key Bank. She was on a voyage from London to Havana, Cuba. Emancipationwas refloated on 28 March and towed into Nassau, Bahamas in a sinking condition.[181]
Rebecca United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Van Diemen's Land The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape Portland.[213]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Flamer United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[214]
London United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Broadstairs, Kent. She was on a voyage fromNewcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Broadstairs. London was later refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[212]
Phillippine  Prussia The ship sank at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rügenwalde to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[171][215] Phillippine was refloated on 8 April.[216]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Defiance United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Bondicar Rocks, Northumberland and was severely damaged.[204]
Solace United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Plymouth, Devon.[171]
Tickler United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. Tickler was refloated on 29 March and resumed her voyage.[171][173]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Enterprise United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Aberdovey, Merionethshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdovey.[171]
Lady Dundas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Selsey, West Sussex. She was later refloated.[215]
Nicholas I Dantsic The ship was wrecked on the north east coast of Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London.[208]
Prince Regent United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hooper Sand, in the Bristol Channel. She was refloated and put into Llanelly, Glamorgan.[204]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Clara United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hook Sand, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Guernsey, Channel Islands. Clara was later refloated and put into Poole, Dorset.[210]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Agnes United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Grenada. She was later reflaoted.[182]
Mary United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Abary, British Honduras.[217]
Victoria United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Fowey, Cornwall.[171]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1839
Ship Country Description
Britannia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Port Phillip. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land.[218][219]
Ellen United Kingdom The ship was driven shore at Waterford.[212] She was refloated on 15 April.[162]
Janet Taylor United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Roaring Middle Sand, in The Wash. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Janet Taylor was later refloated and put resumed her voyage.[210]
Jenny United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Foyle and capsized.[220]
Letitia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.[220]
Minerva United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Drogheda, County Louth. with the loss of a crew menber. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Dundalk, County Louth.[221]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1839
Ship Country Description
Adelaide United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Holm Island, Skye, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. Adelaide was refloated on 9 March and taken into Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.[196]
Anna United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Liverpool. Anna was refloated on 30 March and towed into Liverpool.[210]
Aurora United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Fraque Island" before 16 March with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gonaïves, Haiti to Liverpool.[161]
Cupid United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Amrum, Duchy of Holstein before 15 March. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[196]
David Witton United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Onkaparinga River, South Australia.[222]
Drie Gebroeders  Netherlands The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank before 26 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Christiansand, Norway and Amsterdam, North Holland.[212]
Earl of Seafield United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Aberdeen. Earl of Seafield was refloated on 9 March.[67]
Earl Moira United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at A Coruña, Spain before 1 April.[223]
Ephenson United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. Ephenson was refloated on 21 March and taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[207]
Ewretta United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull to New York. Ewretta was later refloated and taken into Hull.[191]
Fils Unis  France The ship was driven ashore neat The Needles, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom. Fils Unis was refloated on 21 March and taken into Cowes, Isle of Wight.[207]
Fortuna  Norway The ship foundered in the North Sea on or before 23 March with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Tønsberg to Fisherrow, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.[204][224]
F. Society United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Bahamas Bank. She was on a voyage from London to Havana, Cuba. She was subsequently refloated with assistance from Seaflower ( United Kingdom).[182]
Hazard United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea on or before 19 March.[184]
Jason United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was later refloated and taken into Maryport.[212]
Johanna Rostock The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rostock to London, United Kingdom. Johanna was refloated on 24 March and taken into Helsingør, Denmark.[210]
Lord Morpeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Spanish Battery, South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated on 16 March and taken into South Shields.[161]
Marseillais  France The ship spramng a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea 16 leauges (48 nautical miles (89 km)) south east of Majorca, Spain on or beore 3 March. She was on a voyage from Mareille, Bouches-du-Rhône to "Bougla".[214]
Minna United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Drooghen. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Leith, Lothian. Minna was reloated on 9 March and taken into Helsingør, Denmark.[161]
Pauline United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ostend.[207]
Treue Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore in Kroge Bay. She was refloated on 30 March and taken into Copenhagen, Denmark.[214]
Triton  Norway The ship capsized off "Brassa Head" between 18 and 30 March. she was on a voyage from Holmestrand to Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom. Triton was towed into Lerwick, Shetland Islands in a capsized state on 30 March.[166][225][226]

April

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Pearl  United States The ship was driven ashore at Ocracoke, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from New York to "Newburn".[147]
Richard Jane Ann United Kingdom The ship departed from Fowey, Cornwall for Campbeltown, Argyllshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[227]

3 April

List of shipwrecks: April 1839
Ship Country Description
Ellen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore.[220]
Gateshead Park United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Marsala, Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Cork.[121]
Victoria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Feto, Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[121][183]
Vrow Gesina  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Scarborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leer to Hull, Yorkshire.[166][212]
Vrow Antje  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Norden to Hull.[220][212]
William and Thomas United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Walney Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ulverston.[214]

4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Betsey  France The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Molly ( Hamburg).[194]
Darling United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Liverpool, Lancashire.[166]
Hooton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Balbriggan, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[194][228] Hooton was refloated on 4 May and towed into Drogheda, County Louth.[147]
Laura United Kingdom The smack foundered off Mullion Island, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[223][229]
Penrice Castle United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Mullion Island. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[223][229]
William and Catherine United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Mounts Bay. Her crew survived.[229]

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Bravo United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Rossiter", Prussia. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Memel, Prussia.[160] She was refloated on 16 April and taken into Memel.[230]
Dunmore United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and foundered off Bo'ness, Lothian with the loss of two of her crew.[212]
Patriot United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Cumbrae Islands, Ayrshire.[223]
Retrench United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at the Cumbrae Lighthouse, Ayrshire. Her crew and 45 passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New York.[212]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Brave United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rossiten, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Memel, Prussia.[216]
Emerald United Kingdom The ship was driven onto rocks near "Green Island". She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to London. Emerald was refloated on 8 April and resumed her voyage.[64]
Leila  United States The ship was driven ashore at Sewell's Point, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland. Leila was later refloated and taken into Baltimore.[147]
Matthew United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Le Tréport, Seine-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Trieste.[160] Matthew was refloated on 12 April.[174]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Emerald United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Algeciras, Spain.[231]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Bergetha  Norway The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France.[160][208] Bergetha was refloated on 14 April and taken into Grimsby for repairs.[232]
Berwick-upon-Tweed United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea near "Carabourna". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[233][147]
Emerald United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a rock near Letterkenny, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Letterkenny.[208]
Onderneming  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was wrecked on Brouwer's Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ditzum to London, United Kingdom or Antwerp, Belgium.[185][226]

9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Aid United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[166]
Emerald  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana.[147]
Frederic Wilhelm  Hamburg The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Elbe at Sandau, Prussia. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Magdeburg, Prussia.[208]
Kingston United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Thomas ( United Kingdom). Kingston was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to New York, United States.[64]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Adler  Bremen The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[162][121] Adler was refloated on 27 April and taken into Calais.[234]
Hampden United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[166] Hampden was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[216]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Demerara United Kingdom The ship struck the Mugglin Rock, off Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Demerara, British Honduras. Demerara was refloated and towed into Dublin.[235] She resumed her voyage on 17 April.[162]
Deux Sœurs  France The ship was wrecked near Dénia, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[183]
Felicité  France The ship was wrecked near Dénia. Her crew were rescued.[183]
Ganges United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Paterson's Rock and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America. Ganges was refloated and put back to the Clyde.[185][232]
Stuforster Flag unknown The ship was wrecked near Cartagena, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Cádiz, Spain.[233]

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Active  France The ship was driven ashore near Bône, French Algeria.[236]
Adele et Sophia Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[236]
Alberigo Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[236]
Ariel United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands, She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[64]
Bonne Valaurienne  France The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[236]
Brothers United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. Brothers was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex.[235]
Celestin  France The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[187]
Charlotte Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[236]
Emerald United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[237]
Friend's Adventure United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham and was damaged. She put into Hartlepool where she was beached.[162]
Jeune Ezelia  France The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[236]
Leonidas Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[236]
Nina Austrian Empire The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[236]
Nostra Signora del Carmene Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[236]
Pheasant United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Ballahach", County Waterford.[185] She was refloated the next day.[216]
Soleil  France The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[236]
Vere Amial Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[236]
Victoire  France The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[236]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Blucher United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Holyhead. Blucher was refloated and taken into Holyhead.[216]
Favourite United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Horeshoe Reef. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Barbadoes. Favourite was refloated and resumed her voyage.[147]

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Ann Scott United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Eierland, North Holland,Netherlands with the loss of at least six lives. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Amsterdam, North Holland.[194][180][238]
Auguste Eugene United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was later refloated.[216]
Constantia  United States The ship was driven ashore between Brewster and Wellfleet, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Portsmouth, New Hampshire .[147]
Louisa United Kingdom The ship departed from Nyborg, Denmark for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[167]
United Kingdom'' 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 Sunderland to London. United Kingdom was refloated and resumed her voyage.[216]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: April 1839
Ship Country Description
Albion United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk off the Casquets by Couton ( France). Her crew were rescued by Couton. Albion was on a voyage from Saint Sampson, Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[174]
Assistance United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a reef in Black Island Bay, County Mayo and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Westport, County Mayo.[180]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Fru Marie  Denmark The ship was driven ashore and sank at Grenå.[227]
Hanna United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. Hannah was on a voyage from Thorne to London.[232]
Johanna Denmark Duchy of Schleswig The ship was driven ashore at Grenå.[227]
Thomas United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands to Leith, Lothian.[227][117]

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Arethusa United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingør, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to Leith, Lothian.[194]
Fortitude United Kingdom The ship was run down in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by Royal Victoria ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Royal Victoria. Fortitude was on a voyage from London to Stockton on Tees, County Durham.[180] Fortitude was towed into Dunkerque, Nord, France on 21 April.[64]
Frau Mina  Hamburg The ship foundered off Belle Île, Morbihan, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Nantes, Loire Atlantique.[194]
Minerva United Kingdom The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn.[121] Minerva was refloated.[174]
Union United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Saint Sampson. She was later refloated and taken into Saint Sampson.[174]
William United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Leith to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[162]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Athalides United Kingdom The ship struck sunken rocks and sank off "Neuhellesund" with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Wolgast, Prussia.[239]
Earl of Durham United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Colleach Rocks, in Loch Alsh. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia. She was refloated on 25 April and beached at Kyle of Lochalsh, Inverness-shire.[206][147]
Elizabeth and Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. /she was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland. Elizabeth and Jane was refloated and take into Sunderland.[240]
Fairfield United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Troubridge Shoals. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Port Adelaide, South Australia.[241][242]
Flora United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland. She was later refloated and taken into the port.[240]
Lord Wellington United Kingdom The ship struck the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank.[121]

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Esseri Tigiaret,
or Orient
 Ottoman Empire The steamship was wrecked off Samsoun. She was on a voyage from the Trebizond Eyalet to Constantinople.[243][244]
Grindon United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was refloated and put into Sheerness, Kent, where she was driven ashore before being refloated and taken into port.[245]
Jantina  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on "Listerland". She was on a voyage from Termunterzijl, Groningen to a Norwegian port.[147]
Jonge Dirk  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on "Listerland". She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Christiansand, Norway.[147]
Louis Charles Marie United Kingdom The chasse-marée struck rocks and sank at Alderney, Channel Islands. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bayonne,Pyrénées-Atlantiques to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[174][246]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Ann United Kingdom The ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn.[64]
Catherine United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the West Rocks, Harwich, Essex. Three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London.[194] Catherine was refloated on 5 May and towed into Harwich.[152]
Clarisse  France The ship sprang a leak and was beached at the mouth of the Lannion. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Martinique.[174][240]
James McInroy United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Maldive Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to the Clyde.[247][248]
Zeluna  France The ship was driven ashore between Adra and Almería, Spain. she was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire Atlantique to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[147]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stettin.[239]
Seal United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cádiz,Spain. She was refloated the next day.[249]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Artémise  French Navy The [[Artémisefrigate class {{{2}}} |Artémisefrigate-class]] [[{{{2}}}]] ran aground off "Ono Wia", Tahiti and was damaged. She was refloated with assistance from Champion ( United States) and taken into "Pape Viti".[250]

23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Hercules United Kingdom The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to King's Lynn.[194] Hercules was refloated the next day.[251]
Horatio United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near St. Bees Head, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Workington, Cumberland. Horatio was later refloated.[252]
Leeds United Kingdom The ship was ran aground at Whitburn, County Durham. She was later refloated and put into Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[251]
Richard and Thomas United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to a Dutch port.[238]
Six H's to the Queen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Warham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to London. Six H's to the Queen was later refloated and taken into Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[252][251]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Diamond United Kingdom The ship capsized at Galway.[230]
Leeds United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Leeds was later refloated.[238]
Mathilde United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hjørring, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Frederikshavn, Denmark.[253]
Red Rover United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales.[254]
Richard and Thomas United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Camperduin, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam, North Holland.[192]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Agenoria  Netherlands The brig was wrecked by ice in the Gulf of Riga. Her crew survived.[255][182]
Argo  Netherlands The brig was wrecked by ice in the Gulf of Riga. Her crew survived.[255][182]
Deptford United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Riga.[255] Her crew survived.[182]
Duke of Richmond United Kingdom The brig was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Riga. Her crew survived.[255][182]
Industrie Lübeck The ship departed from Riga, Russia for Lübeck. She was subsequently lost, but her crew were rescued.[256]
Orlando United Kingdom The brig was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Riga. Her crew survived.[255][182]
Pacific United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Riga.[255] Her crew survived.[182]
Regina United Kingdom The brig was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Riga. Her crew survived.[255][182]
Wave United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Riga. Her crew survived.[182]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Denmark Hill United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship, which had sprung a leak following a recent capsize at Newcastle, was beached in Broken Bay. Her crew were rescued by Sophia Jane (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales.[257]

