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List of shipwrecks in September 1839
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The list of shipwrecks in September 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1839.
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1 September
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John | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[1][2] John was refloated on 8 September and taken into Havre de Grâce.[3] |
Little Western | ![]() |
Aust Ferry: The ferry foundered in the River Severn with the loss of all eleven people on board.[4] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Inner Dowsing Sand, in The Wash and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Maria was refloated and put into Hull, Yorkshire.[5] |
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2 September
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Mary Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Solway Firth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[6][7] |
Pilot | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Northam, Devon. Hercrew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[8] |
Pioneer | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Bluff Point, Connecticut. She was on a voyage from New York to a port in Virginia.[9] |
Success | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk.[8] |
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3 September
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Novaya Zemlya | ![]() |
The schooner struck a sunken rock in Startseva Bay, in the White Sea, and sank. Her crew were rescued by a fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Novaya Zemlya to Archangelsk.[10] |
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4 September
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Felis Pencamento | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Forlorn Point, County Wexford, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Sligo, United Kingdom.[11] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Sunderland, County Durham.[12] |
Hiati Felix | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Sligo.[13] |
John Marshall | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to New York.[12] |
Orinoco | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts.[12] |
Theodorick | ![]() |
The ship struck rocks west of the Isles of Scilly and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to London.[13] |
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5 September
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Little Hampton | ![]() |
The schooner was in collision with the West Indiaman brig Diana (![]() |
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6 September
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Calcutta | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in Mochana's Bay, New South Wales.[15] |
Seostris | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Davie Point, New South Wales.[15] |
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7 September
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Brenton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Bannow, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
City of Genoa | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of São Nicolau, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Brazil.[16] |
Cuba | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. Cuba was refloated and put into Hellevoetsluis.[17] |
Hope | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Washerwoman's Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Key West, Florida Territory.[18] |
Nelson | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Byron (![]() |
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8 September
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Cruiser | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Barry's Beach, Nova Scotia, British North America.[20] |
Duke of Montrose | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to Ayr.[1] |
Sophia Smith | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Riding Sand, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[21] |
Stirlingshire | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands with the loss of ten lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lima, Peru.[22] |
William | ![]() |
The ship capsized and sank in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[13] She was refloated on 13 September and towed to St Katherine's Docks, London.[17] |
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9 September
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Industry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Tralee, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Tralee.[12] |
Itenerant | ![]() |
The ship was beached at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[3] |
Preston | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Clwyd.[23] |
Virginia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Busika Bay. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Odesa. Virginia was refloated with assistance from HMS Royal Charlotte (![]() |
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10 September
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Amity | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Cape Chapeau Rouge, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to St. John's, Newfoundland.[25] |
Fern Sodskende | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caernarfon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Hartlepool, County Durham.[26] |
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11 September
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Lafayette | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore east of Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. she was on a voyage from Bremen to St. Ubes, Portugal.[12] |
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Blayase (![]() |
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12 September
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Bittern | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Hamilton, Bermuda.[28] |
Canton Packet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Hamburg, where she was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts.[29] |
Coromandel | ![]() |
The prison ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a hurricane at Ireland Island, Bermuda.[28] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
Dove | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Salt Kettle, Bermuda.[28] |
Edward | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Albouys Point, Bermuda. She was later refloated and taken into Hamilton.[28][30] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Ireland Island.[28] |
Sally Evans | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Hamilton. She was later refloated.[28] |
Sir Colin Campbell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at St. George's, Bermuda.[28][30] |
Two Partners | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned three days later. Her crew were rescued. Two Partners was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick to Barbados.[31] |
Weymouth | ![]() |
The depot ship was damaged in a hurricane at Ireland Island.[28] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Hamilton.[28] |
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13 September
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Arab | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. Three crew were rescued by Glasgow (![]() |
Ariel | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at St. Shotts, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[25] |
Arve | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Cape Race, Newfoundland.[33] |
Ceres | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Bird Islands with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Métis-sur-Mer, Lower Canada to London.[34][35] |
Emily | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Stanhope, New Jersey, British North America with the loss of four of her crew.[30] |
Helena | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Öland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to New York, United States. Helena was later refloated. She resumed her voyage on 17 September.[36] |
Idea | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Charles Cove, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec City. Idea was later refloated.[37] |
James | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk and sank.[17] |
James | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew took to the longboat; they were rescued two days later by Lively (![]() |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York.[39] |
New Era | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Bolt Head, Devon with the loss of all hands.[40] |
Susannah | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[34] |
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14 September
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Hope | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) from Belle Isle, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member.[41] |
Kitty | ![]() ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands to London.[17] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. sHe was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[40] |
Ormus | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[17] |
Triad | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk.[3] |
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15 September
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Brontes | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Wingo", Sweden. she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to New York. She was refloated on 17 September.[42] |
Byron | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Embo, Sutherland with the loss of all but one of her six crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Inverness, United Kingdom.[43][44][45][33] |
Catherine | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken rock and put into the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russian Empire to Gloucester.[46] |
Catherine Mitchell | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near the Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis.[47][46] |
Expedition | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. Expedition was on a voyage from South Shields, county Durham to London.[3] |
