The list of shipwrecks in 1837 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1837.
| 1837 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
| Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Unknown date | |||
January[]
1 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonne Nanette | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of La Hougue.[1] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[2] She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3] | |
| Erie | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of La Hougue with the loss of all hands.[1][4] She was later refloated, and arrived at New York on 3 March.[5] | |
| Evelina | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of La Hougue.[1] | |
| Monongahela | The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Monongahela subsequently floated off and was blown out to sea.[6] | |
| Reato | The ship was driven ashore near "Highlands". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Boston.[7] | |
| Soliel | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of La Hougue.[1] | |
| Susanne Marie | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of La Hougue.[1][8] | |
| Thames | The steamship caught fire in the River Thames at Wapping, Middlesex and was scuttled. Her crew survived.[8] | |
| Union | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of La Hougue.[1] | |
| Veto | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York.[3] Veto had been refloated by 11 January and taken in to New York.[9] |
2 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Athol | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Liverpool, Lancashire. Athol was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar for repairs.[10][11] | |
| Brothers | The ship was abandoned off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Treasurer ( | |
| Edmond | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique.[13] | |
| Havre | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[13] | |
| H. M. | The brig struck the Lemon and Ore Sand and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[14] | |
| HMS Jaseur | The Cruizer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore at Málaga, Spain.[15] | |
| Laurel | The ship was driven ashore near Warnemünde, Rostock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim.[16] | |
| HMS Orestes | The Orestes-class ship-sloop was driven ashore at Málaga.[15] | |
| Paul | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Hyères, Var to "Saint-Prieaux".[13] | |
| Sarah | The ship was wrecked at West Quoddy Head, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[17] | |
| Three Sisters | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire. Three Sisters was later refloated, repaired and resumed her voyage.[18] |
3 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Anne ( | |
| Jamsegie Jegiebay | The ship was wrecked at Quilon.[20] |
4 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adolphe | The ship struck the pier and sank at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Calais to Dover.[1] | |
| Cornwallis | The whaler, a brig, was wrecked on Bougainville Island. All on board survived.[21][22] | |
| Evenwood | The ship was driven ashore at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[1] She was refloated on 5 January and taken in to Stockton-on-Tees.[23] | |
| St. Vincent | The ship was wrecked at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde.[24] | |
| Taramac | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fire Island, New York. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York City.[25] |
5 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ivanhoe | The ship foundered in a squall off Madeira.[26] | |
| Maria | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[27][28] | |
| Mexico | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Hempstead, New York with the loss of 112 of the 120 people on board. Five of her twelve crew and three of her 108 passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire,United Kingdom to New York City.[11][25] | |
| Twig | The ship struck the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Jersey.[19] | |
| Vesta | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Redcar, North Riding of Yorkshire.[29] She was on a voyage from Norwich, Norfolk to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Vesta was later refloated and taken in to the River Tees.[19] |
6 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amicus | The ship was in collision with Ida ( | |
| Courrier du Banc de Dieppe | The brig foundered off the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of two of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Maritime to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[30][31][32] | |
| Fortuna | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Hamburg.[32] | |
| Nicholas | The ship was wrecked at Odessa.[33] | |
| Sarah | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bideford, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[31] |
7 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dantsic | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was refloated the next day and taken into Sheerness, Kent.[23] | |
| Edwin | The ship was sunk by ice at New York.[3] | |
| Eliza | The ship was in collision with a brig and was beached at Filey, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[34] | |
| Elvira | The brig struck the wreck of Merrymack (flag unknown) and was beached at "Point Redras", Argentina. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Elvira was refloated on 16 January and taken into Buenos Aires.[35] | |
| John | The ship was wrecked near Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Runcorn, Cheshire.[23] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex.[14] | |
| Orozimbo | The ship was driven ashore near Baltimore, Maryland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Baltimore.[36] Orozimbo was refloated on 11 January and taken into Baltimore in a severely damaged condition.[26] | |
| Ranger | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[37] |
9 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Addison | The ship was wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham.[37] | |
| Blakestone | The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Se owing to the lightship being off station as she had been damaged in a collision and had put into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for repairs.[38] | |
| Hotspur | The ship ran aground at Cobh, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cobh to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30] | |
| Jean | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Fife Ness. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Eden to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[32] | |
| William and Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 18 nautical miles (33 km) east of Cape Chapeau Rouge, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to St. John's, Newfoundland.[39][40] |
10 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[37] | |
| Jean and Peggy | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked near Ardrossan, Ayrshire with the loss of all three people on board.[15][41] | |
| Liberty | The sloop collided with Mary ( | |
| Saturnus | The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. She was on a voyage from Kristianstad to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[42] | |
| Three Brothers | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off HuntcliffPort, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Whitby, Yorkshire.[43] |
11 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick William III | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Norden, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York, United States.[15] | |
| Oliver | The ship capsized in the North Sea off Norden. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York.[15] | |
| Phœnix | The ship ran aground and sank on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire. Phœnix was later refloated and anchored off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk.[30] |
12 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked in Belcarry Bay with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Maryport, Cumberland.[44] | |
| Industry | The schooner was driven ashore near "Warthor" and was plundered by the local inhabitants.[45] | |
| Innes | The brig ran aground on a reef off Auchingills, Caithness. She floated off and consequently sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage fro Leith, Lothian to Odessa, Russia.[46] |
13 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agenoria | The ship was wrecked in the Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued.[24] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia.[47] | |
| Ann and Mary | The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[16] She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[41] | |
| Blessing | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Salcombe, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[41][48] | |
| Eagle | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She subsequently came ashore at Goswick, Northumberland and was damaged. Eagle was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[16][41] She was refloated on 23 January and taken into Berwick upon Tweed.[49] | |
| Grahams | The sloop foundered off the mouth of the River Tay with the loss of all hands.[41] | |
| Lark | The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged near Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.[50][51] | |
| Three Brothers or Two Brothers | The sloop capsized in the North Sea off Saltfleet, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[46][51] |
14 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cornubia | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[4][52] | |
| Montrose | The ship was driven ashore 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France and Mauritius.[16] Montrose was refloated on 21 January and taken in to Calais for repairs.[53] | |
| Newcastle | The ship foundered off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[16] | |
| Olinda | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west point of Faial Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[54] | |
| Prince Eugene | The ship was driven ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. Prince Eugene was refloated on 21 January and taken in to Liverpool.[12][53] | |
| Renown | The ship caught fire, exploded and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of eleven of her crew. Survivors were rescued by St. George ( | |
| Reuben | The ship was driven ashore at Brancaster, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Spalding, Lincolnshire.[16][48] | |
| Success | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Hull, Yorkshire.[16] | |
| Three Brothers | The ship was foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Boston, Lincolnshire.[57] |
15 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[46] | |
| Meta | The brig was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[16][51] | |
| Reform | The ship was driven ashore near Darßer Ort, Prussia with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde, Prussia to London.[58] |
16 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hero | {{fla |
The ship was driven ashore at Nagara Point, in the Dardanelles.[59][60] She had been refloated by 1 February.[61] |
| Jessie | The schooner was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire.[46][51] | |
| Mitre | The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[16] | |
| Young | The ship was driven ashore near Saltfleet.[15] |
18 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George | The Yorkshire Billyboy collided with Belfast ({{ |
20 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda | The ship was driven ashore near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[62][63] She had been refloated by 28 January and taken into Copenhagen.[43] | |
| Collon | The ship struck the pier, capsized and was wrecked at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Kingstown.[2] | |
| H and M | The brig was driven ashore crewless on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[53] | |
| Phœnix | The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dunkerque, Nord.[64] |
21 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Louisa | The ship was wrecked at San Javier, Spain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Algiers, Algeria.[18][65] |
22 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sultana | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[58][66] |
23 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emily | The ship was wrecked at Tristan d'Acunha.[67] | |
| Joseph and Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[44] | |
| Marie | The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bremen.[68][69] | |
| Nelson | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
24 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emprehendedoa | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atFigueira da Foz. She was on a voyage from Araujo to Figueira da Foz.[9][65] |
25 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jeronia | The ship ran aground on the Atherfield Ledge, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Torquay, Devon to London. Jeronia was refloated and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[70] | |
| Scott | The ship was driven ashore on Crawleys Island. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[71] |
26 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Port Louis, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from London to Port Louis. Amity was later refloated with assistance from HMS Pelican ( | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Souter Point, County Durham. She was later refloated.[70] | |
| Thomas | The brig was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex and was abandoned by her crew.[10] |
27 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara | The ship was lost off Helsingør, Denmark with the loss of all hands.[73] | |
| Corie | The ship was lost off Helsingør with the loss of all hands.[73] | |
| Euphemia | The ship struck the Long Ledge. She put in to Topsham, Devon where she sank.[69] | |
| Mars | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by a fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[10] | |
| Royal Adelaide | The ship was wrecked east of Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[68] |
28 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza and Isabella | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire by Samuel and Sarah ( | |
| Jane | The ship was run down and sunk off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[11] | |
| St. Neil | The ship was driven ashore in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Forfarshire.[3] | |
| St. Thomas | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands to South Shields.[2] |
29 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton | The ketch capsized and was wrecked at Kingstown, County Dublin with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin.[11][74] | |
| Euphemia | The ship sank at Topsham, Devon.[68] | |
| Mary and Helen | The ship ran aground at "Kneedshaven". She was on a voyage from Kiel, Duchy of Schleswig to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[62] | |
| Oporto | The ship ran aground at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Teignmouth.[75] |
30 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marina | The ship was holed by an anchor and consequently beached at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole.[3] | |
| Scott | The ship was driven ashore at "Cherbourg", Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to "Cherbourg".[27] | |
| Troubadour | The brig was lost at the Río Grande.[76] Her crew were rescued.[77][78] |
31 January[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dispatch | The ship was driven ashore on the Spanish Battery Rocks, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to North Shields, County Durham. Dispatch was later refloated and taken into North Shields.[65] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amphion | The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Gloucester,United Kingdom.[48] | |
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein, where she arrived on 2 February.[59] | |
| Ant | The ship ran aground on the Beever Rocks. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. Ant was later refloated and taken in to Limerick. | |
| shipArgaste | The ship was driven ashore at "Dromnes". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bruges.[6] | |
| Bertha Penning | The ship caught fire and sank near Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Emden, Kingdom of Hanover to London.[19][79][80] | |
| Caspian | The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[48] | |
| Dover | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Spy ( | |
| Duncan | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her eighteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Niagara ( | |
| Fame | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from London to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. Fame was refloated on 8 January and taken into the Nieuw Diep.[42] | |
| Frances and Harriet | The ship was wrecked near Rostock. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[48] | |
| Frederick Wilhelmina | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hull. She was refloated on 22 January and taken into Hull.[81] |
| Fortuna | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Bremen to London. She was refloated and put into Hooksiel, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg.[15] | |
| Gregson | The ship was destroyed by fire off the coast of India. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[82] | |
| Heinrich | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jeverland, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. She was on a voyage from the Jahde to London.[16] Heinrich was later refloated.[12] | |
| Henrietta | The ship caught fire and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port.[4] | |
| Hoffnung | The ship was foundered on or before 5 January. Her crew were rescued by Arthur ( | |
| Hoop | The ship was lost off Ameland, Friesland on or before 15 January. She was on a voyage from Konigsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[83] | |
| Imperial | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London.[48] | |
| James Hodder | The ship was wrecked near Ballyteague, County Wexford before 8 January. She was on a voyage from Campeachy, Mexico to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30] | |
| Jean | The ship was wrecked on the Northern Triangles before 22 January. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[84] | |
| Joseph Weller | The schooner was wrecked on Nobbys Island, near Newcastle.[45][85][86] | |
| Leda | The ship was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to London. Leda was later refloated and put into Ramsgate, Kent, where she arrived on 6 January.[79] | |
| Licque | The ship was wrecked off Crete. Her crew were rescued.[2] | |
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 6 January.[23] | |
| Milo | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[87] | |
| Nelson | The brig was wrecked near "Delgastuni", Greece with the loss of three of her crew. More than 300 people were rescued.[63] | |
| Noble | The barque was driven ashore at Cobh, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to New York. Noble was later refloated and taken in to Cobh for repairs.[4] | |
| Phœnix | The barque was wrecked in the Nicobar Islands. Her crew survived.[88] | |
| Prinzessin Louisa | The ship was wrecked near Rostock. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Copenhagen, Denmark.[48] | |
| Puella | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool.[66][89] | |
| Queen of the Isles | The ship was lost about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Cádiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[2] | |
| Ramona | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated on 22 January.[53] | |
| Skinner | The ship foundered in the Red Sea.[90] | |
| Sovereign | The ship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Portsmouth, Hampshire. Sovereign was refloated on 9 January and taken into Portsmouth.[38] | |
| Smyrna | The steamship was beached at "Guitari Missi".[63] | |
| Spring | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[10] | |
| St Antonia de Padora | The ship was struck by lightning and foundered off Cape Passero, Sicily before 2o January. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Messina, Sicily.[3][6] | |
| Tiber | The ship capsized in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York.[46] | |
| Trafalgar | The ship was driven ashore at Strangford, County Down. She was refloated on 8 January.[38] | |
| Triumph | The ship was abandoned at sea.[13] | |
| Trois Frères | The ship was wrecked in the Raz de Sein.[10] | |
| Two Friends | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was refloated on 5 January.[80] | |
| Veld | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of New Jersey, United States. She was refloated on 10 January and taken in to New York.[91] | |
| Viewly Hill | The sloop was lost off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk on or after 7 January. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Goole, Yorkshire.[92] | |
| Welcome | The ship was driven ashore at Yulen Head, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ballyshannon, County Donegal. Welcome was refloated on 6 January and taken in to Killybegs.[38] | |
| Whig | The ship departed from Marseille for Mobile, Alabama in late January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[93] |
February[]
1 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nova | The ship was wrecked on Money Key, off the Berry Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to New York and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[94] | |
| Rimsdalshorn | The ship capsized at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Jersey, Channel Islands.[65] |
2 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gratitude | The brigantine was wrecked at Liscomb, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[27][28] | |
| Truckford | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of the Happisburgh Lighthouse, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk.[9] |
3 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret and Peggy | The ship ran aground in the River Vartry at Wicklow and was wrecked.[63][95] | |
| Walter | The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River.[61] | |
| William | The ship was wrecked at Longness, near Castletown, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[3][54][96] |
4 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betty | The ship was wrecked at Killala, County Louth.[54] | |
| Frankfort | The ship was driven ashore nearMundesley, Norfolk.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Ipswich, Suffolk.[91][92] |
5 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alessandro | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Roche's Point Lighthouse, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Palermo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[59][97] | |
| Bessy | The ship collided with Sarah ( | |
| Enchantress | The ship was struck a reef off Bermuda and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York.[98] | |
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballyteague Bay. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Dublin.[63] | |
| Orme | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[99][100] | |
| St. Michael | The ship was was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Leer, Kingdom of Hanover to London.[9] | |
| Vine | The ship was wrecked on the Upgang Rock, off Whitby, Yorkshire.[101] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[102] |