27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Marmion United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Seine. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Rollon ( France). Marmion was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure.[206]
Moira United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River and was damaged. she was refloated and towed back to Calcutta, India.[258]
Montreal United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Russia to Riga, Russia. Montreal was later refloated.[239]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Petersburg United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Buka Reef, off Halse, Norway. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia. She was later refloated.[259]
Queen Adelaide United Kingdom The ship departed from Port Royal for Old Harbour, Jamaica. She subsequently capsized. Her crew were rescued.[260]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1839
Ship Country Description
Mermaid United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Swash, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford.[206]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1839
Ship Country Description
Ann United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the Macleay River and was wrecked.[261]
Britannia United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Port Phillip, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Launceston, Van Diemen's Land to Port Phillip.[262]
Cherub  United States The ship was driven ashore on the American coast before 19 April. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Malta. Cherub was later refloated and put back to Boston.[147]
Ebenezer  France The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at the mouth of the Orne before 15 April. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Caen, Calvados.[160]
Favourite United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk before 14 April. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. Favourite was refloated on 14 April and taken into Wells-next-the-Sea.[160]
Fenwick United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 8 April.[194]
Forester United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Kingdom of Prussia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Forester was later refloated and taken into Helsingør, Denmark, where she arrived on 3 May.[239]
Hoop of Fortune  Netherlands The ship was abandoned off Marstrand, Sweden before 13 April.[180]
'Joseph Wallace United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea between 9 and 21 April. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Russia to London.[201]
Martha United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. She was refloated on 18 April and taken into Venice.[236]
Niger United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Annatto Bay, Jamaica.[206]
Phantom United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. Phantom was later refloated and taken into Constantinople.[243]
Pirate  United States The steamboat sank in the Missouri River near Bellevue, Nebraska.
Prince Leopold United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[223]
USS Sea Gull  United States Navy United States Exploring Expedition: The 2-gun schooner was lost in the Southern Ocean after 17 April.
St. Pierre Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The brig collided with Deux Augustes ( France) and foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Syracuse, Sicily to Malta.[236]
United Kingdom United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dartmouth, Devon. United Kingdom was refloated and put into Ramsgate, Kent.[263]

May

1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Ann and Susan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dublin.[264]
Hellechina  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Brixsey Point, Glamorgan,United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rotterdam, South Holland.[264]
Parmella  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Plymouth, Devon. She was consequently condemned.[239]
Preceptor  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Boulmer, Northumberland. she was later refloated.[152]

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran ashore near Sunderland, County Durham. She was later refloated.[265]
Orion  Hamburg The ship departed from Matanzas, Cuba for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hnads.[266]
Pegasus  United Kingdom The paddle steamer struck rocks off St. Monance, Fife and was beached. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Leith, Lothian. Pegasus was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[183][267]
Squirrel  United Kingdom The ship ran ashore near Sunderland. She was later refloated.[265]
Successful  United Kingdom The ship ran ashore near Sunderland. She was later refloated.[265]
Tiberius  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Egremont, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Tiberius was later refloated.[264]

3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was later refloated.[152]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Albertina  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the entrance to Belfast Lough. Her crew were rescued.[268]
Earl of Durham  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Earl of Durham was refloated and resumed her voyage.[236]
Forsaget  Norway The ship ran aground on the Pampas. She was on a voyage from Brevik to Amsterdam, North Holland.[236]
Luna  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Dublin. Luna was refloated and resumed her voyage.[239]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Amos  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock, off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex.[152] Amos was refloated the next day and taken into Margate.[183]
Bilbao  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was refloated and proceeded on her voyage.[147]
Catherine Boland  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hook Sand, off Margate. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to London.[152][269] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[183]
Rocket  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in La Poile Bay. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[237]

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Arab  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Spaniard Sand, in the North Sea. she was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Arab was refloated and taken into Whitstable, Kent.[183]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire to London. Providence was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent.[239]
Regina  United Kingdom The ship foundered in Riga Bay due to ice.[270]
Velatura  United Kingdom The ship was run ashore near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. Velatura was later refloated.[236]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Europe  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and subsequently wrecked at Deal, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York.[197]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pole Sand, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from London to Starcross, Devon. Jane was refloated and taken into Exmouth, Devon.[147]
Rambler  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Ostend. Rambler was later refloated and taken into Ostend.[147]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bangor, County Down.[140]
Boyne  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Drogheda.[259]
Despatch  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Arundel, West Sussex.[140]
Indian  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Hull to India. Indian was refloated and resumed her voyage.[140]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Louth. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[268]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Cleopatra  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Long Sand or Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent.[259] She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newfoundland, British North America.[140]
Clio  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Birchington, Kent.[268]
Dee  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Key Britton. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Trinidad.[172]
Diligence  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Swanage Bay.[140]
Earl of Errol  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Earl of Errol was refloated and taken into Harwich.[268][259][140]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset.[140]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Almonknash, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[268][259]
Five Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Kinlough, County Leitrim.[140]
Free Briton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wainfleet, Lincolnshire.[253]
Goodwill  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Swanage Bay.[140]
Grace  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwick Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Southampton, Hampshire.[268]
Goodwill  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Swanage Bay.[140]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[140]
James  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Poole.[140]
John Stafford  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[140]
Juno United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth. Her crew were rescued.[140]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Poole.[140]
Néréide  French Navy The Artémise-class frigate ran aground at Galveston, Republic of Texas. She was refloated with assisance from Zavala ( Texas Navy).[271]
New Recovery  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Poole.[140]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Paiba", Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[272]
Trial  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Poole.[140]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: August 1839
Ship Country Description
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Druid ( United Kingdom). Catherine was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[273]
Fairy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The coaster, a cutter, ran aground at the mouth of the Macleay River and was wrecked.[274][275]
Frau Heinke  Netherlands The schuyt was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Fair Traveller ( United Kingdom, but the captain of that ship was drowned in the rescue attempt.[155][276]
Little John  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Bridlington, Yorkshire and was severely damaged.[268] She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Bridlington.[140]
Trial United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The coaster, a cutter, ran aground and sank at the mouth of the McLeay River.[274][275]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Alexandra  Russia The ship was wrecked near Carlscrona. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg.[256]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Advance  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[277]
Edward Quesnel  United States The ship was wrecked on Long Island, New York with the loss of eight of her crew.[278]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1839
Ship Country Description
New Leeds  United Kingdom The sloop struck the West Rocks, Harwich, Essex and sank. She was on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire to London. New Leeds was refloated on 15 May and taken into Harwich in a severely damaged condition.[177][243]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jamaica and British Honduras.[279]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Littlehampton, West Sussex. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London. Following repairs, Sarah was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[182]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Aliquis  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Torres Straits, off Cape York, New South Wales. All on board were rescued by Argyle ( United Kingdom) and she was set afire. Aliquis was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Calcutta, India.[280][281]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[282]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Aide-de-Camp  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Brier Island , Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of fifteen lives. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[272][283][284]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Andromache United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship was driven ashore at Miller's Point. She was refloated the next day.[285]
Eliza  United Kingdom The abandoned wreck was discovered in the North Sea by the pilot cutter John and Mary ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Easton Bavents, Suffolk.[46]
Thomas and Mary  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Campbeltown.[217]
West  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Belize City, British Honduras. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[286]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Swan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Caernarvon Bay. Her crew were recued.[217]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Juno  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Liverpool, Lancashire. Juno was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[287]
Socrates Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was wrecked on Fars Point, Sicily. She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Genoa.[288]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Navarino  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Petit-Métis, Lower Canada, British North America. All 28 people on board were rescued.[289] Navarino was refloated in mid-July and taken into "Cul-de-Sac".[290]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Navarino  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Métis, Lower Canada, British North America. Twenty passengers and crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[291]
Palemon  France The ship was wrecked on the Cruz del Padre, Cuba..[288]
San Augustin  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Cruz del Padre.[288]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Elbe near Blankenese. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire.[292]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Havana Packet  Netherlands The ship struck Cape Lookout Shoal and was consequently abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam,North Holland.[237]
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire. Neptune was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[197]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Antelope  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Storkholm Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to London. Antelope was refloated on 28 May and resumed her voyage.[260]
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the South Stack and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry. Minerva was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[287]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Jahde  Bremen The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bremen.[288]
Louisia  Norway The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Calais. Louisa was later refloated and taken into Calais.[293]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Fenwick  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. Fenwick was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[293]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Dove United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The cutter was driven ashore at Wollongong. Her crew survived.[294][295]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Battery Point, Sydney, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. Hero was later refloated; she resumed her voyage on 6 June.[285]
Industry United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The cutter was driven ashore at Wollongong. Her crew survived.[294][295]
Maid of the Mill United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kiama. Her crew survived.[294]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 2017
Ship Country Description
Ebenezer  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Exeter, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[197]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1839
Ship Country Description
Io  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[237] Io was refloated in early August and towed into Quebec City.[296]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1839
Ship Country Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bangor.[268]
Ann United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The coaster ran aground at the mouth of the Macleay River.[274]
Betsey and Sara  Netherlands The ship was wrecked west of the mouth of the Bushman's River, Africa before 9 May with the loss of eighteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Batavier, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland.[297]
Bridgetown  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[254]
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Green Island before 20 April. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec City.[118]
Catherine  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 May.[182]
John and Mary  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank on or before 21 May.[141]
John McLellan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Hooghly River, India before 9 May.[172]
Leopard  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 May.[217]
Maida  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to New York, United States.[298]
№ 12 Ottoman Empire Egyptian Navy The ship-of-the-line ran aground at Alexandria. She was later refloated.[299]
Tennessee  United States The ship ran aground on French Key. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to New Orleans, Louisiana. Tennessee was later refloated and taken into Key West, Florida Territory,[291] where she was condemned.[286]
Welvaart  Hamburg The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Liebau, Prussia and Riga, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[256]
Zoe  France The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Cronstadt, Russia.[181]

June

1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Huron  United States The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana.[300]
Runswick  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Allskagen", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga, Russia. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[288]
Sydney  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at New Orleans.[300]

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Britain  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[301]
Ellen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Strangford, County Down to Liverpool, Lancashire.[298]

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Union  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated.[298]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Aurora Sweden The ship ran aground and was damaged in Gullman Fjorden. She was on a voyage from "Saltkallaw" to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France.[260]
Lapwing United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Tobago The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Tobago.[283][302]
Paget  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Tobago. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Barbadoes.[302]
Venus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Roquetas de Mar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Liverpool, Lancashire. Venus was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[291]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Harmina  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore on Baltrum. She was on a voyage from Leer to Stettin.[237]
Onandango  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec city, Lower Canada, British North America.[237]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Maid of Claro  United Kingdom The ship paddle tug foundered off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew survived.[303][304]
Medora  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sligo Reefs, off Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Jamaica.[272]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Sarah United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The cutter capsized off Sydney. All nine people on board were rescued by the whaler Nathaniel Tallmidge( United States). Sarah was on a voyage from Sydeny to Wollongong.[295]
Siam  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Java Head, Java, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Singapore and Manila, Spanish East Indies.[305][306]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Dublin Packet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The whaler, a schooner, was wrecked at Taieri Island, New Zealand with the loss of three lives.[307][308]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Payta, Peru.[283]

11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Bruderliebe  Bremen The ship was in collision with Niord ( Denmark) in the Kattegat and was abandoned with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Niord. Bruderliebe was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bremen.[254][118] She came ashore near Varberg, Sweden and was wrecked.[237]
Francis Freeling United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship ran aground and capsized off Port Stephens and was wrecked. All 40 passengers were rescued by HMS Beagle ( Royal Navy). Francis Freeling was on a voyage from Sydney to Port Phillip.[309][310][311][312]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship departed from Table Bay for Algoa Bay. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[305]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Dry Tortugas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Havana, Cuba.[272]

