List of shipwrecks in October 1839

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The list of shipwrecks in October 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1839.

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1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
IndusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. [1]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
CasadorFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The brig was wrecked on Hainan, China. [2]
FannyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Drumroe Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Waterford [3]
HoraceFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to New Orleans. [4]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered off the Mull of Galloway. Her crew were rescued. [5]
Mary AndersonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Drumroe Bank and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Mary Anderson was refloated on 6 October. [3] [5] [6]
SundaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was beached on Hainan, China with the loss of seventeen of the 32 people on board. She was on a voyage from London to China. [7]
Tobacco PlantFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The whaler was reported to have been destroyed by fire in the Torres Straits. Some of her crew were rescued by HMS Herald (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). [8] Those rescued may have been mutineers who had abandoned the ship. [9]

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
CarlCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Gothenburg, Sweden and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Carl was later refloated and taken into Gothenburg. [10]
DovecotCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Guardian Island. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands to Hull, Yorkshire. Dovecot was refloated on 8 October and resumed her voyage. [11]
FannyFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked on Anegada a Fuero with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Vera Cruz, Mexico. [12]
FrithiofFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner was wrecked at Tornby. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen. [13] [14] [15]
MayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Sully Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Minehead, Somerset to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [6]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Drungroe Bank. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [16]
MyrtleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. [16]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
Alice CrowtherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on South Island, Cocos Islands. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Cork. [17] [18]
Betsey, or ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off West Runton, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. [19]
CaribCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Sellery Cove, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [20]
Ceres Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was wrecked at Grand Étang, Nova Scotia. [21]
Ellen MurrayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sheelocksand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Vlissingen, Zeeland. [16] Ellen Murray was refloated on 6 October and taken into Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. [22] [23]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. [16]
Lord HuntleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. [24]
ManlyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Goole, Yorkshire. [24] Manly was refloated on 6 October and beached at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. [19]
Marianne et MarieFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cette, Hérault. [22]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. [10]
SarahFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Sheelocksand. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Vlissingen. [16]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was refloated on 15 October and taken into St. Mary's. [13]
YorkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck off The Casquets, Channel Islands. She put back to Guernsey. [19]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
EquitableCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Fultah Point, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Sydney, New South Wales. [25]
JagerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Collier Hope, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Whitby, Yorkshire.. Jager was refloated. [16]
LeonidasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Margate, Kent whilst on a voyage from London to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [26]
Lord HowickCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. [24]
MayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. [16]
MyrtleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Greystones, County Wicklow. [24]
RoverCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [16]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
CharlotteSwedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore east of Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. [22]
HenryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on McCall's Flats, in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [27]
WashingtonFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship was wrecked at "New Zalet". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Wilmington, Delaware and Berbice. [28]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
BrankenmoorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. [5] Brankenmoor was refloated on 9 October and taken in tow. [22]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
NonaritumCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [27]
Sophia SmithCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. [14]
StaffaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Sierra Leone for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [29]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
Frances CharlotteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on "Naungatan Island", in the Mindora Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Sydney, New South Wales. [7] [30]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
ElisabethFlag of France.svg  France The whaler was driven ashore and severely damaged in Encounter Bay. She was later refloated and taken into Hobart, Van Diemen's Land. [7]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blyth Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Blyth. Industry was refloated and taken into Blyth. [23]
St. NicholasNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship ran aground and sank at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nicholaieff to Izmail. [31]
ThorntonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) south south west of Littlehampton, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. [32]
Victoria Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Encounter Bay. [7]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
Henry CoatesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London. Henry Coates was refloated and put into Hakefjord before continuing her voyage. [33]
Leopold IFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship departed from Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [34]
NellyFlag of France.svg  France The ship sank at Hubberstone, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [32]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
Maria TheresaFlag of France.svg  France The schooner ran aground on the Woolpack Sand, in the North Sea and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. [15]
Princess VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Newhaven, Sussex. Princess Victoria was refloated on 15 October and taken into Helsingør. [35]
ShamrockCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Ballynagowl", County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [36]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
David Howe LambertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Clonakilty Bay. Her crew were rescued. [14]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to King's Lynn. [37]
JudithCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Skitter Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg. Judith was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [37]
MadrasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the coast of County Limerick. [37]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from British Honduras for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [38]
Robert and BetseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at King's Lynn. [37] She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to King's Lynn. [23]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
Martha Caire Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The ship was in collision with Bencoolen (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Bencoolen. Martha Caire was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Guernsey. [14] [15]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
DelphinSwedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg  Norway The ship departed from London, United Kingdom for Christiansand. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [39] [40]
FenwickCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Hull, Yorkshire. [41]
Sir John TobinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Warrington Reef. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire. [42]
Union Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Union (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [4]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
DruidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Barry's Head, County Cork. [35]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
AntelopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Macedon Point. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [35]
BetseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham. [35]
Marie ThérèseFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked on the Woolpack Sand, in The Wash. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. [43]
NarcissaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Manila, Spanish East Indies. [17] [44]
TicklerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Manila. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Manila. [17] [45]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
Anine NelsineFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Læsø. She was on a voyage from Kalundborg to London, United Kingdom. She was later refloated. [41]
Dreux BrėzéFlag of France.svg  France The ship departed from Calcutta, India for Île Bourbon. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Indian Ocean with the loss of all hands. [46]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
AdaFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the American coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [47]
BelfastCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [48]
FrithioffCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Charlestown, Cornwall and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Longsound to Charlestown. Frithioff was refloated and taken into Charlestown. [49]
GlenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock in the Sound of Trinara and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Sydney, New South Wales. Glen was refloated and put into Oban, Argyllshire before returning to Greenock for repairs. [49]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
Laurine MathildeFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship departed from Gravesend, Kent for Helsingør. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [50]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
BrothericksCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated the next day and proceeded on her voyage to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [51] [52]
EstherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Esther was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [53]
HerculesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. [15] She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London. Hercules was refloated on 26 October and taken into Blyth. [54]
Prince LeopoldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Goole, Yorkshire. [48] [51] Prince Leopold was refloated on 26 October and taken into harbour. [26]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sardanilloes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cuba and Leith, Lothian. [55]
PersianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the south west of Inagua. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan. [12]
StrugglerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Aberdeen. Struggler was refloated and resumed her voyage. [48]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
GratitudeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia. Gratitude was refloated on 27 October and resumed her voyage. [53] [41]
RowenaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Kildony". She was on a voyage from Bangor to Ballyshannon, County Donegal. [26] Rowena was refloated on 29 October and taken into Ballyshannon. [56] '
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Aberdeen. William was refloated. [52]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
ClevelandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [48]
MatildaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged in the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. Matilda was refloated and put into Hartlepool, County Durham. [48]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
BritanniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Archangelsk, Russia. Her crew were rescued and she was set afire. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to Hull, Yorkshire. [57]
DerwentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Lappesand, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Derwent was refloated with assistance from the steamship Prindsesse Wilhelmina (Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark). She resumed her voyage on 29 October. [53]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
AlbertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantes, Loire Atlantique, France. [56]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the Newland Rock, off Padstow, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Porthcawl, Glamorgan. [58]
GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Stockton-on-Tees. [59]
IsisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Platters, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. [60]
Margaret and GrahamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Margate. Margaret and Graham was refloated. [52]
MedwayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Harwich, Essex. Her crew were rescued. [60] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Maldon, Essex. [54]
SophiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. she was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [56]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
Anna MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blowers Rocks, off Gola Island, County Donegal and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick. Anna Maria was refloated and put into Rutland, County Donegal. [56]
Achilles Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship's crew abandoned her in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk and she subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [60] [54] [56]
CarolineFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder, North Holland. [11] [61] She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to Amsterdam, North Holland. [21]
ClydeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [60] She was refloated on 5 November and taken into Great Yarmouth. [53]
ConcordiaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, where she was subsequently wrecked with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Amsterdam, North Holland. [62] [11] [61]
Fair HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Porthcawl, Glamorgan and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Fair Hope was refloated and resumed her voyage. [56]
FrankCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [60] She was refloated on 5 November and taken into Great Yarmouth. [53]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [60] She was refloated on 5 November and taken into Great Yarmouth. [53]
Twende BrodreFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Zuyder Zee. She was on a voyage from Skien, Norway to Amsterdam, North Holland. [53]
William and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. [58]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
AideCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk. [58]
CoadjutorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. Coadjutor was refloated and taken into Helsingør, Denmark. [63]
EndeavourCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was lost on the Ridge Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Norwich, Norfolk to London. [64] [58]
EugeneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hull. [58]
FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Freiston, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [56]
JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Jenkin Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [58]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth. [56] She was refloated on 7 November. [21]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. Margaret was refloated with assistance from the steamship Ormerod (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and beached. [65]
Rebecca FrancesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. [66]
Town of RossCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Wicklow. [27]
William and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her six crew were rescued by Dennett's Apparatus. [67]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
Dairymaid Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank in the River Dee. [11]
EleanorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Sheetland Bay, Dorset. [68]
MarsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Hoo Flat, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. Mars was refloated two days later. [56]
St. PierreFlag of France.svg  France The ship was in collision with John and Sally (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered in Mounts Bay. Her crew were rescued by John and Sally. St. Pierre was on a voyage from Noirmoutier, Vendée to Burry Port, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [11]
TennantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Tennant was refloated and resumed her voyage. [58]
Three BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Sheetland Bay. [68]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1839
ShipCountryDescription
Adrian et MarinFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cette, Hérault. She was later refloated and taken into Cherbourg for repairs. [23]
Ant Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Saint Kitts The sloop was wrecked on Palmetto Point before 1 November. [69]
Belle Poule Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy The ship ran aground on the Taches Blanches, in the Dardanelles and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken into Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for temporary repairs. She subsequently sailed to Toulon, Var for permanent repairs. [70] [71]
BrilliantFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The brig was wrecked in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. [72]
DolphinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Guernsey, Channel Islands before 31 October. [11]
EchoAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Echo was later refloated and taken into "Frederickshamn". [48]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sardinallaoes before 24 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cuba and Leith, Lothian. [4]
Eliza Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Saint Kitts The sloop was wrecked on Palmetto Point before 1 November. [69]
FortunaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore near "Langshore". She was on a voyage from "Kullendborg" to Samsø. [52]
FrederickFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore on Rödskär, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to New York. Frederick was refloated and taken into Frederikshavn, Denmark. [73]
Henry Freeling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The schooner was stranded and wrecked at Tautuku, New Zealand sometime early in October. She was carrying goods from Sydney to Otago. The crew all survived. [74]
HerculesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London. Hercules was refloated on 26 October and taken into Blyth. [60]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America. [73]
Idogheten Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg Florida Territory The ship was driven ashore on Faraman Point. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [41]
Lady AnneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the south west point of Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America before 21 October. [28]
MagnusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel on or before 14 October. [13]
Nancy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The schooner was wrecked on the east coast of Anticosti Island before 19 October with the loss of a crew member. [28]
Nautilus Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The smack was wrecked near Burgeo, Newfoundland, British North America. [75]
NancyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. She was refloated on 28 October and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire for repairs. [76]
NewtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Chat, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Sunderland. [68]
WilliaminaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool, Lancashire. Williamina was refloated on 22 October and put into Bermuda. [4]

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