List of shipwrecks in September 1844

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The list of shipwrecks in September 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1844.

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1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Arab Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Seaton, County Durham. Her passengers were taken off by the steam tug Netherton (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Arab was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [1]
Lady GreyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Alert's Reef with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued the next day by HMS Fly (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [2] [3]

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AmeliaFlag of France.svg  France 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 MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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 OrielCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
PomonaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and sank off Kiy Island, Russia. [8]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AchillesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
AlphaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Spaniard Sand. She was refloated. [9]
AndradusFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States 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 LibertyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand. She was refloated. [9]
Gute HoffnungAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg 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 TraderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney Islands. [11]
Magnet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand 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]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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 Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man 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 MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AllianceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
ChristianaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
GlensmoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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 JohannaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway 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]
SovereignCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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. VincentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
BearCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Campbeltown, Argyllshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Oban, Argyllshire to the Isle of Arran. [16]
LunaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Garronnes (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [19] [20]
New MilfordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked near Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. Her four crew were rescued. [21]
Princess RoyalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
PomonaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
WandererCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AstreaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway 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]
BelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Mickery. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Malmö, Sweden. [24]
CeylonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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 Gdansk flag.svg Dantsic 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 Flagge Greifswald.png Greifswald 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]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
BellonaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Nicholson (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Bellona was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [28]
Le Clémentine Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy The schooner was wrecked at "Tarravao", Tahiti. [29]

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
StarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Angra Peguena, Portuguese West Africa. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently destroyed by fire. [30] [31]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Dolbadarn CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with Londonderry (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered off the Toward Lighthouse, Argyllshire. [4] [27] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarvon to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [32]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
ParanaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk off Puffin Island, Anglesey by Iron Duke (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) with the loss of six of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America. [35] [24]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
ThuleFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The whaler was wrecked on a shoal in the Pacific Ocean ( 21°00′S138°37′E / 21.000°S 138.617°E / -21.000; 138.617 ). Her 24 crew survived. [36]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
InnisfailCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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 CarrollCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [38]
NancyFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Alexandria, Virginia. [39]
PegCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes. [40]
ProspectCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
ArgoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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 Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
DartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Burry, Glamorgan, Her crew were rescued. [42] She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Barry, Glamorgan. [37]
RivalAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg 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]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Ellen GillmanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Aigio, Greece. She was refloated and put in to Patras, Greece. [43]
JeansCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire. [34]
Susan and AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Wick, Caithness. [38] She was refloated. [42] She was refloated. [44]
TyroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
StamperCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
VisitorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America for Jamaica. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [46]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
GazelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
NjordFlag of The Russian Empire 1883.svg  Russia The ship was wrecked on Malta. She was on a voyage from Narva to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [47]
Prince AlbertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the north coast of Fogo, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew survived. [48] [49]
StarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Angra Pequena, Portuguese West Africa. Her crew were rescued. [50]
ThetisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated. [42]
TyroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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 Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man 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]

