The list of shipwrecks in August 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1839.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Louise Gallo | ![]() | 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. [1] |
Pearl | ![]() | 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. [2] |
William | ![]() | The sloop sank off The Crow, Pembrokeshire. [3] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Manchester | ![]() | The barque, which had sprung a leak on 29 July, was abandoned in the Indian Ocean ( 1°47′N84°40′E / 1.783°N 84.667°E ) by her 29 passengers and crew. Twenty of them reached Penang on 22 September. [4] Thomas Coutts rescued the other nine (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the North Bank, off the coast of Cumberland. [6] |
Cropton | ![]() | 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. [7] |
Despatch | ![]() | The schooner foundered off Stoke Church, Devon with the loss of all hands. [8] |
George | ![]() | The ship ran aground off New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. [3] |
Raphael | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland. [7] |
Vrow Margaretha | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Ameland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [7] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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George | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Mersey at New Brighton, Cheshire. [9] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Wilkinson | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the Perches. She was refloated and taken into Workington, Cumberland. [7] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jane | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore north of The Perches, on the coast of Cumberland. [7] |
Three Sisters | ![]() | 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. [10] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Archibald | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Neath, Glamorgan. [11] |
Emily | ![]() | The ship foundered in Dundrum Bay with the loss of all hands. [11] |
Hinton | ![]() | The brig was holed by her anchor and sank at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. [10] |
Margaret Simpson | ![]() | The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea of the coast of County Durham by Leith (![]() |
Medway | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated. [12] |
Resolution | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Northam, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire. [10] |
Sabina | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Rabbina Shoal, in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued. [13] [14] |
Standard | ![]() | 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. [15] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Friends | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. [10] |
Margaret | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Southport, Lancashire. [16] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bonny | ![]() | 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. [17] |
Dispatch | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at Mothecombe, Devon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Salcombe to a Mediterranean port. [18] |
Friends | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. [12] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Emily | ![]() | The ship foundered in Dundrum Bay with the loss of all hands. [19] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Onondaga | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Bolton (![]() |
Thomas Halliburton | ![]() | The schooner was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea by Algonquin (![]() ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dispatch | ![]() | The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Padstow, Cornwall. [24] |
Dorchester | ![]() | 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. [24] Dorchester was refloated on 24 August and taken into Milford Haven. [25] |
Harmony | ![]() | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire and was severely damaged. [24] |
Possidone | ![]() | 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 ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mars | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Prata Shoal whilst on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to China. Some of the crew took to the only available boat and were subsequently rescued by Bombay Castle (![]() ![]() |
Rose | ![]() | 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. [28] |
Standard | ![]() | The ship was lost near Cape Ray, Newfoundland with the loss of a crew member. [29] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Belle | ![]() | 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. [30] |
Brancepeth Castle | ![]() | 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 voyage. [25] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cadwallader | ![]() | 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. [31] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eliza | ![]() | 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. [23] |
Glenaladale | ![]() | The ship was run down off Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to St. Davids, Pembrokeshire. [32] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fortuna | ![]() | 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. [33] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Constantine | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on "Lambrusko Island" and was abandoned. [34] |
Edina | ![]() | 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. [35] [36] |
Meridian | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the Goosehill Flats. She was on a voyage from City Point, Virginia to Bremen. Meridian was later refloated. [37] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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George Cabot | ![]() | The ship departed from Matanzas, Cuba for Cowes, Isle of Wight. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [38] |
Isis | ![]() | The ship capsized in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. [39] She drove ashore on Uton, Åland on 3 September and was wrecked. [40] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Æigir | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Dram to 'Amsterdam, North Holland. [25] |
Perasto | ![]() | 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. [39] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Abeona | ![]() | 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. [41] |
Deux Fanny | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [40] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Glenaladale | ![]() | The barque was in collision with Dange (![]() |
Procris | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Allan's Island, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. [43] |
Robert Hannay | ![]() | The brig ran aground in the Pentland Firth and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the brig Peggy (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lucretia | ![]() | The ship caught fire off Kyardbilly's Point, Sydney, New South Wales. An attempt to scuttle her by HMS Herald and HMS Pelorus (both ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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James Walls | ![]() | 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. [44] |
Laurel | ![]() | 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. [47] [48] |
Magnificent | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Broad River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [49] |
Ocean | ![]() | 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. [50] |
Rebecca Maria | ![]() | 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. [51] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hope | ![]() | 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. [14] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Deux Frères | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Guadeloupe and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. Deux Frères was refloated and put back to Guadeloupe. [40] |
Louisa | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Hull, Yorkshire. Louisa was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth. [44] |
Thames | ![]() | 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. [52] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dover | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Cape Henry, Virginia. [53] |
Tilton | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Marksfield, New Jersey with the loss of nine lives. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Providence, Rhode Island. [53] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gil Blas | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off South Foreland, Kent by Royal Adelaide (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Calista | ![]() | The ship was abandoned before 18 August. [52] |
Carl Heinrich | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [50] |
Edward | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in Hannah Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to the Big River. [54] |
Eleanor | ![]() | 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. [3] |
Flamer | ![]() | 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. [16] |
Gertrude | ![]() | The ship was lost at Salinas in late August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pará, Brazil. [55] |
Great Western | ![]() | The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire in Lake Erie. [56] |
King William | ![]() | The paddle steamer was lost at Newcastle. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle. [57] |
Laurel | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. [17] |
HMS Racehorse | ![]() | The sloop-of-war ran aground at the mouth of the Oyapock River. She was refloated ten days later. [58] |
Vrow Magdalena | ![]() | 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. [1] |
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 |