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Emperor  United Kingdom The ship was wreck at "Tarbau", Africa. Her crew were rescued.[313]
Gironde  France The steamship was struck a rock off Ouessant, Finistère and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from an English port to Brest, Finistère. Gironde was refloated and taken into "Legoudon".[254]
Gode Hensight Stettin The ship foundered between "Trindel" and "Winga". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.[237]
Leonhard Rostock The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Rostock.[254] Leonhard was refloated on 26 August and taken into Aalborg.[314]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Anne  United Kingdom The ship struck the Sheringham Shoals, inthe North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was beached near Cley-next-the-Sea, where she became a wreck. Her crew were rescjed. Anne was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[315]
Comet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cley-next-the-Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[315]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Flora  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[315]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Saugor, India. She was refloated and out back to Calcutta for repairs.[316]
Vigilentia  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland. Vigilentia was later refloated.[118]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Bonne Mere  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in British Honduras.[155]
Emanuel Sweden The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Lord Howe ( United Kingdom), which lost three of her crew during the rescue. Emanuel was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London, United Kingdom.[315]
Joseph Hume  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in British Honduras.[155]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Maidstone  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Agger Channel. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was later refloated.[237]
Victoria  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Victoria was later refloated and taken into Lowestoft, Suffolk.[167]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Cane Grove  United Kingdom The ship was struck rocks at Duncansby Head, Caithness and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Galway. Cane Grove was refloated and taken into Stromness, Orkney Islands.[291]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[118]
Vulture  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Vulcan was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[167]

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Felicité  France The ship was wrecked between Hjørring and Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[317]

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off Felixtowe, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ipswich, Suffolk. Active was later refloated.[118]
Delta  United States The ship was wrecked on Torbay Point, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[318]
Lucretia  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Sydney, New South Wales. An attempt by HMS Pelorus ( Royal Navy) was unsuccessful. She was on a voyage from Sydney to India.[319][320]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Cacique  Belgium The ship ran aground on the Noord Rassen Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Antwerp. Cacique was refloated and put into Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[237]
Somerset  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel off Steep Holm, Somerset with the loss of all eight people on board. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bridgwater, Somerset.[321][237]

21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Aigle  France The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Sandwich, Kent. Aigle was refloated and resumed her voyage.[291]
Fame  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to King's Lynn. Fame was later refloated and taken into King's Lynn.[291]
Four Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor at Rye, East Sussex. She was on a voyage from Rye to Leith, Lothian.[291]

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Argyra  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Therasia, Greece. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Russia to Plymouth, Devon.[258]
Lark  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks near Scarborough, Yorkshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Lark was refloated and taken into Scarborough.[291]
Les Enfants Cheris  France The lugger was wrecked on the Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Atlantique to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[101]
Prince Regent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. All 40 passengers and crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to New York, United States.[322]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Dorothy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Dorothy was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[272]
Orleans  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked near Cork.[322] She was on a voyage from Cork to Archangelsk, Russia.[201]

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. Mary was refloated and taken into Ilfracombe, Devon.[237]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Mary  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Shoreham by Sea.[237]

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Annie  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Aden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[323]{
Lafayette  France The ship ran aground on the Middleton Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of West Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Bremen. She was refloated.[324]
Rolla  France The ship was wrecked near Val-Salé, Eure. Her crew were rescued.[279]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Zorgvlith  Netherlands The ship ran aground at Tønningen, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Königsberg, Prussia.[324]

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Ealing Grove  United Kingdom The ship ran aground south of Dominica. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dominica to London. Ealing Grove was refloated on 3 July and put back to Dominica.[325] She was subsequently condemned.[326]
Henry  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in the English Channel with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[300]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Lady Ridley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[279]
Nymph  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Teignmouth. Nymph was later refloated and taken into Teignmouth.[327]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby.[279]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1839
Ship Country Description
Nelson  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to New York, United States.[328]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: unknown date in June 1839
Ship Country Description
Alcyon  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Mazagan, Morocco.[237]
Anaxibia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Saint Domingo. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[329][330]
Diane  Belgium The ship was driven ashore on Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp. Diane was later refloated; she arrived at Antwerp on 18 June.[254]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River before 18 June. Her crew were rescued.[316]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Spratt Sands. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Hope was later refloated.[279]
Laura Secunda  Brazil The ship was seized by her slave crew, who murdered the rest of the crew and ran the ship ashore at Ceará. She was on a voyage from Maranhão to Pernambuco.[331][332]
Onondaga  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Bessamitis". She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[272]
Princess Victoria  Hamburg The steamship ran aground in the Elbe and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hamburg. She was refloated and completed her voyage, but was consequently put under repair.[288]

July

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Alcide  France The ship was driven ashore at Algeciras, Spain, where she was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[333]
Maria  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and sank in the South China Sea west of Borneo. Her twenty passengers and crew took to a boat. They were rescued on 25 July by the schooner Zeemeuw ( Netherlands. Maria was on a voyage from the Isle de France to Koepang, Netherlands East Indies.[334]
King William IV United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newcastle. All on board were rescued.[250] She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Sydney.[335][336]

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Townley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Traverse. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to New York, United States. Townley was later refloated and put back to Quebec City.[331]

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Silvia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay.She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America[337] She was later refloated and put back to Liverpool.[327]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. Brothers was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[258]
Grand Turk  United States The ship was wrecked on Foy's Rock, off the coast of the Florida Territory. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to New Orleans, Louisiana.[338]
Strathmore  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Patterson's Rock, off the coast of Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Strathmore was refloated and resumed her voyage.[333]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: July 1839
Ship Country Description
Abigail  United States The ship was destroyed by fire at Eastport, Maine.[339]
Laura Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore east of Littlehampton, West Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Laura Eliza was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[172]
Martha  United States The ship was destroyed by fire at Eastport.[339]
Vedra  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Braun Reff, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Vedra was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[258]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Josephine  France The ship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Riga, Russia. Josephine was refloated and resumed her voyage.[340]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Swalen Sweden The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Swalen was refloated and resumed her voyage.[172]
Venus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Raahe, Grand Duchy of Finland to Liverpool, Lancashire. Venus was refloated on 10 July and taken into Stromness.[341]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Eagle  United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by fire at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Newburgh, Fife.[342]
Hope United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The cutter was wrecked on the South Head Reef,off Port Jackson. Her crew were rescued.[343]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Carl  Netherlands The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[344]
Caspar Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Faial Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to New York, United States. Caspar was refloated on 29 July and taken into "Porto Fine".[345]
Ellen Pope  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bonmahon, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[346]
Generous Friends  United Kingdom The wherry collided with Ipswich ( United Kingdom at Harwich, Essex and sank. All on board were rescued by Ipswich.[347]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth  United States The ship was driven ashore in Sandy Bay, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône to New York. Elizabeth was later refloated and put into Algeciras, Spain.[333]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Sydney, Nova Scotia.[348]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: July 1839
Ship Country Description
Rhoda  United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the Tamar River and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Launceston, Van Diemen's Land to London.[349]
Waterloo  United Kingdom The paddle steamer caught fire and sank in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) south south east of the Nab Lightship ( United Kingdom). All on board transferred to the Nab Lightship. Waterloo was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[341]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Christianstadt, Sweden.[341]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Countess of Dunmore  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[341]
Trio  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Wexford.[283]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Speedwell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Salcombe, Devon. She was later refloated.[350]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Ann and Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[272]
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Horse Shoe Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[283]
Bromley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Sound of Kylerea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Macduff, Aberdeenshire.[272]
Frau Kea  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore near Seathorne, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Leer to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[272]
George Lockwood  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[283] She was refloated on 29 July.[340]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Logan, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[272]
Hoop  Netherlands The galiot was wrecked on the Bondicar Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[272][342]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hull. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull. Mary was refloated the next day.[272]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Porthleven, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Aberavon, Glamorgan to Truro, Cornwall.[350]
Stafford  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Tees at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[342]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: July 1839
Ship Country Description
Apollo  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Tenby, Pembrokeshire with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[272][351]
Autumn  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Millbay, Devon.[283]
Dorchester  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Laugharne, Carmarthenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[272] Dorchester was refloated on 26 July.[318]
Drake  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. All on board were rescued.[283]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Millbay. She was on a voyage from London to Gloucester. Elizabeth was later refloated.[283]
Erwartung Flag unknown The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia. to Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[352]
Falkland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool.[283] Falkland was refloated on 20 July and taken into Liverpool.[284]
Frau Kea  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore at Seathorne, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Leer to hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[283]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridport, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London.[272]
Mary  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hull. She was refloated the next day and taken into Hull.[283]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Pollock Rocks, off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by Mona's Isle (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Drogheda, County Louth.[353][346]
Naomi  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridport. Her crew were recued. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[350][283]
Pheasant  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the Hook Lighthouse, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Newport to Waterford.[272]
Pickering Dodge  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Tâf with the loss of five of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Newport and Salem, Massachusetts.[272][284][354]
Visitor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[272]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Coralie et Melanie  France The ship was dismasted in the English Channel whilst on a voyage from London,United Kingdom to Guadeloupe. She was towed into Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, where she was subsequently condemned.[355]
Falcon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Liverpool. Falcon was later refloated and taken into Liverpool.[283]
Lady Curraghmore  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea off the Smalls Lighthouse with the loss of five of the fourteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by the steamship City of Limerick ( United Kingdom). Lady Curraghmore was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Antrim to Swansea, Glamorgan.[356][333]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and taken into Hartlepool, County Durham.[283]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: July 1839
Ship Country Description
Charlotte  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dove Point. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston.[272] Charlotte was refloated on 22 July and resumed her voyage.[284]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Huna, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Active was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[318]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Aquiles  Chilean Navy The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Callao, Peru.[357][358]
George Canning  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Copiapó, Chile.[359]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Copiapó with the loss of a crew member.[359]
Theodore  Chile The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Copiapó.[359]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Venus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Arendal, Norway. She was on a voyage fro, "Tobye" to Hull, Yorkshire.[345]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Admiral Cockburn  United Kingdom The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked at Mussenberg, Cape Town with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[360]
Lord Byron  United Kingdom The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to the Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued.[286]
Nordstjern  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Leith to Farsund.[333]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1839
Ship Country Description
British Queen  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Walberswick, Suffolk.[46] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southwold, Suffolk.[333]
Oceanus Stettin The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Honfleur, Calvados, France. Oceanus was refloated on 30 July.[318][155]
Superior  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France.[318]
Trotter  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland by Manchester ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[318]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Eleanor  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Port Natal, Natalia Republic.[361]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1839
Ship Country Description
George Lockwood  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was later refloated and taken into Penzance.[155]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Eleanor  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gar Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She floated off and was driven ashore at Seaton Snook, County Durham. Eleanor was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Seaton Sluice, County Durham.[362] Eleanor was refloated on 3 August and taken into Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[363]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1839
Ship Country Description
Angel  Spain The ship was wrecked on Point Carubbulus, Cuba. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Havana, Cuba.[364]
Benledi  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was holed following a steampipe explosion. All 200-plus passengers were rescued by the paddle steamer Bonnie Dundee ( United Kingdom. Benledi was on a voyage from Newshaven, Lothian to Dundee, Forfarshire.[365]
Cornelis  Netherlands The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam, North Holland.[366][367]
Egeria  United Kingdom The ship 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 Archangelsk, Russia to London.[368][302]
George IV  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llanddulas, Caernarfonshire Her crew were rescued.[155]
Margaretha Mathilda  Denmark The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Thisted to London, United Kingdom. Margaretha Matilda was refloated the next day and put into Hollum, Friesland.[325]
Severn  United Kingdom The brig ran aground of the Gunfleet Sand and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken into Wivenhoe, Essex.[368][276]
Thomas and Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire.[331]
William and Edward  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Llanddulas. She was refloated on 3 August.[331]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1839
Ship Country Description
Bethel  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Thomas ( United Kingdom).Bethel was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[369]
Drake  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated on 29 July.[155]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Millbay. She was on a voyage from London to Gloucester. Elizabeth was later refloated.[272]
Farmer  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 19 July and taken into Montrose.[272]
John  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off the Île d'Orléans, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Hull, Yorkshire. John was towed back to Quebec City, where she arrived on 8 July.[325] She was consequently condemned.[370]
Mentor  United Kingdom The ship was droven ashore near Varberg, Sweden. She was later refloated and towed into Gothenburg.[328]
Mic Mac United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The brig was wrecked on Bond's Reefs before 8 July.[371]
Naparina  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Malane" before 22 July. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City. Naparina was late refloated and taken into Quebec City.[348][266]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 20 July and put into Hartlepool, County Durham.[272]
Sophia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Runswick Bay. She was refloated on 11 July.[258]
William and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated on 26 July and proceeded on her voyage.[318]

