The list of shipwrecks in September 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1839.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | The schooner was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [1] [2] John was refloated on 8 September and taken into Havre de Grâce. [3] | |
| Little Western | Aust Ferry: The ferry foundered in the River Severn with the loss of all eleven people on board. [4] | |
| Maria | The ship ran aground on the Inner Dowsing Sand, in The Wash and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Maria was refloated and put into Hull, Yorkshire. [5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Solway Firth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim. [6] [7] | |
| Pilot | The ship was driven ashore at Northam, Devon. Hercrew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. [8] | |
| Pioneer | The ship was driven ashore at Bluff Point, Connecticut. She was on a voyage from New York to a port in Virginia. [9] | |
| Success | The schooner was driven ashore at Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk. [8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Novaya Zemlya | The schooner struck a sunken rock in Startseva Bay, in the White Sea, and sank. Her crew were rescued by a fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Novaya Zemlya to Arkhangelsk. [10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Felis Pencamento | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Forlorn Point, County Wexford, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Sligo, United Kingdom. [11] | |
| Friends | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Sunderland, County Durham. [12] | |
| Hiati Felix | The schooner was wrecked in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Sligo. [13] | |
| John Marshall | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to New York. [12] | |
| Orinoco | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts. [12] | |
| Theodorick | The ship struck rocks west of the Isles of Scilly and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to London. [13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Hampton | The schooner was in collision with the West Indiaman brig Diana ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calcutta | The ship ran aground in Mochana's Bay, New South Wales. [15] | |
| Seostris | The ship was driven ashore at Davie Point, New South Wales. [15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brenton | The ship was driven ashore at Bannow, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. [1] | |
| City of Genoa | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of São Nicolau, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Brazil. [16] | |
| Cuba | The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. Cuba was refloated and put into Hellevoetsluis. [17] | |
| Hope | The schooner was wrecked on Washerwoman's Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Key West, Florida Territory. [18] | |
| Nelson | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Byron ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruiser | The schooner was driven ashore near Barry's Beach, Nova Scotia, British North America. [20] | |
| Duke of Montrose | The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to Ayr. [1] | |
| Sophia Smith | The ship ran aground on the Riding Sand, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. [21] | |
| Stirlingshire | The ship was wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands with the loss of ten lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lima, Peru. [22] | |
| William | The ship capsized and sank in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. [13] She was refloated on 13 September and towed to St Katherine's Docks, London. [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | The ship was driven ashore at Tralee, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Tralee. [12] | |
| Itenerant | The ship was beached at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [3] | |
| Preston | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Clwyd. [23] | |
| Virginia | The ship was driven ashore in Busika Bay. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Odesa. Virginia was refloated with assistance from HMS Royal Charlotte ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | The ship was wrecked off Cape Chapeau Rouge, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to St. John's, Newfoundland. [25] | |
| Fern Sodskende | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caernarfon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Hartlepool, County Durham. [26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | The ship was driven ashore east of Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. she was on a voyage from Bremen to St. Ubes, Portugal. [12] | |
| Scott | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Blayase ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bittern | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Hamilton, Bermuda. [28] | |
| Canton Packet | The ship was driven ashore near Hamburg, where she was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts. [29] | |
| Coromandel | The prison ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a hurricane at Ireland Island, Bermuda. [28] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. | |
| Dove | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Salt Kettle, Bermuda. [28] | |
| Edward | | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Albouys Point, Bermuda. She was later refloated and taken into Hamilton. [28] [30] |
| Eliza | | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Ireland Island. [28] |
| Sally Evans | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Hamilton. She was later refloated. [28] | |
| Sir Colin Campbell | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at St. George's, Bermuda. [28] [30] | |
| Two Partners | | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned three days later. Her crew were rescued. Two Partners was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick to Barbados. [31] |
