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The list of shipwrecks in 1838 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1838.


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1838
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January[]

1 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Auguste Stettin The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Stettin.[1]
Cervantes  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was was wrecked off Vera Cruz, Mexico.[2]
Lara  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore north of Varna, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Midas  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Black Sea with the loss of two of her crew.[3] She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4]
Tiro  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore north of Varna. Her crew were rescued.[3]

2 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Anna  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The smack struck the Elbow End, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Anna put back to Dundee, where she sank.[5]
Augusta  Denmark The ship was driven ashore nearChristiansand, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Copenhagen.[6]
Lord Nelson United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The sloop collided with a schooner and was lost near Stranraer, Wigtownshire with all three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Ramsey, Isle of Man.[7][8][9]
Rebecca  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated the next day.[10]

3 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Alfred  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered off São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[6]

4 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Defiance  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was lost in the Chilia branch of the Danube with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to and English port.[11][12]
Favourite  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Waterford.[7]
Ferdinand Rostock The ship ran aground at "Swineboc". She was on a voyage from Rostock to an American port. Ferdinand was later refloated and put into Helsingør, Denmark for repairs.[13]
Martha  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground and sank on the Lancaster Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Glasson Dock, Lancashire.[14]
Woodman  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Thebarque was wrecked near Cape Negro, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[15][16][17]

5 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Martha  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was run down and sunk in the River Severn by Margaret ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) with the loss of two of the four people on board. She was on a voyage from Droitwich, Worcestershire to Gloucester.[18][19]

6 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Briseis  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[20]
Howard  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York.[7] Howard was later refloated and put into Cowes, Isle of Wight for repairs.[13]
Tembringeren  Netherlands The ship departed from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21]
Waterwitch  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes.[22]

7 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Clonmell  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The steamship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[23]
Toward Castle  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The whaler,a full-rigged ship, was wrecked on the coast of California with the loss of 15 of her 31 crew. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[24][25]

8 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Nautilus  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque was driven ashore on Clee Ness, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. Nautilus was refloated the next day.[26]
Peace  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The pilot boat, a yawl, was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all fifteen people on board.[8][27]

9 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Linga Chettys Choudry", 57 nautical miles (106 km) south of Madras, India. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Madras and Calcutta.[28]
Lark  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore at Ring, County Waterford. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[19]
Margaret Richardson  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Clementina ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Margaret Richardson was on a voyage from London to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[29]
William  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Middle Heaps, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Princess Victoria( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[13][30]

10 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Brunswick  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore in Lamlash Loch. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Lisbon, Portugal. Brunswick was refloated and put into Troon, Ayrshire for repairs.[29]
Favourite  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Messina, Sicily. She was later refloated and taken into Messina for repairs.[31]

12 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Joseph Sprague  United States The ship was wrecked off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands.[32]

13 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Aimwell  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on a reef in Blacksod Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick.[33]
Comet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Sheringham Shoals, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She came ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk on 26 January.[34]

14 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[4]
Fanny  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Calais to Dover, Kent.[35]
Success  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[36]

15 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Angeline  France The ship was wrecked east of Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[37]
Frontador  Empire of Brazil The ship was driven ashore south of Valparaíso, Chile with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Valparaíso.[38]
Industry  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered off Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Thornham, Norfolk.[37]

16 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Pandora  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Point de Coubre, Charente-Maritime, France with the loss of five of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[39][40]
Sprightly  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She susbequently broke up.[11]

18 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Grenada  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the South Breakers. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[41]
Maria  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sank at "Rosland". She was on a voyage from Wexford to Dublin.[37]
Norfolk  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham.[37]
Sarah  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sank off Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Sarah was refloated on 14 February and taken into Ilfracombe in a severely damaged condition.[42]
Sisters  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground at Hartlepool.[37]

19 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann and Elizabeth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Carne, Cornwall with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[43][44]
Elenora  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saltcoats, Ayrshire to Sligo.[6]
Lord of the Isles  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the North Sea off Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire.[11]

20 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Barbara  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near "Skitter", Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[45]
Benjamin  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship departed from Beaufort, North Carolina or Beaufort, South Carolina, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[46]
David  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore east of "Geneva" She was on a voyage from "Teheran" to "Geneva".[47]
Eleanor  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near "Woreland". She was on a voyage from Saltcoats, Ayrshire to Sligo.[48]
Glasgow  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Belmullet, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick.[11][49] Glasgow was refloated on 22 March and taken into Westport, County Mayo to discharge her cargo. She then sailed for Glasgow for repairs.[50]
Gratitude  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on "Enniskern Island", County Mayo.[1] Her crew were rescued.[11] She was refloated on 21 May and put into Westport, County Mayo for repairs.[25]
Hope  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point, East Riding of Yorkshire.[45] She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[40] Hope was refloated on 23 January and taken into Hull, Yorkshire.[51]
Killarney  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The paddle steamer was wrecked at Roberts Cove, County Cork with the loss of 24 of the 49 people on board. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[35][52]
Le Reparateur de Charente  France The brig was wrecked at Kilcolman, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[33][53]
HMRC Neptune Board of Customs The ship was driven ashore on "Enniskern Island".[1] Her crew were rescued.[11]
Paris  United States The brig was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (39°48′N 59°55′W / 39.8°N 59.917°W / 39.8; -59.917) by Troy ( United States) with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to New York.[54]
Thames  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The snow was wrecked on the Duboy Flats. She was on a voyage from the Gulf of Darién to Liverpool.[55]
Tryphena  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Castletown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from "Nidbear" to London.[11]
Victory  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on Eleuthera. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands to Matanzas, Cuba.[56]

21 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Ceres  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from to Isles of Scilly to São Miguel Island, Azores.[57]
Colombia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°30′N 29°30′W / 43.5°N 29.5°W / 43.5; -29.5). All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Mauritius and London.[58]
Hercules  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Faro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[59]
Justinian  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was subsequently refloated.[36]
Olive Branch  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Dungarvan, County Antrim.[39]
Restitution  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was sighted off Gibraltar whilst on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[60]
Tyne and Lochiel  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Cork.[49]
Union  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Dundrum Bay. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Drogheda, County Louth.[6][61]

22 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Quartorze de Maio  Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores,[31] or near "Ereceira". She was on a voyage from Oporto to Lisbon.[62]

23 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Alfred  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Quick. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to a French port.[63]
Alexander  Kingdom of Greece The brig was destroyed by fire at Syra.[64]
Brentford  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop struck the Trinity Sand and sank off Grimsby, Lincolnshire with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[1][51]
Brothers  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[65]
Cumberland  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The steamship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana and was scuttled.[66][67]
Chickashaw  United States The steamship was damaged by fire at New Orleans.[67]
David  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. David was later refloated, repaired and resumed her voyage.[11]
Hope  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[48]
Mamora  United States The steamship was destroyed by fire at New Orleans.[66]
Sovereign  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was wrecked off Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[31][68]
Wye  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground and was damaged in St. Helen's Pool, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to London. Wye was later refloated.[69]

24 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Agnes  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall.[39][70]
Boyne  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Skegness, Lincolnshire with the loss of three lives.[39][71]
Brothers  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[72]
Durance  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mevagissey, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[73]
Europe  France The ship was driven ashore in the Hamoaze. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce.[39]
Falcon  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Cresswell, Northumberland.[6] She was refloated in late March and taken into Blyth, Northumberland.[74]
Harmony  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The collier was driven ashore and sank at Kingstown, County Dublin.[48]
Margaret  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Warrenpoint, County Down.[75]
Perseverance  France The ship was wrecked in the Malouine Islands.[76]
Princes Victoria  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Warrenpoint.[75]
Stranger  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Clay Hole, Lancashire.[35]
Williams  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Warrenpoint. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[75]

25 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Brandywine Packet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was wrecked off Mevagissey, Cornwall with the loss of all but one of her nine crew. The survivor was wrescued by HMRC Fox ( Board of Customs). Brandywine was on a voyage from the Charente to London.[1][6][77]
Favourite  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Cape Bon, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Naples and Sicily to Liverpool, Lancashire.[78]
Helen McGregor  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sprang a leak and was beached on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[79]
Laura Maria  France The ship was wrecked near "Nouvelle". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bona, Algeria to Cette, Hérault.[80]
Lykkens  Hamburg The schooner was wrecked by ice at Hårup, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[81][82]
Margaret  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newry, County Antrim.[1]

26 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Seraphine  France The ship was severely damaged by fire at Exmouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France.[1]
Stranger  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[70]
Swan  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Cape Bon, Algeria. Her crew were rescued.[64]

27 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Brandywine Packet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck a rock off Mevagissey, Cornwall and sank with the loss of all but one of her crew.[48]
Vigilant  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and damaged in St. Helen's Pool, Isles of Scilly.[83]

28 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Lais  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship departed from Belize for Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[46]