August

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Louise Gallo  France The ship ran aground off Dunkerque, Nord and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Nantes, Loire Atlantique. Louise Gallo was subsequently taken into Dunkerque in a sinking condition.[362]
Pearl  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to a Dutch port.[372]
William  United Kingdom The sloop sank off The Crow, Pembrokeshire.[331]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Manchester  United Kingdom The barque, which had sprang a leak on 29 July, was abandoned in the Indian Ocean (1°47′N 84°40′E / 1.783°N 84.667°E / 1.783; 84.667) by her 29 passengers and crew. Twenty of them reached Penang on 22 September.[373]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Bank, off the coast of Cumberland.[325]
Cropton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Wierum, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg.[345]
Despatch  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Stoke Church, Devon with the loss of all hands.[374]
George  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[331]
Raphael  France The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland.[345]
Vrow Margaretha  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Ameland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[345]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1839
Ship Country Description
George  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Mersey at New Brighton, Cheshire.[375]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Wilkinson  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Perches. She was refloated and taken into Workington, Cumberland.[345]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of The Perches, on the coast of Cumberland.[345]
Three Sisters  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Dunwich, Suffolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[355]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Archibald  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Neath, Glamorgan.[332]
Emily  United Kingdom The ship foundered in Dundrum Bay with the loss of all hands.[332]
Hinton  United Kingdom The brig was holed by her anchor and sank at The Mumbles, Glamorgan.[355]
Margaret Simpson  United Kingdom The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea of the coast of County Durham by Leith ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. Margaret Simpson was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[355]
Medway  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated.[376]
Resolution  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Northam, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[355]
Sabina  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Rabbina Shoal, in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[370][377]
Standard  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[378]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[355]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Southport, Lancashire.[379]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Bonny  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Bonny was refloated the next day.[348]
Dispatch  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Mothecombe, Devon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Salcombe to a Mediterranean port.[380]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[376]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Emily  United Kingdom The ship foundered in Dundrum Bay with the loss of all hands.[381]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Onondaga  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Bolton ( United Kingdom). Onondaga was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America on 13 September.[382][383]
Thomas Halliburton  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea by Algonquin ( United States}). Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth ( United Kingdom).[384][385]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Dispatch  United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Padstow, Cornwall.[386]
Dorchester  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[386] Dorchester was refloated on 24 August and taken into Milford Haven.[326]
Harmony  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire and was severely damaged.[386]
Possidone  Russia The barque ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Possideone was refloated the next day with assistance from the smacks Good Agreement, Phœnix and Rumsley (all  United Kingdom).[387]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Rose  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Rose was refloated on 22 August and taken into Calmar.[388]
Standard  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Cape Ray, Newfoundland with the loss of a crew member.[389]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Belle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[290]
Brancepeth Castle  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was later refloated and resumed her voyahe.[326]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Cadwallader  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. she was on a voyage from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America to Barbadoes.[390]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Eliza was refloated the next day and put into Liverpool.[385]
Glenaladale  United Kingdom The ship was run down off Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to St. Davids, Pembrokeshire.[329]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Fortuna  Prussia The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Wolgast.[391]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Constantine  Russian Empire The ship was driven ashore on "Lambrusko Island" and was abandoned.[392]
Edina  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Bay of Fundy and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. Edina was refloated and towed back to Saint John, where she arrived the next day.[393][247]
Meridian  United States The ship was driven ashore on the Goosehill Flats. She was on a voyage from City Point, Virginia to Bremen. Meridian was later refloated.[338]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Isis  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[366] She drove ashore on Uton, Åland Islands on 3 September and was wrecked.[285]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Æigir  Norway The ship was wrecked off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Dram to 'Amsterdam, North Holland.[326]
Perasto  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Barnegat, New Jersey, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[366]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Abeona  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pillau, Prussia with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[296]
Deux Fanny  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[285]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Glenaladale  United Kingdom The barque was in collision with Dange ( Prussia) and foundered in the North Sea 6 to 8 nautical miles (11 to 15 km) off Orfordness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to St. Andrews, Fife.[394]
Procris  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Allan's Island, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued[395]
Robert Hannay  United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the Pentland Firth and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the brig Peggy ( United Kingdom). Robert Hannay was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Morrison's Haven, Lothian.[316]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Lucretia  United Kingdom The ship caught fire off Kyardbilly's Point, Sydney, New South Wales. An attempt to scuttle her by HMS Herald and HMS Pelorus (both  Royal Navy) was unsuccessful and she was subsequently exploded and sank. Lucretia was on a voyage from Sydney to India.[396][397]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1839
Ship Country Description
James Walls  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Goswick Ledge, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to London, James Walls was later refloated and taken into Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[316]
Laurel  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the Rammekins Castle, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Middelburg, Zeeland. Laurel was refloated and put into Vlissingen, Zeeland.[262][398]
Magnificent  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Broad River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[399]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to a Baltic port.[400]
Rebecca Maria  Bremen The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Eider. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Lübeck.[314]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Hope was later refloated and taken into Helsingør, Denmark for repairs.[377]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Deux Frères  France The ship ran aground at Guadeloupe and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime. Deux Frères was refloated and put back to Guadeloupe.[285]
Louisa  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. she was on a voyage from Charlestown, South Carolina, United States to Hull, Yorkshire. Louisa was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[316]
Thames  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. Thames was refloated the next day and taken into Harwich.[401]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Dover  United States The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Cape Henry, Virginia.[402]
Tilton  United States The brigwas driven ashore at Marksfield, New Jersey with the loss of nine lives. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Providence, Rhode Island.[402]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1839
Ship Country Description
Gil Blas  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off South Foreland, Kent by Royal Adelaide} ( United Kingdom) with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. Survivors were rescued by Royal Adelaide.[296]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1839
Ship Country Description
Calista  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned before 18 August.[401]
Carl Heinrich Stralsund The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[400]
Edward United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner was wrecked in Hannah Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to the Big River.[403]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Gar Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Eleanor was refloated on 3 August and taken into Stockton-on-Tees.[331]
Flamer  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock in the Orkney Islands and foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dantzic.[379]
Gertrude  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Salinas in late August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pará, Brazil.[404]
Great Western  United States The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire in Lake Erie.[405]
King William United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The paddle steamer was lost at Newcastle. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[406]
Laurel  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan.[348]
HMS Racehorse  Royal Navy The sloop-of-war ran aground at the mouth of the Oyapock River. She was refloated ten days later.[407]
Vrow Magdalena  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of those on board. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam, North Holland.[362]

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: September 1839
Ship Country Description
John  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[370][377] John was refloated on 8 September and taken into Havre de Grâce.[408]
Little Western  United Kingdom Aust Ferry: The ferry foundered in the River Severn with the loss of all eleven people on board.[409]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Inner Dowsing Sand, in The Wash and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Maria was refloated and put into Hull, Yorkshire.[401]

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Mary Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Solway Firth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[262][398]
Pilot  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Northam, Devon. Hercrew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[314]
Pioneer  United States The ship was driven ashore at Bluff Point, Connecticut. She was on a voyage from New York to a port in Virginia.[247]
Success  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk.[314]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Felis Pencamento  Spain The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Forlorn Point, County Wexford, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Sligo, United Kingdom.[410]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Sunderland, County Durham.[364]
Hiati Felix  Portugal The schooner was wrecked in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Sligo.[366]
John Marshall  United States The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to New York.[364]
Orinoco  United States The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts.[364]
Theodorick  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks west of the Isles of Scilly and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to London.[366]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Little Hampton  United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the West Indiaman brig Diana ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel.[394]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: January 1840
Ship Country Description
Calcutta  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Mochana's Bay, New South Wales.[411]
Seostris  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Davie Point, New South Wales.[411]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Brenton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore atBannow, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[370]
City of Genoa  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the north coast of São Nicolau, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Brazil.[412]
Cuba  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. Cuba was refloated and put into Hellevoetsluis.[338]
Hope  United States The schooner was wrecked on Washerwoman's Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Key West, Florida Territory.[413]
Nelson  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Byron ( United Kingdom). Nelson was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[414]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Cruiser  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Barry's Beach, Nova Scotia, British North America.[415]
Duke of Montrose  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to Ayr.[370]
Sophia Smith  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Riding Sand, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[360]
Stirlingshire  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands with the loss of ten lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lima, Peru.[416]
William  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[366] She was refloated on 13 September and towed to St Katherine's Docks, London.[338]

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Industry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tralee, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Tralee.[364]
Itenerant  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[408]
Preston  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Clwyd.[367]
Virginia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Busika Bay. She was on a voyage from alexandria, Egypt to Odessa, Russia. Virginia was refloated with assistance from HMS Royal Charlotte ( Royal Navy) and proceeded on her voyage.[417]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September
Ship Country Description
Amity  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Cape Chapeau Rouge, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to St. John's, Newfoundland.[418]
Fern Sodskende flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caernarfon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Hartlepool, County Durham.[419]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Lafayette  France The ship was driven ashore east of Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. she was on a voyage from Bremen to St. Ubes, Portugal.[364]
Scott  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Blayase ( France). Scott was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America to Barbadoes.[319]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Bittern  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Hamilton, Bermuda.[420]
Canton Packet  United States The ship was driven ashore near Hamburg, where she was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts.[421]
Coromandel  United Kingdom The prison ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a hurricane at Ireland Island, Bermuda.[420] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.
Dove  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Salt Kettle, Bermuda.[420]
Edward United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Albouys Point, Bermuda. She was later refloated and taken into Hamilton.[420][390]
Eliza United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Bermuda The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Ireland Island.[420]
Sally Evans  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Hamilton. She was later refloated.[420]
Sir Colin Campbell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at St. George's, Bermuda.[420][390]
Two Partners United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned three days later. Her crew were rescued. Two Partners was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick to Barbadoes.[361]
Weymouth  United Kingdom The depot ship was damaged in a hurricane at Ireland Island.[420]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Hamilton.[420]

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Arab  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. Three crew wee rescued by Glasgow ( United Kingdom) on 18 September, six others having died. Arab was on a voyage from British Honduras to Hull, Yorkshire.[422]
Ariel  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at St. Shotts, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[418]
Arve  United Kingdom The ship was lost of Cape Race, Newfoundland.[423]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Bird Islands with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Métis-sur-Mer, Lower Canada to London.[424][425]
Emily  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Stanhope, New Jersey, British North America with the loss of four of her crew.[390]
Helena Sweden The ship was driven ashore on Öland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to New York, United States. Helena was later refloated. She resumed her voyage on 17 September.[426]
Idea  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Charles Cove, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec City. Idea was later refloated.[427]
James  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk and sank.[338]
James  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew took to the longboat; they were rescued two days later by Lively ( United Kingdom).[378]
Maria  France The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to New York.[428]
New Era  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Bolt Head, Devon with the loss of all hands.[429]
Susannah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[424]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Hope United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The brig was wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) from Belle Isle, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member.[306]
Kitty  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands to London.[338]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. sHe was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[429]
Ormus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[338]
Triad  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk.[408]

15 September

List of shipwrecks: September 1839
Ship Country Description
Brontes  United States The ship was driven ashore near "Wingo", Sweden. she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to New York. She was refloated on 17 September.[399]
Byron  United States The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Embo, Sutherland with the loss of all but one of her six crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Inverness, United Kingdom.[280][389][402][423]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and put into the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russian Empire to Gloucester.[305]
Catherine Mitchell  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis.[430][305]
Expedition  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. Expedition was on a voyage from South Shields, county Durham to London.[408]
Harbinger  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was later refloated and taken into Lowestoft in a sinking condition.[338]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Fortuna ( United Kingdom) and was beached in the Sound of Scalpey with the loss of a crew member.[280]
James  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. James was refloated the next day.[247]
Splendid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Nerva Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[399]
St. Patrick United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked on St. Peter's Island, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. he was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to "Buclush".[361]
Stranger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Southampton, Hampshire.[408]
Zwee Gebroders  Hamburg The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.[431]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Fortuna Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked in the "Bay of Sem". She was on a voyage from Turku to Flensburg, Duchy of Holstein.[427]
Junge Tjerk Giesen  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[421][427]
Mercer  Prussia The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Oporto, Portugal.[421]

17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Alexander  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Colliston, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kirkwall,Orkney Islands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[280][389]
St. Patrick  United States The ship was driven ashore at Beauport, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Lower Canada. St. Patrick was later refloated and completed her voyage.[415]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: September 1839
Ship Country Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[378]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[428]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Alfred  United Kingdom The schooner struck rocks and sank at Newbury Port, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newbury Port.[383]
Brother's Friend  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Southwold. Brother's Friend was refloated on 28 September and taken into Southwold.[426]
Columbia  United States The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France. Columbia was refloated and taken into New York.[421]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Fremantle, Swan River Colony.[432] Her crew were rescued.[433]
Jane Vilet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from "Wyborg" to Hull, Yorkshire.[418]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Caledonia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Perth, Swan River Colony.[434] She was later refloated.[433]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The sloop caught fire and was scuttled in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent.[435]
Ellen United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Van Diemen's Land The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Adventure Bay. Her crew survived.[436]
Shepherd  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Perth.[432] She was later refloated.[433]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Diana Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore on Jasmund, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Brussels, Belgium.[399]
Speculation  United Kingdom The ship was was wrecked on a reef off Aalborg, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[392]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Charles Edouard  France The ship sank at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée.[426]
Emerald  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Mulroy Bay. She was on a voyage from the Orkney Islands to Lough Swilly.[426]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Bull. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[305] Friendship was refloated on 1 October and resumed her voyage.[421]
Marina  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Sandorn Island". She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newport, Monmouthshire. Marina was later refloated and put into Arendal, Norway for repairs.[418][437]
Pictou  United Kingdom The ship struck The Manacles and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newfoundland, British North America. Pictou was take into Falmouth, Cornwall the next day.[323][399]
Splendid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[392]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Good Intent  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore in Currup Bay, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[426]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship sank off the Scalp. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire. Industry was refloated on 9 October and taken into South Shields.[418]
Lavinia  United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned off Cape Wrath, Caithness. Her few were rescued by Nordon ( United Kingdom). Lavinia was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[395]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was damaged. She was later refloated.[323]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Albion  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in Whitesand Bay with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[430][438]
Betock  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Copeland Islands, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin.[305]
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage fro Saint John's to Londonderry.[390]
Cornwall  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km) south west of the Mumbles Lighthouse, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bideford, Devon.[426]
Nancy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was lost in St. George's Bay.[439]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Lady Anne  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[430] She was refloated on 8 October.[440]
Lancier France Mauritius The barque was wrecked between The Stragglers and the Mew Stone. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Perth, Swan River Colony and Van Diemen's Land.[434][441]
Lavinia  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Cape Wrath, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Castlehill to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[392]
Margaret Simpson  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east south east of North Sunderland, County Durham.[430]
Thule  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[382][442]