6 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Galway. She was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[59] | |
| Margaret and Peggy | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wicklow.[54] | |
| Victory | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bodie Island, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia.[103][104] | |
| Vine | The ship struck the Upgang Rock, off Whitby, Yorkshire and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[54] |
7 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cartha | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (35°25′N 53°20′W / 35.417°N 53.333°W). Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth ( | |
| Cossack | The ship ran aground on the Margate Sand and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[54] | |
| Harriett | The ship was driven ashore at Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Emden, Kingdom of Hanover to an American port.[62] | |
| Johannesberg | The ship was driven ashore at Delfzijl. She was on a voyage from Emden to an American port.[62][106] | |
| Katherine Jackson | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool,Lancashire.[104] | |
| Leith and Liverpool Packet | The ship was driven ashore in Sligo Bay. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[107] | |
| St. Michael | The ship was lost on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Leer to London, United Kingdom.[26][65] |
8 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bon Père | The ship was was driven ashore and wrecked on Fire Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to New York City.[103][104] | |
| Bristol | The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Towy at Blackpool, Carmarthen. She was later righted and put back to Carmarthen.[43] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford.[43] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz, Spain. She was later refloated and taken in to Cadiz.[108] | |
| Roncalesa | The warship was run into by Harriet ( | |
| Volant | The ship was sunk at Cádiz by another vessel being driven into her.[108][109] |
9 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn | The ship was driven ashore south of Workington, Cumberland.[110] She was refloated in March and taken into Workington in a severely damaged condition.[111] | |
| Eliza | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was refloated.[112] | |
| Jubilee | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitburn, County Durham.[110] She was refloated on 18 February and taken into Sunderland, County Durham.[28] | |
| Laurency | The ship foundered off the Isle of May, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued.[113][114] | |
| Sir H. Davy | The ship struck Crimston Rock, off Lindisfarne, Northumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to "Warren".[110] | |
| Spanish Packet | The ship was wrecked on the Black Rock, off the coast of County Wexford with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[95] | |
| St. Sebastian | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Swansea.[110][115] |
10 February[]
- For the wreck of the barque Albion on this date, see the entry for 25 December 1836
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to the Turks Islands and Virginia, United States.[116] | |
| Amelia | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°27′N 72°48′W / 37.45°N 72.8°W). She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Saint Vincent.[117] | |
| Bon Accord | The brig was driven ashore in Dunwordy Bay. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[110] | |
| Collins | The ship collided with Hero ( | |
| Enterprise | The brig ran aground and sank off Sheringham, Norfolk. Her crew survived.[119] | |
| Irwell | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Leith, Lothian. Irwell was later refloated and taken in to Harwich.[107] | |
| Juno | The sloop was wrecked in the River Tay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London.[63][120] | |
| Mersey | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[110] Her stern came ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey on 21 February.[121] | |
| Providence | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Dunaverty. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[27][110] | |
| Sir William Starner | The ship was driven ashore at Harrington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Harrington.[60] | |
| St. George | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport. St George was refloated the next day and taken in to Maryport.[107] | |
| Venus | The ship collided with another vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber.[120][122] |
11 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | The ship was driven ashore at Arvert, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo ,Portugal to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[123] | |
| Iduna | The schooner was abandoned off the coast of Vendée, France. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom to Oporto, Portugal.[17] | |
| Jean Maria | The ship was wrecked in Chale Bay with the loss of two of her five crew. She was on a voyage from "Pouilley" to Abbeville, Somme.[107] | |
| Lady Catherine | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dumfries.[121] | |
| Progress | The brig collided with Eliza ( | |
| Resolution | The ship was wrecked near Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde.[60] | |
| Robert and Hannah | The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Goswick, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Robert and Hannah was refloated the next day with assistance from HMRC Mermaid ( | |
| Stamper | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[107] | |
| St. Jacques | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Arvert with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bordeaux.[73][123][124] | |
| The Deft | The schooner foundered off South Shields, County Durham.[119] She was refloated on 23 February and taken into North Shields.[125] |
12 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pomona | The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham.[110] | |
| Skimmer | The barque was wrecked near Judda, Habesh Eyalet. She was on a voyage from Suez, Egypt to Calcutta, India.[126] |
13 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Countryman | The ship was wrecked in Dromore Bay. Her crew were rescued.[110] | |
| Estelle | The ship was wrecked on the Bahamas Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[127] |
14 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adeona | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn.[60] |
15 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | The ship struck the Barrels Rocks, off the coast of County Wicklow, United Kingdom with the loss of about eighteen of the 113 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. Eighty-eight people were rescued by Alicia ( | |
| Harbinger | The ship was wrecked at São Pedro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[109][129] | |
| Ocean | The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford.[99] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ocean ( | |
| Tobias and Helena | The ship was wrecked on Texel, North Holland. Shewason a voyage from Stettin to Amsterdam, North Holland.[27] | |
| William and Mary | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Maryport, Cumberland.[40] |
16 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constantia | The ship was wrecked on the Horas Reef, off Vera Cruz, Mexico. All on board were rescued.[127][130] | |
| Jenny | The ship capsized and sank off Allonby, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[121] | |
| Loughborough | The schooner struck the Coulson Rock, off Lindisfarn, Northumberland and was consequently beached at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire. Loughborough was later refloated and taken into Berwick upon Tweed.[40] | |
| William Kelson | The ship ran ashore at Swanage, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Poole, Dorset.[40] William Kelson was refloated on 17 February by HMRC Tartar ( |
17 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | The ship was wrecked on the Coswick Sand Rig. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Jersey.[17] | |
| Eliza | The ship sank in the River Ribble. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Workington, Cumberland.[73][132] | |
| Midas | The schooner was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[35] | |
| Newburgh | The schooner struck the Goulstone Rock and was consequently beached at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[99][124] |
18 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Abbeville, Somme, France.[99][118] | |
| Bognor | The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[100] | |
| Caroline Therese | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Aarhus.[133][134] | |
| Nancy | The ship was driven ashore at Howdon, County Durham. She was later refloated but had to be beached.[100] |
19 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The schooner was severely damaged at Dundee, Forfarshire.[123] | |
| Ann and Mary | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Lough Swilly.[109] | |
| Ann and Resolution | The brig was severely damaged at Dundee.[123] | |
| Commerce de Boulogne | The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[121] | |
| Corsair | The ship was wrecked on the Morant Cays. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Morant to Port Royal, Jamaica.[135] | |
| Favourite | The ship was driven ashore at Allonby, Cumberland.[73] | |
| Glasgow | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Aberdeen.[121] | |
| Gratitude | The brig collided with Tay ( | |
| Hebe | The sloop was severely damaged at Dundee.[123] | |
| Laurel | The sloop was driven into Margaret ( | |
| Lively | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Cevensidan Sands, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Fowey, Cornwall. Lively was later refloated.[73][132] | |
| Margaret | The schooner was damaged at Dundee.[123] | |
| Mischief | The ship foundered off Maryport, Cumberland.[136] | |
| Orient | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead.[121] | |
| Perthshire | The schooner collided with Tay ( | |
| Ranger | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[73] She was refloated in late February and taken in to Workington, Cumberland.[61] | |
| Union | The sloop was driven into Gratitude and Perthshire (both | |
| William Wallis | The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. William Wallis was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[124] |
20 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland.[28] | |
| Brutus | The ship was driven ashore in Dowing's Bay.[27] | |
| Favourite | The ship was driven ashore at Allonby, Cumberland.[28] | |
| Hebe | The brig sprang a leak and was beached east of Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea.[73][118] | |
| Hoffnung | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were resued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to a Schleswig port.[104] | |
| Jupiter | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Porthmadog, Caernarfonshire. She was subsequently refloated and put under repair.[108] |
21 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avon | The brig was driven ashore near Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset. She later broke up.[99][121][137] | |
| Brutus | The ship was driven ashore at "Ballyconnell".[71] | |
| Paul Pry | The brig was was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her six crew were rescued by Modeste Eugene ( |
22 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast | The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and sank with the loss of about 25 lives. Survivors were rescued by a fishing smack. Belfast was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[138] | |
| Hoffnung | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Nyborg, where she sank.[61][139] | |
| Jane | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Bristol, Gloucestershire.[28] | |
| Tagus | The ship caught fire and sank at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[140] |
23 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia | The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[108] | |
| Dortenaar | The ship was driven ashore near Dordrecht, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Dordrect to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[138][141] | |
| Emancipation | The ship struck a sunken wreck in The Swin and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[136] | |
| Harvey | The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan with the loss of a crew member.[142] | |
| Hussey | The ship foundered in Caernarfon Bay with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Swansea, Glamorgan.[143] | |
| John | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[136][139] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[129] | |
| John Leslie | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Horsey, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[144] | |
| Johns | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Dromore, County Down.[24] | |
| Mercury | The ship was wrecked at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Boston, Massachusetts.[5] | |
| Swallow | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Kilnsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands to Boston, Lincolnshire.[108] | |
| Tagus | The ship caught fire and sank at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was a total loss.[145] | |
| Thomas Hunter | The barque capsized at Sunderland, County Durham and was severely damaged.[137] |
24 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[27] | |
| Andorinha | The ship was wrecked in the Vlie. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg.[146] | |
| Atlantic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mundesley, Norfolk.[71] | |
| Dantzic | The ship was driven ashore at Bremen. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to New York, United States.[147] | |
| Dove | The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Dover, Kent to London. She put into Margate, Kent, where she sank.[27] | |
| Duke of Wellington or Lord Wellington | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Union ( | |
| Helena | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Spui. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Liverpool, Lancashire.[146] | |
| Jane and Mary | The ship was driven ashore north of Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[146] | |
| John | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[108] | |
| Raby Castle | The ship was wrecked at Salthouse, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[108][137] | |
| Rosehill | The ship foundered off Southwold. Her crew were rescued by Fala ( | |
| Rover | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was refloated on 19 March.[98] | |
| Six Brothers | The ship capsized in the Humber.[102] | |
| St. Lawrence | The collier was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Orval ( | |
| Supply | The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Dantzic.[147] | |
| Swallow | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Easington, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Boston, Lincolnshire.[144] | |
| Thomas | The ship was wrecked near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Newcastle upon Tyne.[61][149] | |
| Zeluco | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.[150] |
25 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alendale | The ship was abandoned off Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[151] | |
| Ariadne | The ship was lost near Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire.[152] | |
| Mary | The ship ran aground on the West Burrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Mary was refloated and consequently beached at Sheerness, Kent.[108] | |
| Ranger | The barque ran aground on the West Burrows Sand. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to London. Ranger was refloated and taken in to Sheerness.[108][148] | |
| Reward | The ship was wrecked on Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[153] | |
| Seaport | The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Sunderland.[148] | |
| St. Patrick | The ship was wrecked on Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Courtmacsherry, County Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[108] |
26 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cove | The ship was damaged by ice and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cork.[133][134] | |
| Fremling | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France.[136] |
27 February[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur | The galiot was driven ashore at Zouteland, Zeeland, Netherlands.[138] | |
| Fremling | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France.[108] | |
| John Hunter | The ship was wrecked on the East Barrow Sand with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Elizabeth J and Robert (both | |
| Phœnix | The ship was wrecked at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes.[155] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus, County Antrim.[120] She was refloated on 2 March and taken into Maryport, Cumberland.[147] | |
| Aurora | The ship was abandoned off the mouth of the Pará River. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Maranhão.[103] | |
| Dispatch | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[61] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 February. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[138] | |
| Euphemia | The ship foundered off the Shetland Islands in mid-February.[134] | |
| Genii | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated on 18 February.[124] | |
| Hamper | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport before 19 February.[99] | |
| James Grant | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[63] She was towed into Black Sod Bay in a waterlogged condition on 6 April by HMRC Neptune ( | |
| Jane and Margaret | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Wicklow between 6 and 10 February with the loss of all on board, over 200 lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[61][123][157] Her stern came ashore on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man on 17 February.[17] Part of the wreck was towed into the River Mersey by Shamrock ( | |
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Galway before 7 February.[59] | |
| Maria | The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 11 February and resumed her voyage.[107] | |
| Maria Angelique | The ship was wrecked at La Tremblade, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Bordeaux, Gironde.[160] | |
| Ocean | The ship was driven ashore near Skinburness, Cumberland. She was refloated on 25 February and taken into Maryport.[102][120] | |
| Rose in Bloom | The ship departed from Plymouth, North Carolina for Barbadoes. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[161] | |
| Sarah | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Sarah was refloated on 20 February and taken in to Lowestoft.[73][112] | |
| St. Niel | The barque was wrecked on the Abbey Tay Sands.[63] | |
| Water Witch | The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. Water Witch was refloated on 17 February and put in to Hamburg.[17] | |
| HMS Wolverine | The Racer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore near Barcelona, Spain.[162] She was later refloated and taken into Malta.[163] |
March[]
2 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gladiator | The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London. Gladiator was refloated the next day.[147] | |
| Preciosa | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Algiers, Algeria. Preciosa was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[138] |
3 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canton | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles.[164] She was refloated on 18 March.[165] |
4 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Devonport | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henelopen, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[117] | |
| Lord Strangford | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel.[105] | |
| Maria | The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay.[166] | |
| Maria | The polacca capsized in a squall at Havana, Cuba. She was later righted.[167] |
5 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martha | The ship was wrecked on Edisto Island, South Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Charleston, South Carolina.[117][168] | |
| Walsingham | The ship was driven ashore on an island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to the Turks Islands.[169] |
6 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Graff Herman Wedel Jarlsberg | The ship was driven ashore at "Landfoort". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[24] | |
| Kensington or Kingston | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (28°30′N 59°30′W / 28.5°N 59.5°W) with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Cork. Survivors were rescued by Orion ( |
8 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Petite Louise | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cancún, Mexico. All on board were rescued.[45] | |
| Portia | The barque ran aground and was wrecked at Capo d'Otranto, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Malta[135][170] |
9 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Davenport | The ship was driven ashore on Hazard's Land, Pennsylvania, United States.[145] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[5] | |
| Express | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Tangier.[171] | |
| Georgiana | The ship was wrecked near Texel, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Hamburg.[172] | |
| Sophia | The brig was wrecked on the Brazil Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire.[173][174] |
10 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arcade | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham toMemel, Prussia.[98] | |
| Maria | The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay.[175] | |
| Jane | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[165][169][176] |
11 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Penrhos | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (36°50′N 9°55′W / 36.833°N 9.917°W). Her crew were rescued by the galiot Nieuwe Ondernehming ( | |
| Solace | The ship struck a sunken wreck and sank in the North Sea off Thorpeness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[134][143] | |
| St. John | The ship ran aground off Dublin. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Dublin.[104] |
12 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | The ship sank at Milford Haven,Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Dublin.[103][104] | |
| Integrity | The ship foundered off Bandon, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Troon, Ayrshire.[179] | |
| Jameson | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day.[133] | |
| Moro Castle | The ship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France.[165] |
13 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arion | The ship was driven ashore on Majorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Helsingfors to Cette, Hérault, France or Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[180] | |
| Integrity | The ship foundered off "Bruneton Head". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tarbert, Argyllshire to the Clyde.[181] | |
| Josephine | The ship foundered off Ocracoke, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[175] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (23°00′N 82°30′W / 23°N 82.5°W). Her crew were rescued by Judith and Esther ( | |
| Phœnix | The brig was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States.[5] | |
