List of shipwrecks in May 1840

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

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1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
AdrastusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Calcutta, India. She was later refloated. [1]
AllertonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Calcutta. She was later refloated. [2] [1]
BrilliantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Calcutta. [2] [1]
CheviotCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Race, Newfoundland, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [3]
ClownCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Calcutta. She was later refloated. [2] [1]
Coringa PacketCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Calcutta. She was later refloated. [1]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Calcutta. She was later refloated. [1]
Look-in Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The ship ran aground in the Western Channel. She was on a voyage from Launceston, Van Diemen's Land to Sydney. [4]
LucyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Calcutta. She was later refloated. [1]
MariamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Calcutta. She was later refloated. [1]
ShepherdessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Calcutta. She was later refloated. [1]
SuperbeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Calcutta. She was later refloated. [1]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Calcutta. She was later refloated. [1]
William GalesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Calcutta. She was later refloated. [2] [1]
WilsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Calcutta. She was later refloated. [1]

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
CurlewCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner capsized at Spalding, Lincolnshire. [5]
Emelie Frederike Gdansk flag.svg Dantsic The ship was driven ashore at Dantsic. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 30 May and taken into Dantsic. [6]
HannahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Hannah was refloated and taken into Aalborg. [7]
Robert RaikesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Memel. Robert Raikes was refloated on 10 May and beached. [7] [8]

3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
DevonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Nore. Her crew were rescued. [9]
HannahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. she was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Hanna was refloated and put into Frederikshavn, Denmark for repairs. [10]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Eliza Welld Free Territory Trieste Flag.svg Trieste The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Trieste to London, United Kingdom. Eliza Welld was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom for repairs. [11]
Jeanette Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was driven ashore on "Tuskar Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [12] [13]
PerseveranceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued. [14] [15]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [3]
AtlanticCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Pacha Cove Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Quebec City. [16] [17]
ChaseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Stolp. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dantzic. [8]
John Dunscombe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The schooner broke her moorings and was driven on shore at Kapiti Island, New Zealand. No lives were lost. [18]