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1839
Ship Country Description
Albion  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the English Channel off Rame Head, Cornwall with the loss of all three crew and a rescuer. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[443]
Mercurio  Belgium The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 7 leagues (21 nautical miles (39 km)) north of Cabo da Roca, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Antwerp.[392][444]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1839
Ship Country Description
Arrival  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 26 September. Her crew were rescued by Blessing ( United Kingdom). Arrival was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[445]
Eclipse  United States The ship foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of several lives.[446]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Cottesloe, Western Australia.
John Bull  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bude, Cornwall on or before 6 September.[366]
Lambertus  France The ship capsized off West Kapelle, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques to Antwerp, Belgium. Lambertus was later towed into Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[367]
Linsen  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km) west north west of Heligoland before 5 September. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[447]
London Packet  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland in late September. She was refloated on 21 October and towed into Blyth, Northumberland for repairs.[448][449]
Maria  Sweden The ship was driven ashore in the Abaco Islands before 8 September. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba. Maria was refloated and taken into Hamilton, Bermuda.[390]
Moscow  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Quebec City before 26 September.[450]
New York  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of all on board.[446]
Nicholas I  Russia The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea before 18 September. She was on a voyage from Finland to London, United Kingdom. Nicholas I was towed into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom, where she arrived on 23 September in a waterlogged condition.[378][451]
Rival  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Belfast. Rival was subsequently towed into Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America, by British Queen ( United Kingdom). She arrived on 20 September.[390]
Tantivy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at New Edinburgh, Nova Scotia.[415]
Vrow Catherine  Netherlands The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea before 28 September. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[421]
Wasp United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked at Cook's Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to the West Indies.[415]

October

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Indus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America.[421]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Drumroe Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Waterford[452]
Horace  France The ship ran aground near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to New Orleans.[382]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered off the Mull of Galloway. Her crew were rescued.[453]
Mary Anderson  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Drumroe Bank and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Mary Anderson was refloated on 6 October.[452][453][427]
Tobacco Plant  United States The whaler was destroyed by fire in the Torres Straits. Some of her crew were rescued by HMS Herald ( Royal Navy).[454]

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Carl  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Gothenburg, Sweden and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Carl was later refloated and taken into Gothenburg.[418]
Dovecot  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Guardian Island. She was on a voyage fromCephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands to Hull, Yorkshire. Dovecot was refloated on 8 October and resumed her voyage.[455]
Fanny  France The ship was wrecked on Anegada a Fuero with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[456]
Frithiof  Denmark The schooner was wrecked at Tornby. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen.[360][457][423]
May  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Sully Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Minehead, Somerset to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[427]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Drungroe Bank. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[392]
Myrtle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Wicklow. Her crew were rescued.[392]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Betsey, or Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off West Runton, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member.[395]
Carib  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Sellery Cove, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[425]
Ceres United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBritish North America The ship was wecked at Grand Étang, Nova Scotia.[458]
Ellen Murray  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sheelocksand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Vlissingen, Zeeland.[392] Ellen Murray was refloated on 6 October and taken into Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[440][459]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[392]
Lord Huntley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wicklow. Her crew were rescued.[460]
Manly  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Goole, Yorkshire.[460] Manly was refloated on 6 October and beached at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire.[395]
Marianne et Marie  France The ship ran aground at Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cette, Hérault.[440]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.[418]
Sarah  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Sheelocksand. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Vlissingen.[392]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was refloated on 15 October and taken into St. Mary's.[360]
York  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck off The Casquets, Channel Islands. She put back to Guernsey.[395]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: October 1839
Ship Country Description
Jager  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Collier Hope, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Whitby, Yorkshire.. Jager was refloated.[392]
Leonidas  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Margate, Kent whilst on a voyage from London to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[424]
Lord Howick  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkhire to London.[460]
May  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[392]
Myrtle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Greystones, County Wicklow.[460]
Rover  United Kingdom The ship sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[392]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Charlotte  Norway The ship was driven ashore east of Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[440]
Henry  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on McCall's Flats, in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[461]
Washington  United States The ship was wrecked at "New Zalet". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Wilmington, Delaware and Berbice.[373]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Brankenmoor  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[453] Brankenmoor was refloated on 9 October and taken in tow.[440]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Nonaritum  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[461]
Sophia Smith  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to hull, Yorkshire.[457]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Industry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blyth Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Blyth. Industry was refloated and taken into Blyth.[459]
Thornton  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) south south west of Littlehampton, West Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[415]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Henry Coates  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London. Henry Coates was refloated and put into Hakefjord before continuing her voyage.[449]
Leopold I  Belgium The ship departed from Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[462]
Nelly  France The ship sank at Hubberstone, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[415]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: October 1839
Ship Country Description
Maria Theresa  France The schooner ran aground on the Woolpack Sand, in the North Sea and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[423]
Princess Victoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Newhaven, East Sussex. Princess Victoria was refloated on 15 October and taken into Helsingør.[285]
Shamrock  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Ballynagowl", County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[446]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: October 1839
Ship Country Description
David Howe Lambert  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Clonakilty Bay. Her crew were rescued.[457]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to King's Lynn.[383]
Judith  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Skitter Sand,in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg. Judith was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[383]
Madras  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the coast of County Limerick.[383]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship departed from British Honduras for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[463]
Robert and Betsey  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at King's Lynn.[383] She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to King's Lynn.[459]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Martha Caire United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship was in collision with Bencoolen ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Bencoolen. Martha Caire was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Guernsey.[457][423]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Dolphin  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Christiansand, Norway. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[464]
Fenwick  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Hull, Yorkshire.[422]
Sir John Tobin  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Warrington Reef. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire.[465]
Union United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Union ( United Kingdom).[382]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Druid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Barry's Head, County Cork.[285]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Antelope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Macedon Point. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[285]
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham.[285]
Marie Thérèse  France The ship was wrecked on the Woolpack Sand, in The Wash. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[412]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Anine Nelsine  Denmark The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Læsø. She was on a voyage from Kalundborg to London, United Kingdom. She was later refloated.[422]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Ada  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the American coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[466]
Belfast  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[445]
Frithioff  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Charlestown, Cornwall and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Longsound to Charlestown. Frithioff was refloated and taken into Charlestown.[428]
Glen  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock in the Sound of Trinara and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Sydney, New South Wales. Glen was refloated and put into Oban, Argyllshire before returning to Greenock for repairs.[428]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Brothericks  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated the next day and proceeded on her voyage to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[404][467]
Esther  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Esther was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[468]
Hercules  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland.[423] She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London. Hercules was refloated on 26 October and taken into Blyth.[469]
Prince Leopold  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Goole, Yorkshire.[445][404] Prince Leopold was refloated on 26 October and taken into harbour.[424]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sardanilloes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cuba and Leith, Lothian.[470]
Persian  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the south west of Inagua. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[456]
Struggler  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Aberdeen. Struggler was refloated and resumed her voyage.[445]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Gratitude  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia. Gratitude was refloated on 27 October and resumed her voyage.[468][422]
Rowena  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Kildony". She was on a voyage from Bangor to Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[424] Rowena was refloated on 29 October and taken into Ballyshannon.[471]'
William  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Aberdeen. William was refloated.[467]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Cleveland  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[445]
Matilda  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged in the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. Matilda was refloated and put into Hartlepool, County Durham.[445]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Archangelsk, Russia. Her crew were rescued and she was set afire. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to Hull, Yorkshire.[306]
Derwent  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Lappesand, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Derwent was refloated with assistance from the steamship Prindsesse Wilhelmina ( Denmark). She resumed her voyage on 29 October.[468]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Albert  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantes, Loire Atlantique, France.[471]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship struck the Newland Rock, off Padstow, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Porthcawl, Glamorgan.[319]
George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Stockton-on-Tees.[472]
Isis  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Platters, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[473]
Margaret and Graham  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Margate. Margaret and Graham was refloated.[467]
Medway  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Harwich, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[473] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Maldon, Essex.[469]
Sophia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. she was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[471]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Anna Maria  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blowers Rocks, off Gola Island, County Donegal and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick. Anna Maria was refloated and put into Rutland, County Donegal.[471]
Achilles  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk and subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[473][469][471]
Caroline  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder, North Holland.[455][474] She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to Amsterdam, North Holland.[458]
Clyde  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[473] She was refloated on 5 November and taken into Great Yarmouth.[468]
Concordia  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, where she was subsequently wrecked with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Amsterdam, North Holland.[475][455][474]
Fair Hope  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Porthcawl, Glamorgan and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Fair Hope was refloated and resumed her voyage.[471]
Frank  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[473] She was refloated on 5 November and taken into Great Yarmouth.[468]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[473] She was refloated on 5 November and taken into Great Yarmouth.[468]
Twende Brodre  Netherlands The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Zuyder Zee. She was on a voyage from Skien, Norway to Amsterdam, North Holland.[468]
William and Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wecked at Great Yarmouth.[319]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Aide  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk.[319]
Coadjutor  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. Coadjutor was refloated and taken into Helsingør, Denmark.[476]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The sloop was lost on the Ridge Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Norwich,Norfolk to London.[477][319]
Eugene  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hull.[319]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Freiston, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.[471]
James  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Jenkin Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[319]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth.[471] She was refloated on 7 November.[458]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. Margaret was refloated with assistance from the steamship Ormerod ( United Kingdom) and beached.[396]
Rebecca Frances  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.[478]
Town of Ross  United Kingdom The ship was driven shore and wrecked at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Wicklow.[461]
William and Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her six crew were rescued by Dennett's Apparatus.[479]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1839
Ship Country Description
Dairymaid  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank in the River Dee.[455]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Sheetland Bay, Dorset.[390]
Mars  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Hoo Flat, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. Mars was refloated two days later.[471]
St. Pierre  France The ship was in collision with John and Sally ( United Kingdom) and foundered in Mounts Bay. Her crew were rescued by John and Sally. St. Pierre was on a voyage from Noirmoutier, Vendée to Burry Port, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[455]
Tennant  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Tennant was refloated and resumed her voyage.[319]
Three Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Sheetland Bay.[390]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1839
Ship Country Description
Adrian et Marin  France The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Cette, Hérault. She was later refloated and taken into Cherbourg for repairs.[459]
Ant United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Saint Kitts The sloop was wrecked on Palmetto Point before 1 November.[480]
Belle Poule  French Navy The ship ran aground on the Taches Blanches, in the Dardanelles and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken into Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for temporary repairs. She subsequently sailed to Toulon, Var for permanent repairs.[481][482]
Brilliant  United States The brig was wrecked in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.[483]
Dolphin  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Guernsey, Channel Islands before 31 October.[455]
Echo  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Echo was later refloated and taken into "Frederickshamn".[445]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sardinallaoes before 24 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cuba and Leith, Lothian.[382]
Eliza United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Saint Kitts The sloop was wrecked on Palmetto Point before 1 November.[480]
Fortuna  Denmark The ship was driven shore near "Langshore". She was on a voyage from "Kullendborg" to Samsø.[467]
Frederick  United States The ship was driven ashore on Rödskär, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to New York. Frederick was refloated and taken into Frederikshavn, Denmark.[484]
Hercules  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London. Hercules was refloated on 26 October and taken into Blyth.[473]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America.[484]
Idogheten United States Florida Territory The ship was driven ashore on Faraman Point. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[422]
Lady Anne  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the south west point of Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America before 21 October.[373]
Magnus  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel on or before 14 October.[360]
Nancy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was wrecked on the east coast of Anticosti Island before 19 October with the loss of a crew member.[373]
Nautilus United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The smack was wrecked near Burgeo, Newfoundland, British North America.[485]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of West Sussex. She was refloated on 28 October and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire for repairs.[361]
Newton  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Chat, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Sunderland.[390]
Williamina  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool, Lancashire. Williamina was refloated on 22 October and put into Bermuda.[382]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Bedale  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire. Bedale was refloated and taken into Hartlepool.[455]
Catharina  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire with the loss of two of her crew.[471]
Good Hope  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Morte Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Bideford, Devon.[422]
Harlequin  United Kingdom The ship collided with Harlequin ( United Kingdom) and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[455]

