List of shipwrecks in May 1841

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The list of shipwrecks in May 1841 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1841.

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1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Galway hooker was wrecked near Ballyheigue, County Galway. Her four crew survived. [1]
ChampionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sorkholm Reef, in the Baltic Sea. [2]
Stambol Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg Austrian Empire The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sinope, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. [3]

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Cambridge Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Russian ship. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [4] [5]
ClydeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Cooley Point, County Louth and sank. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Annagassan, County Louth. [6]
ExchangeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kettleness Steel, off the coast of North Riding of Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken into Whitby. [7]
HarmonyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock, off the coast of Yorkshire. [8] She was refloated the next day. [7]
Johanna SophiaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship capsized and sank off Helsingør, Denmark with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Schiedam, South Holland. [9] Johanna Sophia was refloated on 22 May. She was subsequently taken into Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs. [10]
Prince of WalesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run aground and was damaged on the Whitby Rock. She was refloated the next day. [8] [7]

3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
ClytieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Coolie Point, County Louth and sank. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Drogheda, County Louth. [11]
EffortCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Llanelly to London. [12]
JacksonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom pThe ship struck a rock off the Mount of Corby, County Louth and sank. Her crew were rescued. [13]
MedwayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [2] [14] [15]
North BritonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Anjer, Netherlands East Indies whilst on a voyage from Singapore to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [16]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
ChanceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hull, Yorkshire. [12]
LivelyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The billy boy was wrecked on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. [17] [18]
StarbeckCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Lymington, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Isle of Wight to Southampton, Hampshire. Starbeck was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [11]
SusanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off "Darlington". Her crew were rescued. [12]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was later refloated. [11]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
CodringtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Antigua. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage on 7 May. [19]
DispatchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Sanda Island, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [20]
FredericoBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brig capsized in the Atlantic Ocean ( 29°30′N67°30′W / 29.500°N 67.500°W / 29.500; -67.500 ) whilst bound for Puerto Rico. Her nine crew took to a boat. They were rescued on 6 June by Sylphe (Flag of France.svg  France). [21]