29 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Carl Johan Flag unknown The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Ythan.[31]
Columbia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Outer Hebrides. All 34 people on board were rescued by Phenomene ( ).[84]
Hero  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore at Port Eynon, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chile to Swansea, Glamorgan.[83][85]

30 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Nayaden Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom.[86]
Thomas and Emelia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21]

31 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1838
Ship Country Description
Henry  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[34]
Ruthelia  United States The ship was struck by lightning in the Atlantic Ocean (36°30′N 56°30′W / 36.5°N 56.5°W / 36.5; -56.5) and consequently destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued on 2 February by Chevalier Jonnet ( France). Ruthelia was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[87]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1838
Ship Country Description
Amaranth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on Mud Island, Michigan, United States. She was on a voyage from Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York.[88]
Brunswick  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Lisbon, Portugal. Brunswick was refloated on 12 January and taken into Troon, Ayrshire.[37]
Cresswell  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Cresswell was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[40]
Earl Johann  Hamburg The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[7]
Earl of Hopetoun  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. Earl of Hopetoun was later towed into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[6][48]
Edouard  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Domingo before 9 January.[89][90]
Frances  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Gallipoli.[91]
Goodluck  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Marsala, Sicily before 10 January. She was on a voyage from Kerch, Russia to London. Goodluck was later refloated and taken into Marsala for repairs.[92]
Isabella  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Llanelly Dock, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Llanelly.[14]
Louise Maria  Bremen The schooner was driven ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Schleswig. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Bremen.[40]
Lyra  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The snow was driven ashore in the Black Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Nicholas ( Russian Empire). Lyra was on a voyage from the Bosphorus to Odessa, Russia.[4][93]
Margaret Littlejohn  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Islay, Inner Hebrides.[94]
Napoleon  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Africa. Napoleon was later refloated and put into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[36]
Sarah  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered off Aberdeen in late January.[47]
Shakespeare  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Head Sand. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[40][57]
The Happy Return  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland in late January.[68]
Trio  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Black Sea. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Triumfo  Portugal The hiate departed from Faial Island for São Miguel Island. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[95]
Venus  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered off Sanday, Orkney on or before 25 January.[47]

February[]

1 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Courier de Laguayra  France The ship was wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[96] She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Vera Cruz.[97]
Lancet or Laurel  United States The ship was lost off Vera Cruz with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to New York.[28][50]
Margaret  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner sank at Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[34]
Susan  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by John Lawson( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Susan was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Falmouth, Cornwall.[98]

2 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Aunt  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire by HMS Lucifer ( Royal Navy). Her crew were rescued. Aunt was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Watchet, Somerset.[83]
Bazaliel  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground, capsized and was wrecked near Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Venice.[17][99]
Eclipse  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at the Back of the Wight,Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Hamburg. Eclipse was refloated and taken into Weymouth, Dorset.[83]
Enterprise  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship capsized and sank at Newport, Monmouthshire.[100]

3 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Brutus  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Jersey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Cádiz, Spain. Brutus was refloated the next day and taken into Jersey.[101]
Hope  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Groomsport, County Antrim.[4] She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Greenock, Renfrewshire. Hope was wrecked in a gale on 8 February.[16]
Jupiter  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire.[31]
William and Thomas  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Hayle, Cornwall.[34]
Wolf  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop foundered whilst on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Londonderry. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[32][102]

4 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Cherub  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was sighted off Dartmouth, Devon whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Gibraltar. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72]
Majestic United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Ripley ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[103] Majestic was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[104] She was discovered off the Berlengas, Portugal by HMS Trinculo ( Royal Navy) and towed into Lisbon, Portugal, where she arrived on 25 May.[105]
Rose  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Dundalk.[101]

5 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Industria  Portugal The brigwas driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Ceará, Brazil.[106]
Maria José  Portugal The brig was driven ashore on the coast of Ceará.[106]
Martin Addison  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig ran aground and sank on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of three of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62]
Ranger  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth.[107]

6 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Adelaide  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck a rock off Cap La Hougue, Seine-Maritime, France and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Tenerife, Canary Islands.[59]
Exchange  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Jersey, Channel Islands.[15][108]

7 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Dundonald  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was later refloated.[59]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship departed from Newry, County Antrim for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[109]
Jane  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore west of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Calais. She was later refloated and taken into Calais.[110]
Sceptre  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore west of Calais. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Calais. Sceptre was later refloated and taken into Calais.[110]
Traveller  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Duncannon Fort, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Liverpool, Lancashire. Traveller was refloated on 10 February and taken into Waterford.[59]

8 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Active  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. Shewa on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to London.[16]
Sarah  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[15][16] Sarah was taken into Ilfracombe on 14 February.[111]
Terpsichore  French Navy The frigate was driven ashore at Cork. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Brest, Finistère.[112] Terpsichore was later refloated and towed into Cork, where she arrived on 10 February.[108]
Wansbeck  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The snow was lost off Barnstaple, Devon with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Cork to Swansea, Glamorgan. She came ashore at Bideford, Devon on 9 February in a capsized condition.[16]

9 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Douglas  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[16]
Holland  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaham, County Durham.[113][114]
Regard  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship departed from Limerick for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[115]
Speculator  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The smack foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Captain Brown ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Speculator was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[80][116]

10 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Breisis  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore by ice in the Nieuw Diep.[103]
Eagle  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked off Ballywalter, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Fort William, Inverness-shire.[117]
Fourmi  France The ship was wrecked at Senegal.[118]
Mary  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between the Outer Hebrides and Cape Clear Island, County Donegal with the loss of fourteen of her nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by John ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Mary was on a voyage from Demerara to London.[119][120]
Pendennis  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Dartmouth Castle, Devon. She was later refloated.[16]
Vestal  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop sprang a leak and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Baggy Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Gloucester.[16][121]

11 February[]

List of shipwrecks: February 1838
Ship Country Description
Kitty  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship capsized in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London. Kitty was beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a capsized condition.[15][116]

12 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Ellen Brooks  United States The ship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and taken into Liverpool.[59]
Martin  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Sparrow ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Martin was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Liverpool.[122]

13 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Concordia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[123][124]
Eliza and Susan  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[124]
Elizabeth and Anne  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[123][124]
Hecla  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was .driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar[124]
Keola  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[123][124]
Maria  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[123][124]
Rhein  Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Tay.[42][111]
Three Brothers  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[123][124]

14 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Alert  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was beached at Cork.[103][125]
Burgher  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland.[126]
Catherine O'Flanaghan  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the [Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued.[107]
Eintrachtigheden  Netherlands The ship was holed by ice and sank at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[113]
Elizabeth and Catherine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Bideford, Devon with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to a Welsh port.[42][127]
Hopewell  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The collier was wrecked on the Horseshoe Sand. Her crew were rescued.[102][128] Hopewell was refloated on 9 March and taken into Portsmouth.[67]
Thetis  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Swansea, Glamorgan.[129]
Twee Broeders  Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland.[107][119]
Victoria  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued.[107]
Wanderer  Bremen The ship was driven ashore at Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Cap-Haïtien. Wanderer was later refloated and taken into port.[130]
Zorgen Vlyt  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam, South Holland.[107]

15 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Atlas  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London. Atlas was refloated on 20 February and taken into Weymouth.[131]
Azia  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Trefusis Point, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Middelburg, Zeeland.[129]
Brunswick  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[80][132][133]
Catherine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[80] She was refloated on 22 February.[134]
Cestus or Sisters  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[135][136]
Cranant or Cranum  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dublin.[107][129]
De Hoop  Netherlands The ship was capsized and sank at Little Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Trieste.[93]
Dewdrop  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Trieste.[107][129]
Dumbarton Castle  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to London.[67]
Eliza  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven. Her crew were rescued.[80]
Eliza  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore at White Point, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol. Eliza was refloated on 17 February.[84][103][133][135][137]
Emma  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cobh, County Cork.[137][138]
Euterpe  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Cork.[112] She was on a voyage from Demerara to the Clyde. Euterpe was refloated on 17 February.[103]
Fanny  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner foundered off Poor Head, County Cork.[81][112]
Frances  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Waterford.[113]
Friendship  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven.[80]
George IV  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Tenby, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[93][133]
Henry  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore and sank at Cork. Her captain, the only person on board, survived.[112][137]
Joseph  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Monkstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[112][137]
Joven Matilda  Portugal The brig was driven ashore at Lisbon. She was later refloated.[131]
Julia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore at Cobh.[137][138]
Leger United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore at Cobh. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Swansea, Glamorgan.[138][139]
Liverpool  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sank in Beaumaris Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[80] She was refloated on 26 February and found to be severely damaged.[140]
Lisette Caroline  France The ship was driven ashore at Petten, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Amsterdam, North Holland.[131] Lisette Caroline was refloated on 20 February.[141]
Mary  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Labasheeda, County Clare.[142]
Nailer  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque was driven ashore at White Point, Cork. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool. Nailer had been refloated by 26 February.[137][140]
Nelcus  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford Haven.[80]
Nottingham  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London. Nottingham was refloated on 22 February and taken into Weymouth.[103]
HMS Ranger  Royal Navy The brig was driven ashore at Trefusis Point with the loss of a crew member.[129][143]
Rose  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was destroyed by fire at Tralee, County Cork. Her crew survived.[142]
Tagus  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck rocks off St. Ives, Cornwall and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London.[93][107]
Temperance  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore and scuttled at Cork.[137]
Terpsichore  French Navy The frigate was driven ashore at Cork.[137] She was refloated on 18 February.[64]
Traitor  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Cobh.[138]