| Prince of Saxe Coburg | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to London.[111] |
14 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Richard and Ann | The collier, a brig, ran aground on the Heaps Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Good Agreement ( |
15 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America | The ship was wrecked on the Riding Rocks, in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Grand Bahama.[169] | |
| Avon | The sloop departed from Waterford for Bristol, Gloucestershire. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[182] | |
| Triton | The whaler was driven ashore at "Langel".[183][184] |
16 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cortese | The polacca was wrecked at Madeira.[130][185] | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark, where she was wrecked on 19 March with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lűbeck.[183] | |
| Ricargo | The ship was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga to St. Thomas and Puerto Rico.[165][186] | |
| Sovereign | The transport ship was driven ashore at Kileton, County Waterford. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Woolwich, Kent to Waterford.[179] |
17 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marys | The ship was wrecked at Catania, Sicily.[145] |
18 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Limerick Lass | The ship ran aground in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Troon, Ayrshire.[179] |
19 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia toHull, Yorkshire.[187] |
20 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amphion | The ship was wrecked at Thiessow, Prussia. Her crew were rescued.[188] | |
| Thomas and Ann | The ship was was holed by her anchor and sank at Fosdyke Bridge, Lincolnshire.[188] | |
| Three Johannas | The ship was driven ashore at "Caisbourg".[189] |
22 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Etolle | The ship was driven ashore near Livorno. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Livorno.[187] | |
| Westminster | The ship was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from London to New York. Westminster was refloated the next day and taken in to New York.[177] |
23 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | The ship was severely damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[55] | |
| Friend's Desire | The ship capsized off Salcombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Torquay.[98] | |
| London | The ran sloop aground on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to London.[190][191][192] | |
| Maria | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Maria was refloated and put back to South Shields, where she sank.[193] | |
| Minerva | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. Minerva was later refloated and put in to Hartlepool, County Durham.[98] | |
| Nicholas I | The ship was driven ashore near Dantsic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[194] Nicholas I was refloated on 18 April and taken into Dantsic.[195] | |
| Oato de Maio | The hiate was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores.[196] | |
| Watt | The ship was driven ashore in the New Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[98] | |
| Will-o'-the-Wisp | The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[197] |
24 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Braddyll | The sloop was wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham Hartlepool, County Durham.[193][198] | |
| Thomas and Ann | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Fosdyke Bridge, Lincolnshire.[189] |
25 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | The ship was driven ashore by ice and wrecked at Pouch Cove, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[178][199] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore by ice and wrecked at Pouch Cove. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Saint John's.[178][199] | |
| Fortuna | The ship sank near Griefswald.[183] | |
| Hope | The ship struck an iceberg and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( | |
| James | The ship was in collision with Mercury ( | |
| Jonge Alberdina | The ship was deiven ashore on Hiddensee, Prussia.[183] | |
| Terrys | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the east coast of Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[187][202] | |
| Waterloo | The ship was driven ashore near Stettin with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia.[194] |
26 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bee | The ship was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland.[190] She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Workington.[170] |
27 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was in collision with Mentor ( |
29 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nyverheid | The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[203] | |
| Vigilance | The ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen, South Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Rotterdam, South Holland.[204] |
30 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Felicity | The ship struck rocks and sank off Tarifa, Spain with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France.[202] |
31 March[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Candidus | The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[205] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cumberland. She was refloated on 7 March and taken in to Workington.[24] | |
| Bellerophon | The ship sank near Marstrand, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Pillau, Prussia.[98] | |
| Britannia | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Wilmington, Delaware, United States.[206] | |
| Chantarella | The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime before 9 March.[207] | |
| Fortuna | War of the Confederation: The brig was wrecked on the coast of Islay. Of her 71 crew, fifteen were drowned, 52 were taken prisoner and four escaped.[208] | |
| Franklin | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 March with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Nelson ( | |
| Eliza Ann | The ship was declared missing. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[98] | |
| Frederica Louisa | The ship was driven ashore near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Pillau. Frederica Louisa was refloated on 21 March and taken in to Pillau.[194] | |
| Friends | The ship was ran aground and sank off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to London.[146] | |
| Pandora | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 26 March.[116] | |
| HMS Pembroke | The Vengeur-class ship of the line was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was later refloated with assistance from the steamship Minos ( | |
| Richmond | The schooner was wrecked in the Macleay River.[86] | |
| Rising Sun | The ship was wrecked near South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[191] | |
| Santarella | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime, France.[134] |
| Véloce Messeneo | The ship departed from Messina for Antwerp, Belgium in mid-March. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[175][211] |
April[]
1 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calypso | The ship departed from London for Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[212] | |
| Harriet | The sealer was driven ashore at Grates Cove, Newfoundland. She was later refloated.[213] | |
| Isabella | The barque was wrecked at Cape Nelson. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Launceston, Tasmania to Spencer Gulf, South Australia.[214][215] | |
| Nahant | The ship was struck by lightning in the Atlantic Ocean. She caught fire and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[216] | |
| Prince Regent | The ship was driven ashore near Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pembrey, Carmarthenshire to Drogheda.[217] |
2 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amethyst | The ship was driven ashore at Ryhope, County Durham.[218] | |
| Betsey | The ship was driven ashore and abandoned near Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin.[180] | |
| Domus | The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland, County Durham.[194] | |
| Hopewell | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[218][219] | |
| Jarvis | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland.[194] | |
| Jarrow | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged between Seaham and Sunderland.[164] | |
| Josephine | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hendon, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat.[164][218] | |
| Lavinia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[194] | |
| Leah | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Newfoundland, British North America.[166] | |
| Nancy | The ship was driven ashore at Dunany Point, County Louth. She was refloated on 10 April and taken in to Dundalk.[145][220] | |
| New Concord | The ship was driven ashore between Sunderland and Hartlepool.[194] | |
| Peggy | The ship was in collision with another vessel and was consequently beached between Neath and Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[194][218] | |
| Pleasant | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[194][218] | |
| Sarah | The ship departed from Swansea for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[221] | |
| Smith | The ship was driven ashore at Old Seaham, County Durham.[218] | |
| Speculation | The sloop was driven ashore at Sunderland.[194][218] | |
| Sussex | The sloop was driven ashore between Seaham and Sunderland.[164][218] | |
| Victory | The ship was wrecked on rocks off Hendon.[164] |
3 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Fairlight, East Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Alfred ( | |
| Assiduous | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Black Hall Rocks, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[222] | |
| Betsey and Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[164] | |
| Eagle | The ship ran aground and sank in the River Eske. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Donegal.[180] | |
| Incertus | The ship was in collision with George ( | |
| New Manley | The ship struck The Manacles, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Sligo.[194] | |
| Vernon | The ship was driven ashore at Laxey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[217] |
4 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The ship ran aground on the Belfast Reef, off Antigua. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Alexander was refloated on 8 April and taken in to Antigua for repairs.[223] | |
| Essex | The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland, County Durham.[224] | |
| John Morgan | The ship was driven ashore at "Portlain". She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[187] | |
| Star | The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[166] |
5 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | The brig was abandoned off Beachy Head, East Sussex and subsequently foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London.[164][225] | |
| Draper | The ship was driven ashore at St. Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent.[164] She sank on 8 April.[180] Draper was refloated on 18 April and taken into Margate, Kent.[226] | |
| Peggy | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin. She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan.[227] |
6 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Azores Packet | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in Stonehouse Pool. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to London.[187] Azores Packet was refloated on 9 April and taken in to Plymouth, Devon.[170] | |
| Brutus | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Mogadore, Morocco.[228] | |
| Emma | The ship was struck the South Knowl, off the mouth of the River Tees. She then struck the North Gar and sank.[170] | |
| James Gaunt | The ship was driven ashore crewless and wrecked on Inneskea Island, County Mayo.[170] | |
| Phœnix | The whaler was driven ashore and damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 22 April and taken in to Whitby.[135][178] |
7 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The smack was destroyed by fire at Cheekpoint, County Waterford.[156] | |
| Emma | The ship ran aground on the South Gar, in the North Sea. She was refloated the next day, but consequently sank off the North Gar.[229] |
8 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Furst Hardenburg | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to an English Port. Furst Hardenburg was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[130][165] | |
| Neutral | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Bawdsey, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands110437.[156][170] | |
| Petite Louise | The ship was wrecked on a reef off "Kaneun Island", Mexico. All on board were rescued.[230] | |
| Pilot | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford.[180] | |
| Proven | The ship was driven ashore at Castrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to the United States.[127] Proven was later refloated and towed into Copenhagen.[186] | |
| Swallow | The brig foundered off Fresh Water, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of all nine crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to St. John's, Newfoundland.[231] | |
| William IV | The ship sank on the Nore. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[227] |
9 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annette | The ship was wrecked on "Folster Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Reval, Russia.[232] | |
| George IV | The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was later refloated and put in to Dover, Kent.[156][233] | |
| Warigt Harmonie | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Frederickstadt to London, United Kingdom.[227] Warigt Harmonie was beached at Great Yarmouth on 11 April in a wrecked condition.[5] |
10 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emanuel | The ship was driven ashore on "Milne", Finistère.[5] | |
| Fancy | The ship was wrecked on the Woolpack. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[130] | |
| Gertrude | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk.[234] | |
| St. Joseph | The ship was driven ashore on Milne.[5] | |
| Sully | The ship was driven ashore on Milne.[5] | |
| Unity | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated on 12 April and taken in to Lowestoft.[135][235] |
11 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alceste | The ship was wrecked near Navarino, Greece. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Trieste.[114][236] | |
| Cupido | The ship was driven ashore near Stralsund. She was on a voyage from Stalsund to New York, United States.[196] | |
| Ganges | The ship was driven ashore in Cushendall Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5][168] Ganges was refloated on 15 April and taken in to Larne, County Antrim for repairs.[165] | |
| Haddo House | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dantsic.[130] | |
| Penrhos | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (36°50′N 9°55′W / 36.833°N 9.917°W). Her crew were rescued by Nieuew Onderneming ( | |
| Peleka or Twa Gebroeders | The galiot was discovered waterlogged and abandoned off Texel,North Holland. She was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom by Perseverance ( | |
| Phœnix | The collier, a brig, foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a Dutch fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen.[238][239] | |
| St. Thomas | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Prestoe", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Messina to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[130][176] | |
| Two Sisters | The ship sank in the River Tay. Her crew were rescued.[196] |
12 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Dublin | The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of County Louth.[168] She was refloated on 18 April and taken into Dublin.[226] | |
| Laura | The ship was wrecked at Adra, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Adra.[240] |
13 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sophia Margaretha | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bremen.[5] |
16 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The schooner was wrecked on the "Vieux Boneaud", Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.[56][241] |
17 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henricus | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Manzanilla, Trinidad.[242] | |
| Princess | The ship struck a reef, sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Bahia,Brazil to Trieste. Princess was later driven ashore at Cape Passero, Sicily. She was later refloated and taken into Palermo for repairs.[82][243] | |
| Sophia Charlotte | The ship was driven ashore near Flensburg. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[177] | |
| Venus | The ship was driven ashore at Darß, Prussia. Her crew were rescued.[169][199] | |
| Westchester | The ship was struck by lightning and set on fire whilst on a voyage from New York to Liverpool. She put into Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she was scuttled.[82] |
18 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The paddle steamer struck a rock in Jack Sound and was beached near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, where she sank the next day. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[177] | |
| David | The snow was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Flora, Po and Royal Sovereign (all |
19 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prosperous | The sloop was driven ashore at South Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Peterhead.[116] |
20 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providentia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atMemel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[76] Providentia was refloated on 29 April and resumed her voyage.[223] | |
| Wellesley | The barque was lost off Happisburgh, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[238][246][247] |
21 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providentia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[248] | |
| Vigilant | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, ]United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg. Vigilant was refloated on 26 April and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[177][249] |
22 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Herald | The ship was wrecked at Listerlandet, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dantsic.[250] |
23 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alerte | The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Calais.[251] | |
| James Holmes | The ship ran aground on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and capsized. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Demerara.[195] James Holmes was later righted and put back to Dublin.[252] | |
| Mathilde | The ship sank near Kirchdorf, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[248] | |
| Zeemeeuw | The ship ran aground on the Mercator Reef. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[253] |
25 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dunvegan Castle | The ship was wrecked on the Lemon Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Demerara.[195] | |
| Nancies | The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dundalk.[195] | |
| Priam | The barque was wrecked on Green Island, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of four of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[21][254] |
27 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mills | The ship ran argound on the Swilly Rock, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from the River Dee to Caernarfon. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bangor.[248] | |
| Nederlanden | The ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland. Nederlanden was refloated on 5 May and taken in to Calais.[223][248] | |
| Scotland | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[255] |
28 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | The ship was wrecked on "Beri Island". She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Havana, Cuba.[230] | |
| Four Sisters | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to South Shields, County Durham. Four Sisters was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[216] | |
| Kitty | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Seaham, County Durham. Kitty was refloated the next day and taken into Whitby.[216] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from Dungeness, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham. Mary was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[216] | |
| New Hope | The ship was in collision with a canal boat and sank in the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumberland to Gloucester.[76] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[216] |
29 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | The smack sank in Plymouth Sound. Her crew were rescued.[240] | |
| Brothers | The ship was wrecked on the Mills, off Bermuda.[256] | |
| Diligence | The ship was driven ashore at Marbella, Spain.[257] Diligence had been refloated by 14 May and taken into Málaga for repairs.[175] | |
| Levant | The ship ran aground on the Harry Furlong Rocks, off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. Levant was later refloated and taken into Holyhead, Anglesey.[248] |
30 April[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The smack was wrecked near Aberdovey, Merionethshire.[240] | |
| Agnes | The smack sank in Plymouth Sound. Her crew were rescued.[213] | |
| Friends | The ship struck The Manacles and was consequently beached at Helford, Cornwall.[248] | |
| Margaret Cunningham | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Perth to London.[258] | |
| Mary | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Fareham, Hampshire.[240] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dantsic.[176][202] | |
| Brunswick | The ship foundered off Padstow, Cornwall before 8 April.[202] | |
| Caroline | The ship was sunk by ice at St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[213] | |
| Carroll | The brig was wrecked off Cape Lookout. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Baltimore, Maryland.[56] | |
| Catherina | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to Fisherrow, Lothian, United Kingdom.[259] | |
| Diligence | The ship was driven ashore at Marbella, Spain.[260] She had been refloated by mid-May and taken in to Málaga.[228] | |
| Dream | The ship was wrecked on Green Island, British North America with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[256] | |
| Eunice | The sealer was wrecked in Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[213] | |
| Fancy | The ship was wrecked near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[168] | |
| Hope | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 April.[261] | |
| Isabella | The ship was wrecked in Portland Bay, New South Wales before 7 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Launceston to the Spencer Gulf.[262][263] | |
| Justina | The ship was driven ashore at "Carmeyne". She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[135] | |
| Kate | The sealer, a schooner, was crushed by ice and sank in Bonavista Bay.[213] | |
| Mexican | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Copenhagen, Denmark.[130][176] | |
| Nioord | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom on or before 8 April.[169][251] She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[195] | |
| Proven | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to New York. Proven was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen.[165] | |
