The list of shipwrecks in September 1841 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1841.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Experience | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ayr. [1] [2] |
Theresa | ![]() | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [3] |
Quiz | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Crea Nero Point, United States of the Ionian Islands. She was on a voyage from Malta to Zante, United States of the Ionian Islands. Quiz was refloated and taken into Zante. [4] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Emperor | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Pollock Rip Shoal, off the coast of Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Windsor, Province of Canada, British North America to New York, United States. [5] |
Iris | ![]() | The ship struck the Longships, off the coast of Cornwall and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Iris subsequently came ashore in Whitesand Bay and was wrecked. [1] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann and Eliza | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Padstow, Cornwall and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Jersey. Ann and Eliza was later refloated. [1] |
David | ![]() | The whaling barque ran aground in Palliser Bay and was driven on shore with the loss of three of her 29 crew. [6] |
Dorothy | ![]() | The steam tug sprang a leak and sank at the mouth of the Ythan. [7] |
Paul Pry | ![]() | The ship capsized and sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) south west of Cape Schanck with the loss of one of the fourteen people on board. [8] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Limerick. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Limerick. [9] |
Huzza | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. [10] |
Josephine | ![]() | The ship departed from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France for Gloucester. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [11] |
Prince Rupert | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay with the loss of one life on the ship and also of four rescuers from Bucophalus (![]() |
Surprise | ![]() | The lugger was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. [1] [14] |
Romp | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg. [14] [15] Romp was refloated on 8 September and towed into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [16] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Deux Charles | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar. [17] |
Paulinus | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to London. [18] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hebe | ![]() | The cutter was driven ashore at Tobago. [19] |
Kelso | ![]() | The full-rigged ship caught fire and was scuttled in the West India Docks, London. She had been refloated by 17 September. [20] [21] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Scandinavian | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Straits of Magellan and was severely damaged. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chile to Swansea, Glamorgan. [22] [23] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hercule | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Saint Domingo. Her crew were rescued. [24] |
Lord Nelson | ![]() | The ship departed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [25] |
Swift | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on Stroma, Orkney Islands. She was later refloated. [26] |
Twey Gebruder | Flag unknown | The ship struck the Cramstone Rock and consequently foundered in the North Sea off the Farne Island, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from "Kholbrandt" to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [27] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Magnet Packet | ![]() | The ship departed from Plymouth, Devon for Santander, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [28] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betty | ![]() | The full-rigged ship collided with another vessel and sank in the River Thames near Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London. Betty was refloated on 21 September and taken into Rotherhithe, Kent. [20] [29] |
Rebecca | ![]() | The ship struck the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford and sank. Her crew were rescued. [30] |
Swift | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Stroma, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Cork. Swift was refloated and put into Stromness, Orkney Islands. [31] |
Union | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Four crew were rescued by Josephine (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Persian | ![]() | The collier, a brig, ran aground off Cromer, Norfolk and was damaged. She was assisted into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with assistance from the fishing smacks Ann and Francis and Ditchburn (both ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aquilla | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Genoa. [34] [35] |
Anna Margaretha | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on "Stjorsand". She was refloated and put into "Hoyrand". [36] |
Asph | ![]() | The paddle steamer ran ashore on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man and was damaged. She consequently put into Port Erin. Asph was on a voyage from Holyhead to Donaghadee, County Antrim. [37] |
Neptune | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken into Harwich, Essex. Neptune was on a voyage from Dantsic to London, United Kingdom. [38] [39] [37] |
Pelican | ![]() | The ship struck the pier and sank at Lyme, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Axmouth, Devon. [37] |
St. Patrick | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Mud Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [40] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cockermouth Castle | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Plymouth, Devon. [37] |
Liberty | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Hoy. She was refloated the next day. [26] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Despatch | ![]() | The ship was struck rocks off Dunbar, Lothian and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "St. Davids" to Plymouth, Devon. [41] |
Mangerton | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Copinsay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. [42] [43] |
Marys | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Liskar. She was refloated and resumed her voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rochester, Kent but consequently foundered off "Lavenskar" on 21 September. Her crew were rescued. [44] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Clarence | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Andrew (![]() |
Criterion | ![]() | The ship departed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [46] |
Despatch | ![]() | The schooner foundered off Dunbar, Lothian. Her six crew survived. [37] |
Experiment | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off Point of Ayre, Isle of Man. Both crew were rescued by James (![]() |
Governor James | ![]() | The barque ran aground off Jamaica. [49] |
Marsden | ![]() | The ship caught fire in the North Sea. She put into Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, where she was scuttled. Marsden was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Maidstone, Kent. [31] |
Spitfire | ![]() | The schooner was run into by the barque Warrior and sank at Calcutta, India. [50] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eden | ![]() | The schooner sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [29] |
James | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore at "Billowness". She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Anstruther, Fife. [26] |
Madagascar | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked on the coast of Fo-kien, China. [51] [52] |
Surprise | ![]() | The schooner was in collision with the collier brig Robert and Ann (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alfred | ![]() | The brig ran aground and sank on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. [31] [53] |
Eden | ![]() | The schooner ran aground and sank on Scroby Sands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Maldon, Essex. [31] [53] |
Hugh Taylor | ![]() | The brig ran aground and sank on Scroby Sands. [31] [53] |
Keeper | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. [41] |
