The list of shipwrecks in September 1840 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1840.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Lord Ravenswood | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Hendon Rock, off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. [1] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Caledonia | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in Mobile Bay. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Caledonia was later refloated. [2] |
Minna | ![]() | The ship was in collision with a barque off Varberg, Sweden and sank. Five of her ten crew reached Anholt, Denmark in a boat. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Königsberg, Prussia. The barque was also abandoned, and presumed to have foundered. [3] [4] [5] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lee | ![]() | The paddle steamer was disabled in the Irish Sea due to defects with both engines. Her crew were taken off by Echo (![]() ![]() |
Helens | ![]() | The ship ran aground and capsized at Portsmouth, Hampshire. [1] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Alecto | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Weazel (![]() |
Alert | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. [9] |
Glengary | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Vigilant (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Baron Stieglitz | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Kobbergrund, off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to an English port. Baron Stieglitz was refloated and resumed her voyage. [11] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Katherine | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Commodore Warrington (![]() |
Skiron | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [2] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hosten | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Estonian coast of Russia. Her crew were rescued. [13] |
St Andrew | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. [13] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bruce | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. Bruce later floated off and drifted into the Kattegat. [14] She subsequently came ashore on the Swedish coast and was wrecked. [15] |
Concordia | ![]() | The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Altona. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [16] |
Sainte Fleur | ![]() | The chasse-marée was run down and sunk in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom by HDMS Bellona (![]() |
Sally | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Ayr. She was refloated on 20 September. [19] |
Wave | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was wrecked off the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork. [2] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Afrique | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Bengal. [20] [21] |
Asia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Ganges. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Madras, India. [20] [21] |
Friede | ![]() | The ship sank in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Guardbridge, Fife, United Kingdom. [14] |
Helen | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg. [14] [22] |
Nightingale | ![]() | The ship was lost 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of "Brassa". Her crew were rescued. [23] |
Robert and George | ![]() | The ship capsized at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, damaging Conquest (![]() |
Village | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at St. Shott's, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to a port in Newfoundland. [25] [26] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Helen | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg. [27] |
Intrepid | ![]() | The brig departed from Sierra Leone for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [28] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brothers | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. [29] |
Catherine | ![]() | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands. [30] |
Falloden | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Prince Edward Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. [2] |
Svea | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kalmar to Málaga, Spain. [31] [32] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Argus | ![]() | The ship foundered off Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. [19] |
Witham | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bideford, Devon. Witham was refloated and put into Dover, Kent for repairs. [18] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Evelina | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Londonderry. [14] |
Francis | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Harry's Furlong, off the coast of Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Gwent, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. [33] |
Liberty | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Tarbert, Argyllshire to Ramsey. [34] |
Mary and Janet | ![]() | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Strangford, County Antrim to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. [23] |
Sisters | ![]() | The sloop foundered off St. Ives, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. [33] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aimable Mere | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Goguelvane Point. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. [35] |
Frolic | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cardiff, Glamorgan. [36] |
HM hired armed ship Kite | ![]() | The hired armed transport was wrecked in the Yangtze with the loss of at least one life. Survivors were taken prisoner by the Chinese. [37] [38] |
Maria Sophia | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Christine (![]() |
Mary | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Gore Sands, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. she was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bridgwater, Somerset. [39] |
Queen Victoria | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Stroma, Caithness. she was on a voyage from Shippegan, New Brunswick, British North America to Dundee, Forfarshire. Queen Victoria was refloated and resumed her voyage. [15] |
Riviere | ![]() | The ship capsized at Cardiff, Glamorgan and was severely damaged. She was righted the next day. [14] |
Valiant | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated on 27 September and sailed for Troon, Ayrshire. [40] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alfred | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Tourlaville, Manche, France Her crew were rescued. [19] |
Bengal | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. [41] |
Concordia | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Start Point, Devon. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dwina | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore north of Aberdeen. [39] |
Lucy Ann | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to New York. Lucy Ann was refloated with assistance from HMS Boxer (![]() |
Richard and Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore between Hemsby and Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [39] [42] [18] Richard and Ann was refloated on 24 September and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [23] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Catherine | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Manilla Point, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to London. [41] [9] |
Henry Burness | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyagte from Riga, Russia to Leith, Lothian. Henry Burness was refloated on 22 September and resumed her voyage. [32] |