| Scotsman | The ship was driven ashore in Køge Bay before 16 April.[165] She was refloated that day and towed into Copenhagen.[238] | |
| St. Jubilee | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean.[264] | |
| Triestina | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Marseille.[5] | |
| Venus | The sealer was abandoned in Bonavista Bay. Her crew were rescued.[213] | |
| Venus | The ship was driven ashore at Stralsund. She was refloated on 10 June and resumed her voyage to Riga, Russia.[265] | |
| Ward | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to an American port. Ward subsequently came ashore at La Flotte, Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France.[56][177][266] She was later refloated and taken in to La Flotte.[169] |
May[]
1 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | The brig was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain to Hamburg.[82][155] | |
| Perseverance | The ship was destroyed by fire at Fowle's Point, Aberdeenshire.[205] | |
| Rambler | The ship was wrecked on Caribou Island, in Lake Michigan. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[267] |
2 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Greyhound | The drogher sloop was wrecked in Praslin Bay,Saint Lucia.[230][268] |
3 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Johan | The ship was in collision with Camilla ( | |
| Despatch | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Alum Chine, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole, Dorset[213] | |
| Maid of Galloway | The ship was driven ashore near Port Patrick, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Whitehaven, Cumberland. Maid of Galloway was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[155] |
4 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked at Tahite.[271] | |
| Three Betseys | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[240] | |
| William | The collier, a brig, was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent by a steamship. The wreck was dispersed by gunpowder in November.[272][273] |
5 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Probity | The ship capsized and sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[246] She was refloated on 9 May.[223] |
6 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cleopatra | The ship was driven ashore near "Rieserholt". She was on a voyage from London to Dantsic.[261] | |
| Guadeloupe | The ship was wercked on the "Penta Careras". She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Monte Video, Uruguay.[78] |
8 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Sherrod | The steamboat caught fire and was destroyed in the Mississippi River 30 miles (48 km) downstream of Natchez, Mississippi with the loss of about 150 lives. Some survivors wer rescued by Columbus ( |
9 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | The ship was wrecked on the "Brandylon". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[267] |
10 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Christina | The ship was driven ashore near Biscarrosse, Landes, France. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to Paimbœuf,Loire-Atlantique.[72] |
11 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | The ship was driven onto rocks at Rota, Spain. Britannia was refloated and put back to Cádiz. She was consequently condemned.[114][256] |
12 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vrow Margaretha | The ship was wrecked on the Saintes, off the French coast. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Rotterdam, South Holland.[257] |
13 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alcyon | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar.[275] | |
| John | The ship was severely damaged by fire in Rostrevor Bay.[113] She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Preston, Lancashire. John was later towed back to Newry.[211] |
14 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[200] | |
| Cora | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar. She was refloated.[200] | |
| Prince of Wales | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken into Hartlepool, County Durham.[200] |
16 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cate | The ship foundered off Cape San Antonio, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Baltimore, Maryland.[265] | |
| Thetis | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from London to Antigua. Eight of her crew were rescued.[276] |
17 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loire | The ship was driven ashore at Valparaíso, Chile. She was consequently condemned.[277] |
19 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | The ship struck a ledge near the Rundle Stone and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire.[260] | |
| Mary Halket | The ship capsized in the Azov Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Taganrog, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[242] | |
| William | The ship was wrecked at Heisternest, Prussia with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London.[278] |
22 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boreas | The brig collided with Richmond ( | |
| New Brunswick | The ship ran ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was refloated and put into Christiansand, Norway, where she sank on 24 May. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Saint John, New Brunswick.[280] New Brunswick was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[253] | |
| Socrates | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Honduras.[281] |
23 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Monica | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brancaster, Norfolk with the loss of at least one life.[113][114] |
25 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The ship was wrecked on the Cargadoes Caragon Reef. Her crew were rescued.[282] She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Calcutta, India.[283] |
27 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fate | The ship ran aground at Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated on 30 May.[242] | |
| Loire | The ship was driven ashore at Valparaíso, Chile. She was later refloated.[284] | |
| London | The ship was wrecked on the White Island Reef, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[90] | |
| Wexford | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Wexford was towed in to Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America on 13 June.[285] |
28 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delta | The ship was lost off Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Tenerife, Canary Islands and Jamaica.[267] | |
| Henry | The ship ran aground and capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport.[286] | |
| Ruby | The ship was driven ashore at "Nakkehead", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Ruby was later refloated and taken in to Hornbeck Bay.[242] |
29 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship ran argound and was severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[278] | |
| Mariner | The ship was wrecked on Egg Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[287] |
31 May[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship ran aground in The Wash and was severely damaged. She was refloated and towed in to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[278] | |
| Eurotas | The steamship ran aground at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[286] She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Syra, Greece and Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône.[288] Eurotas was refloated on 10 June with assistance from HMS Tribune ( | |
| Exmouth | The barque was driven ashore at Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America.[287] | |
| Favourite | The ship capsized in St Andrews Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[242] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | The ship sank at Aberdeen.[250] | |
| Hannibal | The ship was was wrecked near Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[268] | |
| Pierre Antoine | The ship was wrecked near Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Atlantique to Ghent, Belgium.[114][290] | |
| Providence | The smack was wrecked on the Splough Rock. Her crew were rescued.[205] | |
| Queen Adelaide | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[291] | |
| Rebecca | The ship foundered in the Bay of Bengal off Ganjam,India in early May.[292] | |
| Sabantio | The brig was wrecked near "Marabout", Egypt.[293][294] | |
| William | The ship was run down ans sunk in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent.[205] |
June[]
1 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emily | The ship was wrecked south of Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to an American port.[295] |
2 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Haidee | The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall.[296] |
3 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Augusta | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom to Altona.[280] | |
| Lark | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[242] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Parnaiha". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Argentina to Maranhão, Brazil.[297] |
4 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ingonish, near Cape North, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[285][298] |
5 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Memnon | The ship ran aground on the Black Rock off the coast of County Galway. She was on a voyage from Galway to London.[88] Memnon was refloated and proceeded on her voyage.[299] | |
| Poland | The ship ran aground at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Seine-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to New York. Poland was refloated and put back to Havre de Grâce.[300] |
6 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George IV | The ship ran aground at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Blyth to Dover, Kent.[88] | |
| Norfolk | The ship was wrecked at San Antonio, Republic of Texas. Her crew were rescued.[301] |
7 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edward | The ship collided with Happy Return ( | |
| Johanne Henrietta | The ship ran aground of the Seal Sand. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Arbroath, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and put back to Bremen.[21] | |
| Union | The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and sank at Hull, Yorkshire with the loss of seventeen lives. She was on a voyage from Hull to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[302][303] | |
| Venus | The ship struck the quayside at Littlehampton, West Sussex and sank. She was on a voyage from Memel,Prussia to Littlehampton.[88] |
8 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercator | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal.[300] |
12 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hèlène | The schooner capsized in the English Channel off the Owers Lightship ( |
15 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Briton | The barque was wrecked near Bombay, India with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Liverpool, Lancashire.[304] She was later refloated.[305] | |
| Edina | The ship was driven ashore north of Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Bahia to London. Edina was later refloated and put into Pernambuco, Brazil.[306][307] | |
| William Mulvey | The ship was wrecked and sank at Mazatlán, Mexico. Her crew were rescued by Morayshire ( |
17 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bombay.[304][305] | |
| Aurora | The floating church was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[304] | |
| Berenice | The paddle steamer was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Bombay.[304] | |
| Corsair | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Bombay. She was later refloated.[304][305] | |
| Edinburgh | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Bombay. She was later refloated.[305] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Bombay. She was later refloated.[304] | |
| General Harewood | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[304][305] | |
| Hastings | The receiving ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Bombay. She was later refloated.[304] | |
| Hind | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[304][305] | |
| Hugh Lindsay | The paddle steamer was driven ashore in a hurricane at Bombay.[305] | |
| John Stamp | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Bombay. She was later refloated.[304] | |
| Mary Dugdale | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[304] | |
| Northumberland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[304] | |
| Ranger | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[304] | |
| Rapid | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[304] | |
| Richard Walker | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[304] | |
| Tapee | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[305] |
18 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proof | The ship was run down and sunk by Menai ( | |
| William Tell | The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[309] |
22 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Williamina | The brig was in collision with New Volunteer ( |
23 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Estrella | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Pará River. She was on a voyage from Pará to Maranhão.[310] |
24 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked at Martinique.[311] | |
| Vivid | The ship was wrecked in the Îles des Madeleines, Senegal. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bathurst, Africa.[312] |
25 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | The ship capsized and sank on the Toxfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to New York, United States.[286][288] | |
| Dispatch | The ship foundered off The Smalls. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Youghal, County Cork.[288] | |
| Harriet | The ship was was wrecked in the Gut of Canso. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[313] | |
| William Rippon | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Île d'Orléans, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Sunderland, County Durham.[285][314] |
26 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Variable | The ship sank at Wallsend, Northumberland. She was consequently condemned.[315] |
27 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald | The ship capsized and sank at Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America.[281] She was refloated on 30 June.[316] |
28 June[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Celia | The ship ran aground on the Great Kiln Flats, off Staten Island, New York City, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States.[294]Celia was refloated on 30 June.[317] | |
| Henry | The ship capsized off Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Southend, Essex to Cork.[288] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship was wrecked on the Square Handkerchief Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Saint Domingo.[318] | |
| Rosalind | The ship was wrecked on the Pickles Reef. She was on a voyage from Black River, Jamaica to Liverpool.[319][320] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle | The ship was driven ashore near Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Teignmouth.[267] | |
| Emiline | The sloop was abandoned off Faial Island, Azores before 16 June.[321] | |
| Friheden | The ship was wrecked near Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dram to Dundee.[21] | |
| Hendricka | The ship was wrecked on Bodie Island, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[315] | |
| Margaret | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to New York, United States.[320] | |
| Purvoyante | The ship was driven ashore on Providence Atoll. She was later refloated and taken to the Seychelles.[283] | |
| York | The frigate ran aground and sank in the Strait of Sunda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to New York.[322] |
July[]
2 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Bourke | The cutter capsized off Sydney Heads. She was on a voyage from the Five Islands to Sydney.[323] | |
| Venus | The ship was driven ashore on Navy Island.[285] |
4 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Salathiel | The ship was wrecked near Porto Seguro, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Rio Grande, Brazil.[324] |
5 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Logie | The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork.[325] |
6 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk | The barque was wrecked at San Antonio, Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to an English port.[277][326][327] | |
| Superb | The ship was driven ashore at Hamra, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia.[294] |
7 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventurer | The ship was wrecked in Broken Bay. Her three crew survived.[328] | |
| Mary Kimball | The ship was severely damaged by fire. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom but returned to Savannah.[320] |
9 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lequeitania | The ship ran aground on the Mewensand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated the next day and taken into Cuxhaven.[90] |
10 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | The ship sank at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dundalk.[90] |
12 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles | The ship was lost off "Soane Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Saint Domingo.[275] | |
| Rosebud | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Havana, Cuba.[312] She was on a voyage from Havana to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[329] |
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Velocity | The ship was wrecked at "Granja", Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Aracatu, Brazil.[318][330] |
14 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Craven | The ship was driven ashore near Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France.[331] | |
| Flora | The ship was abandoned in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Stettin. Flora was towed into Portsmouth, Hampshire by HMRC Cracker ( | |
| Jane | The ship was wrecked on Dog Island, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[332] |
15 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Wellington | The paddle steamer was driven ashore near Aberdeen.[295] She was refloated later that day and taken in to Aberdeen.[293] | |
| Providence | The ship was damaged by fire and put into Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. The fire was caused by her cargo of quicklime getting wet.[331] | |
| Weser | The ship was wrecked off Saint Pierre Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bathurst, New Brunswick, British North America.[333] |
16 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dalmatia | The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire near Boston, Massachusetts.[318] | |
| Fortune | The ship sank at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Berwick upon Tweed.[331] | |
| Friendship | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire.[294] | |
| Harriet | The whaler was wrecked in the Fiji Islands with the loss of a crew member.[334] | |
| Juno | The schooner was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Juno was refloated and resumed her voyage.[331] | |
| William Sefton | The ship caught fire in The Wash. Her crew were rescued by Gipsy ( |
17 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney Packet | The two-masted schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand. | |
| Sylvia | The ship ran aground and capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newport.[294] Sylvia had been righted by 21 June.[309] |
18 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vulcan | The ship was wrecked near Inhambane, Mozambique.[335][336] |
19 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The brig was was wrecked on Grand Bahama with the loss of four of her crew.[337] | |
| Sylvia | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newport.[293] |
20 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Theodrick | The ship capsized at Sligo.[331] She was later refloated.[298] |
21 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vrow Gesina | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Tönningen to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[314] |
22 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cœlina | The ship departed from Port-au-Prince, Haiti for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[338] | |
| Hoffnung | The ship departed from Rendsburg,Duchy of Schleswig for Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[339] | |
| St. Hilda | The barque was wrecked near Lagos, Africa with the loss of three of her crew.[340] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[341] |
24 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heiress | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey, Channel Islands. Heiress was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[342] | |
| Helena | The ship ran aground on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She floated off but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. Helena was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Hamburg.[285] | |
| Nile | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Placid ( |
25 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Two Brothers | The smack was wrecked in the "Lindsey Isles", off the coast of Wales with the loss of all hands.[344] |
26 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Alban | The paddle steamer was driven ashore in a hurricane in Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes.[345] She had been refloated by 10 August.[304] | |
| Amelia | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Amulet | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Blaiyais | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Martinique with the loss of seven of her crew.[283] | |
| Corsair | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Britannia | The full-rigged ship was damaged in hurricane at Barbadoes and was beached.[345] She was consequently condemned.[304] | |
| Dame | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Eleanor | The mail boat was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis.[346] | |
| Elizabeth | The barque was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. Her crew were rescued.[345] | |
| Elizabeth | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Fortitude | The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Gleaner | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Governor Stewart | The drogher was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Lucia.[347] | |
| Harmony | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Jane | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Janet | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Jeune Camille | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Julias | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis.[346] | |
| Messenger | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Michael | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis.[346] | |
| Pacific | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Pitscotter | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345][346] | |
| Sarah Trotman | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Schwartz | The barque was wrecked in a hurricane on Pelican Reef, off Barbadoes.[345][348] | |
| Sir Henry Warde | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Sir John Moore | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] | |
| Tickler | The steamship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] She was consequently condemned.[304] | |
