List of shipwrecks in April 1840

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The list of shipwrecks in April 1840 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1840.

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1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
ParagonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to London. [1] [2]
PsycheCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Carron. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. [3]
SplendidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire, to London. [4]
WellsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. [5]
Zephyr Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The whaler ran aground of a reef off Borneo, Spanish East Indies. Her crew abandoned the ship on 3 April and set fire to her. They reached "Macassa Island" and were then found a ship to take them to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [6] [7]

2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Acht GebrodersFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Île de Planier, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [8]
Experiment Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was driven ashore on Campobello Island, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to Saint John, New Brunswick. [9]
Thomas BeaufortCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent. [4] She was refloated on 3 April. [5]

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
AthenaisFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar. She was refloated. [10]
CatherineFlag of France.svg  France The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel by Oceanus (Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States) with the loss of all but one of her crew. [11]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Carbonear, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Carbonear and Saint John's, Newfoundland. [12]
InoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Bank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [5]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued. [3]
Joseph TysonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Algarve coast, Portugal. She had been refloated by 23 April. [13]
SleeplessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 5 April and put back to Sunderland. [14]
TweedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire. [4]

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Vrow GebinaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Poldern Sandbank, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Eider. She was on a voyage from Groningen to a Baltic port. [15] [8]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Creole Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Grenada The schooner was wrecked on the Recas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Curaçao. [16]
John and SusanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. John and Susan was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [14]
MinervaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the English coast. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Three crew reached Guernsey, Channel Islands, in a boat on 10 April. [17]
Princess VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage drom London to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Princess Victoria was refloated and resumed her voyage. [18]
SurreyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Daring (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Surrey was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Plymouth, Devon. [19]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
HudscottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on St Margaret's Island, Pembrokeshire. [15]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank near Huntcliffe, County Durham Her crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Stockton-on-Tees. [15]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [15] She was refloated on 10 April and taken into Milford Haven. [17]
Maitland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship ran aground on Brownie's Island Reef and was wrecked with the loss of three of her nineteen crew. [9]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Pedan Olva Point, Cornwall. Both crew members were rescued. [20] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Poole, Dorset. [15]
New HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. [15]
PollyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Rat Island, off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Endeavour ( HM Customs Ensign.PNG Board of Customs). Polly was on a voyage from Cork to Caernarfon. [21]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
GlasgowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Inverness. [8]
Joseph and AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was later refloated. [8]
LydiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London. Lydia was refloated the next day and taken into Seaford, Sussex. [8]

9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
ArtaxerxesFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Menorca, Spain, with the loss of 29 lives. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Algiers, Algeria. [22]
CarolineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23]
CervantesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23]
CoveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23]
Deux Frères Flag of France.svg Mauritius The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. [23]
Esperance Flag of France.svg Mauritius The ship sank at Port Louis, Mauritius with the loss of all eight crew. [23]
George McCloudCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. She was refloated. [23]
Gregorio Flag of France.svg Mauritius The schooner was damaged at Mauritius. [23]
Jeune Ferdinand Flag of France.svg Mauritius The coaster sank at Mauritius. [23]
LaurenciaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23]
Louise Flag of France.svg Mauritius The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. [23]
Lynhersand Flag of France.svg Mauritius The schooner was damaged at Mauritius. [23]
PatriotCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Mauritius. Her crew survived. [23]
ReformCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was run into by Stratford (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) at Mauritius and was severely damaged. [23]
Revenant Flag of France.svg Mauritius The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. [23]
Sarah DoyleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Liverpool, Lancashire. [17]
St. Jean Flag of France.svg Mauritius The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. [23]
StratfordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23]
Vrai FrancaisFlag of France.svg  France The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
CordeliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent. [17]
EclipseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit. [17]
RepealCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached on Cross Island, Maine, United States. She was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to Cork. [24] [9] [25]

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Paulina Gdansk flag.svg Dantsic The ship struck a rock and foundered off the "Isle of Glass". She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. [22]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
IndienFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground in the Ganges and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [26]
Pauline Gdansk flag.svg Dantzic The ship was wrecked off the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. [27]
TerpisichoreAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Morven Sand and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, to Cuxhaven. Terpsichore was refloated and resumed her voyage. [28]