16 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Active  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Charlotte ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) Active was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Corsica, France.[103]
Antrim  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was beached in Cloughy Bay, where she was wrecked with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire.[113][144]
Arran  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near the Hook Lighthouse, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Gloucester.[41]
Betsey  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered off Howth, County Dublin with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Carmarthen.[145][146]
Earl of Selkirk  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was lost on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[67]
Edmund  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner foundered 50 nautical miles (93 km) south east of Cobh, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by Victoria ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Edmund was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Mount's Bay.[64][147]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Thurslet Spit, in the River Thames atPurfleet, Essex and sank. She was refloated in mid-May.[64][148]
Emanuel  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Mount's Bay. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Friends  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[103] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Dublin.[149]
Glengarry  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was wrecked near Dungarvan, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cork.[84]
Hyperion  United States The ship was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands. SHe was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Baltimore, Maryland.[56]
Jubilee  United States The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Dungarvan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[103][147]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Dublin with the loss of all hands.[112]
Moscow  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Slaughterhouse Point, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool.[130]
New Expedition  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rathmullen, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Gloucester.[150]
Nymph  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner capsized and sank 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Whitehaven, Cumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Lancaster, Lancashire.[129]
Sedulous  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hacken Point. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cardigan.[112]
Severn  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore at Rathmullen. She was on a voyage from Letterkenny, County Donegal to Liverpool.[151]
Sir Francis Burton  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in Ardmore Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Demerara, British Guiana.[125]
Tyger United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was driven ashore in Kelly's Cove, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Swansea.[137]

17 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Catherine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned off Youghal, County Cork and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Ripley ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Catherine was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[131]
Groot Lankum  Netherlands The ship was abandoned in the Irish Channel. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Gipsy ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Amsterdam, North Holland.[144]
John Stamp  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The East Indiaman, a full-rigged ship, was driven ashore and wrecked at Leestone Point, near Kilkeel, County Down with the loss of seven of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire.[114][144][152][153][154]
Kennedy  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked near Ardglass, County Down.[151]
Paragon  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Ballynecker", County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pernambuco, Brazil.[112][145][152]
№ 6  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The pilot boat, a smack was driven ashore at Dale, Pembrokeshire in a capsized condition.[113]

18 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Douglas  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner ran aground in Blacksod Bay. Her eleven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[84][134] She was a wreck by mid-March.[155]
John and Eliza  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked on a rock off "Cable Island" with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[84][104]

19 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Cordelia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Palmyra( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cádiz, Spain.[64][134]
Friends  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon,where she was subseqently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Dublin.[103][117]

20 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Calpé  France The ship was driven ashore near Dénia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[156]
Cleveland  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig departed from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[157]
Ellen and Mary  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at "Mastick".[131]
Rouennais  France The ship struck a sunken wreck in the English Channel and sprang a leak. She put into Cowes, Isle of Wight for repairs.[64]

21 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Kingston  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carnsore Point, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[41]
Thetis  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of one of her six. Survivors were rescued by the Harbour Master's boat Tavy ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Thetis was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[153][158]
Thomas Armstrong  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Terceira Island, Azores. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America.[159]

22 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Aurora  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Newfoundland, British North America.[104] She was refloated the next day and taken into Dover, Kent.[64]
Dorothy  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the North Gaze, in the North Sea. She was later refloated and taken into the River Tees.[64]
Mariote  France The ship was wrecked at Île d'Aix, Charente-Maritime. Her crew were rescued.[160][161]
Nautilus  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck the Polder Sand, in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire. Nautilus was subsequently discovered by Adeona and taken into Dover, Kent.[134]
Secret  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship departed from London for São Miguel Island,]]Azores]]. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[162]

23 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Ant  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Nimrod ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Ant was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[150]
Constitution  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[131]
Dundalk  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Balbriggan, County Dublin.[78] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dundalk, County Louth.[161] She was refloated on 4 April and taken into Drogheda, County Louth.[115]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The packet boat was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to Lerwick, Shetland Islands. Mary Ann had become a wreck by 26 February.[119][150][163]

24 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked in Berwick Bay with the loss of all hands.[163]
Barjona  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Ferry-Port on Craig, Fife.[134] All on board were rescued.[66]
Barbara  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore north of Sunderland, County Durham.[114]
Benwell  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig struck the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[41][114]
Blossom  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Blyth, Northumberland.[164] She was refloated about a month later and taken into Blyth.[74]
Brodene  Norway The ship was dismasted whilst on a voyage from Bergen to St. Ubes, Portugal. She was abandoned on 28 February. Her crew were rescued by Maria ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[124][165]
Bulwark  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehouse, County Antrim with the loss of a crew member.[84]
Claudina  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[123][124][166]
Concezione Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Constitution  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Killough, County Down]], United Kingdom. Her 24 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Charleston, South Carolina.[84]
Dispatch  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[134][140]
Ellen  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Castletown River. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Wicklow.[140]
Enterprise  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Bacon Ledge, in the Isles of Scilly and was damaged. She was on a voyage from the Gambia to London.[124]
Friends  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sea Palling, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[114]
Gleaner  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Fraserburgh.[167]
Guisione Austrian Empire The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Gustave  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[95][166]
Industry  France The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
James and Theresa  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Cresswell, Northumberland She was refloated on 16 March and taken into Blyth, Northumberland.[168]
Lamilta or Umilta Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was wrecked on a reef off Tresco, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Messina to Antwerp, Belgium.[124][165][169]
Lapwing  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Craster, Northumberland,[114] or Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[161]
Loyal  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. Loyal was refloated on 26 February and taken into South Shields.[135]
Lyons  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck a rock at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly and was damaged.[124]
March  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Bayside, Gibraltar.[166]
Mary Ann and Isabella  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Redheugh, Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[134]
Modeste  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bône, Algeria. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[119]
Rival  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Haughs of Benholm, Aberdeenshire Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Aberdeen.[161]
Robert  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[135][170]
Rosita  Spain The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Rowena  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground and was wrecked off St. Patrick's Island, County Dublin. She was abandoned by her six crew, who were drowned when their boat capsized. Rowena was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[124]
Swallow  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Ardnahow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[124]
Volusia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on St. Patrick's Island with the loss of all hands.[124]
Voyager  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire on 26 February.[151]

25 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Africaine  France The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Anna Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Anne  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[171]
Ariel  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She subsequently came ashore at Covehithe, Suffolk.[27][114]
Arno  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was damaged at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain.[81]
Ceres  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was wrecked on the Peffer Sands, near Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London.[119][134]
Chanticleer  United States The ship was wrecked on the Orange Keys. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba.[98]
Coronation  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was damaged at Plymouth.[81]
Daniel  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth.[81]
Dart  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Gosport, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[141]
Eliza Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The Llanelly-registered ship was driven ashore at Plymouth.[81]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The Milford Haven-registered ship was driven ashore at Plymouth.[81]
Frances  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner]] was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitburn, County Durham with the loss of three of her six crew. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[114][150]
Freccia Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Friendship  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[81]
Globe  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Cádiz, Spain.[166]
Harmony  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Harriett  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, glamorgan to Lisbon, Portugal.[166]
Henry  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was damaged at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to London.[81]
Isabel  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Jenny  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[151]
John Carnell  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship capsized at Plymouth.[81] She was righted on 26 February.[140]
Lord Rolle  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth.[81]
Magdalena della Grazie Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Madalena de Monte Negro Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Maria  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth.[81]
Nelson  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop foundered off the Longships Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Killarney ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[147]
Petrel  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven to sea and wrecked off Plymouth.[81]
Sally  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland.[171]
San Christobal  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Sanpreviva Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Sea Lark  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Penzance, Cornwall.[135]
Sedulous  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Sheringham Shoals, in the North Sea] off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Coronation ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[114]
Strabane  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the India Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and was severely damaged with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Bombay, India. Strabane was later towed into Kingstown, County Dublin by the steamship Star.[81][172]
Thetis  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth.[81][173]
Unity  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was scuttled at Looe, Cornwall.[161]
Veloce Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[166]
Yeoman's Glory  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was damaged at Plymouth.[81]