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
DalmarnockCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. Dalmarnock was refloated and resumed her voyage. [22]
Express Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gerringong. [23]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. Mary Ann was refloated and taken into Margate. [6]
Olivia Gdansk flag.svg Dantzic The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen. Olivia was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. [6] [18]
SonneAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Half-ebb Rock, off Harwich and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Hamburg. [24]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
DiademCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. [24]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
BreezeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Scatterie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board, the crew and 150 passengers, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [25]
ParagonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Susquehanna (Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States) in the Atlantic Ocean ( 43°20′N26°30′E / 43.333°N 26.500°E / 43.333; 26.500 ) and was severely damaged. Her crew were taken off the next day by London (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Paragon was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Halifax, Nova Scotia. [19] [25] [26]
RivalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The trow was wrecked at Sand Point, Somerset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Highbridge to Pill. [27]
To SystraCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship ran aground and sank off Hanö, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [15]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean ( 44°02′N48°45′W / 44.033°N 48.750°W / 44.033; -48.750 ). Her crew took to the boats. One of them died before the survivors were rescued on 11 May by Kingston (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Isabella was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [25]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Mary ScottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was run into by Brooklyn (Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States) and sank in the Irish Sea with eight of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued off the Isle of Man by a Manx fishing boat. Mary Scott was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire. [28] [18] [29]
PremierCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Fårö, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire [30]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
BernardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of all hands. [31]
Catherine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The brigantine ran aground on the Horseshoe Reef and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Catherine was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [32] [33]
Eliza and AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank at Gloucester. [34]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Algiers, Algeria. Isabella was refloated and taken into Kingstown. [34]
MemnonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the coast of India and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Liverpool. [35]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Breton Point, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of seven crew. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. [25]
City of PerthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "St. Louis", Republic of Texas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Louis to Liverpool, Lancashire. [36]
St. PetersburgCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. [36]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
GangesFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship ran aground off "Mattacunbia" and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Ganges was refloated on 26 May and taken into Key West, Florida Territory. [36]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cape North, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. [36]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
BeezeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Paul's Island, Labrador, British North America. [37]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Earl of DurhamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the "Walla Grundt". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia. She was refloated on 19 May and taken into Landskrona, Sweden for repairs. [38]
Elizabeth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The schooner was wrecked on a reef off the Poor Knights. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bay of Islands to Auckland. [39]
Hope and AthloneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the south east coast of Gotland, Sweden. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [30]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Parton, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim. [40]
John LloydCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Youghal to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [41]
Raby CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated the next day with assistance from three luggers. [40] [5]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
CatapilcoFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Acajutla, El Salvador. [42]
DianaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship struck a sunken rock off "Fugla Island" and was damaged. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Hamburg. Diana put into Hammerfest, Norway for repairs. [43]
IsadoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vizagapatam, India. [44] [45]
James TamerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Long Point, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. [46]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Point Escuminac, New Brunswick. [47]
MerseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fox Island Gully, New Brunswick. She was later refloated. [47]
MinstrelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Red Island Reef with the loss of 148 of the 156 people on board. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [48]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
ClarenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. [37]
DevereuxCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [37]
JavaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Quebec City. [37]
VentureCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Quebec City. [37]
WelsfordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Quebec City. [37]
WensleydaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Quebec City. [37]
William DawsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Quebec City. [37]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
AmelieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was lost on "Magdalene Island", near "Goree". Her crew were rescued. She had sailed from Havana, Cuba. [49]
Donna PascoaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Calcutta, India. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay. [50]
Highland ChiefCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire in the Saint Lawrence River and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America. [37]
IdaCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool, Lancashire. [4] [15]
RegiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The grab brig was destroyed by fire off the north west coast of Ceylon with the loss of four of her 21 crew. [51]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
AnnandaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Province of Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada. [36] [52]
CorneliusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Monsicar Reef, in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Falmouth, Cornwall. [53]
CrownCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Budleigh Salterton, Devon. Her crew were rescued. [41]
WatchfulCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Anholt Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. Watchful was later refloated. [54]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
AgraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Palmyras Point, India and was abandoned the next day. Six people in one boat were rescued by Colonel Newall (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). No trace of the 14 people in the second boat. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Calcutta, India. [35] [55]
Royal Adelaide Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. [56] Royal Adelaide was refloated on 24 May. [57]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
WallaceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick. [58]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Admiral BenbowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Fundy near Campobello Island, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. [52]
AgraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Point Palmyras, India. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Calcutta, India. [45]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Henry Wellesley Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque went ashore near Calais, France, and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land.
JannetteFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship was in collision with Fortuna ( Gdansk flag.svg Danzig) in the English Channel off The Casquets and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Guernsey, Channel Islands. Jannette was towed into Salcombe, Devon, United Kingdom on 27 May. [59] [54]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire. [38]
MirandaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on "Reeas Island". Her crew took to the boats and reached Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies. [60]
WatchfulCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Limerick. Watchful was later refloated. [61]
WilsonsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. [10]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall. [59]
Young BenjaminCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Cabe Rocks, Cornwall. She was refloated the next day. [54]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
George Marriott Free Territory Trieste Flag.svg Trieste The ship was wrecked on Grand Bahama. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Trieste. [62] [63]
SampsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. All passengers on board were landed. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States. Sampson was refloated and taken into Whitehead, Nova Scotia, British North America. [30] [64]
Zwei Gebruders Flagge der Hansestadt Lubeck.svg Lübeck The ship was driven ashore at Bremen and abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [61]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
AnnaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the coast of Arakan. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Moulmein, Burma. [51]
EdinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Torbay, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [65] [66]
Edward and MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gore Sand, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bridgwater, Somerset. [67]
Lady DouglasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Cape Le Have", Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia. [65]
RosehillCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dunkerque, Nord, France. [68]
SamsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock at Whitehead, Nova Scotia and was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States. [36] [69]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
MargaretsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the London Chest, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Margarets was refloated and completed her voyage. [70]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
EugenieFlag of France.svg  France The brig foundered off Rodrigues, Mauritius. Her crew were rescued. [71]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1841
ShipCountryDescription
AlarmCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex before 29 May. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. [54]
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Red Island Reef before 20 May, having been abandoned before 15 April. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [37] [52]
CharlesFlag of the United States.svg  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off British Honduras on or before 7 May, her crew possibly having been attacked. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. [72]
ContentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Preston, Lancashire. Content was refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs, arriving on 15 May. [15]
Elizabeth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The schooner was wrecked on a reef between the Bay of Islands and Auckland. Her crew were rescued. [73]
Elizabeth AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was refloated on 8 May. [40]
Harriett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The cutter was presumed to have foundered whilst on a voyage from Wellington to Auckland. No trace was ever found. [73]
HiramFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Vera Cruz, Mexico. She put into "St. Marks", where she was consequently condemned. [74]
Lord WenlockCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Lord Wenlock was refloated and taken into Saint Petersburg for repairs. She arrived on 27 May. [43]
Mary AtkinsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated on 11 May. [41]
New BrunswickCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the Isle of Grain, Kent. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Chatham, Kent. New Brunswick was refloated on 21 May. [41]
OlgaFlag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire The ship was driven ashore at "Alt Salls". She was refloated and taken into Pärnu, where she arrived on 16 May. [43]
Olivia Gdansk flag.svg Danzig The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. she was refloated but subsequently came ashore between Landguard Fort and Felixtowe, Suffolk, United Kingdom. [75]
SarahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Galveston, Republic of Texas. She was on a voyage from Galveston to Liverpool, Lancashire. [69]

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  58. "Ship News". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 1571 (Second ed.). Liverpool. 18 June 1841.
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  63. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 22340. London. 2 July 1841.
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  72. "Ship News". The Times. No. 17715. London. 6 July 1841. col A, p. 6.
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Ship events in 1841
Ship launches: 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846
Ship commissionings: 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846
Ship decommissionings: 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846
Shipwrecks: 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846