List of shipwrecks in December 1839
The list of shipwrecks in December 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1839.
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1 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hero | The ship was wrecked near Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[1] | |
Minerva | The whaler was driven onto the Mincing Ground, in Portland Bay and was wrecked.[2][3] | |
Perzango | The ship was driven ashore at Coffie's Beach, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Tenerife, Canary Islands to Boston, Massachusetts. Perzango became a wreck on 5 December.[4] | |
Stranger | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Ramsgate. Stranger was refloated and taken into Ramsgate.[5] |
2 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adolph | The ship ran aground off "Woersaa", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[6] | |
Ellena | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on São Miguel Island, Azores.[7][8] | |
Hebe | The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn at Gloucester. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Gloucester.[1] | |
Hector | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Queen Victoria ( | |
Porto Formosa | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel Island. Her crew were rescued.[7] | |
Shelburne | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Emporium ( | |
Westmorland | The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn at Gloucester. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Gloucester.[1] |
3 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adams | The ship was driven ashore in the Yangon River. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Ceylon and Rangoon.[13] | |
Betsey and Martha | The ship was driven ashore near Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Dublin.[1] Betsey and Martha was refloated on 10 December.[14] | |
Clondolin | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Figueira da Foz. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Figueira da Foz.[15] | |
Emma | The ship was wrecked at Odessa, Russia.[8] | |
Eruartung | The ship was driven ashore on "Zurgst". She was on a voyage from and English port to Memel.[6] | |
Goodluck | The ship was severely damaged at Odessa.[8] | |
Navigator | The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[14] |
4 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amphitrite | The ship ran aground at Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Leith, Lothian.[6] | |
Emma | The ship was driven ashore in Table Bay.[16] | |
Emu | The ship was driven ashore at Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from London to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land. Emu was refloated the next day.[16][17] | |
Miller | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Londonderry.[18] | |
Neptuna | The ship foundered off Terceira Island, Azores.[19] |
5 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Benjamin | The ship foundered off Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Portrieux, Côtes du Nord.[7] | |
Dart | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Rose ( | |
Exquisite | The ship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[9] | |
Scotia | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All 24 people on board were rescued by Roscius ( |
6 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Branch | The schooner was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken into South Shields, County Durham.[21][6] | |
Edinburgh Castle | The schooner was wrecked on the Seaton House Rock, Northumberland.[21] | |
Iris | The ship was severely damaged by ice at Swinemünde, Prussia.[15]' | |
Jessey | The schooner was driven ashore on the Druridge Sands, Northumberland. She was refloated.[21] | |
Produce | The ship was driven ashore at "Wittenbergen". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire. Produce was refloated on 14 December and towed back to Hamburg.[22] | |
Rose | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Islandmore, County Down. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Limerick.[23] Rose was refloated on 10 December.[24] |
7 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Burtenwerp | The ship ran aground off "Hornbeck". She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Königsberg, Prussia.[6] Burtenwerp was refloated on 9 December and taken into Helsingør, Denmark, where she sank.[15] | |
Caroline | The ship was wrecked on Swan Islands. All on board were rescued.[25] | |
Countess of Airlie | The ship ran aground on the Middle Ground, off the coast of Denmark, She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[6] | |
Najadete | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Culemborg, Gelderland to an English port.[6] | |
Permei | The ship was driven ashore on the north east coast of Gozo, Malta.[7][8] | |
Rosamund | The ship was driven ashore on Stephen Point, Cornwall. She was refloated but consequently foundered. Rosamund was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Padstow, Cornwall.[11] | |
St. Vincent | The ship struck rocks and sank at St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Marans, Charente-Maritime to Penzance, Cornwall.[26] |
8 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cordelia | The ship ran aground on a rock off Youghal, County Cork and was damaged.[26] | |
Mary | The ship foundered east of Santo Domingo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Liverpool, Lancashire.[27] | |
Mary Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire to Southwold.[11] | |
Norman | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Tasso ( | |
Ocean | The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Ocean was refloated and resumed her voyage.[21] | |
St. Andrew | The ship was driven ashore at Odessa, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[29] | |
St. George | The ship foundered at Odessa. Her crew were rescued.[29] | |
St. Michael | The ship was driven ashore at Odessa. Her crew were rescued.[29] | |
St. Nicholai | The ship was driven ashore at Odessa. Her crew were rescued.[29] | |
Zeldenrust | The ship ran aground on the Portuguese Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Zwolle, Overijssel.[30] Zeldenrust was refloated on 12 December and taken into the Nieuw Diep.[15] |
9 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albion | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Seaton Delaval, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[26] Albion was refloated on 16 December and taken into Hartlepool.[22] | |
Arethusa | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Patcheauque", Long Island, New York with the loss of one life. Over 200 people were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York City.[31] | |