26 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Abeona United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portaferry, County Down. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[124]
Augustine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Sainte-Marie, Île Bourbon.[60]
Benjamin  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Blyth.[140] Benjamin was refloated on 25 March and taken into Blyth for repairs.[174]
Edgar  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The collier was wrecked on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[114][157][175]
Experiment  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Padstow.[140][161]
Friends  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Dublin.[140]
Industry  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Isabella ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Industry was on a voyage from Gloucester to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[167]
Josephine  France The ship was wrecked at Mogadore, Morocco. Her crew wee rescued.[176]
Liberty  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The collier was wrecked on the Stoney Binks with the loss of either a crew member, or all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[114][157]
Orissa  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Ballymoney, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[161][177]
Providence  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The collier was wrecked on the Stoney Binks with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London.[157][175]
Rainbow  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked south of Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were rescued, but her captain's wife died.[114][135]
Urania  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. Urania was later refloated and taken into Harwich.[114]
William  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. The eight people on board took to the ship's boat, but were drowned when it capsized.[135]

27 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Bee's Wing  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground in the Douro River. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London. She was refloated on 18 March.[178]
Charles and Henry  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Drake's Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London. Charles and Henry was refloated and taken into Plymouth, Devon.[150]
'Friendship  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of a crew member.[114]
Steforello  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[95]

28 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1838
Ship Country Description
Active  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked on a sandbank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Aberavon, Glamorgan. A person assisting in the salvage of the vessel was drowned on 28 Februarg.[152][179]
Jane  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to London. Jane was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[140]
William and Catherine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth.[151]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1838
Ship Country Description
Actif  Norway The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[180]
Adelaide  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[113]
Amaratta  France The ship was driven ashore near Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[161][180]
Annan  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Newry, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[47]
Armada  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[135]
Bacchus  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Eddystone Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Charente.[129]
Betsey  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The collier was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[114][157]
Bowans  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Skerries, Dublin with the loss of all hands.[78][181]
Breeze  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Ballymooney, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Wicklow.[104]
Britannia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Clarisse ( France). Britannia was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to an English port.[103]
Derwent  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The collier was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby. Her crew were rescued.[114][157]
Diana  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent.[149] She was refloated on 20 February.[139]
Diligence  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven.[113]
Erin  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Waterford.[119]
Fanny  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south by east of Cork.[150][170][182]
Friends  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[135]
Friends  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[130]
Général Foy  France The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 February. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[81] Général Foy was later towed into St. Ives, Cornwall.[160]
Harriet and Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven.[113]
Harvest Home  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Restronguet Creek.[157]
Hope  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was wrecked at Ardglass, County Down.[135][170]
James Sayre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship foundered before 17 February. Her crew were rescued by Mary (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America).[183]
John Harvey  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered off the coast of County Cork.[182]
Lucinda  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The whaler was struck a rock and sank off New Caledonia before 17 February. Her crew were rescued by Success ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[184][185]
Lucy  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven.[113]
Margaret  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Hawthorn Hive".[34]
Oak  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[107]
Orestes  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Arklow, County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow,Renfrewshire to Bristol.[180]
Prima  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at South Shields.[100]
Providence  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently taken into a port.[129]
Providence  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked in the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[114]
Susanna and Mary  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at the entrance to Lough Foyle with the loss of all hands.[181]
Thomas  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked at Ardglass.[135][136]
Volusia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Skerries with the loss of all hands.[78][181]
Young or Young Glasgow  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop foundered off Morant Point, Jamaica before 15 February. Her crew were rescued.[56][98]

March[]

1 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Ailsa Craig  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The paddle steamer was damaged by fire at St. Katherine's Wharf, London.[163]
Alonzo  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig collided with Indemnity ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}) off Cromer, Norfolk and was later driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[160][161][163] Alonzo was refloated on 8 March and taken into Blakeney.[67]
Anna  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[166]
Jeune-Auguste  France The ship was destroyed by fire off Cape St. Nicholas, Haiti. Her crew were rescued.[98]
Lancel  United States The ship was lost off Vera Cruz, Mexico with the loss of two of her crew.[174]
Relief  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque was wrecked off Pederneira, Portugal with the loss of three of her eight crew.[186]
Resolution  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was wrecked on the Salt Scar Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[163]

2 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Aberdeenshire  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put into Scarborough.[123]
Alfred  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington,Yorkshire. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[163]
Enterprise  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck a rock off The Manacles and sank. She was on a voyage from Bury, Lancashire to Ramsgate, Kent.[124][165]
Fife  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London. Fife was later refloated.[156]
Phœbe  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[163]
Providence  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[163][165]
Thornley  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. Thornley was refloated and put into Scarborough, Yorkshire.[124]
Waterloo Packet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground and sank in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cardiff, Glamorgan and Hamburg.[187]

3 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Howard  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Howard was later refloated and taken into Key West, Florida Territory.[188]
London Packet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at São Martinho do Porto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Faro, Portugal.[166]
Resolution  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire.[2][189]
Two Brothers  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Cascaes Bay and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lisbon, Portugal.[74]

4 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Frances  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck a sunken rock in Gibraltar Bay and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gibraltar.[74]
Perseverance  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Bayside, Gibraltar.[166]
Ranger  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked on the Elbow End Bank, in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tay. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Perth.[124]
Suffolk  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck the Pearl Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gibraltar.[183]

5 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1838
Ship Country Description
New Orleans  United States The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north west of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bona Vista to Buenos Aires.[190]
Sir Colin Campbell  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. Sir Colin Campbell was later refloated and taken into St. George's, Bermuda, where she sank.[118]

6 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Enterprise  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore onMount Desert Island, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. Enterprise was later refloated.[191][192]
Euphemia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked off Eriskay, Outer Hebrides.[193] The wreck came ashore on Barra on 10 March.[183]

7 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth Caroline  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica.[194]
Euphemia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Scalp Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to South Shields, County Durham.[67]

8 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Collector United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Saint Vincent The drogher was lost on this date. Her crew were rescued.[195]
Edmond  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was lost in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued.[60]

10 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Benjamin  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for South Shields, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[196]
Palmyra  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked off Russel Point. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Holyhead, Anglesey to Lancaster, Lancashire.[167]

12 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1838
Ship Country Description
HMS Pincher  Royal Navy The schooner foundered in the English Channel off the Owers Rock, off the coast of West Sussex with the loss of 32 lives.[159][197] ref name=CM220338a>"Naval Intelligence". Edinburgh. 22 March 1838. </ref> The wreck was raised on 10 June and towed into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[198]
Triumvirate  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Point La Haye, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Carbonear, Newfoundland.[199]

14 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Guard  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon. Guard was refloated and resumed her voyage.[74]
Nelson  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck the pier at Whitehaven, Cumberland and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven.[178]

15 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Lord Eldon  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage to London.[156]

16 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Concepcion  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Bahamas Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cádiz.[190][200]
Hero  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore and damaged in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Helena. Hero was later refloated.[54]
Swift  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was later refloated.[74]

17 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Honduras  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Tamar River. She was on a voyage from Launceston, Van Diemen's Land to London. Honduras was later refloated.[201]
James  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was refloated the next day.[155]
Lord Saltoun  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Emanuel Head, Northumberland. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Montrose, Forfarshire.[166]
Mermaids  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner foundered off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her three crew were rescued by Lord Saltoun ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). She was on a voyage from Gourdon, Kincardineshire to Goole, Yorkshire.[74][166][202]
Unity  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship capsized and foundered in the North Sea off Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[156][203]
Vigilant  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her crew were rescued.[156][203]
William Donaldson  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near "Carlisle", County Cork. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Limerick. William Donaldson was later refloated and towed into Cork by the steamship Air.[166]

19 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Janus  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was in collision with William ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, East Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Charente.[187][196]
Ottoman  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near St. James's Castle, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Smyrna.[204]

20 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Alice  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland.[205] Her crew were rescued.[206]
Avon  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Crosby, Lancashire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Natchez to Liverpool.[168][178]
Brilliant  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop sank at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was later refloated.[202]
Betsey  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked on the Blacktail Sand. Her crew were rescued by the smack Snowdrop. Betsey was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to London.[130][207]
Cam's Delight  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship collided with Mary Somerville ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and sank at Liverpool.[168]
Consort  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Paull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg. Consort was refloated on 22 March.[208]
Deben  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[208]
Endeavour  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[166]
Hero United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Camber, East Sussex. Four men died attempting to rescue her crew, who were successfully rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Copenhagen, Denmark. Hero was refloated on 23 March.[166][209][210]
Kitty  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Hook Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from St. Clears, Carmarthenshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[211]
HMS Lucifer  Royal Navy The paddle steamer was severely damaged in a collision with Westchester ( United States) in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin. She consequently put back to Liverpool. A passenger was severely injured in the collision.[212]
Mary  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Skegness, Lincolnshire.[130] She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Lincolnshire.[213]
Mary Ann Martin  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Leeds or Wakefield, Yorkshire.[208]
Orient  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool.[178]
Tredegar or Tredegar Trader  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Goldcliff, Monmouthshire. Her crew were rescued.[206][211][214]
William and Betsey  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wigtown to Liverpool.[130] William and Betsey was refloated on 25 March and taken into Whitehaven.[50]

