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 |
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Paragon | 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] |
Psyche | 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] |
Splendid | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire, to London. [4] |
Wells | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. [5] |
Zephyr | 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] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Acht Gebroders | 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 | 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 Beaufort | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent. [4] She was refloated on 3 April. [5] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Athenais | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar. She was refloated. [10] |
Catherine | France | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel by Oceanus ( United States) with the loss of all but one of her crew. [11] |
Hope | 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] |
Ino | 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] |
Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued. [3] |
Joseph Tyson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Algarve coast, Portugal. She had been refloated by 23 April. [13] |
Sleepless | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 5 April and put back to Sunderland. [14] |
Tweed | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire. [4] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Creole | Grenada | The schooner was wrecked on the Recas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Curaçao. [16] |
John and Susan | 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] |
Minerva | 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 Victoria | 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] |
Surrey | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Daring ( United Kingdom ). Surrey was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Plymouth, Devon. [19] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hudscott | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on St Margaret's Island, Pembrokeshire. [15] |
Jane | 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] |
Jane | 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 | 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 Ann | 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 Hope | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. [15] |
Polly | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Rat Island, off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Endeavour ( Board of Customs). Polly was on a voyage from Cork to Caernarfon. [21] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Glasgow | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Inverness. [8] |
Joseph and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was later refloated. [8] |
Lydia | 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] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Artaxerxes | 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] |
Caroline | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23] |
Cervantes | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23] |
Cove | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23] |
Deux Frères | Mauritius | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. [23] |
Esperance | Mauritius | The ship sank at Port Louis, Mauritius with the loss of all eight crew. [23] |
George McCloud | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. She was refloated. [23] |
Gregorio | Mauritius | The schooner was damaged at Mauritius. [23] |
Jeune Ferdinand | Mauritius | The coaster sank at Mauritius. [23] |
Laurencia | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23] |
Louise | Mauritius | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. [23] |
Lynhersand | Mauritius | The schooner was damaged at Mauritius. [23] |
Patriot | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Mauritius. Her crew survived. [23] |
Reform | United Kingdom | The brig was run into by Stratford ( United Kingdom ) at Mauritius and was severely damaged. [23] |
Revenant | Mauritius | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. [23] |
Sarah Doyle | 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 | Mauritius | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. [23] |
Stratford | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23] |
Vrai Francais | France | The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius. [23] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cordelia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent. [17] |
Eclipse | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit. [17] |
Repeal | 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] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Paulina | 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] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Indien | 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 | 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] |
Terpisichore | 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] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bonito | 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] |
Emmanuel | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the River Tyne at South Shields. [29] |
Johannes | Hamburg | The ship sprang a leak and was beached near "Harlingenhafen". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Riga, Russia. [31] |
Wave | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Latakia, Syria. She was on a voyage from Beirut to Alexandretta, Ottoman Empire. [32] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brighton | 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] |
Brompton | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Whitby Rock and sank. [29] |
Deux Sœurs | France | The whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [12] |
Janet Towers | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. She was taken into Mullaghmore, where she sank. [33] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Exchange | 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] |
Voluna | 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] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carouge | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Londonderry. [22] [34] |
Exchange | 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 Pennell | 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] |
Mandarin | France | The ship was lost at "St. Leu". [35] |
Robert Bruce | 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] |
Winscales | p | The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Maryport. [10] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Louisa | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. [22] |
Lydia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [22] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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James | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Maryport. [37] |
Uitreding | 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] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Belle | 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] |
Pauline | France | The ship capsized in the Bay of Palamos. Her crew were rescued. [42] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bee | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Cantach Sound. [24] |
Scotia | 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] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amanda | 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] |
Hope | 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 | 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 |
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Emerald | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in Lough Swilly and was scuttled. [46] |
Neptune | Spain | The ship ran aground at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Helsingfors, Grand Duchy of Finland. [39] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bedford | United States | The steamboat struck a submerged object and sank in the Missouri River with the loss of seven lives. [47] |
Byron | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [48] |
Polack | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at New Orleans. [48] |
Rapid | 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] |
Robert | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Rixhöft, Prussia. [13] |
Shakespeare | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship ran aground at New Orleans. [48] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bee | 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] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aurora | New Zealand | The barque struck a rock and was wrecked at Kaipara Harbour. Her crew were rescued. [50] [51] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mercury | 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] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Peace | 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] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Chippewa | 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 | Grenada | The cutter was wrecked in Latarde Bay. [56] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albion | 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 Frederica | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France before 8 April. [57] |
Eagle | New South Wales | The schooner struck a rock and foundered in Whirlpool Reach, in the Tamar River. [58] |
Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Busika Bay before 25 April. She was refloated an put into Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. [59] |
Naiad | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles before 4 April. She was later refloated. [54] |
Navarino | New South Wales | The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand. [35] |
Orion | 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] |
Peace | 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] |
Robert | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in Riga Bay between 3 and 21 April. [38] |
Snire | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Llanmadoc, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 3 April and towed into Llanelly. [5] |
Star | United Kingdom | 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 |