Harbinger | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was later refloated and taken into Lowestoft in a sinking condition.[17] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with Fortuna (![]() |
James | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. James was refloated the next day.[9] |
Splendid | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on "Nerva Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[42] |
St. Patrick | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on St. Peter's Island, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. he was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to "Buclush".[31] |
Stranger | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Southampton, Hampshire.[3] |
Zwee Gebroders | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[48] |
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16 September
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Fortuna | ![]() |
The galease was wrecked in the "Bay of Sem", Bornholm. She was on a voyage from home port Turku to Flensburg, Duchy of Holstein.[37][49] |
George | ![]() |
The whaler was wrecked on Île Amsterdam. Her crew were rescued.[50] |
Junge Tjerk Giesen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[29][37] |
Mercer | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Porto, Portugal.[29] |
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17 September
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Alexander | ![]() |
The sloop was wrecked at Colliston, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[43][44] |
St. Patrick | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Beauport, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Lower Canada. St. Patrick was later refloated and completed her voyage.[20] |
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18 September
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Ann | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[38] |
Ocean | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[39] |
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21 September
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Alfred | ![]() |
The schooner struck rocks and sank at Newbury Port, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newbury Port.[51] |
Brother's Friend | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Southwold. Brother's Friend was refloated on 28 September and taken into Southwold.[36] |
Columbia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Columbia was refloated and taken into New York.[29] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Fremantle, Swan River Colony.[52] Her crew were rescued.[53] |
Jane Vilet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from "Wyborg" to Hull, Yorkshire.[25] |
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22 September
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Caledonia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Perth, Swan River Colony.[54] She was later refloated.[53] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Fremantle. She was on a voyage from the Swan River to New South Wales.[55] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The sloop caught fire and was scuttled in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent.[56] |
Ellen | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Adventure Bay. Her crew survived.[57] |
Shepherd | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Perth, Swan River Colony.[52] She was later refloated.[53] |
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23 September
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Diana | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on Jasmund, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Brussels, Belgium.[42] |
Speculation | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Aalborg, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[58] |
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24 September
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Charles Edouard | ![]() |
The ship sank at Dunkirk, Nord. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée.[36] |
Emerald | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Mulroy Bay. She was on a voyage from the Orkney Islands to Lough Swilly.[36] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the North Bull. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[46] Friendship was refloated on 1 October and resumed her voyage.[29] |
Marina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on "Sandorn Island". She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newport, Monmouthshire. Marina was later refloated and put into Arendal, Norway for repairs.[25][59] |
Pictou | ![]() |
The ship struck The Manacles and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newfoundland, British North America. Pictou was taken into Falmouth, Cornwall the next day.[60][42] |
Splendid | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[58] |
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25 September
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Good Intent | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore in Currup Bay, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[36] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship sank off the Scalp. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire. Industry was refloated on 9 October and taken into South Shields.[25] |
Lavinia | ![]() |
The sloop was abandoned off Cape Wrath, Caithness. Her crew were rescued by Nordon (![]() |
Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was driven onto the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was damaged. She was later refloated.[60] |
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27 September
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Albion | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in Whitesand Bay with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[47][62] |
Betock | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Copeland Islands, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin.[46] |
Caroline | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Londonderry.[30] |
Cornwall | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) south west of the Mumbles Lighthouse, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bideford, Devon.[36] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was lost in St. George's Bay.[63] |
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28 September
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Elizabeth | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked in the Swan River. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to the Swan River Colony[64] |
Lady Anne | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[47] She was refloated on 8 October.[65] |
Lancier | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked between The Stragglers and the Mew Stone. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Perth, Swan River Colony and Van Diemen's Land.[54][66][64] |
Lavinia | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned off Cape Wrath, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Castlehill to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[58] |
Margaret Simpson | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east south east of North Sunderland, County Durham.[47] |
Thule | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore at Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[67][68] |
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29 September
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The schooner foundered in the English Channel off Rame Head, Cornwall with the loss of all three crew and a rescuer. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[69] |
Mercurio | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 7 leagues (21 nautical miles (39 km)) north of Cabo da Roca, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Antwerp.[58][70] |
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Arrival | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned off St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 26 September. Her crew were rescued by Blessing (![]() |
Eclipse | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of several lives.[72] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at Cottesloe, Swan River Colony, during a gale on 21–22 September. |
Henry Freeling | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at "Towtuck", New Zealand.[73] Her crew survived.[74] |
Irma | ![]() |
The ship departed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France in late September. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[75] |
John Bull | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bude, Cornwall on or before 6 September.[13] |
Lambertus | ![]() |
The ship capsized off West Kapelle, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Antwerp, Belgium. Lambertus was later towed into Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[23] |
Linsen | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) west north west of Heligoland before 5 September. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[76] |
London Packet | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland in late September. She was refloated on 21 October and towed into Blyth, Northumberland for repairs.[77][78] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Abaco Islands before 8 September. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba. Maria was refloated and taken into Hamilton, Bermuda.[30] |
Moscow | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Quebec City before 26 September.[79] |
New York | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of all on board.[72] |
Nicholas I | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea before 18 September. She was on a voyage from Finland to London, United Kingdom. Nicholas I was towed into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom, where she arrived on 23 September in a waterlogged condition.[38][80] |
Rival | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Belfast. Rival was subsequently towed into Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America, by British Queen (![]() |
Tantivy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at New Edinburgh, Nova Scotia.[20] |
Vrow Catherine | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea before 28 September. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[29] |
Wasp | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Cook's Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to the West Indies.[20] |
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