21 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Endeavour  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[168]
Good Intent  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Louth, Lincolnshire to Leeds or Wakefield, Yorkshire.[130]
Kent  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Yorkshire. She was refloated and made for Scarborough, Yorkshire but capsized. She was on a voyage from Whitstable, Kent to London.[211]
Norval  France The whaler was driven ashore at Granville, Manche.[215]
Waterwitch  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near "Voel Nant". Her crew were rescued by Heyworth ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[216]

22 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Catharine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[206] Catherine was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[215]
Heyworth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore at Point of Ayr, Flintshire].[213][216]
Industry  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Castletown, Isle of Man with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[130][217]
St. Patrick  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was capsized by a tornado and sank in the Maleacouri River, Sierra Leone. Her crew were rescued.[218]
Swan  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was abandoned in Abergele Bay. Her crew survived.[219]
Tyro  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Southport, Lancashire with the loss of all hands.[216] She was on a voyage from Ardglass, County Down to Liverpool, Lancashire.[220]
Watterhorst  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Umago, Austrian Empire. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Trieste.[98]

23 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Agnes  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground in the River Liffey and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[217]
Congress  United States The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool.[130]
Elvira  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sank in the Rock Channel, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, India.[28] Elvira was refloated on 27 March and taken into Liverpool.[221]
Jessie  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[28]
Mary Catherine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck sunken rocks 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Alexandria, Egypt. Her crew were rescued.[222][223]
Peril  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Kingdom of Hanover. She was refloated but consequently beached in the Weser, where she became a wreck. Her crew were rescued.[193][224]
Princess Victoria  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship capsized in the Humber at Whitton, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire. Princess Victoria righted herself. Her crew survived.[202]
Thomas  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[205]

24 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Eliza Jane  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was wrecked in Rhosilli Bay with the loss of all three crew.[85]
Jeremiah  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was wrecked near Worms Head, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[85]
Mary  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Silver Keys. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cap Haïtien, Haiti to Cork.[225][226]
Protector  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on Onegada. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.[227]

25 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Eliza and Jane  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Rhosilli, Glamorgan.[50][174]
Friends  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Carlisle, Cumberland to [Flint. Friends was refloated and taken into Liverpool, Lancashire.[215]

26 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Ulysses  United States The ship was driven ashore at North Point, Maryland. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[228]

27 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Sisters  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was in collision with Science (Template:FlagcountryUKGBI) off Whitby, Yorkshire and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Science. Sisters was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[202]

28 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Charles  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sank in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bristol, Gloucesteshire.[187]
Rose  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore in the Little River, Jamaica. Shew as on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Montego Bay, Jamaica.[229]

29 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1838
Ship Country Description
British Merchant  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[230]
Dart  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was wrecked on the Troubridge Shoals. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Holdfast Bay, South Australia to King George Sound.
Glasgow  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool.[230]
Rosa  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at "Braken Point]], Glamorgan.[187]

30 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1838
Ship Country Description
John and Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[231]

31 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1838
Ship Country Description
Alfred  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Sunderland.[193]
Hope  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Montrose, Forfarshire.[232]
Dungal  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship capsized and sank at "Gosford".[233]
Three Brothers  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was driven ashore at Montrose.[232] She was on a voyage from Montrose to Sunderland, County Durham. Three Brothers was refloated on 7 April.[234]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1838
Ship Country Description
Active  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[211] Active was refloated and taken into "Rineshark".[215]
Betsey  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Pantail Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[132]
Betsy  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was scuttled at East Wemyss, Fife.[67]
Blossom  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was scuttled at East Wemyss.[67]
Bransley  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[67]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned off the Welsh coast before 14 March. She was taken into Bideford, Devon on that date.[156]
Fanny and Jane  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[118]
Florida  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued byMinerva ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[183]
Fowaro Castle  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The whaler was wrecked at Mázatlan, Mexico before 10 March. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[225]
Harriet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked on the coast of the Algarve, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[208]
Helen  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was in collision with HMS Volcano ( Royal Navy) in the Mediterranean Sea off Cartagena, Spain and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by HMS Volcano. Helen was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily to Glasgow.[156][203]
Jane United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland before 29 March.[199]
Liberty  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered off Stronsay, Orkney Islands before 9 March.[155]
Liberty  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was wrecked with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[74]
Liverpool  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 March.[224]
Lord Newborough  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Kilrush, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool.[235]
Mary  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Humber.[189]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sank off Clea Ness, Lincolnshire.[174]
Marys  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship departed from the Clyde for Killala, County Mayo, presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. A boat washed up at Glendore, County Donegal.[231]
Orient  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool. Orient was refloated on 23 March and taken into Liverpool.[130]
Rapid  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck the Plough Rock and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to South Shields, County Durham.[166]
Relief  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Burlengas, Spain, beor 9 March. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Malta.[166]
Sally United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland before 29 March.[236]
Swallow  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[165]
Thornley  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and put into Scarborough, Yorkshire in a severely damaged condition.[165]

April[]

1 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Fortuna  Prussia The ship was lost off Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Königsberg.[237]
Jane  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne,m Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Boulogne. Jane was refloated and taken into Boulogne.[232]
Palace  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsea Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[193][224]
William and Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Burntisland, Fife.[97]

2 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Miranda  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Antigua. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoees and Antigua. Miranda was refloated on 5 April and put under repair.[192][229]

3 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Andes  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Kiel, Prussia.Andes was subsequently beached on Heligoland.[98] She was later refloated and temporary repairs were made before she departed for Cuxhaven in late April.[238]
Jane and Thomas  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Downing's Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Balbriggan, County Dublin.[183]
Prince George  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Longhope, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Prince George was refloated on 6 April and proceeded on her voyage.[96]

6 April[]

List of shipwrecks: April 1838
Ship Country Description
Harriet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sailing barge sank off Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Dartmouth.[115]
Horace  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Kennebunk, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[239][240]

7 April[]

List of shipwrecks: April 1838
Ship Country Description
Delaval  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Delaval was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[183]
Favourite Nancy  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and sank south of Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Aberavon, Glamorgan. Favourite Nancy was refloated on 13 April and taken into Aberystwyth.[96][183][204]
Jane  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees.[241]
Joseph  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck the pier and sank at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Swansea.[98]
Native  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground and was damaged at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Newfoundland, British North America. Native was refloated and put back to Teignmouth.[98]
Ray  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Gloucester.[98][242]

8 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Amiable Mère  France The ship was wrecked at St Alban's Head, Dorset, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Maritime to Dunkerque, Nord.[115][204]
Belsay Castle  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tees with the loss of seven of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by the Seaton Lifeboat.[56][241]
Ceres  Norway The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Skien to Dunkerque. Ceres was later taken in to Thisted, Denmark.[237][243]
Deux Amis  France The ship was wrecked at St Alban's Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dunkerque.[115][204]
Dorade  France The ship ran aground on The Shingles, in the English Channel and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais. She was refloated on 10 April and taken into Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom for repairs.[56][115]
Margaret  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked at Spittal, Northumberland with the loss of her captain. Survivors were saved by the Coast Guard.[98][209][242]
Resolution  Norway The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Skien to London, United Kingdom.[237]
Swaine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Goodwick Sands, off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Gloucester.[98][242]
Union  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire.[204]
William and Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Scargill, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Hull, Yorkshire.[56]
Zeeuw  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Middelburg, Zeeland.[106][244]

9 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Agenoria  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Filey Brigg, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Hartlepool, County Durham.[241]

10 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1838
Ship Country Description
David Maurice  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on Castle Island, Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[245]
Diamond  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Bolderāja, Russia. She was refloated on 13 May.[246]

11 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Goodluck  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Marsala, Sicily, where she was under repair.[72]
James  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sank in the New Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mostyn, Flintshire to Dublin.[247]

12 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1838
Ship Country Description
HMS Rapid  Royal Navy The Cherokee-class brig-sloop was wrecked off Bona, Algeria with the loss of her captain.[248][249]

13 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Mary  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig struck the North Gar Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was then driven ashore near the mouth of the River tees and sank[241]

14 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Castor  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire.[250]

15 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Le Roi  France The barque was driven ashore near Southport, Lancashire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. all on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantes, Loire Atlantique. Le Roi was refloated on 24 April and taken into Liverpool.[118][251][252][253]
Scotia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque struck the Tenfeet Bank and sank off the Menai Lighthouse. All sixteen people on board were rescued by the Penmon Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Demerara, British Guiana.[252][254][255]
Sidonie  France The ship was wrecked in the Authie. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Dunkerque, Nord.[237]
Star  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea.[256]

