The list of shipwrecks in September 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1844.
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| Ship | Country | Description |
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| Arab | The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Seaton, County Durham. Her passengers were taken off by the steam tug Netherton ( | |
| Lady Grey | The ship was wrecked on Alert's Reef with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued the next day by HMS Fly ( |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | The ship was driven ashore on "Horsden Island". She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais to Narva, Russia. [4] She was refloated on 6 September and resumed her voyage. [5] | |
| John and Mary | The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and put in to "Skulatmus", Sweden in a leaky condition. [6] | |
| Lord Oriel | The ship was sighted off Penarth, Glamorgan whilst on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Jersey, Channel Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [7] | |
| Pomona | The ship sprang a leak and sank off Kiy Island, Russia. [8] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Achilles | The ship ran aground on the Cant. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to Sheerness, Kent in a leaky condition. [9] | |
| Alpha | The ship ran aground on the Spaniard Sand. She was refloated. [9] | |
| Andradus | The ship departed from La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [10] | |
| Friends of Liberty | The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand. She was refloated. [9] | |
| Gute Hoffnung | The ship ran aground on the Movellsand. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition. [6] | |
| Holyhead Trader | The ship was driven ashore at St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney Islands. [11] | |
| Magnet | | The whaler, a barque, was driven onto a rocky shore and wrecked at Peraki whaling station, 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Akaroa, New Zealand, with the loss of a crew member. [12] [13] The same location had seen the wreck of the Speculator and Transfer during a storm three years earlier. [14] |
| Margaret | The schooner ran aground on the Middle Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [9] | |
| Sarah | | The schooner was driven ashore at Freswick, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [15] [9] |
| Thomas and Mary | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London. She was refloated and taken in to Wivenhoe, Essex. [9] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Wick, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Wick. [16] [9] [17] | |
| Christiana | The ship ran aground on Lady Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Demerara, British Guiana. [6] She was refloated and put back to the Clyde. [9] | |
| Glensmore | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Stronsay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [18] | |
| Maria Johanna | The schooner ran aground betweenStaxigoe and Noss Head, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to Wick. She was refloated and taken in to Staxigoe. [16] [9] | |
| Sovereign | The ship ran aground north of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from the Shetland Islands to Aberdeen. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [15] | |
| St. Vincent | The ship was driven ashore at "Bogney Point", Scotland. [15] She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Demerara, British Honduras. She was refloated on 6 September and put in to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [16] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bear | The ship ran aground off Campbeltown, Argyllshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Oban, Argyllshire to the Isle of Arran. [16] | |
| Luna | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Garronnes ( | |
| New Milford | The smack was wrecked near Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. Her four crew were rescued. [21] | |
| Princess Royal | The ship ran aground on the Seal Rock, off the coast of County Sligo and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Sligo. She was refloated on 6 September. [16] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pomona | The ship sprang a leak and was beached between The Manacles and Black Head, Cornwall where she became a wreck. She was on a voyage from Calstock, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan. [22] | |
| Wanderer | The ship was driven ashore at Speton Cliff, in Filey Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was later refloated and towed in to South Shields. [16] [22] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Astrea | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from a Cornish port to Sundsvall. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [23] | |
| Belle | The ship ran aground on the Mickery. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Malmö, Sweden. [24] | |
| Ceylon | The barque was wrecked on Camden Point, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was driven higher up the beach on 9 October. [18] [25] | |
| Grephia, or Sarepta | | The ship ran aground near Halmstad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Gothenburg, Sweden for repairs. [26] [27] |
| Preussische Adler | | The ship sprang a leak and sank off "Egerven". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [23] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellona | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Nicholson ( | |
| Le Clémentine | The schooner was wrecked at "Tarravao", Tahiti. [29] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Star | The ship was driven ashore south of Angra Peguena, Portuguese West Africa. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently destroyed by fire. [30] [31] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dolbadarn Castle | The schooner collided with Londonderry ( | |
| Mary | The ship ran aground on Craignish Point, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and put in to Oban, Argyllshire for repairs. [33] [34] | |
| Parana | The brig was run down and sunk off Puffin Island, Anglesey by Iron Duke ( |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thule | The whaler was wrecked on a shoal in the Pacific Ocean ( 21°00′S138°37′E / 21.000°S 138.617°E ). Her 24 crew survived. [36] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Innisfail | The steamship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated on 14 September and resumed her voyage. [37] | |
| Joshua Carroll | The ship ran aground off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [38] | |
| Nancy | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Alexandria, Virginia. [39] | |
| Peg | The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes. [40] | |