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Elisabeth Jacoba  Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[455]
Frau Christina  Hamburg The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Heligoland. she was on a voyage from Altona to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[486]
Palme  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Pico Island, Azores with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[439]
Seine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat. Seine was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg.[455] She was refloated on 7 November.[458]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Margaret Scott  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and towed into Liverpool by the steam tug President ( United Kingdom).[461]

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Azores Packet  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock, off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dénia, Spain to London. Azores Packet was refloated and resumed her voyage.[468]
Beresford  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Shoeburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to London.[468]
Despatch  United Kingdom The sloop was driven against the quayside and sank at Leith, Lothian.[475]
Earl of Devon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Earl of Devon was refloated and resumed her voyage.[422]
Jane  United Kingdom The sloop was driven against the Quayside and sank at Leith.[475]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Paulina ( Prussia) in the Nieuw Diep and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Ann was taken into Amsterdam in a sinking condition.[475]
Concordia  Netherlands The ship sprang a leak and capsized in the Vlie. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Amsterdam.[475]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Elisabetha Sweden The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Mandal, Norway. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Stockholm. Elisabetha was later refloated and put into "Kiove".[382]
Victoria  United Kingdom The paddle steamer, which had sprang a leak the day before, was beached at Harwich, Essex. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to London.[487]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner was wrecked at Batemans Bay. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Port Phillip.[488][489]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to London. Isabella was refloated and taken into Weymouth.[486]
Romulus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off "Beako". She was on a voyage from the Laguna de Términos to Liverpool, Lancashire.[490]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Avalon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz, Spain.[361] She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Cádiz.[442] Avalon was refloated on 16 November and towed into the Isla del Trocadero.[382]
Carmen  Spanish Navy The bombard was driven ashore near Cádiz.[361]
Star  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain.[361]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Dryad  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Cape Cruz, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba.[480]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Miscouche, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bedeque, Prince Edward Island to London.[491]
Isabella  Portugal The ship ran aground, capsized and sank in the Elbe. she was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon.[416][439][485]
Joseph  United Kingdom The ship struck the Indian Rocks off Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Bedeque to London. Joseph was consequently condemned.[491]

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Don Juan  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the West Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newfoundland. Don Juan was later refloated with assistance fro the smacks Elizabeth and George and Eliza (both  United Kingdom).[368][492]
Emanuel  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Stettingen Island", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Frederikshavn, Denmark.[382][470]

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Darling  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Tralee, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Tralee to Westport, County Mayo.[373]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Georgiana  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana.[456]
Minerva Greifswald The ship was driven ashore at Frederikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Griefswald. Minerva was refloated on 17 November.[352]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Charlotte  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Frederikshavn, Denmark, where she subsequently became a wreck. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzic.[352]
Rosalie  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by a Royal Navy ship. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[493]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Bure  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amsterdam, North Holland. Bure was later refloated and put into Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[494][352]
Sovereign  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[495]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Circassian  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by all bar her captain. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. Circassian was refloated the next day and take into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[306]
Jupiter  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. Jupiter was later refloated and put into Helsingør, Denmark for repairs.[344]
Mathilda  Bremen The ship ran aground in the Swine Bottoms, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Stettin. Mathilda was refloated and resumed her voyage.[361]
Perseverance  France The ship struck a sunken rock and sank at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Dunkerque.[439] Perseverance was refloated on 19 November and taken into Dunkerque.[496]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship was driven shore near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. Britannia was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[485]
Miriam  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Lalla Rookh ( United Kingdom. Miriam was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Falmouth, Cornwall.[497]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Cordelia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to the Clyde. Cordelia was refloated and resumed her voyage.[352]
Petworth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cork Point, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Petworth was refloated and taken into Folkestone, Kent.[498]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with another vessel. She was beached on Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. Fanny was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Antwerp, Belgium.[344]
Harmony  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the "Isle of Glass". She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to and Irish port.[359]

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Favouri  French Navy The hired brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Fort-de-France, Philippeville, Algeria. All on board survived.[499]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Bien Aimé  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Alcantara", Algeria. All on board were rescued.[499]
Espérance  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cap-de-Fer, Algeria. Her crew survived.[499]
Freundschaft  Prussia The ship sank off Lyngby, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel.[352]
Hibernia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Traverse. She was on a voyage from Sines, Portugal to London. She was later refloated but drove ashore on the Pilgrims and was wrecked.[464]
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on St Michael's Isle, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[500] Minerva had become a wreck by 10 December.[501]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Bee, or Belle  United Kingdom The ship foundered near Loch Ryan. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Workington, Cumberland.[500][496]
Belle Rock  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Waterford.[500]
Hortensis  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Small Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg. Hortensis was refloated and put into Cuxhaven.[361]
Robert McWilliam  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Gromsay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Aberdeen. Robert McWilliam was later refloated.[502]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Earl Percy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Earl Percy was later refloated; she arrived at Leith, Lothian on 30 November.[344]
Kingston  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Aberdeen.[502]
William and Ann  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Burrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham. William and Ann was refloated with assistance from the smacks Adamant, Eagle, Elizabeth and Gipsey (all  United Kingdom).[361][503]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Humility  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham.[502]
HMS Pelorus  Royal Navy
HMS Pelorus.
The Cruizer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore at Port Essington, New South Wales with the loss of twelve of her crew. She was refloated 86 days later.[504]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship struck the Grimstons, in theNorth Sea off the coast of County Durham. She consequently put into Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[505]
Flora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. Flora was later refloated and towed to Copenhagen for repairs.[344]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship was drivenashore near Miramichi, New Brunswick,British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Miramichi.[506]
New St. George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lancaster, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lancaster.[344]
William's Increase  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 London to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[361]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Ebenezer  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Andrews Shoal, off Felixtowe, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Mistley, Essex. Ebenezer was refloated with assistance from Industry ( United Kingdom) and taken into Harwich, Essex.[368][442]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Brilliant  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire.[502] She was driven ashore in a capsized condition on 2 December and was wrecked.[505]
Brothers  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Norwich, Norfolk.[382]
John and Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby. Her crew were rescued.[502]
Magdalena  United Kingdom The ship sank at Tarragona. She was on a voyage from Tarragona to Plymouth, Devon.[507]
Nolsomheden Flag unknown The ship was severely damaged at Tarragona.[507]
Peterhead Packet  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was later refloated.[442]
Riga Packet  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Wyborg". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[382][344]
HMS Tribune  Royal Navy The sixth rate was driven ashore and wrecked at Tarragona, Spain. Her crew survived.[508]
Virginia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Tangier. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Cork.[491]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Ariel  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between Alnmouth and Warkworth, Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[509][510]
Baltic  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[502][472]
Celia  United Kingdom The ship struck the Bridges, in the Irish Sea off Groomsport, County Down and sank.[502]
Dorothea  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Scoughall, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fårö, Sweden to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[509]
Eagle  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Hendon, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshireto Sunderland. Eagle had become a weck by 3 December.[502][472][511]
Friendship  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Docking Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Defence ( United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[442][472]
Hart  United Kingdom Theschooner was wrecked on the Buddan Rocks, off the coast of Forfarshire with the loss of all hands.[509][512] She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[465]
Medusa  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Filey, Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member.[502][472]
Oby  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to London. Oby was refloated on 2 December.[442][465][513]
Prins Veld, or
Prins Veld Marschalk
 Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Pampees, off the coast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[382][514] She was refloated on 30 November and resumed her voyage.[344]
Russell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole. Russell was refloated the next day and taken into Poole.[509]
Soken  United Kingdom The ship struck the pier at Ramsgate and sank.. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to Ramsgate. Soken was later refloated.[442]
Tender Trinity House The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked on Flat Holm, Glamorgan.[502]
Thames  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat.[502][472]
Trois Frères  Belgium The ship was driven ashore at Thornham, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[442]

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1839
Ship Country Description
Arthur  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Teignmouth Rocks, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to South Shields.[502][472]
Betsey and Martha  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc to Dublin.[470] Betsey and Martha was refloated on 10 December and taken into Porthdinllaen.[515]
Comus  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde, where she was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Memel to Swinemünde.[491]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Teignmouth Rocks. Her crew were rescued by Dennett's Apparaus. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Jersey, Channel Islands.[509][472]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Dorking Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[502][505]
Hector  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands to Amsterdam, North Holland.[507]
Humanity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hartlepool, County Durham.[472]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Teignmouth Rocks. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to South Shields.[502][472]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Isle of May, Fife. She was on a voyage from Riga,Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[516]
Petrel  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the River Forth with the loss of all but one of the eleven people on board. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, Lothian to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[465][512]
Providoacia  Portugal The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was later refloated.[406]
Trusty  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blythe Sand. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Trusty was refloated on 28 November and taken into Deptford, Kent.[382][442]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1839
Ship Country Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of Cape Clear Island, County Donegal in later November with some loss of life.[442]
Bure  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amsterdam, North Holland. Bure had been refloated by 15 November.[373]
Camille  France The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay between 11 and 15 November. She was on a voyage from Toulon, Var to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[361]
Catherine  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 November.[361]
Clarkson  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wyborg" to Hull, Yorkshire.[458]
Cygne  France The brig was abandoned off "Abreuvrach" with the loss of three of her eight crew.[517]
Duncan  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Matanilla Reef (27°04′N 79°11′W / 27.067°N 79.183°W / 27.067; -79.183) before 15 November.[518]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay before 23 November. Her crew were rescued.. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to Liverpool.[519]
Emigrant  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Massacre Island". She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[480]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and damaged in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[520] Enterprise was refloated on 29 November and taken into Constantinople.[521]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Frieston, Lincolnshire. She had been refloated by 6 November.[475]
George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. She was refloated on 1 December.[502]
Hamilton  United States The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar before 30 November. She was refloated on 5 December.[507]
John Thompson  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackhouse, Hampshire. She was refloated on 6 November.[475]
Malton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Büyükdere, Ottoman Empire between 25 and 28 November. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[522] Malton was refloated on 29 November.[521]
Otter  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Sea of Azov.[520]
Prince Le Boo  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Strømsø, Norway. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hull.[523]
Protector  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 24 November.[522] She was refloated on 29 November and taken into Constantinople.[521]
Snowdrop  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to London. Snowdrop was refloated on 7 November and put into Stangate Creek.[475]
Sophia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Sophia had been refloated by 6 November and taken into Cley-next-the-Sea.[475]
Susan and Sarah  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 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Susan and Sarah was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[524]
Susannah  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire. Susannah was taken into Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire on 16 November.[373]
Time  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pill, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Swansea, Glamorgan. Time had been refloated by 25 November.[361]
Whim United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Saint Vincent The sloop was wrecked on Union Island before 6 November.[480]

December

1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[344]
Perzango  Spain The ship was driven ashore at Coffie's Beach, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Tenerife, Canary Islands to Boston, Massachussetts. Perzango became a wreck on 5 December.[464]
Stranger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Ramsgate. Stranger was refloated and taken into Ramsgate.[470]

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Adolph Sweden The ship ran aground off "Woersaa", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[491]
Ellena  Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on São Miguel Island, Azores.[525][466]
Hebe  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn at Gloucester. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Gloucester.[344]
Hector  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Queen Victoria ( United Kingdom). Hector was on a voyage from "Holbeck" to Hull, Yorkshire.[516][526] She was towed into Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk on 7 December.[359]
Porto Formosa  Portugal The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel Island. Her crew were rescued.[525]
Shelburne  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Emporium ( United Kingdom) and another vessel. Shelburne was on a voyage from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America to Barbadoes.[464]
Westmorland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn at Gloucester. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Gloucester.[344]

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Betsey and Martha  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Dublin.[344] Betsey and Martha was refloated on 10 December.[456]
Clondolin  Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Figueira da Foz. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Figueira da Foz.[507]
Emma  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Odessa, Russia.[466]
Eruartung  Prussia The ship was driven ashore on "Zurgst". She was on a voyage from and English port to Memel.[491]
Goodluck  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Odessa.[466]
Navigator Stettin The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[456]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Amphitrite  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Leith, Lothian.[491]
Emma  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Table Bay.[527]
Neptuna  Portugal The ship foundered off Terceira Island, Azores.[528]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Benjamin  France The ship foundered off Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Portrieux, Côtes du Nord.[525]
Dart  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Rose ( United Kingdom).[525]
Emu  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from London to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land. Emu was later refloated.[527]
Exquisite  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[516]
Scotia  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All 24 people on board were rescued by Roscius ( United Kingdom). Scotia was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[529]