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
BonitoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in the River Tyne at South Shields, County Durham. [29] She was refloated on 20 April and beached in a severely damaged condition. [30]
EmmanuelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the River Tyne at South Shields. [29]
JohannesAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship sprang a leak and was beached near "Harlingenhafen". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Riga, Russia. [31]
WaveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Latakia, Syria. She was on a voyage from Beirut to Alexandretta, Ottoman Empire. [32]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
BrightonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, to Penarth. Brighton was refloated and taken into Cardiff, Glamorgan, for repairs. [10]
BromptonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the Whitby Rock and sank. [29]
Deux SœursFlag of France.svg  France The whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [12]
Janet TowersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. She was taken into Mullaghmore, where she sank. [33]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
ExchangeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Stroma in the Pentland Firth. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [33]
VolunaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Voluna was refloated and taken into Padstow. [10]

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
CarougeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Londonderry. [22] [34]
ExchangeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the south west point of Swanna, Orkney Islands, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [31]
Jacob PennellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to New York, United States. Jacob Pennell was later refloated. [27]
MandarinFlag of France.svg  France The ship was lost at "St. Leu". [35]
Robert BruceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Bank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork. [27] She was refloated and arrived at Cork on 23 April. [36]
WinscalespThe ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Maryport. [10]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
LouisaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. [22]
LydiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [22]

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Maryport. [37]
UitredingFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and severet damaged on Lolland, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to a Dutch port. [38] Uitreding was refloated on 27 April and taken into Rødby. [39]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
BelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Bay of Riga. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russian Empire, to Hull, Yorkshire. [40] [41]
PaulineFlag of France.svg  France The ship capsized in the Bay of Palamos. Her crew were rescued. [42]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
BeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Cantach Sound. [24]
ScotiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Canna, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. [43] She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Hull, Yorkshire. [44] [9]

23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
AmandaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, to the Cape of Good Hope. Amanda was refloated and taken into Ramsgate. [31]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged at Carbonear, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Carbonear and Saint Johns, Newfoundland. [45]
Wismar Flagge Wismar.svg Wismar The ship was driven ashore at Formby Point, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Liverpool, Lancashire. Wismar was refloated and taken into Liverpool. [31]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
EmeraldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire in Lough Swilly and was scuttled. [46]
NeptuneBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship ran aground at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Helsingfors, Grand Duchy of Finland. [39]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
BedfordFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The steamboat struck a submerged object and sank in the Missouri River with the loss of seven lives. [47]
ByronCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [48]
PolackCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at New Orleans. [48]
RapidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a reef north west of Aalborg, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Stettin. Rapid was later refloated. [13]
RobertFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Rixhöft, Prussia. [13]
ShakespeareCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground at New Orleans. [48]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
BeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Longhope, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [49]

27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Aurora Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The barque struck a rock and was wrecked at Kaipara Harbour. Her crew were rescued. [50] [51]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
MercuryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee to Copenhagen, Denmark. Mercury was refloated and resumed her voyage. [52]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
PeaceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores, to Southampton, Hampshire. [53] Peace was later refloated and taken into Southampton. [54]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
ChippewaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Rosier, Maine, United States, with the loss of all but two of the 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America. [55]
Elizabeth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Grenada The cutter was wrecked in Latarde Bay. [56]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier was driven ashore at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She had been refloated and taken into Dieppe by 4 April. [18]
Aurora FredericaFlag unknownThe ship ran aground at La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France before 8 April. [57]
Eagle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The schooner struck a rock and foundered in Whirlpool Reach, in the Tamar River. [58]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Busika Bay before 25 April. She was refloated an put into Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. [59]
NaiadCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles before 4 April. She was later refloated. [54]
Navarino Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand. [35]
OrionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost off "Cape St. Rocque" before 23 April. She was on a voyage from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti to the Cape of Good Hope, Africa. [60]
PeaceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off The Needles, Isle of Wight, and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores, to Southampton, Hampshire. Peace was later refloated and taken into Southampton. [39]
RobertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in Riga Bay between 3 and 21 April. [38]
SnireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Llanmadoc, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 3 April and towed into Llanelly. [5]
StarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was subsequently taken into North Sunderland, County Durham. [31]

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Ship events in 1840
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