| Weymouth | The depot ship was damaged in a hurricane at Ireland Island. [28] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Hamilton. [28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arab | The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. Three crew were rescued by Glasgow ( | |
| Ariel | The ship was wrecked at St. Shotts, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [25] | |
| Arve | The ship was lost off Cape Race, Newfoundland. [33] | |
| Ceres | The ship was wrecked in the Bird Islands with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Métis-sur-Mer, Lower Canada to London. [34] [35] | |
| Emily | The schooner was driven ashore at Stanhope, New Jersey, British North America with the loss of four of her crew. [30] | |
| Helena | | The ship was driven ashore on Öland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to New York, United States. Helena was later refloated. She resumed her voyage on 17 September. [36] |
| Idea | The ship was driven ashore at Charles Cove, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec City. Idea was later refloated. [37] | |
| James | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk and sank. [17] | |
| James | The brig foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew took to the longboat; they were rescued two days later by Lively ( | |
| Maria | The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York. [39] | |
| New Era | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Bolt Head, Devon with the loss of all hands. [40] | |
| Susannah | The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. [34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | | The brig was wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) from Belle Isle, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. [41] |
| Kitty | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands to London. [17] | |
| Nancy | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. sHe was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin. [40] | |
| Ormus | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. [17] | |
| Triad | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. [3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brontes | The ship was driven ashore near "Wingo", Sweden. she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to New York. She was refloated on 17 September. [42] | |
| Byron | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Embo, Sutherland with the loss of all but one of her six crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Inverness, United Kingdom. [43] [44] [45] [33] | |
| Catherine | The ship struck a sunken rock and put into the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russian Empire to Gloucester. [46] | |
| Catherine Mitchell | The ship was wrecked near the Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis. [47] [46] | |
| Expedition | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. Expedition was on a voyage from South Shields, county Durham to London. [3] | |
| Harbinger | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was later refloated and taken into Lowestoft in a sinking condition. [17] | |
| Hope | The ship was in collision with Fortuna ( | |
| James | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. James was refloated the next day. [9] | |
| Splendid | The ship was driven ashore on "Nerva Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [42] | |
| St. Patrick | | The ship was wrecked on St. Peter's Island, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. he was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to "Buclush". [31] |
| Stranger | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Southampton, Hampshire. [3] | |
| Zwee Gebroders | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna | | The galease was wrecked in the "Bay of Sem", Bornholm. She was on a voyage from home port Turku to Flensburg, Duchy of Holstein. [37] [49] |
| George | The whaler was wrecked on Île Amsterdam. Her crew were rescued. [50] | |
| Junge Tjerk Giesen | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland. [29] [37] | |
| Mercer | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Porto, Portugal. [29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The sloop was wrecked at Colliston, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [43] [44] | |
| St. Patrick | The ship was driven ashore at Beauport, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Lower Canada. St. Patrick was later refloated and completed her voyage. [20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was wrecked on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. [38] | |
| Ocean | The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred | The schooner struck rocks and sank at Newbury Port, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newbury Port. [51] | |
| Brother's Friend | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Southwold. Brother's Friend was refloated on 28 September and taken into Southwold. [36] | |
| Columbia | The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Columbia was refloated and taken into New York. [29] | |
| Elizabeth | The barque was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Fremantle, Swan River Colony. [52] Her crew were rescued. [53] | |
| Jane Vilet | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from "Wyborg" to Hull, Yorkshire. [25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonia | The ship was driven ashore at Perth, Swan River Colony. [54] She was later refloated. [53] | |
| Elizabeth | | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Fremantle. She was on a voyage from the Swan River to New South Wales. [55] |
| Elizabeth | The sloop caught fire and was scuttled in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. [56] | |
| Ellen | | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Adventure Bay. Her crew survived. [57] |
| Shepherd | The ship was driven ashore at Perth, Swan River Colony. [52] She was later refloated. [53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Edouard | The ship sank at Dunkirk, Nord. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée. [36] | |
