The list of shipwrecks in September 1840 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1840.
1 September
List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1840
Ship | Country | Description |
Lord Ravenswood |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Hendon Rock, off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
6 September
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1840
Ship | Country | Description |
Baron Stieglitz |
Russia |
The ship ran aground on the Kobbergrund, off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to an English port. Baron Stieglitz was refloated and resumed her voyage.[11] |
9 September
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1840
Ship | Country | Description |
Bruce |
United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. Bruce later floated off and drifted into the Kattegat.[14] She subsequently came ashore on the Swedish coast and was wrecked.[15] |
Concordia |
United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Altona. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[16] |
Sainte Fleur |
France |
The chasse-marée was run down and sunk in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom by HDMS Bellona ( Royal Danish Navy) with the loss of four of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by HDMS Bellona. Sainte Fleur was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[17][18] |
Sally |
United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Ayr. She was refloated on 20 September.[19] |
Wave |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked off the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork.[2] |
11 September
List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1840
Ship | Country | Description |
Afrique |
France |
The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Bengal.[20][21] |
Asia |
France |
The ship was driven ashore in the Ganges. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to Madras, India.[20][21] |
Friede |
Bremen |
The ship sank in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Guardbridge, Fife, United Kingdom.[14] |
Helen |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg.[14][22] |
Nightingale |
United Kingdom |
The ship was lost 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of "Brassa". Her crew were rescued.[23] |
Robert and George |
United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, damaging Conquest ( United Kingdom) and sinking a keelboat. All on board survived.[24][18] |
Village |
United States |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at St. Shott's, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to a port in Newfoundland.[25][26] |
13 September
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1840
Ship | Country | Description |
Brothers |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[29] |
Catherine |
United Kingdom |
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands.[30] |
Falloden |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Prince Edward Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[2] |
Svea |
Sweden |
The ship was abandoned off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kalmar to Málaga, Spain.[31][32] |
16 September
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1840
Ship | Country | Description |
Aimable Mere |
France |
The ship was wrecked on Goguelvane Point. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[35] |
Frolic |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[36] |
HM hired armed ship Kite |
Royal Navy |
The hired armed transport was wrecked in the Yangtze with the loss of at least one life. Survivors were taken prisoner by the Chinese.[37][38] |
Maria Sophia |
Norway |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Christine ( United Kingdom).[11] |
Mary |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Gore Sands, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. she was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bridgwater, Somerset.[39] |
Queen Victoria |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Stroma, Caithness. she was on a voyage from Shippegan, New Brunswick, British North America to Dundee, Forfarshire. Queen Victoria was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15] |
Riviere |
United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at Cardiff, Glamorgan and was severely damaged. She was righted the next day.[14] |
Valiant |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated on 27 September and sailed for Troon, Ayrshire.[40] |
19 September
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1840
Ship | Country | Description |
Catherine |
United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Manilla Point, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to London.[41][9] |
Henry Burness |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyagte from Riga, Russia to Leith, Lothian. Henry Burness was refloated on 22 September and resumed her voyage.[32] |
Horatio |
United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Waterford.[15] |
Jacoba |
Belgium |
The ship was damaged by fire at Trieste.[31][43] |
Isabella |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock with the loss of two of the seven people on board. Her captain was reported missing in a jolly boat. Four surviving crew were rescued by a boat from the Kentish Knock Lightship ( Trinity House) and transferred to HMRC Desmond ( Board of Customs). Isabella was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset.[15][27][44] |
Oscar |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Étaples, Pas-de-Calais.[15] |
Robert and Ann |
United Kingdom |
The ship capsized and sank at South Shields, County Durham.[39] |
Sir David Ogilby |
New South Wales |
The schooner was wrecked at Newcastle. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Sydney.[45] |
26 September
List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1840
Ship | Country | Description |
Mary Ann |
United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Hendon Rock, off the coast of County Durham, and sank. Her crew were rescued.[31] |
30 September
List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1840
Ship | Country | Description |
Argo |
United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk east of "Eckholm". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Riga, Russia.[25] |
Forest |
United States |
The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York. Forest was refloated and towed into Harwich, Essex for repairs.[61] |
Henrietta |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southport, Lancashire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40] |
Henriette |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Horse Bank, at the mouth of the River Ribble with the loss of two of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Reval, Russia.[40][61] |
Homer |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Leander's Tower, Üsküdar, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to London. Homer was refloated and resumed her voyage.[62] |
James Pattison |
United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores. Her crew were rescued by Norval (flag unknown). |
Johns |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Villequier, Seine-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[40] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1840
Ship | Country | Description |
Casket |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to the Clyde. Casket was later refloated and taken into Key West, Florida Territory.[63] |
Clara and Emma |
United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore in Lower Canada, British North America before 12 September and caught fire. She was subsequently taken into Quebec City for repairs.[59] |
Forrester |
United States |
The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from HMRC Scout ( Board of Customs) and the cruiser Flying Fish ( United Kingdom).[64] |
Harry Bewis |
United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 1 October. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Leith, Lothian. Harry Bewis was towed into Calais, France on 13 October.[65] |
Hope |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. She was on a voyage from a Spanish port to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[40] |
Indian Oak |
United Kingdom |
The transport ship was wrecked in the Loo-Choo Islands, off the coast of Formosa, before 1 October.[66][67][68] Her crew were rescued.[69] |
July |
United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 2 September.[31] |
Kara |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Messina, Sicily. She was on a voyage from London to Messina. Kara was later refloated and taken into Messina.[40] |
Prince Albert |
New South Wales |
The cutter was wrecked between Point Nepean and Cape Shank with the loss of all four crew.[70] |
Quebec |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Manichougan Shoals. She was later refloated and put back to New York, United States.[71] |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Lower Canada before 12 September. She was later refloated and taken into the Cul de Sac.[59] |
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