| Wave | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[345] |
27 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonne Aimee | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico. Her crew were rescued.[349] |
28 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portwrinkle, Cornwall with the loss of all three crew.[316] | |
| Andromeda | The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean 16 nautical miles (30 km) south west of the Juggernaut Pagoda, Puri, India with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Mauritius.[350] | |
| Britannia | The ship was wrecked at Pwll Du Point, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[351] | |
| Friend's Goodwill | The ship was driven onto the Doom Bar, off Padstow, Cornwall and sank. She was refloated on 31 July and taken in to Padstow in a severely damaged condition.[352] | |
| Governor Douglas | The ship ran aground on the Doom Bar and was damaged. She was refloated on 31 July and taken in to Padstow.[352] | |
| Juffrow Anna | The ship sank near "Adipue". She was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Loire Atlantique to Dantzic.[212] | |
| Royal Tar | The paddle steamer ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. Her 150 passengers were evacuated. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[353] |
29 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dewdrop | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle, Cornwall.[314] | |
| Ebenezer | The ship departed from St. Helen's, Isle of Wight for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[354] | |
| Gleaner | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall.[314] | |
| Hope | The ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic off the Cape of Good Hope, Chile. Her crew were rescued by Duke of Roxburgh ( | |
| Jane and Margaret | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle.[314] | |
| John | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle.[314] | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hythe, Kent.[317] | |
| Margaret Ann | The ship was wrecked on Rune Key.[355] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle.[314] | |
| Racer | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance.[314] | |
| Den Rashe Bonde | The sloop was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by Flora, Po and Royal Sovereign (all | |
| Sally Ann | The ship was driven ashore north of Bude, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[212] | |
| Springflower | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle.[314] | |
| Thornton | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Somerset. She was later refloated.[356] | |
| Two Brothers | The smack was wrecked in the Lindsey Islands, off the coast of Wales with the loss of all hands.[357] |
30 July[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alerte | The whaler was driven ashore at Talcahuano, Chile.[358] | |
| Dublin Packet | The ship was wrecked on Beaks Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Boston, Massachusetts, United States and Europe.[275] | |
| Esperance | The whaler was driven ashore at Talcahuano.[358] | |
| Mary | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Caithness. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[359] | |
| Monk | The ship was driven ashore at Marbella, Spain. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany toCork.[297] | |
| Perseverance | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Demerara. Perseverance was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[285] | |
| Robiner | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was later refloated.[360] | |
| Sophia | Flag unknown | The ship foundered off the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to "Frederickshall".[361] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | The cutter capsized in Broken Bay. | |
| Barbadoes Planter | The ship was wrecked on the coast of British Honduras before 19 July. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[362] | |
| Charlotte | The ship was lost off the east coast of Saint Domingo before 14 July. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Saint Domingo.[363] | |
| Fultay | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Socotra in early July with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Surat, India to Mocha.[364] |
| Gulione | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands before 26 July. She was on a voyage from New Bedford, Massachusetts to Bremen.[321][356] | |
| Harkaway | The ship ran aground on the Coleradoes, off the coast of Cuba before 9 July and was abandoned by some of her crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States To Liverpool, Lancashire. Harkaway was later refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Liverpool on 2 July.[296][365][366] | |
| Little Pen | The ship was wrecked in the Abasco Islands before 17 July. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a port in Tabasco, Mexico.[93] | |
| Providence | The ship was wrecked on the Knock Sand.[331] | |
| Thornton | The ship was driven ashore. She was later refloated.[314] | |
| William IV | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[318] |
August[]
1 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Kneeland | The ship ran argound on Robbins Reef.[363] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. Henry Kneeland was later refloated and taken into New York.[367] | |
| Jane | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Freshwater, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[368] | |
| John | The ship struck rocks at Havana, Cuba. She was later refloated, repaired, and resumed her voyage to Guernsey.[283] |
2 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred | The ship was sunk in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[347] | |
| Anna Celestina | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[347][369] | |
| Bonne Mere | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[347][369] | |
| Cordero | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[369] |
| Crocodile | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[370] | |
| Eleanor | The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[345] | |
| Emelie Constance | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[347] | |
| Gaiten or Griton | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[347][369] |
| Gig | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[370] | |
| Hunter | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Vincent.[93] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Tortola.[347] | |
| Julius | The full-rigged ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[345] | |
| Marblehead | The ship was wrecked on the Little Bahama Bank. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[363] | |
| Michael | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts with the loss of a crew member.[345][370] | |
| Montrose | The barque driven ashore and was wrecked in a hurricane at Antigua.[345][346] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire.[347] | |
| Nord Risum | The ship was sunk in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[347][371] | |
| Orana | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[347] |
| San Narciso | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Puerto Rico. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Santander.[372] | |
| Susanna | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[347] | |
| Vigilant | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[347] | |
| William IV | The ship was wrecked on "Ramos Island".[275] |
3 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blucher | The ship ran around on the Gunfleet Sand and consequently foundered in the North Sea off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to London.[212] She was later refloated and towed in to Harwich, Essex, arriving on 11 August.[297] |
4 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William Waters | The ship was driven ashore in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Liverpool,Lancashire to Montevideo, Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina.[373] William Waters was later refloated and taken into Montevideo for repairs.[277] |
5 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elvira | The brig was driven ashore at Pensacola, Florida Territory.[93] She was consequently condemned.[332] | |
| Lion | The brig was driven ashore at Pensacola.[93] She was consequently condemned.[332] | |
| Providence | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) east by north of the Tybee Island Lighthouse, Georgia.[93] | |
| Ridout | The brig was driven ashore at Pensacola.[93] She was consequently condemned.[332] |
6 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts.[349] | |
| Miranda | The barque was lost in the Abaco Islands.[337] |
7 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anime del Purgatario | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Jiumicino River. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Rome,Papal States.[374] | |
| Mary and Betsey | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Truro, Cornwall.[365] |
8 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quatre Frères | The ship struck rock near the Rundle Stone and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[365] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne.[329] | |
| Wolf | The whaler was wrecked on a reef off Lord Howe's Island. Her crew survived; they were later rescued by Psyche ( |
9 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Saint Charles River.[363] She was refloated on 11 August.[284] |
10 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Treupo | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Atherfield, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[374] |
11 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jacksonville, Florida Territory.[376] | |
| Bolivar | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jacksonville.[376] | |
| Favourite | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jacksonville.[376] | |
| Forester | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jacksonville.[376] | |
| George and Mary | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Jacksonville.[376] Her crew were rescued.[377] | |
| Virginia | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jacksonville.[377] |
12 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | The ship was driven ashore near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to the River Spey.[341] |
14 August[]
15 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America | The schooner was struck by lightning and set afire in a hurricane at Savannah, Georgia.[378] | |
| Edmund Castle | The ship was driven ashore at St. Nicholas, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was later refloated and taken into Quebec City, Lower Canada for repairs.[379] |
16 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Medway | The paddle steamer caught fire and sank in the River Thames opposite Northfleet, Kent with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London Bridge to Gravesend, Kent.[380][381] |
17 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fly | The sloop was wrecked at Sumbergh Head, Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Scalloway, Shetland Islands.[307] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship was holed by an anchor and sank in the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[307] |
18 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rosebud | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by General Sumter ( |
19 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dingwall | The ship was wrecked at Cape Spear, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America.[382] | |
| Harmonie | The ship was driven ashore 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of the Delaware Capes. She was on a voyage from New York to Alexandria, Egypt.[383] | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Courtown, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[306] |
20 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brilliant | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Brilliant was subsequently driven ashore at "Moher".[346] | |
| Ferjen | The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Cape of Good Hope and Manila, Spanish East Indies.[384] | |
| Fanny | The ship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea off Filey, Yorkshire.[385] | |
| Fanny | The ship caught fire and was abandoned off Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[306] | |
| Feejee | The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Cape of Good Hope and Manila, Spanish East Indies.[386][387] | |
| Forentanguet | The ship was driven ashore at Lewiston, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to St. Ubes.[388] | |
| Maria | The ship capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Hogarth ( | |
| Splendid | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. All on board, over 80 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sunderland.[374] | |
| Success | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Krantz, Prussia with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to London.[362][389] | |
| Vesta | The paddle steamer was severely damaged on the Newbiggin Rocks. All on board survived She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Blyth, Northumberland.[329][390] She was refloated on 14 September,[382] repaired and returned to service.[391] |
21 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harriet | The ship was driven ashore near Courtown, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[307] | |
| John | The ship was driven ashore at Irvine, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Irvine.[253] | |
| Petite Village | The lugger was driven ashore at Bon Point, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was later refloated.[306] |
22 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diligence | The ship caught fire, exploded and sank at "Passaroeng", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued.[392] | |
| Ida | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[339] Ida was discovered by Sorrow ( | |
| William and Frances | The ship was driven ashore at Hurst Castle, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Hull, Yorkshire. William and Frances was later refloated.[393] |
23 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe | The brig was sunk at East Greenwich, Kent by the explosion of a skiff laden with gunpowder alongside her. One person on board the skiff was killed. A crew member was killed and four people were severely injured on board Giuseppe.[394][395] | |
| Mallard | The brig foundered in the English Channel off Fairlight, East Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[306][393] | |
| Niord | The ship was lost near Råberg with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[310][362][389] |
24 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friends | The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to King's Lynn.[253] | |
| Highland Chief | The ship was lost at Saugor, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Penang, Straits Settlements.[396] | |
| Spartan | The ship capsized at Cork and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Civitavecchia, Papal States to Cork.[397] |
25 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bridport | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Portrush, County Antrim to Memel, Prussia.[324] | |
| Concord | The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden.[324] | |
| Luckless or Success | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Crantz" with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pillau to London, United Kingdom.[398][399] | |
| Zee Vogel | The ship was driven ashore at Pillau.[389] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Pillau.[310] |
26 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alan | The ship struck the Stag Rock, off The Lizard, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Truro, Cornwall.[397] | |
| Antelope | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Hercrew survived.[386] | |
| Bounty | The ship struck the Herd Sand and was consequently beached at South Shields, County Durham, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[397][400] | |
| George | The ship was driven ashore at "Russen". She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Bordeaux, Gironde.[389] | |
| Charles Adams | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[292] | |
| Ranger | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the mouth of the Salt River, Cape Colony. Her crew survived.[386] She was subseqently condemned.[203] | |
| Simeon | The ship was driven ashore at Pillau.[389] She was refloated the next day but again driven ashore and was abandoned by her crew. Simeon was subsequently destroyed by fire.[324] |
27 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Invincible | Invincible. Battle of Galveston Harbor: The 8-gun schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Galveston whilst being pursued by Libertador and Vencedor del Álamo (both | |
| Mentor | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[400] She was refloated on 31 August and taken into South Shields.[310] | |
| Ohio | The ship was driven ashore and destroyed by fire in the Delaware River.[388] She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[383] | |
| Solebay or Solway | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( |
28 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambria | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Baltic Sea off Liebau, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Riga, Russia.[403] | |
| Deux Adèles | The ship ran aground at Jacmel, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Jacmel to New York, United States. Deux Adèles was refloated but consequently condemned.[372] Later repaired and returned to service as Union.[404] | |
| Mars | The ship was driven ashore near Stralsund. She was on a voyage from Nysted to Griefswald.[284] | |
| Marshall | The ship was driven ashore near "Roserhead". She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London.[367] Marshall was refloated on 4 September and put back to Dantsic.[292] |
29 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minerva | The ship ran aground on Gotland, Sweden and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh,Russia to Ipswich, Suffolk. Minerva subsequently floated off of her side and drifted out to sea.[382] | |
| Sprightly | The brig foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of fivee of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[393][400][405] |
30 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas | The ship sank near "Coisée", France. She was on a voyage from London to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.[389] | |
| St. Ives | The ship struck The Manacles and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[310] | |
| Tam o'Shanter | The barque was wrecked on the north coast of Van Diemen's Land, 16 nautical miles (30 km) east of the mouth of the Tamar River.[406] She was on a voyage from South Australia to Sydney.[407] |
31 August[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Equity | The ship was wrecked near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[408][409] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore at "Kallebotstrand", in Kioge Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Gloucester. William was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[93][324] She arrived on 3 September.[332] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aguila | The ship was wrecked on the Bahamas Bank. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Newfoundland, British North America.[410] | |
| Angelique | The ship was in collision with another vessel and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[324] | |
| Andes | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Turks Islands to Bath, Maine.[312][411] | |
| Charles | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane and wrecked on Catalina Island, Haiti. Her crew were rescued.[412] | |
| Edouard | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Domingo with the loss of three of her crew.[373] | |
| Felicity | The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[413] | |
| Godt | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was towed into Heligoland in a wrecked condition.[398] | |
| Harriet | The whaler was wrecked at Providence, Fiji Islands. Several of her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants.[414][415] | |
| Heraclidæ | The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas before 22 August. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Bremen.[333] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore near Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[212] | |
| Janus | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 11 August.[354] | |
| Margaret Gardner | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 19 August.[416] | |
| Mariners | The ship was wrecked on the Bahamas Bank. She was on a voyage from Havana to Cádiz.[410] | |
| Mary | The ship was wrecked at St Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[319] | |
| Norval | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cork.[339] | |
| Perlen | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Messina, Sicily.[402] | |
| Stenervens | The ship was wrecked at Le Conquet, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France to a Norwegian port.[417] | |
| Stratfieldsay | The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. Stratfieldsay was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[411] |
September[]
1 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cyrus | The barque was driven ashore and sank in the Hillsborough Inlet. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[339][418][419] | |
| Eliza | The ship was wrecked at Port Natal, Africa. Her crew were rescued[420] | |
| George Henry | The ship ran aground on Pickle's Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[355] |
2 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down.[402] | |
| Briton | The collier, a brig, was holed by an anchor and sank in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent.[421][422] | |
| Eagle | The ship was driven ashore in the River Ythan.[324] |
3 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[310] | |
| Janet | The ship, which had capsized on 21 August with the loss of two of her crew, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven surviving crew were rescued by Emigrant ( |
4 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanora | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Memel, Prussia.[330] | |
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[363] | |
| Nymph | The ship was driven ashore on the Abertay Sands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day.[369] | |
| Padang | The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of five of the fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[424][425] |
5 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | The steamship was in collision with Monarch ( | |
| Ida | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom by Mary Ann ( | |
| Mary | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Barbadoes.[423] |
6 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Hopper | The ship was wrecked on South Bimini, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Nassau, Bahamas and Liverpool, Lancashire.[339] | |
| Placidia | The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[367] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Placidia was refloated on 8 September and resumed her voyage.[284] |
7 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts.[418] | |
| Equity | The ship was wrecked near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[362] | |
| Thomas and Ann | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hoylake, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire.[93] |