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
CybeleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Demerara River. [19]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Dundee, Forfarshire and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee. [20]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
CompetentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bombay, India. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay. [21]
General LawrenceFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States Great Natchez Tornado: The steamboat sank in the Mississippi River at Natchez, Mississippi with the loss of all on board. [22]
HindsFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States Great Natchez Tornado: The steamboat was struck by a tornado at Natchez and deposited at Baton Rouge, Louisiana with the loss of 51 lives. [23]
JessieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Troon, Ayrshire. She was refloated on 3 June and taken into Drogheda. [6]
PrairieFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States Great Natchez Tornado: The steamboat was wrecked at Natchez. [22]
St. LawrenceFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States Great Natchez Tornado: The steamboat was wrecked at Natchez. [22]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Goed BesluitFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Brielle, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [24] [20]
RangerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shakespeare's Cliff, Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to a Scottish port. Ranger was refloated and resumed her voyage. [24]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
DoveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mauritius. [25]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked in Glenarm Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Belfast, County Antrim. [26]
EuxineFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Dauphin Island, Alabama. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Mobile, Alabama. [27]
IncaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea and was damaged. She was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Cork the next day. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Port Phillip and Sydney, New South Wales. [28]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Glenarm Bay. Her crew were rescued. [26]
LivelyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea 22 nautical miles (41 km) south of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Coleraine, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire. [20]
PatriotCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Mauritius. [25]
RecoveryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Recovery was refloated and resumed her voyage. [24] [20]
StratfordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius. [25]
VultureCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Kuressaare, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [29]
WilsonsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was abandoned by all but her captain and mate. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Boxer (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy) and towed into Ramsgate, Kent, where she arrived on 10 May. Wilsons was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Saint Petersburg. [24] [20]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
ArcturusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Coatham, Yorkshire. All seventeen people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Sunderland, County Durham. [30] [31]
ClementiceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Bray, County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. [32]
DorothyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. [33] She was refloated on 13 May. [8]
Good HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Huntcliffe, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [28] [8]
Good IntentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Rawcliffe, Yorkshire. [28] Her crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Newcastle upon Tyne. [34]
LilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Scarborough, Yorkshire. [28]
MillicentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Machios", New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint John, New Brunswick. [13] [1]
Milo Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer caught fire and sank at Sunderland, County Durham [35]
Zwei Gebruders Merchant Ensign of Holstein-Gottorp (Lions sinister).svg Duchy of Holstein The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaham, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Kiel to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [8] [35]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
ArabianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Griffins Cove, Lower Canada, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [36]
CatherinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The galiot was wrecked on Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Sunderland, County Durham. [30]
CesiasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Ower Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. [8] Cesias was subsequently towed into Harwich, Essex by HMRC Badger ( HM Customs Ensign.PNG Board of Customs). [35]
Monarch Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer struck a rock off St. Abbs Head, Berwickshire and was holed. Her passengers were taken off by Royal Adelaide (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Monarch was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian, where she subsequently arrived. [30]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
AimwellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Darßer, Prussia. She was refloated on 26 May. [37]
ChaseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice off the west coast of Naissaar, Russia. All sixteen people on board were rescued by Canada (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Chase was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [38] [39] [40]
IndependenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Weymouth, Dorset. Independence was refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs. [7]
ThamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit, off the coast of Kent. [33]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
GrampusFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The steamboat exploded and sank in the Mississippi River with the loss of two lives. [41]
HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America. [3]
TerpsichoreFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship ran aground on the Merven Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Cuxhaven. Terpsichore was later refloated. [7]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
GrantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Monkey River. [42]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
FolandFlag of France.svg  France The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Clifton (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Foland was on a voyage from New York, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [3]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
ErieFlag of the United States.svg  US The whaling ship was grounded at Waitangi in New Zealand's Chatham Islands, and broke up over the following days. [18]
JoséFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal Slave Trade: The brig was run ashore and wrecked in the River Quillemane, Madagascar with the loss of 136 slaves. HMS Lily (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy) rescued her crew and 324 slaves, who were taken to Mauritius. José was on a voyage from Madagascar to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [43]
NoordstarFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Stevns Klint, Zealand, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Ventava, Courland Governorate to Rotterdam, South Holland. Noordstar was refloated on 19 May and put into Helsingør. [37]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
GreenfieldFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The steamboat exploded and sank in the South Hadley Canal, Massachusetts with the loss of three lives. [41] [44]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Dalhousie CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bonny, Africa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bonny to Liverpool, Lancashire. [45]
Lady Young Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was driven ashore at Waarde, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hamburg. [37]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
SylvanusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner capsized in a squall 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing vessel Aid (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and HMRC Cheerful ( HM Customs Ensign.PNG Board of Customs). Sylavanus was on a voyage from Cromarty to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. [35]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
George JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Honfleur, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Honfleur. [46]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Susannah HelenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Juist, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to "Hollestandt". [38] [29]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
AedelCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship collided with Salus (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was severely damaged at Swinemünde. She was then driven ashore. [17] She was refloated on 31 May. [47]
AlphonseFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde. [48] She was refloated on 31 May. [47]
CadetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven into Salus (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and severely damaged at Swinemünde. [48]
Carl WilhelmCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde. [48] She was refloated on 31 May. [47]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde. [48] She was refloated on 31 May. [47]
GazelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde. [48] She was refloated on 31 May. [47]
GooseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde. [48] She was refloated on 31 May. [47]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde. [17] She was refloated on 31 May. [47]
NancyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde. [48]
SalusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde. [48] She was refloated on 31 May. [47]
SpeculanteFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde. [48] She was refloated on 31 May. [47]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
NorionBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. [17]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Général BorgellaFlag of France.svg  France The ship struck rocks off "Porcala", Grand Duchy of Finland and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. [49]
Paletina or PatelinaCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom to Königsberg. She was refloated on 30 May and taken int Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. [16] [36]
Robert GardenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in Peterhead Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to the Moray Firth. [50] [38]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Dussau POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The ship was wrecked at Malmö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Çeşme, Ottoman Empire to Stettin. [51]
Earl TalbotCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Goree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands. [29] Earl Talbot was refloated on 12 June and put into Rotterdam, South Holland for repairs. [49]
Frau Catherina Flag of Denmark.svg Duchy of Schleswig The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Rendsburg. [6]
GeertruidaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was wrecked near Holmen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Riga, Russia. [6] [52]
VoyagerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bonaventura, Lower Canada, British North America. [3]
ZenobiaFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to New York. Zenobia was refloated and taken into New York. [3]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
QuincyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Oel Pinte, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Trinidad de Cuba to Bremen. [17] Quincy was refloated on 29 May and taken into Bremen. [53]
ReineFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked in the River Plate. [54]
UlrikeCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship sprang a leak and was beached near "Pineta", where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Swinemünde. [55] [56]
Vrow HendrikaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore near Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Sønderborg to Antwerp, Belgium. [48]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
NapoleonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cat Keys, off the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Nassau, Bahamas. [57] [58]
PosenSwedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg  Sweden The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by T. P. (Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States). Posen was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [59] [60]
ShetlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Barbadoes and was scuttled. [61]
SylphideCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in Liverpool Bay by England (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued by England. Sylphide was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [37] Sylphide was refloated on 6 June and beached at Liverpool. [6] [53]
ThracianFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship was struck by a waterspout and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Havana, Cuba. Thracian put into Nassau, Bahamas, where she arrived on 30 June. [58]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
William and ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Swinebottoms. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Copenhagen, Denmark. [55]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and subsequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [62]
LivelyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank near Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dordrecht. She was later raised but was consequently condemned. [3]
TritonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Ny-Hellesund, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Memel, Prussia. [63]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
MarsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Debringoe Bank. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hartlepool, County Durham. [53]
PelterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The flat sank off the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. [64]
Ulrika POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The ship was driven ashore on Rügen, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Stettin. [47]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Ann Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The schooner sprang a leak off Nobbys Island and was beached. Her crew were rescued by the cutter Rovers Bride ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales). Ann was on a voyage from Newcastle to Sydney. [65]
Charlotte Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The schooner was wrecked at Wollongong whilst her crew were ashore. [66] [67]
CitadelleFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground on the Swinebottoms, in the Baltic Sea. She was refloated on 3 May and taken into Helsingør, Denmark. [24]
Falcon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The schooner was driven ashore in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty. Her crew were rescued. [68] [18]
Gezina JansenFlag unknownThe ship sank off Pillau, Kingdom of Prussia. She was refloated and taken into Pillau on 10 May. [37]
Greyhound Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 29 May. [62]
HeinrichFlag unknownThe ship foundered in the North Sea off Egmond aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands before 29 May. [36]
LivelyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank off the Dutch coast before 26 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. [38]
PandoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Colony. [69]
SherbrookeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Pensacola Lighthouse, Florida Territory. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States. Sherbrooke was refloated on 3 June. [3]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from Pearl and Superb (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and taken into Harwich. [70]
VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 May. [12]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk before 13 May. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Lowestoft, Suffolk. [8]

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