Horatio | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Waterford. [15] |
Jacoba | ![]() | The ship was damaged by fire at Trieste. [31] [43] |
Isabella | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock with the loss of two of the seven people on board. Her captain was reported missing in a jolly boat. Four surviving crew were rescued by a boat from the Kentish Knock Lightship ( ![]() |
Oscar | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Étaples, Pas-de-Calais. [15] |
Robert and Ann | ![]() | The ship capsized and sank at South Shields, County Durham. [39] |
Sir David Ogilby | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at Newcastle. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Sydney. [45] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Apollo | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at New Inlet, Long Island, New York. All four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to an English port. [46] |
Elbing Packet | ![]() | The ship departed from Ventava, Courland Governorate for the Meuse (Dutch: Maas). No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [47] |
St. Pierre | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued. [48] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lord of the Isles | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the "Isle of St. Peter" She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [49] |
Sarah | ![]() | The smack struck a rock at St. John's Point, County Donegal and was wrecked. Her five crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [50] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gute Heinrick | ![]() | The ship collided with Voyager and foundered in the North Sea. She was on avoyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Stettin. [31] |
Loyalist | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at St John's Point, County Donegal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Sligo. [50] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann Temple | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire. Ann Temple was refloated on 26 September and resumed her voyage. [31] [32] |
Europe | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. [51] |
Johannes | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Eider. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Riga, Russia. Johannes was refloated and put into Tønning, Duchy of Holstein. [52] |
Laurel | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London. Laurel was refloated on 26 September. [31] |
Olive Branch | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was refloated on 26 September. [31] |
Walter | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Aberdeen, caught fire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen. [31] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Golconda | ![]() | The East Indiaman was wrecked near south of the Penangatan Atoll, Spanish East Indies. All on board, her crew and 350 soldiers of the 37th Madras Native Infantry, were lost. |
Hutton | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Fort Cumberland, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Spithead to Langstone. [23] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bella Clara | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Drontheim, Norway to Barcelona. Bella Clara was refloated with assistance from HMRC Desmond ( |
Mary | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at Port Fairy. [53] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mary Ann | ![]() | The ship struck the Hendon Rock, off the coast of County Durham, and sank. Her crew were rescued. [31] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Imogene | ![]() | The decommissioned Conway-class corvette was destroyed by fire at Plymouth, Devon. |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Frithiof | ![]() | The ship was lost 16 nautical miles (30 km) off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by Lady Paula (![]() |
James Lewis | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at the Point of Sallachan, Argyllshire and was abandoned by her crew. [54] She was later refloated. [25] She was refloated on 14 October. [29] |
Lancier | ![]() | The ship was wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Fremantle, Swan River Colony. Her crew were rescued. [55] |
Mary | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Inch Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. [40] She was refloated on 1 October and taken into Troon, Ayrshire. [25] |
Pomona | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands in late November. [56] [57] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albion | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in Sheephaven Bay. [11] [8] |
Antina | ![]() | The ship was sighted in the Vlie whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Stettin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [58] |
James Pattison | ![]() | The East Indiaman, a full-rigged ship, was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Bombay, India, Saint Helena and London. [59] [60] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Argo | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk east of "Eckholm". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Riga, Russia. [25] |
Forest | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York. Forest was refloated and towed into Harwich, Essex for repairs. [61] |
Henrietta | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southport, Lancashire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. [40] |
Henriette | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Horse Bank, at the mouth of the River Ribble with the loss of two of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Reval, Russia. [40] [61] |
Homer | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Leander's Tower, Üsküdar, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa to London. Homer was refloated and resumed her voyage. [62] |
James Pattison | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores. Her crew were rescued by Norval (flag unknown). |
Johns | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Villequier, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. [40] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Casket | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to the Clyde. Casket was later refloated and taken into Key West, Florida Territory. [63] |
Clara and Emma | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore in Lower Canada, British North America before 12 September and caught fire. She was subsequently taken into Quebec City for repairs. [59] |
Forrester | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from HMRC Scout ( ![]() |
Harry Bewis | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 1 October. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Leith, Lothian. Harry Bewis was towed into Calais, France on 13 October. [65] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France. She was on a voyage from a Spanish port to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [40] |
July | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 2 September. [31] |
Kara | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Messina, Sicily. She was on a voyage from London to Messina. Kara was later refloated and taken into Messina. [40] |
Prince Albert | ![]() | The cutter was wrecked between Point Nepean and Cape Shank with the loss of all four crew. [66] |
Quebec | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Manichougan Shoals. She was later refloated and put back to New York, United States. [67] |
United Kingdom | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Lower Canada before 12 September. She was later refloated and taken into the Cul de Sac. [59] |