The list of shipwrecks in April 1840 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1840.
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| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paragon | 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] | |
| Psyche | The ship was driven ashore in the River Carron. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. [3] | |
| Splendid | The ship ran aground at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire, to London. [4] | |
| Wells | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. [5] | |
| Zephyr | 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] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acht Gebroders | 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 | | 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 Beaufort | The ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent. [4] She was refloated on 3 April. [5] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Athenais | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar. She was refloated. [10] |
| Catherine | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel by Oceanus ( | |
| Hope | 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] | |
| Ino | The ship ran aground on the Middle Bank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [5] | |
| Isabella | The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued. [3] | |
| Joseph Tyson | The ship was driven ashore on the Algarve coast, Portugal. She had been refloated by 23 April. [13] | |
| Sleepless | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 5 April and put back to Sunderland. [14] | |
| Tweed | The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire. [4] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Creole | | The schooner was wrecked on the Recas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Curaçao. [16] |
| John and Susan | 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] | |
| Minerva | 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 Victoria | 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] | |
| Surrey | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Daring ( |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hudscott | The ship was driven ashore on St Margaret's Island, Pembrokeshire. [15] | |
| Jane | 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] | |
| Jane | 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 | | The ship ran aground on Brownie's Island Reef and was wrecked with the loss of three of her nineteen crew. [9] |
| Mary Ann | 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 Hope | The ship struck a rock and sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. [15] | |
| Polly | The brig was wrecked on Rat Island, off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Endeavour ( |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Inverness. [8] | |
| Joseph and Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was later refloated. [8] | |
| Lydia | 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] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artaxerxes | 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] | |
| Caroline | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23] | |
| Cervantes | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23] | |
| Cove | The ship was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23] | |
| Deux Frères | | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. [23] |
| Esperance | | The ship sank at Port Louis, Mauritius with the loss of all eight crew. [23] |
| George McCloud | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. She was refloated. [23] | |
| Gregorio | | The schooner was damaged at Mauritius. [23] |
| Jeune Ferdinand | | The coaster sank at Mauritius. [23] |
| Laurencia | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23] | |
| Louise | | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. [23] |
| Lynhersand | | The schooner was damaged at Mauritius. [23] |
| Patriot | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Mauritius. Her crew survived. [23] | |
| Reform | The brig was run into by Stratford ( | |
| Revenant | | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. [23] |
| Sarah Doyle | 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 | | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. [23] |
| Stratford | The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23] | |
| Vrai Francais | The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cordelia | The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent. [17] | |
| Eclipse | The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit. [17] | |
| Repeal | 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] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paulina | | 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] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indien | 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 | | 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] |
| Terpisichore | 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] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonito | 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] | |
| Emmanuel | The ship capsized in the River Tyne at South Shields. [29] | |
| Johannes | The ship sprang a leak and was beached near "Harlingenhafen". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Riga, Russia. [31] | |
| Wave | The ship was driven ashore at Latakia, Syria. She was on a voyage from Beirut to Alexandretta, Ottoman Empire. [32] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 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] | |
| Brompton | The ship struck the Whitby Rock and sank. [29] | |
| Deux Sœurs | The whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [12] | |
| Janet Towers | The ship ran aground at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. She was taken into Mullaghmore, where she sank. [33] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exchange | 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] | |
| Voluna | 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] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carouge | The ship was destroyed by fire at Londonderry. [22] [34] | |
| Exchange | 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 Pennell | 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] | |
| Mandarin | The ship was lost at "St. Leu". [35] | |
| Robert Bruce | 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] | |
| Winscales | p | The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Maryport. [10] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. [22] | |
| Lydia | The ship was driven ashore south of Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [22] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James | The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Maryport. [37] | |
| Uitreding | 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] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle | 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] | |
| Pauline | The ship capsized in the Bay of Palamos. Her crew were rescued. [42] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bee | The ship was driven ashore in the Cantach Sound. [24] | |
| Scotia | 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] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda | 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] | |
| Hope | 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 | | 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] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald | The ship caught fire in Lough Swilly and was scuttled. [46] | |
| Neptune | The ship ran aground at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Helsingfors, Grand Duchy of Finland. [39] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford | The steamboat struck a submerged object and sank in the Missouri River with the loss of seven lives. [47] | |
| Byron | The full-rigged ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [48] | |
| Polack | The barque ran aground at New Orleans. [48] | |
| Rapid | 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] | |
| Robert | The ship was driven ashore near Rixhöft, Prussia. [13] | |
| Shakespeare | The full-rigged ship ran aground at New Orleans. [48] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bee | 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] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | | The barque struck a rock and was wrecked at Kaipara Harbour. Her crew were rescued. [50] [51] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 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] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peace | 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] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chippewa | 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 | | The cutter was wrecked in Latarde Bay. [56] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The collier was driven ashore at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She had been refloated and taken into Dieppe by 4 April. [18] | |
| Aurora Frederica | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France before 8 April. [57] |
| Eagle | | The schooner struck a rock and foundered in Whirlpool Reach, in the Tamar River. [58] |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore in Busika Bay before 25 April. She was refloated an put into Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. [59] | |
| Naiad | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles before 4 April. She was later refloated. [54] | |
| Navarino | | The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand. [35] |
| Orion | 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] | |
| Peace | 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] | |
| Robert | The ship was sunk by ice in Riga Bay between 3 and 21 April. [38] | |
| Snire | The ship was driven ashore near Llanmadoc, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 3 April and towed into Llanelly. [5] | |
| Star | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was subsequently taken into North Sunderland, County Durham. [31] |
| Ship events in 1840 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 |