8 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanora | The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Memel, Prussia.[427] |
9 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | The ship was driven on the south west point of Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Sligo. Belize was later refloated and put back to Quebec City in a very leaky condition.[355][379] | |
| Harmonie | The ship was severely damaged at Newport, Monmouthshire.[371] |
10 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cœur de Lion | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Dundrum Bay with the loss of five of her crew and two rescuers. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[282][428][429]Cœur de Lion was later refloated and taken into Killough Bay.[419] |
11 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John George Elphinstone | The schooner foundered off Ballycotton, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cork.[430][431] |
12 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[93] | |
| Grecian | The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Nevis to Liverpool, Lancashire. Grecian was refloated on 15 September and towed into Waterford.[430] |
13 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Gascoyne | The ship was was wrecked on Burbo Point with the loss of a passenger. Survivors were rescued by the steam tug Eleanor ( | |
| Gustave | The ship foundered off Domesnes, Norway. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[413][434] | |
| Mayflower | The sloop was wrecked at the mouth of the Voryd River, Wales. At least one crew member survived.[432] |
14 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambrian | The ship was driven ashore in Chappel Bay. She was later refloated and taken into Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[382] | |
| Marshall Blucher | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire.[283] | |
| Welcome | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Devonport, Devon.[416][435] |
15 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Don Juan | The steamship ran aground at Tarifa Point and was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London.[424][436] |
16 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cecilia | The ship sank off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Koog aan de Zaan, North Holland, Netherlands.[437] | |
| Pennsylvania | The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 25 of the 27 people on board. The survivors were rescued on 20 September by Amelia ( | |
| Twist | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull. Twist was later refloated and taken into Hull.[430] |
17 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina | The ship struck rocks at Montevideo, with the loss of six of her crew and several passengers. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[438][439] | |
| Cumberland | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at the Pile Lighthouse, Lancashire with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lancaster, Lancashire.[361][440] The wreck was towed into the Belfast Lough on 29 September by HMRC Diligence ( | |
| Pera | The ship was driven ashore near Pelican Point, in the Gulf of Smyrna. She was on a voyage from London to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. Pera was refloated the next day with assistance from HMS Tribune ( | |
| Soloman | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea,Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Wells-next-the-Sea. Soloman was later refloated and taken in to port.[305] | |
| Spartan | The ship was lost near Pacasmayo, Peru.[441] |
19 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | The ship was lost off Lobos Island,Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Monte Video, Uruguay.[442][443] | |
| Laurel | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Robert's Head, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kinsale to Cork.[416] |
20 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | The ship sank at Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[416] | |
| Lord Russel, Two Brothers |
Lord Russel collided with the smack Two Brothers off Aberavon, Glamorgan. Both vessels were beached. Lord Russel was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[361] | |
| Maria | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Hull, Yorkshire.[418] |
21 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald | The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to London.[444] | |
| Juliana Wilhelmine | The ship foundered off Belle Île, Morbihan, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France to Stettin.[423] | |
| Tennant | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[361] | |
| HMS Terror | The research ship, a converted Vesuvius-class bomb vessel, was beached on the coast of Ireland.[361][445] |
23 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grasshopper | The ship was wrecked on Cape Henelopen, Delaware. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[446] |
24 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jeune Estelle | The ship was driven ashore at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Bordeaux, Gironde. Jeune Estelle was refloated and taken into Guernsey.[383] | |
| Koning der Nederlander | The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[416] | |
| Provens Minde | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime, France.[424][435][447] | |
| Supply | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to London.[437] |
25 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Packet | The ship was beached at Fowey, Cornwall.[418] | |
| Germ | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Four of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick,British North America.[410] | |
| Medora | The ship was lost at the Río Real, Brazil. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney,New South Wales to London.[448][449][450] | |
| Supply | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[330] |
26 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Idris | The ship capsized and sank at Berbice, British Guiana. She was refloated on 2 October with assistance from Thistle ( |
27 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cephalonia | The schooner was wrecked between Figueira da Foz and Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands. The wreck was later burnt by the local inhabitants.[419][452][453] | |
| John and Grace | The ship was in collision with HMS Lucifer ( |
28 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cephalonia | The schooner was wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands. The vessel was plundered and burnt by the local inhabitants.[454] | |
| Fame | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Bideford, Devon.[349] |
30 September[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Le Landais | The brig was wrecked at St. Just, Cornwall, United Kingdom. All seventeen people on board were rescued.[455] | |
| Palladium | The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[372][456] | |
| Ranger | The ship was discovered abandoned off Worms Head, Pembrokeshire. She was taken into the Gwendraeth Fawr.[388] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Appleton | The ship ran aground on Coconut Key and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Montego Bay, Jamaica to Manzanilla de Cuba.[457] | |
| Clarinda | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingston, Jamaica between 25 and 30 September.[444] | |
| James | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 September.[277] She came ashore and was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 29 September.[458] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[389] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore on Fish Island, British North America and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Jane was later refloated and anchored in Richmond Bay.[459] | |
| Jessie | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sizewell, Suffolk before 6 September.[460] | |
| Kronon | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Farmunde". She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[93][284] | |
| Lyra | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Galway.[330] | |
| Prince of Wales | The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was later refloated and taken into Wainfleet.[283] | |
| Two Sisters | The ship was run down by a steamship and sunk off Dungeness, Kent with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[371] |
October[]
1 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | The schooner-brig was driven ashore at Monte Video, Uruguay.[461] | |
| Flor del Norte | The schooner was driven ashore at Monte Video.[461] | |
| Jessie | The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Cork.[275] | |
| Landais | The ship was wrecked near Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[388] All on board were rescued.[383] | |
| Rafael | The brig was driven ashore at Monte Video.[461] |
2 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clio | The ship was driven ashore at Starcross, Devon.[388] | |
| William | The ship ran onto rock in the Restigouche River and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Restigouche, Lower Canada, British North America to Lancaster, Lancashire. She was consequenly condemned.[462][463] |
3 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amytnas | The ship was severely damaged on the Red Island Reef. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Exeter, Devon. Amytnas was refloated on 5 October and put back to Quebec City.[464] | |
| Flora | The ship was in collision with another vessel 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Redcar, Yorkshire, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Altona.[337][373][465] | |
| Pauline Marie | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Antwerp. She was later refloated and put back to Havre de Grâce.[466][467] | |
| Ranger | The ship was driven onto rocks at Redcar. She was later refloated.[423] | |
| Swift | The ship was driven onto rocks at Redcar. She was later refloated.[423] | |
| Thames | The ship was driven to rocks at Redcar and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated the next day.[275][468] |
4 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Tar | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[457] | |
| Colossus | The schooner was wrecked in the Crozet Islands. Six crew survived.[469] | |
| Dominica | The ship was driven ashore at Point Levy, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Cork. Dominica was refloated on 6 October and resumed her voyage.[343] | |
| Kirkley | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Richibucto.[457] |
5 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trent | The ship was driven ashore at Scoughall, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Hull, Yorkshire. Trent was later refloated and put back to Leith.[333] | |
| Victoria | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to London.[275] Victoria was refloated the next day.[465] |
6 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, East Sussex to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[423] |
7 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Oporto, Portugal.[470] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London.[471] |
8 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was wrecked near Toney's River. Her crew were rescued.[442] | |
| Edward | The ship departed from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America for Sunderland, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[472] |
9 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres | The ship was wrecked off Merigomish, Nova Scotia, British North America.[442] | |
| Haddon House | The ship was lost off Kalana, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[372] | |
| Home | Racer's Storm: The paddle steamer was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina with the loss of 90 lives. She was on a voyage from New York to Charleston, South Carolina. | |
| Nouvelle France | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the Bank of Quayriel. She was on a voyage from Île Bourbon to Bordeaux, Gironde. Nouvelle France was refloated the next day and taken into Bordeaux.[473] | |
| Typhis | The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.[379] |
10 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pride | The ship was wrecked on the Cat Key. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States.[474] |
11 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Irish Girl | The schooner, on her maiden voyage, ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Trieste. She was later refloated and taken into Wexford.[354][475] |
12 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | The ship was driven ashore on Flores Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts.[387] | |
| Hebe | The ship collided with the steamship Transit ( | |
| Ingeborg Catharine | The ship was lost on this date.[477] | |
| Prins Oscar Minde | The ship was lost on this date.[477] |
13 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dowthorpe | The ship was driven ashore at Krasnaya Gorka, near Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg.[372] Dowthorpe was refloated on 20 October and put into Cronstadt, Russia for repairs.[457] | |
| Frieundschaft | The ship was driven ashore at Cronstadt, Russia.[410] | |
| Themis | The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand and was damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Themis was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[354] |
14 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elvina | The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Jamaica.[372][478] |
15 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anders | The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[479] | |
| John and William | The ship was driven ashore at Valencia, Spain.[457] She was refloated on 6 March 1838 and taken into Valencia for repairs.[480] |
16 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emelie | The ship was driven ashore near "Frederickshall".[464][481] |
17 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Charles McCarthy | The brig was driven ashore at Holdfast Bay, South Australia.[482] She was later refloated.[483] |
18 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John and William Stanley | The ship was driven ashore at Valencia, Spain.[484] | |
| Mary Somerville | The ship was beached at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. Mary Somerville was refloated on 30 November and taken into Dublin.[485] |
19 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatross | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Faial Island, Azores. She was later refloated.[386] | |
| Isabella | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her four remaining crew were rescued by Ethelbert ( | |
| Lisette | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[372][456] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island to Faial Island.[396] |
20 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire. Adelaide was later refloated and put into "St. Plofholme".[479] | |
| John and Mary | The ship struck rocks at Gamle Hellesund, Norway and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. John and Mary was refloated on 1 December and taken in to Christiansand.[487] |
21 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Daugava. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[457] | |
| Harmony | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Wick, Caithness.[458]Harmony was refloated on 25 October and taken into Stromness.[488] | |
| Kingston | The ship ran aground at Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool,Lancashire to Saint John. She was later refloated.[462] | |
| Matilda | The ship ran aground on the Hooper Sands, in the Bristol Channel and was severely damaged.[476] |
22 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reussite | The ship was wrecked in the Raz de Sein. She was on a voyage from "Marames" to Dunkerque, Nord.[323] |
23 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Rye, East Sussex.[489] She became a wreck on 24 October.[410] |
24 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann | The ship ran aground on Davar Island". She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Southampton, Hampshire.[323] |
25 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Packet | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the mouth of the River Tees by Britannia ( | |
| Commerce | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[491] |
26 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dwina | The ship was wrecked on "Oronsa". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Oporto, Portugal.[491] | |
| Earl Grey | The ship was driven ashore near Black Combe,Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Fort William, Inverness-shire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[490] Earl Grey was refloated on 17 November and taken into Harrington, Cumberland.[396] | |
| Maltland | The ship was wrecked on Miquelon.[492] | |
| Synosure | The ship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. She was later refloated with assistance from HMRC Speedy ( |
27 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colonist | The West Indiaman was destroyed by fire off Portsmouth, Hampshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes.[323][467] The wreck was beached at Haslar.[466] | |
| Commerce | The ship was was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[494] | |
| Killigrew | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Connemara, County Galway with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Limerick.[343] | |
| Pride | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Nassau, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[495] | |
| Sociable | The smack was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[496] |
28 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cherub | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz,Spain to Leith, Lothian.[467][497] | |
| Hero | The ship was wrecked on Rough Isle. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland.[491] | |
| Louise | The ship ran aground on the Bohnlehn Rocks, off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Roscoff, Finistère to a Norwegian port.[498] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship was driven ashore on Table Island. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Pugwash, Nova Scotia.[499][500] Mary Ann was consequently condemned.[501] | |
| Neptunus | The ship sank off Gothenburg. Her crew were rescued.[486] | |
| Resolute | The ship was driven onto the Querns. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. Resolute waslater refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[467] | |
| Synosure | The ship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool. Synosure was refloated with assistance from HMRC Speedy ( |
29 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand,in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Eagle was later refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[481] | |
| Jason | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Dantsic.[491] Jason was refloated the next day.[502] | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Grangemouth,Stirlingshire.[491] Margaret was reloated on 3 November and taken into Helsingør, Denmark.[459] | |
| Providentia | The ship departed from Pillau, Prussia for Bremen. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands.[503] |
30 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ant | The ship was in collision with Brothers ( | |
| Barbara | The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Harrington, Cumberland to Dumfries. Her crew were rescued.[504] | |
| Caledonia | The brig capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of seven of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued on 9 November by Wartrue ( | |
| Enmore | The ship was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was later refloated.[464] | |
| Favourite | The ship was driven ashore in Broadhaven Bay.[484] | |
| Jonge Gerbrand | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[463] | |
| Princess Victoria | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire. Princess Victoria was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[464] | |
| Rosehill | The ship was wrecked at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Havana.[506] |
31 October[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Affo | The ship was driven ashore at Boscastle, Cornwall.[490] | |
| Ayr | The ship was driven ashore at Madras, India.[507] | |
| Delight | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Madras.[507] She was on a voyage from Penang to Mauritius and London.[508] | |
| Favourite | The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo. She was refloated on 11 November.[498] | |
| Frederick | The ship was wrecked on Flekkerøy, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[335] | |
| George IV | The ship was driven onto rocks at Tralee, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Tralee.[504] | |
| Heart of Oak | The ship was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire.[458] She was on a voyage from "Rathmilton" to Runcorn, Cheshire.[444] | |
| Hebe | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Madras.[507] | |
| Isabella | The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of the four people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Wilmington, North Carolina. The survivors were taken off the wreck on 4 November by Forest ( | |
| Mary | The sloop struck a rock off Horse Isle, ayrshire and sank. Her crew were rescued.[488] | |
| Monmouth | The steamship collided with Trenton ( | |
| Penally | The ship was driven ashore at Boscastle.[490] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The steamship was driven ashore and damaged at "Pile Foudry". She was later refloated and taken into Maryport, Cumbria, where she arrived on 3 November.[484] | |
| Arundel | The ship was wrecked in the River Severn at Sharpness, Gloucestershire on or before 19 October.[511] | |
| Duguay Trouin | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[466][467] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 October.[502] | |
| Isabella | The ship was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso before 16 October. She was on a voyage from Pictou,Nova Scotia, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[488] | |
| Jessie | The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Stephens Point with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[512][513] | |
| Massachusets | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 October.[373] | |
| New Orleans | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba[338] | |
| Phœnix | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. All on board were rescued.[466] | |
| Success | The sloop was in collision with Monarch ( | |
| Thames | The ship was wrecked in the Bosphorus before 9 October with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[467][497] | |
| Victoria | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She wason a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to London. Victoria was refloated on 6 October.[373] |
November[]
1 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The schooner was wrecked and destroyed by fire at Plymouth, Devon.[514] She was on a voyage from "Cape Series" to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[515] | |
| Bywell | The ship was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. All on board were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[458] The wreck was beached at Pakefield, Suffolk on 6 December.[392] | |
| Elizabeth Augusta | The ship was wrecked on the Putgar Reef. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Stettin.[491] | |
| George Washington | The ship was driven ashore at "Kanso". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Gothenburg, Sweden.[463] She was later refloated.[477] | |