Bintenwerp | The ship sank at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Köningsberg, Prussia. Bintenwerp was refloated on 24 December and beached.[32] | |
Mary Charlotte Weber | The ship was damaged on a reef off Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine Maritime to Mauritius.[33] | |
Twee Gute Broders | The ship was driven ashore at Dimlington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Østerisør to "Halte".[23] |
10 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Caroline | The ship was wrecked on Swan Island, Van Diemen's Land. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to Port Phillip.[34] | |
Dryad | The ship was wrecked on a reef 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Cape Cruz, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.[19] | |
Lady Canmore | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Merrion, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Waterford. Lady Canmore was refloated.[26] | |
Minerva | The ship ran aground at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Sunderland, County Durham.[6] | |
Oscar | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Conil de la Frontera and Cape Trafalgar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[35] |
11 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Activ | The ship was driven ashore at Holmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[8] | |
Marquess of Camden | The ship was wrecked in the Spanish East Indies. Her crew were rescued by Asie ( | |
Odessa | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Africa.[30] | |
Robert Gray | The ship was driven ashore at Killia, Ottoman Empire.[32] She had been refloated by 18 December.[4] | |
Urania | The ship ran aground at Sligo.[15] |
12 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cavalier | The ship was driven ashore in the Mouse Islands.[37] | |
Coventry | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Newland ( | |
Diana | The ship was wrecked on Jura. Her crew were rescued.[7] | |
Emily | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on the West Rocks, Harwich, Essex with the loss of all five people on board. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Woodbridge, Suffolk.[38] | |
Falmouth Packet | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of São Miguel Island, Azores with the loss of all bar her captain. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to São Miguel Islands.[39] | |
George | The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. George was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[30] | |
Jongfrue Karen | The ship was wrecked on the Pointe de la Coubre, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[8] | |
Lady Diana | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked in the Small Isles of Jura. Her crew survived.[8] | |
Nymph | The ship ran aground at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Teignmouth.[14] Nymph was refloated on 14 December and beached.[6] | |
Tay | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Chaleur Bay to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[14] | |
Wemyss | The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Christchurch Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Plymouth, Devon.[30][24] |
13 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Concordia | The ship was wrecked on Læsø. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[40] | |
Henry Davenport | The ship was driven ashore on Hospital Island, Massachusetts. She was refloated on 20 December.[37] | |
Sir William Wallace | The whaler, a barque, was wrecked in Chowder Bay.[41] | |
Tally Ho! | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42] | |
Vedra | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated.[24] | |
William IV | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[16] |
14 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Emma | The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Faial Island, Azores to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Emma was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6][15] | |
Enterprise | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by Dennett's Apparatus.[20] | |
Gipsey | The ship was driven ashore in St. Mary's Bay, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Digby, Nova Scotia. Gipsey was refloated on 21 December.[43] | |
Lady Wallace | The ship was wrecked on the Crocodile Reef, 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Tuticorin, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Penang, then Colombo, Ceylon and Calcutta, India.[44] | |
Mary and Jane | The ship ran aground in the Swash. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire.[45] |
15 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Edwin | The ship was severely damaged in a gale while on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Baltimore, Maryland. She was consequently condemned.[46] | |
Mary Laing Meason | The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Lerwick, Shetland Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eight or ten people on board.[42] | |
Pocohontas | The ship was driven ashore on Plumb Island, Massachusetts with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Newburyport, Massachusetts.[47] | |
Selwin | The ship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Pernambuco,Brazil. Selwin was consequently condemned.[37] |
16 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Urania | The ship ran aground off Dragør, Denmark. She was reported to be on a voyage from Lisbon to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France. Uraniawas refloated and put into Copenhagen for repairs.[48] |
17 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Avance | The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Swinemünde.[49] | |
Emma | The ship ran aground on the Droogden, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[48] | |
Hannah Kerr | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Machias, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick.[50] | |
Heath | The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[51] | |
H. Z. | The ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam, North Holland.[22] | |
Lively | The ship was wrecked in the River Gwendraeth. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Swansea to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[52] Lively was refloated on 11 January 1840 and towed into Llanelly.[53] | |
Mary Ann | The ship was wrecked on the Teignmouth Rocks, Northumberland.[54] | |
Pursuit | The ship was driven ashore at Derbyhaven, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Shetland Islands.[51] | |
William and Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Aberavon to Gloucester.[52] |
18 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bordeaux Packet | The ship capsized at Cuxhaven.[7][8] | |