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Branch  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken into South Shields, County Durham.[530][491]
Edinburgh Castle  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Seaton House Rock, Northumberland.[530]
Iris  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by ice at Swinemünde, Prussia.[507]'
Jessey  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on the Druridge Sands, Northumberland. She was refloated.[530]
Produce  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Wittenbergen". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire. Produce was refloated on 14 December and towed back to Hamburg.[531]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Islandmore, County Down. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Limerick.[532] Rose was refloated on 10 December.[515]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Burtenwerp  Netherlands The ship ran aground off "Hornbeck". She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Königsberg, Prussia.[491] Burtenwerp was refloated on 9 December and taken into Helsingør, Denmark, where she sank.[507]
Caroline United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship was wrecked on Swan Islands. All on board were rescued.[533]
Countess of Airlie  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Ground, off the coast of Denmark, She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[491]
Najadete  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Culemborg, Gelderland to an English port.[491]
Permei  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the north east coast of Gozo, Malta.[525][466]
Rosamund  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Stephen Point, Cornwall. She was refloated but consequently foundered. Rosamund was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Padstow, Cornwall.[359]
St. Vincent  France The ship struck rocks and sank at St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Marans, Charente-Maritime to Penzance, Cornwall.[534]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Cordelia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a rock off Youghal, County Cork and was damaged.[534]
Mary Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire to Southwold.[359]
Ocean  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Ocean was refloated and resumed her voyage.[530]
St. Andrew  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Odessa, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[523]
St. George  United Kingdom The ship foundered at Odessa. Her crew were rescued.[523]
St. Michael  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Odessa. Her crew were rescued.[523]
St. Nicholai  Russia The ship was driven ashore at Odessa. Her crew were rescued.[523]
Zeldenrust  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Portuguese Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Zwolle, Overijssel.[501] Zeldenrust was refloated on 12 December and taken into the Nieuw Diep.[507]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Albion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Seaton Delaval, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[534] Albion was refloated on 16 December and taken into Hartlepool.[531]
Bintenwerp  Netherlands The ship sank at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Köningsberg, Prussia. Bintenwerp was refloated on 24 December and beached.[535]
Twee Gute Broders  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Dimlington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Østerisør to "Halte".[532]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Caroline United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship was wrecked on Swan Island, Van Diemen's Land. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to Port Phillip.[536]
Dryad  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Cape Cruz, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba.[528]
Lady Canmore  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Merrion, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Waterford. Lady Canmore was refloated.[534]
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Sunderland, County Durham.[491]
Oscar  Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Conil de la Frontera and Cape Trafalgar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[537]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Activ  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Holmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[466]
Odessa  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Africa.[501]
Robert Gray  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Killia, Ottoman Empire.[535] She had been refloated by 18 December.[464]
Urania  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Sligo.[507]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Cavalier United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore in the Mouse Islands.[519]
Coventry  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Newland ( United Kingdom}. Coventry was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[528]
Diana  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Jura. Her crew were rescued.[525]
Emily  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on the West Rocks, Harwich, Essex with the loss of all five people on board. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Woodbridge, Suffolk.[538]
Falmouth Packet  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the north coast of São Miguel Island, Azores with the loss of all bar her captain. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to São Miguel Islands.[539]
George  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. George was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[501]
Jongfrue Karen  Norway The ship was wrecked on the Pointe de la Coubre, Seine-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[466]
Lady Diana  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked in the Small Isles of Jura. Her crew survived.[466]
Nymph  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Teignmouth.[456] Nymph was refloated on 14 December and beached.[491]
Tay  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Chaleur Bay to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[456]
Wemyss  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Christchurch Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Plymouth, Devon.[501][515]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Concordia  Denmark The ship was wrecked on Læsø. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[480]
Henry Davenport  United States The ship was driven ashore on Hospital Island, Massachusetts. She was refloated on 20 December.[519]
Sir William Wallace  United Kingdom The whaler, a barque, was wrecked in Chowder Bay.[540]
Vedra  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated..[515]
William Iv  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[527]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Emma  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Faial Island, Azores to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Emma was refloated and resumed her voyage.[491][507]
Enterprise United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew weree recued by Dennett's Apparatus.[529]
Mary and Jane  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Swash. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire.[541]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Pocohontas  United States The ship was driven ashore on Plumb Island, Massachusetts with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Newburyport, Massachusetts.[542]
Selwin  United States The ship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Pernambuco,Brazil. Selwin was consequently condemned.[519]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Urania  Portugal The ship ran aground off Dragør, Denmark. She was reported to be on a voyage from Lisbon to Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France. Uraniawas refloated and put into Copenhagen for repairs.[504]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Avance  Prussia The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Swinemünde.[543]
Emma  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Droogden, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[504]
Heath  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[544]
H. Z.  Netherlands The ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam, North Holland.[531]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the River Gwendraeth. Her crew wee rescued She was on a voyage from Swansea to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[406]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Teignmouth Rocks, Northumberland.[520]
Pursuit  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Derbyhaven, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Shetland Islands.[544]
William and Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Aberavon to Gloucester.[406]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Bordeaux Packet  France The ship capsized at Cuxhaven.[525][466]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Killala, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayp to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Ceres was later refloated.[543]
Concordia  Denmark The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the east coast of "Rossoe". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Heimath" to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[543]
Esther  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to Chatham, Kent.[520] Esther was refloated the next day and taken into Sheerness, Kent.[466]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a sandbank in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Llanelly.[520]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Brilliant  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore and at Aberdeen with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Aberdeen. Brilliant susbequently caught fire and was destroyed.[529]
Charlotte  United Kingdom The Humber Keel sank at King's Lynn, Norfolk.[520][522]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks and sank at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescuede.[466]
Hannah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[520]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Castle Chichester Bay. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[466]
Palestine  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Bull Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Palestine was refloated and resumed her voyage.[525]
Sackville  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of the Isles of Scilly. All nineteen people on board were rescued by the brigantine L'Amelia ( France). Sackville was on a voyage from an African port to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[545][497][546]
Tiejo  Portugal The ship was wrecked on Walney Island, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[544][466]
Tilden  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[520]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Don Giovanni Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Twielenfleth, Kingdom of Hanover.[506]
Emily  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the West Rocks, Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Woodbridge, Suffolk.[525]
Favoran  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London, United Kingdom.[506]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[547]
Henry Devonport  United States The ship was beached at Boston, Massachusetts.[519]
Neptunus  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Zuiderhaaks,in the North Sea off thecoast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Batavia Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. Neptunus was refloated and taken into the Nieuw Diep.[506]
True Bess  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kingswear Castle, Devon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Portsmouth, Hampshire. True Bess was refloated but consequently had to be beached at Dartmouth, Devon.[525]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Annetta Eliabeth  Denmark The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Irvine, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[525][497]
Caroline  Russia The ship ran aground on the Flemish Banks, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Oporto, Portugal.[466]
Europe  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire.[527]
True Bess  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto rocks at Kingswear Castle, Devon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Portsmouth, Hampshire. True Bess was refloated and taken into Dartmouth, Devon, where she was beached.[497]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Crown  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[480]
Diana  Belgium The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire,United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Antwerp.[506]
Magic  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Ber Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Magic was refloated the next day.[528][543]
Swift  United Kingdom The ship struck the pier at Donaghadee, County Antrim and was beached. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[480]
Union  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Gwendraeth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Carmarthen.[480]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Comet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Comet was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[543]
Industrious  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Spaniard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent and sank. She was refloated and towed into Whitstable, Kent.[528]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Anchor  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 Goole, Yorkshire to London. Anchor was refloated and resumed her voyage.[480]
Belt Flag unknown The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by New Hampshire ( United States).[462]
Charlotte  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by the samck Mary ( United Kingdom). Charlotte was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Exeter, Devon.[480][543]
Crown  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[528]
Eleanor Sophia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall. Eleanor Sophia was refloated and taken into Tenby.[490]
Letitia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Logan Head, Wigtownshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Carrickfergus, County Antrim to Carlisle, Cumberland.[521][506]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Leith, Lothian.[504] She was refloated on 27 December and taken into Leith.[537]
Isabella and Ann  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tay. All thirteen crew people on board were rescued by the St Andrews Lifeboat. Isabella was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[543]
Pelorus United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Singapore The brig-sloop struck a shoal off the coast of Borneo (8°08′30″N 115°30′00″E / 8.14167°N 115.50000°E / 8.14167; 115.50000) and sank. There were 22 survivors.
Samuel and Mary  United Kingdom The ship sank at Ross, County Wexford.[504]
Venus  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Maryport, Cumberland.[521]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Blanche  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Southampton, Hampshire.[490]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1839
Ship Country Description
John  United Kingdom The ship sank at Unst, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[462]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Anchor  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 Goole, Yorkshire to London. Anchor was later refloated.[506]
Aurelia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Dundee. Aurelia was later refloated.[535]
Venerable  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with London Merchant ( United Kingdom and sank off the coast of County Durham with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[535]

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Heemskerk  Netherlands The ship ran aground at Amsterdam, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. Heemskerk was refloated and put back to Amsterdam.[535]=
Swan  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near the Rock Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[548]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1839
Ship Country Description
Dantsic Packet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Neufahrwasser. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Liverpool, Lancashire. Dantsic Packet was refloated on 2 January 1840.[441]
Louise  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Unst, Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry. Louise was later refloated and put into Limerick in a leaky condition.[462]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1839
Ship Country Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Holmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[525]
Ann Elizabeth  Denmark The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Irvine, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[547]
Emma  France The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the English Channel by Ocean ( United States) with the loss of 23 of her 28 crew.[529]
Eos  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Zea, Greece before 9 December. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Odessa, Russia.[490]
Europa  Norway The brig was in collision with Gotheborga Walgary ( Sweden) before 10 December and was abandoned in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Gotheborga Walgary. Europa was on a voyage from Hull to Laurvig. She came ashore at "Frogan" and was wrecked.[490][549]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Antwerp, Belgium.[465]
Five Friends  United Kingdom The coaster foundered off Burray, Orkney Islands on or before 2 December.[526]
Hannah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Machias, Maine, United States before 16 December. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[542][462]
Hector  Hamburg The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea before 6 December. She was towed into Blakeney, Norfolk United Kingdom.[466]
Mary Ann  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Byron ( United Kingdom). Mary Ann was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Bedford, Massachusetts.[519]
Naylor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Schulan". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Naylor was refloated on 21 December and resumed her voyage.[504]
Pomona  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pill, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 7 December and sailed for Cardiff, Glamorgan.[359]
William and Anne  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. William and Anne was later refloated.[368]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1839
Ship Country Description
Achille  France The ship was lost before 21 July. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Guadeloupe.[550]
Attaran  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Nampang Island, China. Her crew were rescued but the ship was burnt by the Chinese.[550]
Constance  France The ship was driven ashore in the Ganges. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to a French port. Constance was later refloated and put back to Calcutta.[318]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Saugor, India. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Calcutta.[551]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off the Cape of Good Hope. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to London.[519]
Equitable  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Ganges with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Calcutta.[529]
Fame  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Liverpool.[102]
Gazelle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from London to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land.[552][553]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship sank off Dale, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated in early May.[152]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from "Lumbuck" to China. Her crew were rescued.[554]
Trazas  France The ship was lost at Sierra Leone. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Bordeaux, Gironde.[183]