16 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Choice  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[255]
Diamond  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was wrecked on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[27]
Frithiof  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Calais, France with the loss of all but two of her eleven or thirteen crew. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.[96][257]
Hugh Taylor  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground in the Swine Bottoms, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. She was refloated and put into Copenhagen for repairs.[228]
Sophia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Carlisle to Whitehaven.[256]
St Andrew  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[258] St Andrew was later refloated.[188]
St. Vincent  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Loch Ryan. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands.[259]

17 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Agnes  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Blainville-sur-Mer, Manche, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Granville, Manche.[118]
Athabaska  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay, with the loss of all 25 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[96][260]
Charles  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was destroyed by fire in The Downs. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newfoundland, British North America.[259][261]
Glenisla  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Portsall, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued.[195][262] She was on a voyage from London to the Cape of Good Hope.[250] Glenisla had become a wreck by 26 April.[263]
Nancy  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of two of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[259]
Neptune  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The East Indiaman was wrecked at Godreavy, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[162][261]
Scipio  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Demerara to the Clyde.[96] Scipio was refloated on 19 April and taken into Greenock, Renfrewshire.[195]
Triton  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque was driven ashore and damaged at Rutland, Donegal. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Quebec City.[261] Triton was refloated on 22 April and taken into "Inniscoo".[264]

18 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Black Dwarf  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship capsized and foundered in the Solway Firth off Carlisle, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[265][266]
Britannia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Silloth Bay. sHe was on a voyage from Carlisle, Cumberland to Restigouche, New Brunswick, British North America.[237][266]
Oxford  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Loch Ryan. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands.[195]
Triton  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Aran Islands, County Galway. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Triton was refloated on 25 April and taken into Rutland, County Donegal.[72]
Vine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire.[250]

19 April[]

List of shipwrecks: April 1838
Ship Country Description
Aurora  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[255][261]
Brunswick  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was damaged by fire at London.[261]

20 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Exquisite  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and sank at São Miguel Island, Azores.[267]
Spencer  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship caught fire in the Bristol Channel off Cardiff, Glamorgan and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cardiff.[195]

21 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Ariadne  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Trieste. Ariadne was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[250][268]
Carlton  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. Carlton was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[250]
Ewer Frue Catharine  Denmark The ship was wrecked near "Helgens". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kindom to Horsens.[238]
Mersey  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean, having previously abandoned. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[245]
Susan and Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Lübeck.[263]
Tommy  Ottoman Empire The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Belgrave Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Çeşme to Hamburg. Tommy was refloated and taken into Guernsey in a severely damaged condition.[228]

22 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Columbia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes. Columbia was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[250]
Ecce Homo  Spain The ship was driven ashore at Santander.[238]
Lady of the Isles  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Santander. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bilbao, Spain.[238] Lady of the Isles was refloated with assistance from HMS Savage ( Royal Navy).[269]
Maria de la Gloria  UKGBI The ship was driven ashore at Santander.[238]

23 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Margaretta Elizabeth  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Bondicar Rocks, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Altona to the Firth of Tay. Margaretta Elizabeth was refloated and put into Warkworth, Northumberland.[228]
Madonna della Gracia Kingdom of Naples The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hjørring, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Naples.[229]

24 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Choice  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia. Choice was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[226]
Gem  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. Gem was refloated and taken into Harwich.[226]
Lena Stralsund The ship was driven ashore on Rügen, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[243] Lena was later refloated and taken into Griefswald in a leaky condition.[236]
Pauline  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground in the New Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[118]
Virgine della Grazia Flag unknown The ship was wrecked near Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[238]

25 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Ark  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was damaged. She was refloated and assisted into Harwich, Essex by HMRC Badger ( Board of Customs). Ark was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Maldon, Essex.[270]
Castlereagh  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew, with the exception of her captain, off Winterton-on-Sea. She subsequently came ashore at Mundesley and was wrecked. Her captain survived, the crew arrived at Great Yarmouth.[228][264]
Iroquois  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands and was damaged. She put into Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[264]
John  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore 1 league(3 nautical miles (5.6 km)) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[72]
Moselle  United States
Steamboat Moselle explosion (1838), illus. - ex, Lloyd's Steamboat Directory
The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion at Fulton, Ohio and was destroyed with the loss of about 160 lives.
Pauline  Belgium The ship ran aground in the New Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Ostend, West Flanders[271]
Wennerne  Norway The ship was driven ashore in Druridge Bay. She was on a voyage from Dram to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[228]

26 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Ardwell  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground in the River Nene 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from King's Lynn, Norfolk.[72] She was refloated on 28 April.[109]
Commerce  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire.[272]
Diamond  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[272][273]
Isabella  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship capsized at Dublin.[272]
Victorine  France The ship was driven ashore at Varaville, Calvados. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom to Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime.[238]

27 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1838
Ship Country Description
James Hunt  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig capsized at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Antwerp, Belgium.[270]

28 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Champion  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner sprang a leak in the North Sea. She was beached at Bridlington, Yorkshire, where she sank. Champion was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was later raised and taken into Bridlington.[263][264]
Fried  Prussia The ship was sunk by ice off Helsingør, Denmark.[236]

29 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Alexandria  France The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Adur. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bayonne, Pyrées-Atlantiques.[223]

30 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1838
Ship Country Description
Ann Williams  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[238]
Diana  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of all hands.[273]
Dove, and
Hope
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner Dove was in collision with the sloop Hope off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Both vessels sank. Dove's crew were rescued by Hannah ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Hope's crew were rescued by a Humber Keel. Hope was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[264][274][275]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1838
Ship Country Description
Canada  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 April.[234]
Carlton  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[237]
Charlotte Dorothea Stettin The ship was sunk by ice off Rügen, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to King's Lynn,Norfolk, United Kingdom.[238]
Fortuin  Netherlands The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 19 April.[238]
Fortuna  Norway The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 18 April.[238]
Gute Hoffnung  Bremen The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 1 May. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom to Bremen.Gute Hoffnung was taken into Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom on 1 May.[236]
Harriet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sailing barge sank off Dartmouth, Devon.[72]
Julie  Norway The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew.[225]
Mungo United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 3 April.[267]
Resolution  Norway The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Hero ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Resolution was on a voyage from Christiania to London, United Kingdom.[228]
San José  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. San José was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[195]
Spencer  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly before 18 April.[276]
Two Brothers and Sisters  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 April.[72]

May[]

2 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Duke of Wellington  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The paddle steamer was run into by the schooner Fairy ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and was beached in the Humber. She was later refloated.[238]

3 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Salt Rock  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig ran aground on the Ridge Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was later refloated.[223][243]

4 May[]

List of shipwrecks: May 1838
Ship Country Description
Durham  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset.[238] She was later refloated and taken into Weymouth.[148]

5 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Horace  United States The barque was wrecked on rocks off Kennebunkport, Maine and then came ashore. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[277]

6 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Constant  Belgium The ship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[236]
Hope  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was beached in the River Great Ouse 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from King's Lynn, Norfolk.[278]
Wilhelmine Stettin The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Sunderland. Wilhelmine was refloated the next day.[223]

7 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Maria  Bremen The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from Bremen to San Sebastián, Spain. Mariawas refloated on 8 May and resumed her voyage.[278]
Mary  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was consequently beached at Orford, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk.[275]
Rebecca  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at "Millevache", Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to the Clyde. Rebecca was refloated in late July and taken into Quebec City.[279]

9 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Brother  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire She was refloated and put back to Montrose.[229]
Minerva  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Montrose. She was later refloated and put back to Montrose.[229]
Phœnix  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship capsized at Jersey, Channel Islands.[192]

10 May[]

List of shipwrecks: May 1838
Ship Country Description
Johanna  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[229]
Pauline  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to a Baltic port.[229]
Thomas and Elizabeth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Platters Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Althorpe, Lincolnshire. Thomas and Elizabeth was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex.[192]

11 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay north of Aberdovey, Merionethshire with the loss of all hands.[38][280]
Felix  France The ship was driven ashore near Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[38][280]
Kent  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (47°22′N 27°16′W / 47.367°N 27.267°W / 47.367; -27.267). Her crew were rescued by Demerara Packet and Hobart ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[281]
Salus  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven into the New Cut Bridge, King's Lynn, Norfolk and sank.[282]
Symmetry  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner ran aground on the East Barrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bridport, Dorset. Symmetry was refloated the next day and put into Wivenhoe, Essex.[148][192][229]

12 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Commerce  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire.[148]
Magnet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was sunk by ice off Riga, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Riga.[246]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Exmouth, Devon.[148]
Monmouth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship collided with Pomona and foundered off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[21]

15 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Diana  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Horn Reef, off Ringkøbing, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Riga, Russia.[60][283]

19 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Agnes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship was driven ashore at Sidmouth, Devon. She was refloated on 22 May at towed into Starcross.[245]
Clarence  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Sidmouth.[245]
Eclair  Norway The ship foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire,United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bergen.[283]
Hope  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the Orfordness Lighthouse, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[284]
John Cook  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner capsized off Ryhope, County Durham. She subsequently drove ashore and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[225]
Sybil  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned off Poorhead, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[285]

