List of shipwrecks in 1831

The list of shipwrecks in 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1831.

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January

Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1831

February

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March

Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1831

April

Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1831

May

Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1831

June

Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1831

July

Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1831

August

Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1831

September

Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1831

October

Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1831

November

Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1831

December

Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1831

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1831

Ship	State	Description
Amity	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Middle Ground Island, Bombay, India. She was later refloated.[1][2]
Belmont	United Kingdom	The ship was destroyed by an explosion and fire at Calabar, Nigeria with the loss of four of her crew.[3]
Billow	United Kingdom	The transport ship, a brig, was wrecked on Ragged Island, Bahamas with the loss of all 98 passengers on board. Her crew were also lost.[1]
Cape Henry	Unknown	The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4]
Collector	United States	The schooner was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands.[5]
Corsica	United States	The brig was wrecked on Anegada.[5]
Curwen	United Kingdom	The ship foundered on a voyage from Ireland to England before 22 October with the loss of all hands.[6]
Donna della Gracia	Spain	The brig was wrecked on Anegada.[5]
Eagle	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked off Portrush, County Antrim.[7]
Francis	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked on Anegada.[5]
Guildford	United Kingdom	The merchant ship was wrecked in the Indian Ocean at approximately 7°N 80°E in late April or early May with the loss of all hands. Margaret (flag unknown) sighted the wreck of Guidlford on 8 May as well as a raft constructed from Guildford′s rigging, but nobody was on board.[8][9]
Hamilton	United Kingdom	The ship was destroyed by fire at Calabar. The fire had originated in Belmont ( United Kingdom.[3]
Historian	United Kingdom	The ship was lost in the Bahama Passage. She was on a voyage from London to Havana, Cuba.[10]
James	United Kingdom	The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Lerwick	United Kingdom	The brig was lost at Saint-Domingue.[12]
Lewis	United States	The brig was wrecked on Anegada.[5]
Neptune	United Kingdom	The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued.[11]
New John	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off St. Pauls, Newfoundland, British North America.[7]
North Star	United Kingdom	The ship was destroyed by fire at Canso, Nova Scotia, British North America.[13]
Norval	United States	The ship foundered between 11 February and 28 August with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to Tobago.[14]
Peare	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Götaland, Sweden before 2 November.[15]
Rambler	United Kingdom	The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Restauradora	Spain	The schooner was wrecked on Anegada.[5]
Roberts	United Kingdom	The whaler was abandoned in the South Seas.[16]
Rock	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17]
Seefahrt	Bremen	The ship was wrecked near Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Bremen.[18]
Sivutch	Russian Empire	The vessel was lost east of Wall Bay (52°06′30″N 174°53′10″W) on Atka Island in the Catherine Archipelago. Her wreck was scrapped in situ to salvage her wood and iron.[19]
Sophia	Sweden	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 29 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.[20]
Swiftsure	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked in the Torres Straits before 10 July.[21]
Tournesol	United Kingdom	The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean 600 leagues (1,800 nautical miles, 3,300 km) east of Mauritius.[22]
William and George	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America before 27 October. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick to Hull, Yorkshire.[23]