The list of shipwrecks in September 1836 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1836.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tinker | The ship ran aground on the Beamer Rock, off North Queensferry, Fife. She was on a voyage from Charlestown to Aberdeen. [1] [2] Tinker was refloated on 8 September and taken in to North Queensferry. [3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Medusa | The ship was wrecked on the Colorados, off the coast of Cuba with the loss of 31 of the 35 people on board. She was on a voyage from Port Morant, Jamaica to Kinsale, County Cork. [4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast | The ship ran aground at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. Belfast was refloated on 6 September. [5] | |
| Johanna | The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to New York, United States. [6] | |
| Squirrel | The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde by Rapid ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny | | The schooner was lost off East Cape, New Zealand. Her crew were rescued. [8] [9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guinare | The ship struck a sunken rock off Jersey, Channel Islands and foundered. All on board were rescued. [10] | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore on Neckman's Grounds. She was refloated on 12 September and taken in to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [11] [12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Melona | The ship ran aground off Kronstadt, Russia. [11] She was refloated on 12 September. [13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharina Maria | The ship was driven ashore at Pillau. She was on a voyage from Königsburg to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. [7] | |
| Elbana | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Pará, Brazil. [14] | |
| Excellent | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Yucatán, Mexico. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London. [15] | |
| Henriette | | The ship was driven ashore on the Nelvung Sandbank, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Königsburg. [7] |
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore near Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Liverpool, Lancashire. [16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [17] | |
| Henry | The ship was severely damaged at King's Lynn, Norfolk. [18] | |
| John and Amelia | The ship ran aground on the Barber Bank, in the North Sea and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [19] | |
| Hibernia | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. [19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Nugent | The ship ran aground on the Middle Bank, off Sligo and was severely damaged. [20] She was refloated on 16 September and taken in to Sligo. [21] | |
| Ann | The ship caught fire at Kronstadt, Russia and was scuttled. [13] | |
| Avon | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. [7] | |
| Esperance | The ship was driven ashore on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was refloated in November. [22] | |
| Friends | The ship was wrecked at Sandwich, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Charente and Oran, Algeria. [23] [20] | |
| Heart of Oak | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to London. Heart of Oak was later refloated. [17] | |
| St. Antonius | The ship was driven ashore at "Yleiland". She was on a voyage from Memel to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | The ship ran aground and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan. [20] | |
| Earl | The brig was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Arbroath, Forfarshire. [24] [25] | |
| Heart of Oak | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent. Her crew were rescued. [20] | |
| St. Anthonie | The ship was driven ashore at Zandvoort, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Rotterdam, South Holland. [7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John and Catherine | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [26] | |
| John Guise | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Petersburg, Russia to Chepstow, Monmouthshire. John Guise was refloated on 22 September. [20] [13] | |
| Susquehannah | The ship was driven ashore at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. [27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eulie | The ship was wrecked at Dunkirk, Nord. Her crew were rescued. [28] She was on a voyage from Portugal to Dunkirk. [26] | |
| Vrow Antje | The ship was driven ashore at Zandvoort, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Rotterdam, South Holland. [7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked on Pico Island, Azores. [15] | |
| Frankfort Packet | The ship was driven ashore near Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein. [11] | |
| Helen | The ship was driven ashore at "Killunden Point". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin. Helen was later refloated and taken in to Tobermory, Isle of Mull. [13] | |
| Oscar | | The ship was beached at Leman Sand, towed to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wasa to Honfleur, Calvados, France. [28] [29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | The ship was run down and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Adra, Spain by Russia ( | |
| Henry | The ship was driven into the quayside and sank at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was subsequently refloated. [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercurius | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at "Rongermenn", where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. [13] | |
| Tucker | The ship struck the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Tucker was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex in a leak condition. [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ben | The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. [21] | |
| Ostendais | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Ostend, West Flanders. [21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Stirling | | The ship was wrecked in the Swan River. [31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham | The ship was wrecked near Ringkøbing. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Helsingør to Antwerp, Belgium. [32] | |
| New Orleans | The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New Orleands. [6] | |
| Ottilie | | The ship was wrecked near Hjørring, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Stettin. [32] |
| William and Henry | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia. [32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| King | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. [13] | |
| Rose in June | | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to Guernsey. [33] [13] [34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bjorneborg | | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bjorneborg to Helsingør, Denmark. [35] |
| Emelie | The ship was wrecked on the Lafolle Reef, off the coast of Haiti. Her crew were rescued. [36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah and Mary | The schooner was driven ashore near Freswick, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Banff to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [37] [30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bee | The ship was driven ashore near Tynewater, Lothian with the loss of all hands. [32] | |
| Unity | The ship was driven ashore on Ross Point, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Killala, County Mayo. [37] She was refloated on 8 October. [38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frances and Mary | The ship departed from Waterford for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [6] | |
| Mauritania | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Mogadore, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. [39] | |
| Resolute | The ship was driven ashore at Barry, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. [37] Resolute was refloated on 8 October and taken in to Pembrey. [38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clipper | The ship was lost at the "Island of Corsica, Africa". Her crew were rescued. [40] | |
| Courier | The ship was run down and sunk in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. [41] | |
| Debron | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 September. [42] | |
| Fortitude | The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea before 10 September. She was later refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. [19] | |
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire before 10 September. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Liverpool. [19] Hope was refloated on 24 September. [13] | |
| Industry | The ship was driven ashore some 20 miles to the north of the Hokianga Harbour, New Zealand. [43] | |
| James Laing | The ship was driven ashore in the Hokianga Harbour, New Zealand. She was later refloated and taken into Sydney, New South Wales for repairs. [44] | |
| Lewis | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 6 September. [45] | |
| Louise | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey on or before 8 September. [46] | |
| Phœnix | The ship was wrecked "on the Pignaux". She was on a voyage from Adra, Spain to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [17] [18] | |
| Zoroaster | The brig's crew mutinied, murdered the captain, his wife and chief officer, and scuttled the vessel on or before 3 September. Zoroaster was on a voyage from "Pilen" to China. [47] [48] |