17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AlineAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg 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]
AmphitriteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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 ScottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued by the schooner La Dorade (Flag of France.svg  France). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Lady Scott was wrecked on Nickman's Grounds, in the Baltic Sea on 26 October. [53] [54]
LivelyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire. [4]
Maria Augusta POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin 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]
NineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Hartwell Reef, off the Cape Verde Islands. Her crew survived. [48] [49]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
ActiveNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway 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]
VineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Paul et VirginieFlag of France.svg  France 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 OrangeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
SeronieSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was in collision with AdolphineFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands) off Gotland and sank. Three people were rescued by Adolphine. Seronie was on a voyage from Lübeck to Wyborg. [8]
ThoburnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
VeritasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
YoungCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Anna MariaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship struck the pier and sank at Kolberg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to Kolberg. [8]
Little FamilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing trawler was run down and sunk off Bury Head, Devon by Watersprite (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) with the loss of three of her five crew. [56]
MedoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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 MungoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
CamillaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore and sank east of Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Calais. [60]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
KingstonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at North Cape, Prince Edward Island, British North America. [39] She was consequently condemned. [61]
WaspCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Bella Emilia Flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia.svg Kingdom of Sardinia The polacca was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina. [63] [64]
BetsyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
ClipperCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
MagdilenaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
SusanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Gazelle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bermuda The ship departed from Antigua for Baltimore, Maryland, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [65]
Jantina EglinaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship departed from Dantsic for Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [66]
L'EcoleFlag of France.svg  France 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]
MarwoodCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to South Shields. [5]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AgnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
EmpireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was beached on Flores Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Castine, Maine, United States. [69]
MercuryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Clee Ness, Lincolnshire. [51]
Yinbaireu or YrribarrenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway 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]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AntCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by William Horatio (Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States). Ant was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [40]
Goede HoopFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 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]
HannahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whelps Rock, in the River Shannon and capsized. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. [8]
JarrowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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 JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
RapidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Lindisfarne, Northumberland and was damaged. She was refloated and put in to North Sunderland, County Durham for repairs. [71]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
ÆolusNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway 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 MoriceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Patras, Kingdom of Greece. [73] She was refloated on 8 October. [43]
British Settler Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cape Colony The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Rowie River. [63]
Mary Ann Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bahamas The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland, United States for Nassau. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [74]
ParagonFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Amoy, China. Her crew were rescued. [75]
PaulineFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship was holed by an anchor and was beached at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. [76]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AtalantaCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The brig was wrecked on Hogland, Russia. [77]
ParisienFlag of France.svg  France The ship foundered off the Newarp Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by the brig Busick (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Parisien was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. [71]
SyrianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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 (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). [78]
WebsterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Abigale Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [79]
Alexander LiddleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
CatharineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Bayeux, Calvados, France. Her crew were rescued. [80]
Elizabeth JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was driven ashore at Ottendorf, Duchy of Schleswig. She was refloated. [52] [70] She was later refloated. [71]
Galaxie Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [81]
Good IntentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Scarbaorough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Bridlington, Yorkshire. [82]
Joseph Randolph Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [83]
Martha Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [84]
Orum Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [85]
Panther Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [86]
Pearl Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [87]
Resolve Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The fishing schooner was lost in a gale in the area of Hyannis, Massachusetts. [88]
Venus Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was driven ashore at Baie Verte, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Miramichi, New Brunswick. [62]
VividCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Duchess of ClevelandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated. [28]
EdwardSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden 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 Flagge der Hansestadt Rostock.svg Rostock The ship was driven ashore near Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands to Rostck. [53]
FriendshipCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Ayr to London. [90]
HenryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Hull, Yorkshire. [91]
Hester and HannahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ness Point, Suffolk. She was refloated the next day. [28]
IdaFlag of France.svg  France 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]
MaraboutFlag of France.svg  France 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]
NancyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Læsø. Her rew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [91]
OreniCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Sikhjelma". [70]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1844
ShipCountryDescription
DædalusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
DianaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost near "Swartopulo", in the Black Sea before 27 September. [92]
Elizabeth and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 28 September. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pugwash, Nova Scotia. [39]
GilmourCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
HarrietCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Yangtze in mid-September. Her crew were rescued. [75]
Lord of the IslesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fishing Ship Harbour, Newfoundland, British North America before 21 September. Subsequently repaired. [94] [39]
Magnet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The ship was wrecked at Muckaroa before 12 September. All on board were rescued. [95]
OuriNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was wrecked near Gävle, Sweden. [4]
PlymCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost on Belle Isle before 1 October. [96]
Q. E. D. Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]
SimplicitiFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The brig was wrecked in Damborg Bay. [98]
SwiftCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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 Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Swiftsure-class ship of the line heeled over and sank at Portchester, Hampshire. [100]

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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