20 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1838
Ship Country Description
X. Y. Z.  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 26 May and taken into South Shields.[200][285][286]

23 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Harriet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Crygill, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire.[246] Harriet was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[283]

27 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Amelia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea off "Foultcha".[287]
John  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland, County Durham. John was later refloated and taken into Seaton Sluice.[286]

28 May[]

List of shipwrecks: |date= required
Ship Country Description
Isabella  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[105]

30 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Frembengeren  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Oster Till with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Hamburg. Frembengeren was later refloated.[105]
Oderin  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Figueira da Foz.[288]

31 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1838
Ship Country Description
Frank  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship departed from Morant Bay, Jamaica for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[289]
Nicholas I  Russian Empire The steamship caught fire and was beached at Gross Klütz, Prussia, where she was destroyed. Of her 33 crew and 132 passengers, three crew and two passengers were killed. Nicholas I was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to Travemünde, Lübeck]].[290]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1838
Ship Country Description
Ambassador  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Cat Key. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. Ambassador was later refloated and taken into Nassau, Bahamas.[192]
Brilliant  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on Red Island, Newfoundland, British North America before 8 May.[46]
Caroline  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States before 8 May.[46]
Cora  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.[190]
Frau Catharina  Denmark The ship was wrecked near Ebeltoft. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Horsens.[275]
General Graham  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Cape Ray, Newfoundland before 8 May.[46]
James Seyre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 1 May.[283]
Jonge Ranger  Netherlands The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently taken into Mundesley, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[60]
Lord Sidmouth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore between Carrabas Point and Trinity Cove before 14 May.[46]
Lord Wellington  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America.[46]
Mangerton  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner ran aground on the Kentish Knock before 7 May. She was on a voyage from London to Archangelsk, Russia. Mangerton was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[199]
Margaret and Graham  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Margate, Kent. She was later refloated and repaired.[148]
Michael  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was holed by ice and foundered before 14 May. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Riga, Russia.[225]
Providentia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground and sank at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[225]
Rebecca  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was was driven ashore at Millevache, Lower Canada, British North America before 14 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[46]
Royal George  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Cape Ray. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City.[46]
Syllerie  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Cape Ray. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City.[291]
Unity United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 May.[292]

June[]

1 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Gasper  United States The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts.[293]

2 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1838
Ship Country Description
St. Jacques  France The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. St. Jacques was refloated and put into The Downs.[218]

3 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Tulloch Castle  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Algiers, Algeria. Tulloch Castle was refloated and put into Deal, Kent.[218]

5 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Mary Jane  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Flint.[294]

6 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Waterwitch  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Barbadoes to Saint Lucia. Her crew were rescued.[295]

8 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Dee  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore near Hoylake, Lancashire.[296]

9 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Ceres  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Porth Madog, Caernarfonshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[297]

10 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Norges Haab  Norway The ship was wrecked near "Torckow".[287]

11 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Jason  Imperial Russian Navy The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Circassia with the loss of all hands.[298][299]

12 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1838
Ship Country Description
David  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark.[287]

14 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Pulaski  United States
The Pulaski explodes

Pulaski.

The paddle steamer suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of 128 lives. About 59 people were rescued.

16 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Washington  United States The steamboat was destroyed by fire in Lake Erie 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Silver Creek, New York with the loss of about 50 lives.[300]

22 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Ruby  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was lost north of the Chagos Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from qing dynasty to Bombay, India.[293]

24 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Anna Margaretha  Russian Empire The ship struck a submerged rock and put into "Ulvesand", where she sank. She was on a voyage from Riga to Antwerp, Belgium.[298]

27 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1838
Ship Country Description
Julia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed off Key West, Florida Territory. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[301]
Riley Grove  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was crushed by ice and sank. Her crew were rescued.[301]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1838
Ship Country Description
Sir Archibald Campbell  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America before 26 June.[295]

July[]

1 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Amelia Maria  France The brig was wrecked in the Gulf of Maracaibo. Most of her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants.[302]

3 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Louisa Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked off the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica.[279]

11 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Neptune United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Antigua The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Antigua.[303]

12 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Robert Sargeant  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Liverpool, Lancashire.[298]

17 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Aurora  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck a rock and sank off Cowhead, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[304]

23 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1838
Ship Country Description
Eurydice Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was drivenashore and wrecked near Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Turku to Antwerp, Belgium.[305]

26 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1838
Ship Country Description
John and Elizabeth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Rye, East Sussex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southampton, Hampshire.[301]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date July 1838
Ship Country Description
Scipio  Hamburg The ship was drive ashore in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newfoundland, British North America. Scipio was refloated and resumed her voyage, but she put into Torbay for repairs on 24 July.[305]

August[]

2 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Abeile  France The ship was wrecked at Senegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Louis to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[303]

8 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Gipsy  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire. Gipsy was refloated on 11 August and resumed her voyage.[306]

9 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Etats Unis  France The schooner was wrecked on the Black Rock. Three crew were rescued by Moro Castle ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[307]
Union Flag unknown The ship was lost off Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liebau, Prussia to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[306]

10 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Ida Matilda Stralsund The ship foundered in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued.[308]
William  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sprang a leak and put into Sal, Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from the Cameroons to Liverpool, Lancashire. William was consequently condemned.[309]

13 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Emilie  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Frederikshavn, Denmark to Dordrecht, South Holland.[306]

25 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Duke of Northumberland  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Cape Agulhas, Africa. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to London.[310]
Zaflora  France The ship was wrecked on the Vauelin Reefs, off Martinique. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Dunkerque, Nord.[311]

27 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Trafalgar  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the West Mouse Sandbank, in the Irish Sea with the loss of three of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Amlwch, Anglesey.[289]

30 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1838
Ship Country Description
Victoria Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at "Harborne", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Stettin.[303]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1838
Ship Country Description
Amity  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Dunkerque, Nord, France.[306]

September[]

3 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Rurick  Denmark The ship ran aground on the Bortharger. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bjorneborg.[293]

5 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Æolides  Denmark The ship ran aground off Dragør. She was on a voyage from Puri,Grand Duchy of Finland to London. Æolides was refloated on 9 September.[303]

7 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Diana  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Farne Islands, Northumberland.[312]
Forfarshire  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Grace Darling Forfarshire Thomas Musgrave Joy

Forfarshire

The brigantine-rigged paddle steamer ran aground on Big Harcar, Farne Islands with the loss of 42 of the 60 people on board. Nine of the survivors escaped in a lifeboat, the remainder were rescued by Grace and William Darling, who used a coble. Forfarshire was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dundee, Forfarshire.

8 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Caledonia  United States The schooner was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New Orleans, Louisiana.[63]

10 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[313]

11 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Everthorpe  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground in the New Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburgh, Russia.[313]

14 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Dauphin  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Falkenberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord.[314]
Rankin  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Dead Island Reef, off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[310]

15 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Bustler  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship departed from Labrador, British North America for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[315]
Hyder Ally  United States The schooner was wrecked off the Marquesas Keys, Florida Territory. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New Orleans, Louisiana.[63]

17 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Alabama  United States The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse, Florida Territory with the loss of four of her five crew.[63]
Alderley  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse. All but one of her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants.[63]
Caroline  United States The schooner struck the Ledberry Reef, off the mouth of Cæsar's Creek, Florida Territory and sank with the loss of all eight crew.[63]
Caution  United States The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse with the loss of all seven crew.[63]
Courier de Vera Cruz  France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse with the loss of nine of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde.[316]
Dread  United States The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse with the loss of all six crew.[63]
Export  United States The brig was wrecked on the Ledberry Reef. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Boston, Massachusetts.[63]
Palestine  United States The schooner was abandoned off the Florida Territory. She was on a voyage from Matanzas to Boston, Massachusetts.[63]
Thracian  United States The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Ledberry Reef. Her crew survived.[63]

19 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Louisa  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Delaware Bay. She was later refloated.[201]

20 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Widdrington  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to Leith, Lothian. Widdrington was refloated on 25 September and put into Christiansø, Denmark.[317]

22 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Grainger  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 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 South Shields, County Durham.[307]

23 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Congress  United States The ship was wrecked on Point Lepreaux, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Eastport, Maine to Nova Scotia, British North America.[314]

25 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Montrose  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[318]

29 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Astrea  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground off Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Cork. Astrea was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[293]
Swiftsure  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground off Smyrna. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to London. Swiftsure was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[293]

30 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1838
Ship Country Description
Fortuna  Denmark The ship ran aground in the Middle Grounds. She was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to London, United Kingdom. Fortuna was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[293]
Neptunus Sweden The ship ran aground on the Rysse. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France. Neptunus was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[293]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1838
Ship Country Description
Feronia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was wrecked in Swansea Bay. Her three crew were rescued.[85]
Gesina  Hamburg The ship foundered off Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[317]
Kingston  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Kingston was later refloated and put back to Liverpool.[313]
Norske Eiendom  Norway The schooner was wrecked on Sylt, Duchy of Schleswig.[303]
Oliver  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was run down and sunk by North Star ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gaspé, Lower Canada to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.[319]