| Prospect | The ship ran aground off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør for repairs. [38] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. David's, Pembrokeshire to Riga, Russia. [41] | |
| Bussorah Merchant | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [11] | |
| Dart | The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [11] | |
| Maria | The ship foundered off Burry, Glamorgan, Her crew were rescued. [42] She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Barry, Glamorgan. [37] | |
| Rival | The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Portland for repairs. [8] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Gillman | The ship ran aground off Aigio, Greece. She was refloated and put in to Patras, Greece. [43] | |
| Jeans | The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire. [34] | |
| Susan and Ann | The ship was driven ashore near Wick, Caithness. [38] She was refloated. [42] She was refloated. [44] | |
| Tyro | The smack ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Ipswich, Suffolk. She floated off but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. [45] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stamper | The ship ran aground in Mordant Bay and was damaged. She was subsequently abandoned by all but two of her crew. Stamper was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Ulverstone, Lancashire. She was towed in to Fleetwood, Lancashire on 17 September. [4] [44] | |
| Visitor | The ship departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America for Jamaica. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [46] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gazelle | The ship was wrecked at Keel Head, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to a port in Newfoundland. [8] | |
| Njord | The ship was wrecked on Malta. She was on a voyage from Narva to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [47] | |
| Prince Albert | The brig was wrecked on the north coast of Fogo, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew survived. [48] [49] | |
| Star | The ship was wrecked at Angra Pequena, Portuguese West Africa. Her crew were rescued. [50] | |
| Thetis | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated. [42] | |
| Tyro | The smack ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated but subsequently sank. [38] | |
| Zebra | | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Ringkøbing, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Stettin. [51] [8] Zebra was refloated on 27 September. [52] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aline | The ship ran aground and was wrecked on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Hamburg. [4] [23] | |
| Amphitrite | The ship struck the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was consequently beached at Bacton, Norfolk. Amphitrite was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to London. She was subsequently refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [42] | |
| Lady Scott | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued by the schooner La Dorade ( | |
| Lively | The ship was driven ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire. [4] | |
| Maria Augusta | | The ship ran aground on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and put in to Rønne, Denmark. [51] |
| Nine | The brig was wrecked on the Hartwell Reef, off the Cape Verde Islands. Her crew survived. [48] [49] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship was wrecked on a reef north west of Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Østerisør to Fredrikshavn, Denmark. [51] | |
| Vine | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [44] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paul et Virginie | The ship foundered off Ouessant, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Brest, Finistère. [51] | |
| Prince of Orange | The ship was driven ashore at Rethoville, Manche. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. Prince of Orange caught fire and was burnt out the next day. [51] [7] | |
| Seronie | The ship was in collision with Adolphine | |
| Thoburn | The ship ran aground on Nickman's Ground. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Saint Petersburg in a leaky condition. [8] | |
| Veritas | The ship ran aground off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark. [55] | |
| Young | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. [56] [41] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Maria | The ship struck the pier and sank at Kolberg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to Kolberg. [8] | |
| Little Family | The fishing trawler was run down and sunk off Bury Head, Devon by Watersprite ( | |
| Medora | The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [57] | |
| Saint Mungo | The East Indiaman was wrecked off Cape L'Agulhas, Africa with the loss of ten of her crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [58] [59] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston | The ship was driven ashore at North Cape, Prince Edward Island, British North America. [39] She was consequently condemned. [61] | |
| Wasp | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Antigua. [62] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bella Emilia | | The polacca was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina. [63] [64] |
| Betsy | The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to Stettin. She was refloated and put back to Peterhead. [51] | |
| Clipper | The ship was driven ashore in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Cobh, County Cork to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [60] | |
| Magdilena | The ship ran around and was damaged at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Prussia to Wells-next-the-Sea. [60] | |
| Susan | The ship ran aground on the Cabezas Rocks, west of Tarifa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Malta. She was refloated and put into Gibraltar in a sinking condition. [52] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gazelle | | The ship departed from Antigua for Baltimore, Maryland, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [65] |
| Jantina Eglina | The ship departed from Dantsic for Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [66] | |
| L'Ecole | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Granville, Manche. [52] | |
| Marwood | The ship struck the Horn Reef. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and put in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition. [51] | |
| Union | The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to South Shields. [5] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | The ship was driven ashore on Heneagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba. Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put in to Cárdenas, Cuba, where she arrived on 2 October. [67] [68] | |
