The list of shipwrecks in September 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1839.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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John | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | Aust Ferry: The ferry foundered in the River Severn with the loss of all eleven people on board. [4] |
Maria | United Kingdom | 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 | Country | Description |
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Mary Elizabeth | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Northam, Devon. Hercrew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. [8] |
Pioneer | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Bluff Point, Connecticut. She was on a voyage from New York to a port in Virginia. [9] |
Success | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk. [8] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Novaya Zemlya | Imperial Russian Navy | 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 Archangelsk. [10] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Felis Pencamento | Spain | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Sunderland, County Durham. [12] |
Hiati Felix | Portugal | 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 | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to New York. [12] |
Orinoco | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts. [12] |
Theodorick | United Kingdom | 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 | Country | Description |
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Little Hampton | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with the West Indiaman brig Diana ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel. [14] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Calcutta | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Mochana's Bay, New South Wales. [15] |
Seostris | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Davie Point, New South Wales. [15] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brenton | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | Netherlands | 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 | United States | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Byron ( United Kingdom ). Nelson was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [19] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cruiser | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Barry's Beach, Nova Scotia, British North America. [20] |
Duke of Montrose | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to Ayr. [1] |
Sophia Smith | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | Country | Description |
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Industry | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [3] |
Preston | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Clwyd. [23] |
Virginia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Busika Bay. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Odessa. Virginia was refloated with assistance from HMS Royal Charlotte ( Royal Navy) and proceeded on her voyage. [24] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amity | United Kingdom | 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 | Country | Description |
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Lafayette | France | The ship was driven ashore east of Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. she was on a voyage from Bremen to St. Ubes, Portugal. [12] |
Scott | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Blayase ( France). Scott was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America to Barbadoes. [27] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bittern | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Hamilton, Bermuda. [28] |
Canton Packet | United States | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Salt Kettle, Bermuda. [28] |
Edward | British North America | 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 | Bermuda | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Ireland Island. [28] |
Sally Evans | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Hamilton. She was later refloated. [28] |
Sir Colin Campbell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at St. George's, Bermuda. [28] [30] |
Two Partners | British North America | 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 Barbadoes. [31] |
Weymouth | United Kingdom | The depot ship was damaged in a hurricane at Ireland Island. [28] |
William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Hamilton. [28] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arab | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. Three crew were rescued by Glasgow ( United Kingdom ) on 18 September, six others having died. Arab was on a voyage from British Honduras to Hull, Yorkshire. [32] |
Ariel | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Cape Race, Newfoundland. [33] |
Ceres | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Stanhope, New Jersey, British North America with the loss of four of her crew. [30] |
Helena | Sweden | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk and sank. [17] |
James | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew took to the longboat; they were rescued two days later by Lively ( United Kingdom ). [38] |
Maria | France | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Bolt Head, Devon with the loss of all hands. [40] |
Susannah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. [34] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hope | Jersey | 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 | United Kingdom United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. sHe was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin. [40] |
Ormus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. [17] |
Triad | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. [3] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brontes | United States | 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 | United States | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 Archangelsk, Russian Empire to Gloucester. [46] |
Catherine Mitchell | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near the Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis. [47] [46] |
Expedition | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Fortuna ( United Kingdom ) and was beached in the Sound of Scalpey with the loss of a crew member. [43] |
James | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Nerva Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [42] |
St. Patrick | British North America | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | Hamburg | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [48] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fortuna | Grand Duchy of Finland | 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 | United States | The whaler was wrecked on Île Amsterdam. Her crew were rescued. [50] |
Junge Tjerk Giesen | Netherlands | 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 | Prussia | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Oporto, Portugal. [29] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alexander | United Kingdom | 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 | United States | 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 | Country | Description |
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Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. [38] |
Ocean | United Kingdom | 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 | Country | Description |
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Alfred | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United States | 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 | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Fremantle, Swan River Colony. [52] Her crew were rescued. [53] |
Jane Vilet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from "Wyborg" to Hull, Yorkshire. [25] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Perth, Swan River Colony. [54] She was later refloated. [53] |
Elizabeth | Swan River Colony | 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 | United Kingdom | The sloop caught fire and was scuttled in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. [56] |
Ellen | Van Diemen's Land | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Adventure Bay. Her crew survived. [57] |
Shepherd | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Perth, Swan River Colony. [52] She was later refloated. [53] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charles Edouard | France | The ship sank at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée. [36] |
Emerald | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [58] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Good Intent | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore in Currup Bay, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. [36] |
Industry | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned off Cape Wrath, Caithness. Her crew were rescued by Nordon ( United Kingdom ). Lavinia was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [61] |
Sarah | United Kingdom | 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 | Country | Description |
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Albion | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | British North America | The ship was lost in St. George's Bay. [63] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. [47] She was refloated on 8 October. [65] |
Lancier | Mauritius | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Cape Wrath, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Castlehill to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [58] |
Margaret Simpson | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east south east of North Sunderland, County Durham. [47] |
Thule | United Kingdom | 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 | Country | Description |
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Albion | United Kingdom | 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 | Belgium | 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 | Country | Description |
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Arrival | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 26 September. Her crew were rescued by Blessing ( United Kingdom ). Arrival was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim. [71] |
Eclipse | United States | The ship foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of several lives. [72] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Cottesloe, Swan River Colony, during a gale on 21–22 September. |
Henry Freeling | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked at "Towtuck", New Zealand. [73] Her crew survived. [74] |
Irma | United States | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bude, Cornwall on or before 6 September. [13] |
Lambertus | France | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | Sweden | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Quebec City before 26 September. [79] |
New York | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of all on board. [72] |
Nicholas I | Russia | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 ( United Kingdom ). She arrived on 20 September. [30] |
Tantivy | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at New Edinburgh, Nova Scotia. [20] |
Vrow Catherine | Netherlands | 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 | British North America | The ship was wrecked at Cook's Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to the West Indies. [20] |