| Emerald | The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Mulroy Bay. She was on a voyage from the Orkney Islands to Lough Swilly. [36] | |
| Friendship | The ship ran aground on the North Bull. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. [46] Friendship was refloated on 1 October and resumed her voyage. [29] | |
| Marina | The ship was driven ashore on "Sandorn Island". She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newport, Monmouthshire. Marina was later refloated and put into Arendal, Norway for repairs. [25] [59] | |
| Pictou | The ship struck The Manacles and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newfoundland, British North America. Pictou was taken into Falmouth, Cornwall the next day. [60] [42] | |
| Splendid | The ship was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Good Intent | The sloop was driven ashore in Currup Bay, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. [36] | |
| Industry | The ship sank off the Scalp. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire. Industry was refloated on 9 October and taken into South Shields. [25] | |
| Lavinia | The sloop was abandoned off Cape Wrath, Caithness. Her crew were rescued by Nordon ( | |
| Sarah | The ship was driven onto the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was damaged. She was later refloated. [60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The schooner was wrecked in Whitesand Bay with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall. [47] [62] | |
| Betock | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Copeland Islands, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin. [46] | |
| Caroline | The ship was driven ashore at Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Londonderry. [30] | |
| Cornwall | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) south west of the Mumbles Lighthouse, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bideford, Devon. [36] | |
| Nancy | | The ship was lost in St. George's Bay. [63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The barque was wrecked in the Swan River. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to the Swan River Colony [64] | |
| Lady Anne | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. [47] She was refloated on 8 October. [65] | |
| Lancier | | The barque was wrecked between The Stragglers and the Mew Stone. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Perth, Swan River Colony and Van Diemen's Land. [54] [66] [64] |
| Lavinia | The ship was abandoned off Cape Wrath, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Castlehill to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [58] | |
| Margaret Simpson | The ship foundered in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east south east of North Sunderland, County Durham. [47] | |
| Thule | The brigantine was driven ashore at Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Lerwick, Shetland Islands. [67] [68] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The schooner foundered in the English Channel off Rame Head, Cornwall with the loss of all three crew and a rescuer. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon. [69] | |
| Mercurio | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 7 leagues (21 nautical miles (39 km)) north of Cabo da Roca, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Antwerp. [58] [70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arrival | The ship was abandoned off St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 26 September. Her crew were rescued by Blessing ( | |
| Eclipse | The ship foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of several lives. [72] | |
| Elizabeth | The barque was wrecked at Cottesloe, Swan River Colony, during a gale on 21–22 September. | |
| Henry Freeling | | The schooner was wrecked at "Towtuck", New Zealand. [73] Her crew survived. [74] |
| Irma | The ship departed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France in late September. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [75] | |
| John Bull | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bude, Cornwall on or before 6 September. [13] | |
| Lambertus | The ship capsized off West Kapelle, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Antwerp, Belgium. Lambertus was later towed into Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. [23] | |
| Linsen | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) west north west of Heligoland before 5 September. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire. [76] | |
| London Packet | The schooner was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland in late September. She was refloated on 21 October and towed into Blyth, Northumberland for repairs. [77] [78] | |
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore in the Abaco Islands before 8 September. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba. Maria was refloated and taken into Hamilton, Bermuda. [30] | |
| Moscow | The ship was wrecked near Quebec City before 26 September. [79] | |
| New York | The schooner foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of all on board. [72] | |
| Nicholas I | The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea before 18 September. She was on a voyage from Finland to London, United Kingdom. Nicholas I was towed into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom, where she arrived on 23 September in a waterlogged condition. [38] [80] | |
| Rival | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Belfast. Rival was subsequently towed into Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America, by British Queen ( | |
| Tantivy | | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at New Edinburgh, Nova Scotia. [20] |
| Vrow Catherine | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea before 28 September. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland. [29] | |
| Wasp | | The ship was wrecked at Cook's Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to the West Indies. [20] |