| Empire | The ship was beached on Flores Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Castine, Maine, United States. [69] | |
| Mercury | The brig was driven ashore at Clee Ness, Lincolnshire. [51] | |
| Yinbaireu or Yrribarren | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Santander, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom. [5] [60] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ant | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by William Horatio ( | |
| Goede Hoop | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Delfzijl, South Holland to a Norwegian port. [52] [70] | |
| Hannah | The ship ran aground on the Whelps Rock, in the River Shannon and capsized. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. [8] | |
| Jarrow | The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [52] | |
| Margaret and James | The ship was driven ashore on Camel's Point, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [51] | |
| Rapid | The ship ran aground on Lindisfarne, Northumberland and was damaged. She was refloated and put in to North Sunderland, County Durham for repairs. [71] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Æolus | The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [72] | |
| Annie Morice | The ship capsized at Patras, Kingdom of Greece. [73] She was refloated on 8 October. [43] | |
| British Settler | | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Rowie River. [63] |
| Mary Ann | | The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland, United States for Nassau. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [74] |
| Paragon | The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Amoy, China. Her crew were rescued. [75] | |
| Pauline | The ship was holed by an anchor and was beached at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. [76] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | The brig was wrecked on Hogland, Russia. [77] | |
| Parisien | The ship foundered off the Newarp Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by the brig Busick ( | |
| Syrian | The brig was wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Ichaboe Island, Portuguese West Africa. Her crew were rescued by boats from HMS Isis ( | |
| Webster | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Hogland. She was refloated on 10 October but drove ashore on the north coast. Her crew were rescued. [77] [43] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abigale | The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [79] | |
| Alexander Liddle | The ship was driven ashore on Catati Island, in the Sea of Marmara. She was refloated and put into Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for repairs. [47] | |
| Catharine | The ship was wrecked near Bayeux, Calvados, France. Her crew were rescued. [80] | |
| Elizabeth Jane | The collier, a brig, was driven ashore at Ottendorf, Duchy of Schleswig. She was refloated. [52] [70] She was later refloated. [71] | |
| Galaxie | The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [81] | |
| Good Intent | The ship was driven ashore at Scarbaorough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Bridlington, Yorkshire. [82] | |
| Joseph Randolph | The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [83] | |
| Martha | The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [84] | |
| Orum | The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [85] | |
| Panther | The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [86] | |
| Pearl | The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [87] | |
| Resolve | The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [88] | |
| Venus | | The ship was driven ashore at Baie Verte, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Miramichi, New Brunswick. [62] |
| Vivid | The ship was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 9 October but drove ashore again and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. [89] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duchess of Cleveland | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated. [28] | |
| Edward | The ship was wrecked on a sandbank east of Gräsö. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå to Barcelona, Spain. [77] | |
| Eleonore | | The ship was driven ashore near Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands to Rostck. [53] |
| Friendship | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Ayr to London. [90] | |
| Henry | The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Hull, Yorkshire. [91] | |
| Hester and Hannah | The ship was driven ashore at Ness Point, Suffolk. She was refloated the next day. [28] | |
| Ida | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She had become a wreck by 6 October. [43] | |
| Marabout | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She was refloated and put in to Calais in a leaky condition. [82] | |
| Nancy | The ship was wrecked on Læsø. Her rew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [91] | |
| Oreni | The ship was wrecked at "Sikhjelma". [70] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dædalus | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark, where she arrived on 26 September. [8] | |
| Diana | The ship was lost near "Swartopulo", in the Black Sea before 27 September. [92] | |
| Elizabeth and Jane | The ship was wrecked at Circular Head, Van Diemen's Land before 3 September. She was on a voyage from London to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. [93] | |
| Emerald | | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 28 September. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pugwash, Nova Scotia. [39] |
| Gilmour | The ship was driven ashore on Stronsay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated on 7 September and departed to the south to be repaired. [26] | |
| Harriet | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Yangtze in mid-September. Her crew were rescued. [75] | |
| Lord of the Isles | The ship was driven ashore at Fishing Ship Harbour, Newfoundland, British North America before 21 September. Subsequently repaired. [94] [39] | |
| Magnet | | The ship was wrecked at Muckaroa before 12 September. All on board were rescued. [95] |
| Ouri | The ship was wrecked near Gävle, Sweden. [4] | |
| Plym | The ship was lost on Belle Isle before 1 October. [96] | |
| Q. E. D. | The collier, an auxiliary barque, ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex in late September. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [97] | |
| Simpliciti | The brig was wrecked in Damborg Bay. [98] | |
| Swift | The ship was wrecked on the St. Mary's Key Rocks before 9 September. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. [99] | |
| HMS Swiftsure | The Swiftsure-class ship of the line heeled over and sank at Portchester, Hampshire. [100] |
| Ship events in 1844 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 |