Ceres | The ship was driven ashore at Killala, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayp to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Ceres was later refloated.[49] | |
Concordia | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the east coast of "Rossoe". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Heimath" to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[49] | |
Esther | The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to Chatham, Kent.[54] Esther was refloated the next day and taken into Sheerness, Kent.[8] | |
Lively | The ship was wrecked on a sandbank in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Llanelly.[54] |
19 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brilliant | The paddle steamer was driven ashore and at Aberdeen with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Aberdeen. Brilliant susbequently caught fire and was destroyed.[20] | |
Charlotte | The Humber Keel sank at King's Lynn, Norfolk.[54][55] | |
Friendship | The ship struck rocks and sank at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescuede.[8] | |
Hannah | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[54] | |
Mary | The ship was driven ashore in Castle Chichester Bay. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[8] | |
Palestine | The ship ran aground on the Bull Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Palestine was refloated and resumed her voyage.[7] | |
Sackville | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of the Isles of Scilly. All nineteen people on board were rescued by the brigantine L'Amelia ( | |
Tiejo | The ship was wrecked on Walney Island, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[51][8] | |
Tilden | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[54] |
20 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Caroline | The ship ran aground on a reef in Bank's Straits. She was later refloated.[59] | |
Don Giovanni | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Twielenfleth, Kingdom of Hanover.[60] |
Emily | The ship was wrecked on the West Rocks, Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Woodbridge, Suffolk.[7] | |
Favoran | The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London, United Kingdom.[60] | |
Friendship | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[61] | |
Heber | The ship was driven ashore on "Bintang", Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London.[62] | |
Henry Devonport | The ship was beached at Boston, Massachusetts.[37] | |
Neptunus | The ship ran aground on the Zuiderhaaks,in the North Sea off thecoast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Batavia Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. Neptunus was refloated and taken into the Nieuw Diep.[60] | |
Superior | The ship ran aground in Lough Foyle. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry. Superior was refloated on 27 December and taken into Londonderry.[63] | |
Thames | The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a Prussian vessel. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hartlepool, County Durham.[64] | |
Thomas Gilstone | The ship was wrecked on Indian Key, Florida Territory with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to New York, United States.[65] | |
True Bess | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kingswear Castle, Devon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Portsmouth, Hampshire. True Bess was refloated but consequently had to be beached at Dartmouth, Devon.[7] |
21 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Annetta Eliabeth | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Irvine, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[7][57] | |
Caroline | The ship ran aground on the Flemish Banks, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Oporto, Portugal.[8] | |
Europe | The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16] | |
True Bess | The ship was driven onto rocks at Kingswear Castle, Devon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Portsmouth, Hampshire. True Bess was refloated and taken into Dartmouth, Devon, where she was beached.[57] |
22 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Britomart | The barque was wrecked on Goose Island, Van Diemen's Land. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip, South Australia to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land.[66][67] | |
Concord | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Chincoteague, Virginia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[68] | |
Crown | The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[40] | |
Diana | The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire,United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Antwerp.[60] | |
Magic | The ship was driven ashore on Ber Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Magic was refloated the next day.[19][49] | |
Swift | The ship struck the pier at Donaghadee, County Antrim and was beached. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40] | |
Union | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Gwendraeth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Carmarthen.[40] |
23 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Comet | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Comet was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[49] | |
Emelie | The ship was driven ashore at "Basloe". She was later refloated and taken into Svelvik, Norway.[69] | |
Industrious | The ship ran aground on the Spaniard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent and sank. She was refloated and towed into Whitstable, Kent.[19] | |
Water Witch | The cutter was wrecked at Port Macquarie. She was on a voyage from Port Macquarie to Sydney.[70] |
24 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anchor | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. Anchor was refloated and resumed her voyage.[40] | |
Belt | Flag unknown | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by New Hampshire ( |
Charlotte | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by the samck Mary ( | |
Crown | The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[19] | |
Eleanor Sophia | The ship was driven ashore at Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall. Eleanor Sophia was refloated and taken into Tenby.[72] | |
Ernest | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Audierne, Finistère, France with the loss of all hands.[28][73] | |
Letitia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Logan Head, Wigtownshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Carrickfergus, County Antrim to Carlisle, Cumberland.[74][60] | |
Nightingale | The ship was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island.[43] |
25 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hope | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Leith, Lothian.[48] She was refloated on 27 December and taken into Leith.[35] | |