Margaret | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on Egg Island, British North America. [54] [55] |
Sir Robert Peel | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on Scroby Sands. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London. [31] [53] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Canton | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Henry and Harriet and capsized at Hull, Yorkshire. [56] |
Dorothea | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near "Baltum". She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Bremen. [45] |
Emulous | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [53] [47] |
Orient | ![]() | The ship struck rocks at South Shields, County Durham and was damaged. She put back to South Shields. [41] |
Pollock | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated but consequently foundered off the Inner Dowsing Lightship ( ![]() ![]() |
William | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Paraíba, Brazil. She was refloated on 23 September and taken into Stromness, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. [57] [15] |
William and Mary | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Camden Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Penzance, Cornwall. [41] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Active | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London. Active was refloated the next day with assistance from the smacks Good Agreement, Joseph, Moore and Prosperous (all ![]() |
Aurora | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Topsham, Devon. She was on a voyage from Topsham to Riga, Russia. [47] |
Canton | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was in collision with the brig Henry and Harriet and capsized off Hartlepool, County Durham. [41] |
Clementine | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to "Porbal". [53] |
Florida | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the Brigantine Shoals, south west of Great Egg Harbour, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to New York. [44] [58] |
John Pirie | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Aldinga Bay. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip, South Australia to Sydney. [59] |
Prince of Wales | ![]() | The collier ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the smacks Beulah, Fanny, Friend's Goodwill and another (all ![]() |
Themis | ![]() | The ship struck the Woolpack Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord, France. [41] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Talent | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore on George Island, Massachusetts. [60] |
William | ![]() | The ship was struck rocks in the Rutland Firth and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Paraíba, Brazil. William put into Stromness, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. [60] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bridget | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north north west of Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch galiot. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Woolwich, Kent. [61] |
Clyde | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Long Point, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. [40] |
Dolphin | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [15] |
Eleanor | ![]() | The brig was wrecked at Cape North, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. [40] [62] |
Elisa | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Travemünde, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. [45] |
Helen | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Limerick. [63] |
Mangerton | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Copinsay, Orkney Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Cork. [26] |
Marie Emilie | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Grand Inagua, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [64] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Argyle | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on a reef in the Virgin Islands. [65] |
Charming Molly | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Jersey, Channel Islands. [66] |
Devonport | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Placentia, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. Devonport was subsequently taken into Placentia. [67] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Allendale | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. [56] |
Alonzo | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Gothem, Sweden with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken into "Slitehamn". [68] [69] |
Amanda | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on Little Metis Point, Province of Canada, British North America with the loss of 43 of the 58 people on board. [24] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Abel Gower | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Rocky Point, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Old Harbour, Jamaica to London. Abel Gower was later refloated. [65] |
Sisters | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Flat Holm and Steep Holm with the loss of a crew member. [70] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Active | ![]() | The ship sank in Studland Bay. [66] |
Adelaide | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Girvan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Irvine, Ayrshire. [66] |
Eliza | ![]() | The ship ran aground on No Man's Land, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [71] |
Helen Stuart | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Crane Island. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Limerick. [40] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brothers | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Great Rias d'Or, British North America. [40] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and sank at Ramsgate, Kent. [72] |
Freundschaft | ![]() | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Dantzic. [73] |
Normanby | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Chatham, Kent. Normanby was refloated and towed into Harwich, Essex by Aurora's Increase and Hero (both ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dee | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in St. George's Bay, Newfoundland, British North America). Her crew were rescued. [74] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amanda | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Nantes to Southampton, Hampshire. [41] |
Annandale | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was severely damaged. [70] She was refloated on 30 September and beached at South Shields. [75] |
Briton | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Rochester, Kent. [45] |
Helen Mar | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Silver Key before 8 September. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to the Turks Islands. [44] |
Indus | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the James and Mary Sand. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to China. Indus was refloated and put back to Calcutta for repairs. [50] [76] |
Lapwing | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in Hawke Bay, driven ashore during a heavy gale early in the month. [77] [6] |
Neptune | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Aberdyfi, Merionethshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Aberdyfi. Neptune was refloated on 14 September and taken into Aberdyfi. [30] |
Nerbudda | ![]() | The transport ship struck a rock off Formosa and was abandoned with the loss of about 60 of the 237 people on board. Survivors were taken prisoner by the Chinese and were mistreated. They were subsequently executed about 18 August 1842. [52] [78] [79] [80] |
Romp | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Hull. Romp was refloated on 8 September and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [81] |
Sophia Pate | ![]() | The brig was stranded and wrecked on a sandbank at the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour, en route from Auckland to the Wairoa River, with the loss of 21 lives. [6] |
Triton | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was refloated and taken into Harwich with assistance from Aurora's Increase and Sarah (both ![]() |
Ship events in 1841 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 |
Ship commissionings: | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 |
Shipwrecks: | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 |