| Henrica | The ship was driven ashore near Kungsbacka. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Venice,Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia.[463] | |
| Ingarborg Karitine | The ship was driven ashore between Strandby and "Hjensting", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[502] | |
| Margaret Ogilvie | The ship was driven ashore north of Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[343] | |
| Providentia | The ship was driven ashore at "Kjallo". She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg.[463] | |
| Robert | The ship was driven ashore on Vargö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to New York[463] | |
| Robert Thomas | The ship was lost off Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Waterford.[343] | |
| Sisters | The ship capsized in the English Channel off Swanage,Dorset with the loss of seven crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Exeter, Devon.[514] | |
| Trio | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was refloated in late november and taken into Gothenburg.[392]> | |
| Vasco da Gama | The galley was wrecked on the Este Till, at the mouth of the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg.[516] |
2 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | The ship was driven ashore at Strömstad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Königsberg.[463] | |
| Antelope | The ship ran aground off "Cronenburgh", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to New York.[504] She was refloated on 11 November and taken into Copenhagen, where she was condemned.[358] | |
| Clitus | The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, Africa to Ayr.[457] | |
| Leda | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of five of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to London.[343] Her captain had mistaken the Cap Griz Nez Lighthouse, which had been lit for the first time on 1 November, for the Dungeness Lighthouse, Kent.[517] | |
| Packet | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Hull, Yorkshire.[504] | |
| Times | The brig was lost in the Black Sea.[463] |
3 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | The ship was wrecked on the Petipat Shoal. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[474] | |
| Mary | The brig departed from Helsingør, Denmark for Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Presumed to have subsequenly foundered off Christiania, Norway.[518] | |
| Mercury | The ship departed from Helsingør for Aberdeen. Presumed to have subsequently foundered off Christiania.[518] | |
| Tredegar | The ship was driven ashore at Clevedon, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[343] | |
| Trow Tow | The ship sank in the Bristol Channel off Cardiff,Glamorgan.[484] | |
| Water Witch | The ship was run into by Surrey ( |
4 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agenoria | The ship was driven ashore on Faial Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[396] | |
| Vierge Marie | The ship was driven ashore at Rammekins Castle, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Antwerp, Belgium. Vierge Marie was refloated on 11 November and taken into Vlissingen, Zeeland.[484][498] |
5 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Five Gebruders | The ship was wrecked near Tönningen, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Stettin.[504] | |
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore near Tönningen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from England to Altona.[504] | |
| Pensher | The ship was driven ashore near Tönningen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham.[504] Pensherwas later refloated and taken into Tönningen.[350] | |
| Spring | The ship struck a rock and sank off Jersey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Jersey to London.[488] Spring was refloated on 9 November and taken into Jersey.[520] |
6 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Consecacoa Dentenora | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Hamburg.[502] | |
| Thalia | The ship was driven ashore at Madras, India.[507] |
7 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her seven crew were rescued by Everton ( | |
| Garnet | The ship was driven ashore at Kungsbacka, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[498] Garnet had been refloated by 22 November and was subsequently taken into Gothenburg.[521] | |
| Helen Mar | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[488] Helen Mar was refloated the next day and put back to Liverpool.[504] | |
| Johanna | The ship sprang a leak and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Hamburg. Johanna was later refloated and taken into Cardiff.[522] | |
| Maria Crowther | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Laxey, Isle of Man.[463] | |
| Orontes | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[488] |
8 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | The ship sank at Kongshavn, Norway with the loss of all hands.[505] She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Riga.[523] |
9 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | The ship was wrecked on the Hauxley Rocks, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[494] | |
| Mary | The ship was sighted off Skagen, Denmark in a capsized state.[396] | |
| Nancy | The ship was wrecked on Isle Martin, Summer Isles.[524] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ullapool, Ross-shire.[463] |
10 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cordelia | The ship was was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[474] | |
| Fortitude | The brig was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Aveiro, Portugal with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Oporto, Portugal.[525][526] | |
| Lord Selkirk | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Richibucto to Liverpool, Lancashire.[527][528][529] | |
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore near Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[530] | |
| Mary and Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was later refloated.[387] |
11 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bartley | The ship was driven ashore at Larne, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Larne.[463] | |
| Echo | The ship struck rocks and sank at Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Saint Helier.[531] | |
| Edward | The ship was wrecked near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[387][530] | |
| Factor | The ship was driven ashore on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[501] | |
| Luiza | The ship struck a sandbank off Fort St. Mark, Maranhão, Brazil and was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Maranhão.[532] | |
| Mary Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Wells-next-the-Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Wells-next-the-Sea.[463] | |
| South Australian | The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked in Encounter Bay.[483] |
12 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tortola | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk with the loss of two of her crew.[451][486] | |
| Vrow Helena | The ship was wrecked on Juist, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Bremen.[463] |
13 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Eleanor was later refloated and taken into Copenhagen, Denmark.[479] | |
| Orestes | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Chatham, Kent.[479] |
14 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canton | The ship was wrecked on the west end of "Brian Island", British North America with the loss of seven of the thirteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Gaspé,Lower Canada, British North America to a British port.[442] | |
| David | The ship was driven ashore near Katwijk, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Pelwarn" to Hull, Yorkshire.[335] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued.[459][479] | |
| Martha | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Ré. Her crew were rescued.[459][479] | |
| Nautilus | The ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea 40 leagues (120 nautical miles (220 km)) east of Cape Passero, Sicily. Her crew were rescued Bougainville ( | |
| Thetis | The ship ran aground on the Whelps and Scarlet Rocks, in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Limerick.[523] | |
| Vrow Johanna | The ship was driven ashore near Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. She was on a voyage from a port in east Friesland to Antwerp, Belgium.[502] |
15 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anders | The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[533] | |
| Auguste Julia | The ship was holed by her anchor and partly sank in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Auguste Julia was subsequently repaired.[524] | |
| Greyhound | The schoonerwas wrecked on Prince Edward Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Richibucto, New Brunswick.[534] | |
| Jubilee | The ship struck the wreck of Bywell ( | |
| Junius | The brig was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Wells Lifeboat.[463][486] | |
| Sieben Sodskende | The ship was wrecked south of Hårup, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Laurwig, Norway to Hamburg.[442] |
16 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Athena | The ship departed from Antwerp for Boston, Massachusetts, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[535] | |
| Seven Sodskende | The ship was wrecked south of Hurup, Duchy of Holstein. Her crew were rescued.[536] | |
| William Giles | The ship was driven ashore on Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. She was later refloated and put into Copenhagen.[526][537] |
17 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | The ship was driven ashore on the Lilleground. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp. Aurora was later refloated.[338][485] | |
| Dee | The barque was driven ashore and damaged on the south coast of Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and taken into "Ronhamer".[538][539] | |
| Genoa Packet | The ship ran aground at Blyth, Northumberland.[203] She was refloated the next day and taken into Blyth in a leaky condition.[459] | |
| Wilhelm | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Tenerife, Canary Islands.[203] |
18 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonius | The ship was driven ashore at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Elbing to Burnham Overy Staithe. She was later refloated.[203] | |
| Athabaska | The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[538] | |
| Augusta Signora | The ship was driven ashore at Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was on a voyage from "Ismail" to Livorno.[521] | |
| Betsey Black | The ship was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lancaster, Lancashire. Betsey Black was refloated on 1 December and taken into Stromness.[479][540] | |
| Eleanor | The ship was driven ashore on the Lilleyrund, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[537] Eleanor was refloated in late November and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[533] | |
| Indian Chief | The ship stuck the Rusk Bank, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was consequently wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Mauritius.[203][350] | |
| Lynx | The barque was wrecked in the New River, New Zealand. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the New River to Sydney.[541] | |
| Mary | The ship was beached in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. Mary was refloated on 30 November and taken into Dublin.[487] | |
| Palmer | The ship sprang a leak and was beached near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Workington to an Irish port. Palmer was later refloated and taken into Workington.[203] | |
| St. Anna | The ship was driven ashore at Naples. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Livorno.[521] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[486] |
19 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardogowan | The ship was driven ashore at Ballyferris Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Limerick. Ardogowan was later refloated and taken into Drogheda, County Louth.[479] | |
| Blue Eyed Lass | The ship was wrecked on the Bondicar Rocks, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[350] | |
| Camilla | The ship was driven ashore on the Gaar Sands, at the mouth of the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire. Camilla was later refloated.[526] | |
| Chance | The ship ran aground off "Hornbeck". She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Stettin.[542] | |
| Clara | The ship was driven ashore in St. Georges's Bay, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berbice, British Guiana to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[543] | |
| Fly | The ship was driven ashore east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[203] | |
| Lynx | The whaler, a barque, foundered whilst on a voyage from Sydney to New Zealand. Her crew were rescued.[334][544] | |
| Union | The schooner was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Liverpool, Lancashire.[545] |
20 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was later refloated.[546] | |
| Gesina Hermina | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Alkmaar, North Holland. Gesina Hermina was refloated and put in to Texel, North Holland in a leaky condition.[547] | |
| Jordonsjold | The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France.[396] | |
| Juno | The ship ran aground off the Bahamas, where she was destroyed by fire on 24 November. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Liverpool.[529] | |
| Mary Cummings | The ship was lost off Yell, Shetland Islands.[529] |
21 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Darling | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[396] | |
| Deux Frères | The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to Ostend.[396] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore at Ostend. She was on a voyage from Rüstersiel to Ostend.[396] | |
| Latona | The ship departed from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba for Swansea, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[548] | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore at the Point of Carra, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney Islands to Leith, Lothian.[549] |
22 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The brig was wrecked on the coast of Finistère, France with the loss of all hands.[550] | |
| Excellent | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[358][551] | |
| Neptune | The ship struck a rock off Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to the Chaleur Bay.[518][532] | |
| Penasse | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland with the loss of several lives. She was on a voyage from London to Copenhagen.[552] | |
| Sophia | The brig was wrecked off the Port Neuf River, Lower Canada with loss of master and 13 crew; four survivors.[553] She was on a voyage from Montreal, Lower Canada to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[529] | |
| Woodford | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Plymouth, Devon.[358][551] |
23 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg,Russia to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Diana was later refloated and taken into Peterhead.[537] | |
| George | The ship ran aground in the River Colne.[526] | |
| Isabella | The schooner was driven ashore on the Abertay Sands and sank with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Perth.[396][438] Isabella was refloated on 2 December and taken into Perth in a wrecked condition.[338][554] | |
| The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Trinidad.[521][537][555] | ||
| Reform | The ship was wrecked on Brier Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Digby, Nova Scotia.[474] | |
| Systaire | The brig was in collision with a British brig off Bridport, Dorset, United Kingdom and was beached at Burton Bradstock, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[335][396][556] |
24 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatross | The ship was wrecked on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Copenhagen.[552] | |
| Cecilia | The ship foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Domesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dantsic.[557] | |
| Globe | The ship was wrecked near Alicante, Spain with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[558][559] | |
| Marie | The ship was lost off the coast of Nordland, Norway.[560] |
25 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne | The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasson Dock, Lancashire. Anne was later refloated.[555] | |
| Emerald | The ship was driven ashore in Downing Bay.[358] | |
| Eliza Warwick | The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans.[501] Eliza Warwick was refloated on 9 December.[561] | |
| Hoppet | The ship was wrecked on the Swedish coast with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France to Strömstad.[338][392] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France.[533] | |
| Jane | The sloop foundered in Dundrum Bay with the loss of two of the five people on board.[562] | |
| Martha | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Ré.[533] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore on Pembrey Sands, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Carmarthen.[540] | |
| Niagara | The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Singapore.[501] Niagara was refloated on 9 December.[561] | |
| Theodore | The ship was wrecked on the Luconia Shoals. Her crew were rescued.[563] She was on a voyage from Singapore to Canton, China.[544] |
26 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Boy | The brig was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was later refloated.[526] | |
| Colosseum | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock with the loss of twelve of the seventeen people on board. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to St. Ubes, Portugal.[555][564] | |
| Friends | The ship was last sighted on this date whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Fortune Bay. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[334] | |
| Juno | The ship was driven ashore in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[565] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Carmarthen.[358] | |
| Royal Oak | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Blackpool, Lancashire. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Carrickfergus, County Antrim.[566][567] |
27 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chalco | The ship was driven ashore near "Laguna". She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz to "Laguna".[568] Chalco was later refloated.[569] | |
| Gloucester | The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans.[508] | |
| Harmony | The ship was driven ashore on Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire. She was later refloated.[479][570] |
28 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[571] | |
| Colisseum | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of twelve of the seventeen people on board. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to St. Ubes.[438] | |
| Conselsan Feliz | The ship departed from Faial Island, Azores for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[572] | |
| Greenock | The ship was driven ashore on Inishtrahull, County Donegal, where she was subsequently wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Hull, Yorkshire.[506][573] | |
| Johanna | The ship ran aground and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Hamburg. Johanna was refloated on 2 December.[521] |
29 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Coffin | The ship was wrecked in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Saint Domingo.[574] | |
| Joanna | The ship was driven ashore near Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from London to Malta. Joanna was refloated with assistance from HMS Sapphire ( | |
| John | The ship ran aground and sank at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Newport, Isle of Wight.[547] | |
| Manuel | The ship was destroyed by fire at Málaga.[559] | |
| Rochdale | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at the George Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire.[439][555] |
30 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship was driven ashore at Dunbar, Lothian. She was later refloated.[521] | |
| Ann | The sloop was was wrecked on the Polls Bank, in the English Channel off the coast of West Sussex. Her crew were rescued by the coastguard.[338] | |
| Foster | The ship was driven ashore near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull.[547] | |
| James Patterson | The ship struck the Hutt and Lowth Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin.[521][546] | |
| Margaret | The ship was in collision with a fishing boat and sank in the Irish Sea off The Skerries. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[487] | |
| Mercur | The brig was driven ashore at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[477][576] Mercur was refloated and taken into Dover.[485] | |
| Mercury | The ship was driven ashore at Dover. She was on a voyage from Memel to Dover. Mercury was later refloated and taken into Dover.[485] | |
| Oak | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at King's Lynn, Norfolk]].[477] | |
| Pilot | The ship was driven ashore at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk.[479] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Utsire, Norway before 7 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Le Croisic, Loire-Atlantique to Molde, Norway.[537][577] | |
| Anecdote | The ship foundered off County Galway.[521] | |
| Anne | The schooner was lost whilst on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[534] | |
| Belle Isle | The ship was damaged by ice and driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River downstream of Madras Island before 19 November.[578] | |
| Briton | Thebrig ran aground on the Manicougan Shoal and was damaged.[579] | |
| Campo Bello | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America before 1 December.[527][528] | |
| Canton | The ship was wrecked on Brier Island, Nova Scotia,British North America before 14 November.[580] | |
| Frances | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sligo. Frances was later refloated and taken into Whitstable, Kent.[524] | |
| Fame | The schooner was lost whilst on a voyage from Prince Edwar Island to Miramichi. Her crew were rescued.[534] | |
| Gledstone | The whaler was wrecked on Hawaii, Sandwich Islands before 18 November. She had been deliberately set afire by the cook, who subsequently committed suicide.[563] | |
| Gode Hensigt | The ship was abandoned in the Norwegian Sea. She was taken into Stavanger on 17 November.[338][392] | |
| James Colvin | The whaler was wrecked on Hawaii before 18 November.[563] | |
| Johanna | The ship was lost on the coast of Norway before 11 November.[487] | |
| Jonge Catharina | The ship was driven ashore near Tönningen, Duchy of Holstein and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Zaandam, North Holland. Jonge Catharina was later refloated and taken in to Tönningen.[335] | |
| Juno | The ship was driven ashore in the Bahamas on or before 26 November.[518] | |
| Liverpool | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 November.[463] | |
| Margaretha | The ship was lost on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Caroline ( | |
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore at Frederikshavn, Denmark before 23 November. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Stralsund and/or Rostock.[537][577] | |
| Mercury | The ship capsized off Skagen, Denmark on or before 9 November. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Aberdeen.[477] | |