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  187. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21655). London. 16 April 1839.
  188. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21625). London. 11 March 1839.
  189. "(advertisement)". The South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register. Adelaide. 16 February 1839. p. 3.
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  345. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21753). London. 13 August 1839.
  346. 1 2 "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter (10650). Belfast. 30 July 1839.
  347. "Accident". The Ipswich Journal (5234). Ipswich. 20 July 1839.
  348. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21756). London. 16 August 1839.
  349. "(untitled)". Launceston Advertiser. Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. 18 July 1839. p. 3.
  350. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4706). London. 20 July 1839.
  351. "Monmouthshire, South Wales, &c.". The Bristol Mercury (2579). Bristol. 10 August 1839.
  352. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intellingence". The Morning Chronicle (21846). London. 30 November 1839.
  353. "Ship News". Liverpool Mercury etc (1742) (Second ed.). Liverpool. 26 July 1839.
  354. "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter (10652). Belfast. 6 August 1839.
  355. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18661). Edinburgh. 17 August 1839.
  356. "(untitled)". The Times (17105). London. 27 July 1839. col E, p. 7.
  357. "Rio de Janeiro". The Morning Chronicle (21834). London. 16 November 1839.
  358. "Chilean Fifth Rate brig 'Aquiles' (1825)". Three Decks. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  359. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21854). London. 10 December 1839.
  360. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Times (17177). London. 19 October 1839. col C, p. 6.
  361. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Ship News". The Times (17220). London. 27 November 1839. col C, p. 7.
  362. 1 2 3 "Marine Intellience". The Newcastle Courant etc (8595). Newcastle upon Tyne. 9 August 1839.
  363. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18658). Edinburgh. 11 August 1839.
  364. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21780). London. 13 September 1839.
  365. "Steam-boat Explosion - Most Providential Escape". The Morning Post (21384). London. 7 August 1839. p. 7.
  366. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Times (17143). London. 10 September 1839. col F, p. 3.
  367. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21778). London. 10 September 1839.
  368. 1 2 3 4 5 Benham, Hervey (1980). The Salvagers. Colchester: Essex County Newspapers Ltd. p. 174. ISBN 00 950944 2 3.
  369. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21389). London. 13 August 1839.
  370. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21779). London. 12 September 1839.
  371. "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. Sydney. 29 August 1839. p. 2.
  372. "Ship News". The Standard (4728). London. 15 August 1839.
  373. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Times (17203). London. 19 November 1839. col E, p. 7.
  374. "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter (10653). Belfast. 9 August 1839.
  375. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21384). London. 7 August 1839. p. 7.
  376. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4726). London. 13 August 1839.
  377. 1 2 3 "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc (8600). Newcastle upon Tyne. 13 September 1839.
  378. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Times (17153). London. 21 September 1839. col F, p. 6.
  379. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. (1475). Liverpool. 15 August 1839.
  380. "(untitled)". The Morning Chronicle (21754). London. 14 August 1839.
  381. "News in Brief". The Times (17122). London. 16 August 1839. col B, p. 6.
  382. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Ship News". The Times (17215). London. 3 December 1839. col F, p. 2.
  383. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21809). London. 17 October 1839.
  384. "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter (10657). Belfast. 23 August 1839.
  385. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. (1476). Liverpool. 23 August 1839.
  386. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4730). London. 17 August 1839.
  387. "Colchester". The Essex Standard, and General Advertiser for the Eastern Counties (453). Colchester. 6 September 1839.
  388. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21409). London. 5 September 1839.
  389. 1 2 3 "Marine Intelligence". The Northern Liberator (102). Newcastle upon Tyne. 28 September 1839.
  390. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21464). London. 8 November 1839.
  391. "Ship News". The Standard (4377). London. 21 August 1839.
  392. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21801). London. 8 October 1839.
  393. "Ship News". The Standard (4764). London. 26 September 1839.
  394. 1 2 "Admiralty Court, Friday, Jan. 31.". The Times (17269). London. 1 February 1840. col E, p. 6.
  395. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18684). Edinburgh. 12 October 1839.
  396. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (17188). London. 1 November 1839. col E, p. 6.
  397. "Fatal Destruction of the Ship Lucretia with Loss of Life". The Times (17229). London. 19 December 1839. col C, p. 6.
  398. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21772). London. 4 September 1839.
  399. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21793). London. 28 September 1839.
  400. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21768). London. 30 August 1839.
  401. 1 2 3 "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courante etc (8599). Newcastle upon Tyne. 6 September 1839.
  402. 1 2 3 "Shipwrecks". The Champion and Weekly Herald (160). London. 6 October 1839.
  403. "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. Sydney. 12 September 1839. p. 3.
  404. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18692). Edinburgh. 31 October 1839.
  405. "(untitled)". The Times (17161). London. 1 October 1839. col B, p. 4.
  406. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18715). Edinburgh. 23 December 1839.
  407. "Foreign Intelligence". The Standard (4842). London. 26 December 1839.
  408. 1 2 3 4 5 "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc (8601). London. 20 September 1839.
  409. "Melancholy and Fatal Accident of the River Severn - Eleven Lives Lost". The Times (17138). London. 4 September 1839. col F, p. 5.
  410. "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter (10663). Belfast. 13 September 1839.
  411. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (17622). London. 24 January 1840. col F, p. 3.
  412. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (17178). London. 21 October 1839. col D, p. 7.
  413. "The United States &c.". The Morning Post (21444). London. 16 October 1839.
  414. "Ship News". The Standard (4750). London. 10 September 1839.
  415. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Times (17174). London. 16 October 1839. col D, p. 6.
  416. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21835). London. 18 November 1839.
  417. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21790). London. 25 September 1839.
  418. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Times (17171). London. 12 October 1839. col D, p. 3.
  419. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4753). London. 13 September 1839.
  420. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Dreadful Hurricane at Bermuda". Caledonian Mercury (18695). Edinburgh. 7 November 1839.
  421. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21800). London. 7 October 1839.
  422. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18696). Edinburgh. 9 November 1839.
  423. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. (8606). Newcastle upon Tyne. 25 October 1839.
  424. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21819). London. 30 October 1839.
  425. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21456). London. 30 October 1839.
  426. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21796). London. 2 October 1839.
  427. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18683). Edinburgh. 10 October 1839.
  428. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chroicle (21815). London. 25 October 1839.
  429. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard (4755). London. 16 September 1839.
  430. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Standard (4767). London. 30 September 1839.
  431. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21446=). London. 18 October 1839.
  432. 1 2 "Equinoctal Gale". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal. Perth. 28 September 1839. p. 155.
  433. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Times (17268). London. 31 January 1840. col E, p. 7.
  434. 1 2 "Saturday, September 28, 1839.". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal. Perth. 28 September 1839. p. 154.
  435. "A Vessel on Fire off Woolwich". The Morning Post (21425). London. 24 September 1839.
  436. "(untitled)". Cornwall Chronicle. Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. 28 September 1839. p. 2.
  437. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21805). London. 12 October 1839.
  438. "Shipwreck off Plymouth - Four Lives Lost". The Standard (4770). London. 3 October 1839.
  439. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21837). London. 20 November 1839.
  440. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21440). London. 11 October 1839.
  441. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (17264). London. 27 January 1840. col E, p. 3.
  442. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18707). Edinburgh. 5 December 1839.
  443. "Ship News". The Times (17164). London. 4 October 1839. col B, p. 8.
  444. "Portugal". The Morning Post (21443). London. 6 October 1839.
  445. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21455). London. 29 October 1839.
  446. 1 2 3 "United States.". The Morning Chronicle (21809). London. 17 October 1839.
  447. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21418). London. 16 September 1839.
  448. "Marine Intelligence". The Northern Liberator (106). Newcastle upon Tyne. 25 October 1839.
  449. 1 2 "Marine Intelligence". The Northern Liberator (107). Newcastle upon Tyne. 2 November 1839.
  450. "Ship News". The Standard (4781). London. 16 October 1839.
  451. "Admiralty Court - Dec. 10.". Caledonian Mercury (18712). Edinburgh. 16 December 1839.
  452. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21437). London. 8 October 1839.
  453. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21802). London. 9 October 1839.
  454. "Commercial Intelligence". The South Australian Register. Adelaide. 14 December 1839. p. 4.
  455. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21824). London. 5 November 1839.
  456. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Times (17226). London. 16 December 1839. col D, p. 7.
  457. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21810). London. 19 October 1839.
  458. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21830). London. 12 November 1839.
  459. 1 2 3 4 "Marine Intelligence". The Northern Liberator (105). Newcastle upon Tyne. 19 October 1839.
  460. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Times (17168). London. 9 October 1839. col F, p. 7.
  461. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1487). Liverpool. 8 November 1839.
  462. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Times (17257). London. 18 January 1840. col E, p. 7.
  463. "Ship News". The Times (17265). London. 28 January 1840. col E, p. 7.
  464. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Times (17252). London. 15 January 1840. col B, p. 7.
  465. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21850). London. 5 December 1839.
  466. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18716). Edinburgh. 26 December 1839.
  467. 1 2 3 4 "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc (8607). Newcaslte upon Tyne. 1 November 1839.
  468. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ship News". The Times (17193). London. 7 November 1839. col D, p. 8.
  469. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21820). London. 31 October 1839.
  470. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21848). London. 3 December 1839.
  471. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18695). Edinburgh. 7 November 1839.
  472. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc (8612). Newcastle upon Tyne. 6 December 1839.
  473. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Times (17187). London. 31 October 1839. col C, p. 7.
  474. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21461). London. 5 November 1839.
  475. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ship News". The Times (17195). London. 9 November 1839. col D, p. 7.
  476. "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. (8609). Newcastle upon Tyne. 15 November 1839.
  477. "Harwich". The Ipswich Journal (5249). Ipswich. 2 November 1839.
  478. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18708). Edinburgh. 7 December 1839.
  479. "Dennett's Rockets". Hampshie Advertiser and Salisbury Guardian (858'). Southampton. 28 December 1839.
  480. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Ship News". The Times (17236). London. 27 December 1839. col B, p. 7.
  481. "(untitled)". The Morning Chronicle (21833). London. 15 November 1839.
  482. "News of the Day". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. Dublin. 16 November 1839.
  483. "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser. Sydney. 11 October 1839. p. 2.
  484. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21833). London. 15 November 1839.
  485. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18702). Edinburgh. 23 November 1839.
  486. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18698). Edinburgh. 14 November 1839.
  487. "Harwich". The Essex Standard, and General Advertiser for the Eastern Counties (462). Colchester. 8 November 1839.
  488. "Vessels and Passengers Cleared Out". The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser. Sydney. 20 November 1839. p. 3.
  489. "Projected Departures". The Colonist. Sydney. 20 November 1839. p. 2.
  490. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21872). London. 31 December 1839.
  491. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21860). London. 17 December 1839.
  492. "Colchester". The Essex Standard, and General Advertiser for the Eastern Counties (466). Colchester. 6 December 1839.
  493. "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1489). Liverpool. 22 November 1839.
  494. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21836). London. 19 November 1839.
  495. "Ship News". The Standard (4809). London. 16 November 1839.
  496. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21842). London. 26 November 1839.
  497. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21503). London. 24 December 1839.
  498. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21839). London. 22 November 1839.
  499. 1 2 3 "Foreign Intelligence". The Standard (4829). London. 11 December 1839.
  500. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4815). London. 23 November 1839.
  501. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18712). Edinburgh. 16 December 1839.
  502. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Ship News". The Standard (4821). London. 2 December 1839.
  503. "Salvage". The Essex Standard, and General Advertiser for the Eastern Counties (468). Colchester. 20 December 1839.
  504. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ship News". The Times (17238). London. 30 December 1839. col E, p. 7.
  505. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Standard (4823). London. 4 December 1839.
  506. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18718). Edinburgh. 30 December 1839.
  507. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21861). London. 18 December 1839.
  508. "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1493). Liverpool. 20 December 1839.
  509. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Times (17216). London. 4 December 1839. col C, p. 3.
  510. "Loss of the Ariel". The Northern Liberator (114). Newcastle upon Tyne. 21 December 1839.
  511. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21488). London. 6 December 1839.
  512. 1 2 "Shipping Inteeligence". The Aberdeen Journal (4796). Aberdeen. 11 December 1839.
  513. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21487). London. 5 December 1839.
  514. "Ship News". The Morning Post (21485). London. 3 December 1839.
  515. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21859). London. 16 December 1839.
  516. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21853). London. 9 December 1839.
  517. "(untitled)". The Times (17195). London. 9 November 1839. col F, p. 7.
  518. "Express from Falmouth". The Times (17234). London. 25 December 1839. col C, p. 3.
  519. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Times (17260). London. 22 January 1840. col A, p. 7.
  520. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ship News". The Times (17231). London. 21 December 1839. col A, p. 8.
  521. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21870). London. 28 December 1839.
  522. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21501). London. 21 December 1839.
  523. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Times (17249). London. 11 January 1840. col A, p. 8.
  524. "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc (8610). Newcastle upon Tyne. 22 November 1839.
  525. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Ship News". The Times (17233). London. 24 December 1839. col F, p. 6.
  526. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18710). Edinburgh. 12 December 1839.
  527. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Times (17266). London. 29 January 1840. col B, p. 7.
  528. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21869). London. 27 December 1839.
  529. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dreadful Casualties at Sea". The Champion and Weekly Herald (171). London. 22 December 1839.
  530. 1 2 3 4 "Marine Intelligence". The Northern Liberator (113). Newcastle upon Tyne. 14 December 1839.
  531. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21863). London. 20 December 1839.
  532. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Post (21494). London. 13 December 1839.
  533. "Shipwreck". The Austral-Asiatic Review, Tasmanian and Australian Advertiser. Hobart. 10 December 1839. p. 7.
  534. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21857). London. 13 December 1839.
  535. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Times (17243). London. 4 January 1840. col B, p. 8.
  536. "Commercial Intelligence". The South Australian Register. Adelaide. 28 December 1839. p. 3.
  537. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (17240). London. 1 January 1840. col E, p. 7.
  538. "(untitled)". The Times (17241). London. 2 January 1840. col F, p. 7.
  539. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21867). London. 25 December 1839.
  540. "Ship News". The Australian. Sydney. 17 December 1839. p. 3.
  541. "Ship News". Liverpool Mercury etc (1493). Liverpool. 20 December 1839.
  542. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times (17256). London. 17 January 1840. col E, p. 6.
  543. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18717). Edinburgh. 28 December 1839.
  544. 1 2 3 "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4839). Liverpool. 23 December 1839.
  545. "Portsmouth, Saturday.". The Times (17238). London. 30 December 1839. col E, p. 7.
  546. "Falmouth, Dec. 27.". The Morning Chronicle (21872). London. 31 December 1839.
  547. 1 2 "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter (10694). Belfast. 31 December 1839.
  548. "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4846). London. 31 December 1839.
  549. "Ship News". The Times (17253). London. 16 January 1840. col B, p. 7.
  550. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21749). London. 8 August 1839.
  551. "Domestic Intelligence". The Sydney Herald. Sydney. 18 November 1839. p. 2.
  552. "Van Diemen's Land". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. Sydney. 14 September 1839. p. 2.
  553. "Ship News". The Australian. Sydney. 5 November 1839. p. 3.
  554. "Projected Departures". The Colonist. Sydney. 4 May 1839. p. 2.
Ship events in 1839
Ship launches: 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844
Ship commissionings: 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844
Ship decommissionings: 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844
Shipwrecks: 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844
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