Isabella and Ann | The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tay. All thirteen crew people on board were rescued by the St Andrews Lifeboat. Isabella was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[49] | |
Jemima Sophia | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued on 5 January 1840 by John and Mary ( | |
Levant | The ship struck a rock and was beached at Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Zante to Cephalonia. Levant was consequently condemned.[76][77] | |
Pelorus | The brig-sloop struck a shoal off the coast of Borneo (8°08′30″N 115°30′00″E) and sank. There were 22 survivors. | |
Rosario | The polacca was driven ashore and wrecked in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[65] | |
Samuel and Mary | The ship sank at Ross, County Wexford.[48] | |
Venus | The ship ran aground and sank at Maryport, Cumberland.[74] |
26 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Baltic Merchant | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Baltic Merchant was refloated and resumed her voyage.[63] | |
Loyalist | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Brier Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick to Saint Vincent.[43] | |
Scheldt | The ship ran aground on a shoal in English Bay, Ascension Island and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port.[78] |
27 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albion | The ship was driven ashore at Goswick, Northumberland. She was refloated in late January 1840 and taken into Berwick upon Tweed.[69] | |
Atrevido | The ship was wrecked off Vigo, Spain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[31] | |
Blanche | The ship was beached at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Southampton, Hampshire.[72] | |
Hester | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the American coast. Her crew were rescued by Splendid ( |
28 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hero | The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland.[73] | |
John | The ship sank at Unst, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[71] | |
Matchless | The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Maine. She was refloated in late January 1840 and taken into Portland.[79] |
29 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anchor | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. Anchor was later refloated.[60] | |
Aurelia | The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Dundee. Aurelia was later refloated.[32] | |
Evander | The brig was driven ashore at Ballyferris Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim.[63] | |
North Briton | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Leithm Lothian to Sydney, New South Wales, North Britain was later refloated and take inth The Downs.[28] | |
Venerable | The barque was in collision with London Merchant ( |
30 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ariadne | The ship ran aground on the Beacon Rock. She was refloated and taken into Dundee, Forfarshire.[73] | |
Ino | The ship sank at Uist, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[80] | |
Heemskerk | The ship ran aground at Amsterdam, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[32] Heemskerk had become a wreck by 4 February 1840.[81] | |
Swan | The ship ran aground near the Rock Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[82] |
31 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alcide | The brig was wrecked on the Bahamas Banks. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde.[79] | |
Amphitrite | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[64] | |
Atalanta | The smack sprang a leak and was abandoned off the Isle of Arran, Inner Hebrides. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dundalk, County Louth.[73] | |
Dantsic Packet | The ship was driven ashore at Neufahrwasser. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Liverpool, Lancashire. Dantsic Packet was refloated on 2 January 1840.[83] | |
Louise | The ship was driven ashore on Unst, Shetland Islands or Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry. Louise was later refloated and put into Limerick in a leaky condition.[71][80] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Active | The ship was wrecked at Holmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[7] | |
Ann Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Irvine, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[61] | |
Emma | The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the English Channel by Ocean ( | |
Eos | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Zea, Greece before 9 December. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Odessa, Russia.[72] | |
Europa | The brig was in collision with Gotheborga Walgary ( | |
Fanny | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Antwerp, Belgium.[85] | |
Five Friends | The coaster foundered off Burray, Orkney Islands on or before 2 December.[10] | |
Florenz | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Genoa before 27 December with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno.[53] | |
Garland | The ship ran aground on the Andrews Shoal, in the North Sea off Felixtowe, Suffolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Garland was refloated on 31 December and taken into Harwich, Essex.[63] | |
Hannah | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Machias, Maine, United States before 16 December. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[47][71] | |
Hector | The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea before 6 December. She was towed into Blakeney, Norfolk United Kingdom.[8] | |
Henrietta | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Pollock ( | |
Mary Ann | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Byron ( | |
Neptunus | The ship was wrecked near Eckerö, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Saint Petersburg.[63][73] | |
Naylor | The ship was driven ashore at "Schulan". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Naylor was refloated on 21 December and resumed her voyage.[48] | |
Pomona | The ship was driven ashore at Pill, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 7 December and sailed for Cardiff, Glamorgan.[11] | |
Tory | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Kaipara River, New Zealand. She was later refloated and put into Sydney, New South Wales for repairs.[87] | |
Velvet | The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Bosphorus.[88] | |
William and Anne | The ship ran aground off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. William and Anne was later refloated.[89] |
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Ship commissionings: | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 |
Shipwrecks: | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 |
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