| Trio | The brig was driven ashore in the Dardanellesbefore 13 November. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Carysfort ( | |
| Watson | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. Watson was later refloated and taken into Copenhagen.[537] |
December[]
1 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bon Père | The ship was wrecked on the St. Lazaro Reef. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Havana, Cuba.[569] | |
| Cornelius | The ship was driven ashore near "St. James's Castle. She was on a voyage from Malta to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. Cornelius was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[575] | |
| Haabet | The ship was driven ashore at "Naderoe". She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[570] | |
| Indian | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[521] | |
| Maria Agnes | The ship was driven ashore on the Seaton Rocks. She was later refloated and taken into South Shields, County Durham.[554] |
2 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Wick, Caithness. She was refloated the next day and taken into Wick.[392] | |
| Means | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew survived. She floated off on 4 December and came ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk[392][477][582] | |
| Melantho | The ship was wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[574] |
3 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | The ship ran aground at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. Britannia was refloated and taken into Bridlington, Yorkshire.[338][477] | |
| Emelie Constantia | The ship was driven ashore at "Hogen". She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Flensburg.[559] | |
| Swallow | The ship was in collision with a brig off Padstow, Cornwall. Both vessels sank. The crew of Swallow were rescued by Lord Nelson ( |
4 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maid of Bute | The paddle steamer caught fire at Rothesay, Isle of Bute and was severely damaged.[562] |
5 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | The ship sank in Dundrum Bay with the loss of two of her crew.[549] | |
| Vasco de Gama | The ship was driven ashore at "Osterlit". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Hamburg.[358] |
6 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colte | The ship departed from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[583] | |
| Dauntless | The ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[358] Dauntless was refloated on 9 December and proceeded with her voyage.[584] | |
| Merchant | The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana.[561] | |
| New England | The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orlans.[561] |
7 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jules et Eugenie | The fishing vessel was wrecked south of Lybster, Caithness, United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued.[585] | |
| Mary White | The ship struck the Kentish Knock and was then driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Gloucester. Mary White was refloated on 9 December and taken into Harwich.[358][540] |
8 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hawk | The ship struck the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank. Her crew were rescued.[358] | |
| Louisa | The ship was driven ashore near Varbla, Russia. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Copenhagen.[501][551] | |
| Tiger | The ship was driven ashore at Point Aldersen, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. Tiger was refloated on 10 December and was beached.[518] |
9 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Maria | The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Altona.[442] | |
| Maria | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Ilhéu de Rosto de Cão, off São Miguel Island, Azores.[586][587] | |
| Pa Dalgada | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Ilhéu de Rosto de Cão.[586][587] | |
| Yvone | The ship capsized off Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buccari, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia to Bourdeaux, Gironde.[532] |
10 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | The ship departed from "Savanilla" for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[588] | |
| Irene | The ship capsized off Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued.[518] | |
| Selina | The ship was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal.[558] She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Oporto.[559] | |
| Sir William Cumming | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Lossiemouth, Lothian.[358] |
11 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The brig ran aground and was severely damaged at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to King's Lynn.[589] | |
| Ringdove | The ship capsized in the River Tyne.[573] She was later refloated.[590] |
12 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Lockwood | The ship struck rocks off the Isles of Scilly. She was consequently beached at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Quebec City Lower Canada, British North America to London.[591] George Lockwood was refloated on 23 December and taken into Penzance.[551] | |
| Johanna | The ship lost her rudder off Dunkerque, Nord, France and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Oulu to London, United Kingdom. Johanna was driven ashore and damaged at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium on 14 December. She was later refloated and taken into Ostend.[573][585] |
13 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship ran aground on the North Gar and was damaged. She was taken into Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham for repairs.[589] |
14 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was driven onto the Whitburn Steals and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. Betsey was refloated the next day and taken into South Shields.[590] | |
| Catherine | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Cork. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Limerick.[559] | |
| Maria Eliza | The ship was driven ashore at Cork. She was later refloated.[559] | |
| Mary | The ship was wrecked on the Globe Rock, off Girvan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Glasson Dock, Lancashire to Ayr.[558] | |
| Mary and Bell | The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth.[558] | |
| Pandora | The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo.[499] | |
| Mary and Betty | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitehaven, Cumberland.[559] | |
| St. Johnston | The steamship struck a rock off Warkworth, Northumberland. She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued.[558][590][592] |
15 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharine | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Cork. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Limerick.[590] | |
| Venus | The ship was wrecked on the Hoxley Rocks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[542] |
16 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cervantes | The ship was wrecked on Anegada a Fuera. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[593] | |
| Happy Return | The ship departed from Guernsey for São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[594] | |
| Monarch | The paddle steamer ran aground near "Ost". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[595] | |
| Thomas and Mary | The ship struck the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[558] |
17 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bride of Abydos | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ancona, Papal States.[596] | |
| Fennegina | The ship was wrecked on the Oosterbank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland.[501][551] | |
| Venus | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tay with the loss of all ten crew.[559] |
18 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exchange | The brig was driven into London Bridge at Southwark, Surrey and was severely damaged.[597] | |
| Gambia | The ship was wrecked at Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick.[598] | |
| Indus | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[507] |
19 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | The ship was wrecked on Paroquet Island, New Brunswick, British North America.[599] | |
| Chance | The ship ran aground off "Hornbeck". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Stettin. Chance was consequently condemned.[586] | |
| Edward | The ship was driven ashore near Ballymacan, County Tyrone. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Waterford.[499] | |
| Good Agreement | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of two of her crew.[500][527][600] | |
| Harmonie | The ship struck the pier at Bremen and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Bremen.[551] | |
| Queen | The ship foundered off Corcubión, Spain.[601] |
20 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was driven ashore at Warkworth, Northumberland.[551] | |
| Diligence | The schooner ran aground on the Lynch Sandbank, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[351] Diligence was refloated on 23 December.[602] | |
| Hope | The brig was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham. Hope was later refloated and take into Ramsgate, Kent.[600] | |
| James Turean | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool.[538] | |
| James Watt | The paddle steamer ran aground in the Elbe at Altona. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Leith, Lothian.[602] | |
| Palmyra | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Demerara.[595] Palmyra was refloated on 22 December and taken into Liverpool.[501] | |
| Rebecca | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[501] | |
| Schah | The schooner was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Ram Head. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to a port in New South Wales.[603] | |
| Townsend | The brig was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Kilrush, County Clare.[527][538] | |
| William and Ann | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Leeds, Yorkshire.[538] |
21 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | The ship was wrecked on the Hook Sand, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[501] | |
| Amiable Lucette | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Pierres de Lecq, Jersey, Channel Islands. The body of one of her eleven crew was found. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[551][604] | |
| Dove | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[539][551] | |
| Ellen and Sarah | The sloop was driven ashore in a capsized state at Hayburn Wyke, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[500][539][551] | |
| Faithful | The brig was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of her captain. Twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[539][579][591] | |
| Fame | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Staintondale, Yorkshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London.[500] | |
| Friendship | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham.[500][527] Friendship was refloated on 1 January 1838 and towed into South Shields, County Durham.[605] | |
| Hebe | The ship was driven ashore near Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. She was later refloated and put into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[500] | |
| John Botcherby | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough.[500][527] John Botcherby was refloated on 1 January 1838 and taken into Whitby.[605] | |
| Laura | The brig was driven ashore north of Flamborough Head with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire.[539][579][591] | |
| Matilda | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rochester, Kent. Matilda was taken into Whitby, Yorkshire on 24 December.[500][551] | |
| Middlesbrough | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to London.[500][527] Peace was later refloated and taken into Bridlington.[539] | |
| Peace | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[579][591] | |
| Peak | The ship was driven ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[500][539] Peak was refloated on 1 January 1838 and taken into Whitby.[532] | |
| Providence | The ship ran aground on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Providence was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent.[538] | |
| Skylark | The ship was driven ashore near Cleethorpes. She was on a voyage from Rochester to Sunderland, County Durham. Skylark was refloated and taken into Grimsby.[500] | |
| United States | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[538][606] She was refloated on 28 December and taken into Liverpool.[602] | |
| William and Ann | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Leeds, Yorkshire.[539][606] | |
| Williams | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hartlepool.[500][527] Williams was refloated on 5 January 1838 and taken into Sunderland.[529] |
22 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltic | The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk.[527] Her crew were rescued.[579] | |
| Britannia | The ship was was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Dee. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[499][538] Britannia was refloated on 25 December and taken into Liverpool.[604] | |
| Preston | The ship was driven ashore near Mundesley.[527] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[579] | |
| Shaw | The ship was driven ashore at Pile Foundry, Cumberland.[607] She was refloated on 2 January 1838 and taken into Whitehaven, Cumberland.[518] | |
| Socrates | The ship ran aground off Grado, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia and sank. She was on a voyage from Salonica to Trieste.[586][587] | |
| Uncertain | The ship was driven ashore near Mundesley.[527] Her crew were rescued by the Mundesley Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[579] |
23 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ariel | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[593] | |
| Bearnais | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz.[593] | |
| Brothers | The cutter was wrecked off Nobbys Island. Her eight crew were rescued by Tamar ( | |
| Emelie | The brig was destroyed by fire at Trieste.[586] | |
| Enigheden | The ship ran aground at Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States to Hamburg.[518] | |
| France | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz.[593] | |
| Isabella | The ship was driven ashore near "Fauleigh". She was on a voyage from London to Hobart, Van Diemens Land. Isabella was refloated on 6 January and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[575] | |
| Lord Stewart | The ship struck a rock and was beached near Sunderland, County Durham.[600] | |
| Melanchto | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz.[593] |
24 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enegheden | The ship was wrecked on the Atherfield Ledge. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Christiansand.[609] | |
| Janet | The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Alexandria, Egypt. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[610] | |
| Latona | The ship was beached on Flores Island, Azores.[588] |
25 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cyrus | The ship was driven ashore at Sandgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Cyrus was refloated and taken into Dover, Kent.[539] | |
| Friendship | The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent, having previously been ashore near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[551] | |
| Good Luck | The ship was driven ashore near Marsala, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was on a voyage from Kerch, Russia to London.[611][612] | |
| Itherfanster | The ship was driven ashore at Ambleteuse. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Stavanger.[501][551] | |
| Lord Wellington | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[501][613] | |
| Storfursten | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ambleteuse.[613] | |
| Vera Cruzano | The ship was wrecked on the Anegadadue.[593] |
26 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Euphemia | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Campeche, Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[574] |
27 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen and Sarah | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Spalding, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[614] |
28 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dream | The ship was destroyed by fire at Southwark, Surrey.[578] | |
| Victoria | The Yorkshire Billyboy was destroyed by fire at Southwark.[578][615] | |
| Water Witch | The ship struck the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Seaand sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes.[474] |
29 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell | The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Paraíba, Brazil to Liverpool.[616] | |
| Caroline | Caroline. | |
| Hebe | The sloop was driven ashore on the Abertay Sands. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. Hebe was refloated but consequently beached on the Buddon Sands. She was then taken into Dundee.[532] | |
| Helena | The ship was driven ashore south of Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde.[575] | |
| John Pirie | The ship was driven ashore in Encounter Bay, South Australia. Her crew were rescued.[617] | |
| Solway | The ship was driven ashore in Encounter Bay. Her crew were rescued.[617] |
30 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Youghal, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Youghal.[474] | |
| Huzza | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Douglastown ( | |
| New London | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana.[619] | |
| Tanna Sautjer | The ship was driven ashore south of Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Bremen.[575] |
31 December[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The ship departed from Helsingør, Denmark for Aberdeen. Presumed to have subsequently foundered off Christiania, Norway.[532] | |
| Mercury | The ship departed from Helsingør for Aberdeen. Presumed to has subsequently foundered off Christiania.[532] | |
| Thistle | The ship was wrecked in the River Tay with the loss of her captain. The remaining four crew were rescued.[532] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aisthorp | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dundalk, County Louth.[474] | |
| Amaranth | The ship was wrecked on Mud Island. She was on a voyage from Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York City, United States.[598] | |
| Amelia | The ship was driven ashore at Pensacola, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Natchez to Liverpool, Lancashire.[518] | |
| Bienfaisance | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km)) off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands on or before 7 December.[540] | |
| Bolivar | The ship was driven ashore near "Dunnose". She was on a voyage from London to Berbice, British Honduras. Bolivar was later refloated and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[604] | |
| Charlotta Wilhelmina | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Hammerfest, Norway to Hamburg. Charlotta Wilhelmina was later refloated and taken into "Hennoe".[620] | |
| Elizabeth | The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at St. Andrews, Fifein late December. She was refloated on 31 December and taken into St. Andrews.[605] | |
| Express | The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 4 January 1838 and taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[621] | |
| George | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to North Shields, County Durham.[559] | |
| George | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London. George was refloated on 22 December and taken into Penzance.[501] | |
| Hope | The ship was wrecked at Ventspils, Russia before 3 December. Her crew were rescued.[605] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore on Fish Island, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Jane was consequently condemned.[518] | |
| John Dougan | The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Gibraltar in mid-December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[622] | |
| Miranda | The ship was lost off the coast of County Donegal on or before 5 December.[358] | |
| Orelia | The ship was driven ashore at Bearhaven, County Cork before 10 December. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Cork. Orelia was refloated on 10 December.[585] | |
| Pauline | The ship departed from Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America for New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[535] | |
| Pepito | The ship departed from Vigo for Seville in mid-December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[623] | |
| Robert | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Robert was refloated and put into Ramsgate, Kent in a sinking condition on 26 December.[604][609] | |
| Rover | The whaler was lost at Monterey, California.[624] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adolphe | The ship was wrecked at "St. Elena", Patagonia.[625] | |
| Amelie | The ship was wrecked at Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[424] | |
| Belleisle | The brig was wrecked by ice off New Brunswick, British North America.[532][579] | |
| Brazilian Patriot | The ship was lost at Newfoundland, British North America.[242] | |
| Caroline | The ship was lost in Chaleur Bay.[508] | |
| Emmée | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar.[294] | |
| Europa | The whaler was wrecked in a typhoon at "Vavou".[626] | |
| Falcon | The whaler was wrecked on Ascension Island.[415] | |
| George IV | The whaler was wrecked.[627] | |
| Helen Marr | The ship was driven ashore at Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Bahia, Brazil. Helen Marr was consequently condemned.[444] | |
| Independence | The whaler was wrecked at "Vavou" before 14 August.[566] | |
| Indien | The ship was wrecked at Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[424] | |
| Jemima | The ship was wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Vera Cruz.[55] | |
| Lotus | ||
| Margaret | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar. Her crew were rescued.[264] | |
| Martha | The ship was wrecked in the Paracel Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Canton, China.[628] | |
| Napoleon | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean between 29 July and 13 October. Her crew were rescued by Ferax ( | |
| Petit Joseph | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Iceland.[424] | |
| Portia | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Venice. Her crew were rescued.She was on a voyage from Trieste to Sicily.[194][219] | |
| Renown | The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[242] | |
| Sea Horse | The ship was was wrecked on Anclote Key, Florida Territory. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Manzanilla, Trinidad to Dublin.[630] | |
| Sept Frères | The whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands, over 150 people. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Newfoundland.[296][311] | |
| Sir R. H. Dick | The ship was lost on the coast of Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[528][578] | |
| Thomas | The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Twelve crew were rescued by Advice ( | |
| Tiberius | The ship foundered between 12 August and 7 September. She was on a voyage from Bahia to Africa.[457] | |
| Union | The schooner foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of all hands.[284] | |
| William I | The steamship was wrecked on the Lucipa Reef, Netherlands East Indies before 13 August. All 140 people on board were rescued after 35 days by HNLMS Nautilus ( |