October[]

2 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1838
Ship Country Description
John and Eliza  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and taken into South Shields, County Durham.[304]

4 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Gregory Bogosloff  Russian Empire The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Reval. Gregory Bogosloff was refloated on 7 October.[201]

6 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Broughty Castle  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was run down and sunk by Duchess of Orleans ( United States). Broughty Castle was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Gibraltar.[293]
Endeavour  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship departed from Weymouth, Dorset for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[314]

7 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1838
Ship Country Description
St. Jacques  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between "Abretshamn" and Ystadt, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Villaine.[293]

8 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Lady Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the south point of Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America.[314]

9 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Gryphia Greifswald The ship was driven ashore south of Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Griegswald to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Gryphia was refloated the next day and taken into Copenhagen, Denmark.[310]

10 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Earl Dalhousie  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Virgin Rock, off Hogland, Russia and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[309]
Stadt Colberg Kolberg The ship ran aground on the Dogger Bank, in the North Sea.[310] She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Kolberg. Stadt Colberg was later refloated and put in to "Kulfsund".[314]
Swan  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Swan was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[201]
Ulla Sweden The ship was lost in the "Alendschen Schœen". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Gävle.[319]
Victoria  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on Hogland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburgh.[320]

11 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Europa  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground whilst on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Havana, Cuba. She was later refloated.[293]
Hope  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The steam tug was impaled on unmarked iron debris at the mouth of Sunderland harbour, and destroyed.[321]
Northern Yacht  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The paddle steamer foundered in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland with the loss of all 23 people on board. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Leith, Lothian.[322]
Sailor's Return  United States The ship was wrecked off Cape São Roque, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Newport, Rhode Island to the South Seas.[323]

12 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Berlin  Prussia The ship ran aground on the Arkona Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark or Swinemünde, Prussia.[311]
Isaac Newton  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was later refloated.[201]
Trimmer  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop sank in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew were rescued.[201]
Sisters  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the "Seam". She was later refloated.[311]
Venus  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Menai Strait. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. Venus was later refloated and taken into Beaumaris, Anglesey.[201]

13 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Carl Auguste Stettin The ship was driven ashore north of Helsingør,Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Stettin. Carl Auguste was later refloated and taken into Helsingør.[311]
Gotha  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Hamburg. Gotha was refloated on 13 October and taken into Dover, Kent.[201]
Maria  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Skive, Denmark.[310]
Regent Packet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Falkenberg, Sweden. She was later refloated and put into Varberg for repairs.[311]
Saturnus Lübeck The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Cronstadt,Russia.[314]

14 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Eugene Amelie  France The ship was lost near Dénia, Spain with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Martinique.[324]
Magdalena  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at "Kronsloh", Russia. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Cronstadt, Russia.[314]
Sir Edward  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[325]

15 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Edward  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Southport, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire.[293]
Gondola  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[293]

16 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Anne Nicolai  Norway The ship was driven ashore near Ringkøbing, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Calais, France.[314]
Eden  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was lost near Ringkøbing. She was on a voyage from London to Bergen, Norway.[310]

17 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Swallow  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Hull, Yorkshire.[310]

18 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Eidera  Hamburg The ship was wrecked on Düne, Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to the Eider.[310]

19 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Gesina Dantsic The ship foundered off Rixhöft, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Edam, North Holland, Netherlands.[320]
HMS Malabar  Royal Navy The Repulse-class ship of the line ran aground off Prince Edward Island, British North America and was damaged. Two of her crew were lost. She was refloated the next day and towed into Three Rivers, Lower Canada, British North America.[326]
Venskabet Lübeck The ship was was wrecked off Fjaltring, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[320]

20 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth and Juliana Flag unknown The ship was droven ashore between Rønne andLæsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to "Handersloben".[319]
Gilius Sweden The ship was driven ashore at "Jacobsoe". She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche, France to Malmö.[327]
Henrietta Stettin The ship was driven ashore near "Voglern", Prussia.[324]
Mogul  France The ship was driven ashore at Fairlight, East Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique. Mogul was later refloated and taken into Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.[311]
Sophia Danzig The ship was abandoned off Düne, Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth, United Kingdom to Dantzic.[310]
Vier Gebreoder Kolberg The ship was driven ashore near "Neuking", Prussa.[324]

21 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Arendina Maria  Prussia The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Held. Her crew were rescued.[320]
Carl  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at "Lopponen", Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to Königsberg.[320]
Caroline  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Sarkau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Rügenwalde, Prussia to Copenhagen.[320]
Elida  Denmark The ship was wrecked off "Pomle Hakke". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hadersleben.[320]
Emma  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the Nordergrunden, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Prussia.[320]
Frau Maria Margaretha Denmark Duchy of Schleswig The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Skovgaard.All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aalborg, Denmark to Flensburg.[320]
Friends  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Seaham, County Durham. She was refloated and taken into Gluckstadt.[310]
Harmonie  Norway The ship was driven ashore at "Tejemageln". She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Lisbon.[319]
Helena Sofia Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Mörbylånga. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ystad to Figeholm.[319]
Havalfiskin Sweden The ship was driven ashore between "Lesebie" and "Tedsville Hayes Stange", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Paimbœuf, Loire-Atlantique, France.[314]

22 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Tito  Netherlands The ship sank at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[310]

23 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Friendship  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Bangor, County Down to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[310]
Helen  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Åland Islands, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[319]
Peckel and Helena  Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland.[310]
Stranger  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay, She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry.[310]
Wonder  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Dundee, Forfarshire.[328]

24 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Aveland Flag unknown The ship ran aground on the Sakkesand, in the Baltic Sea off Nyord, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Uusikaupunki, Grand Duchy of Finland to Rostock. Aveland was refloated on 27 October.[319]

25 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Frau Anna  Hamburg The ship struck a rock in the Eider and was beached. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neuenfelde to Copenhagen, Denmark.[314]
Henriette  Prussia The ship was driven ashore between Dantsic and Pillau.[320]

26 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Canada  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark, where she was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to London.[329]
Forth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was driven ashore at Scotstown Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Sheerness, Kent.[320]
Magdalene  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship departed from Hull, Yorkshire for Whitby, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[319]

27 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Confidence  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was lost in Longsoundfjord. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzic.[319]

28 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Coronation  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[323]
Dapper  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Whitby, Yorkshire.[328]
Emily  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship departed from Bridlington, Yorkshire for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[324]
Harmonie  France The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ilfracombe, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[314]
Princess Augusta  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[27]

29 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Eaglet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated.[314]
John  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. John was later refloated.[314]
John  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoeburyness, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[320]
Juno  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[314]
Juno  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sank off Varberg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rostock.[329]
Minerva Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Åland Islands, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig.[329]
Philomele  Belgium The ship was lost in the Sea of Azov. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Antwerp.[329]

30 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Andrew  United States The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Texel, North Holland.[309]
Neptunus  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder. She was later refloated.[309]
Thetis  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder. She was later refloated.[309]
Vrow Meta Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the "Reffhorns".[329]

31 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1838
Ship Country Description
Anders  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Den Helder, North Holland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Amsterdam, North Holland. Anders was refloated on 6 November.[319]
Dungarvine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was driven ashore on the coast of Inverness-shire. She was later refloated.[330]
Friends  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was driven ashore on the coast of Inverness-shire. She was later refloated.[330]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1838
Ship Country Description
Active  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to "Castle-hill". Active was refloated on 26 October and taken into Stromness.[324]
Adventure  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship capsized 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Copenhagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[310]
Albion  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque was abandoned off the coast of Kent on or before 29 October. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[324]
Amphitrite  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship caught fire and was beached near Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gothenburg. Amphitrite was later refloated.[327]
Brutus  Texas Navy The 10-gun schooner was wrecked in a storm.
Cruiser  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was lost at Kerch, Russia.[309]
Dart  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The smack struck a submerged rock off Sark, Channel Islands and sank with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to Jersey, Channel Islands.[331]
Drie Gebroeders  Netherlands The ship departed from Amsterdam, North Holland for Lübeck in early October. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[332]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea before 12 October. She was taken into Leith, Lothian on that date.[201]
Felix  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore in the White Sea. Her crew She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Amsterdam, Channel Islands.[319]
Frau Marie Denmark Duchy of Schleswig The ship departed from an English port for the Eider in early October. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[332]
Moscow  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked.[132]
Mountaineer  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Crosby Point, Lancashire.[314]
Nestor  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 October.[314]
Savatoff Nicolay  Russian Empire The ship was wrecked on "Wrangel Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Reval.[329]
Savatoff Nieulay  Russian Empire The ship was wrecked on "Wrangel Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Reval.[329]
Scotia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tees.[309]
Walter Hamilton  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Hoy. She was later refloated and taken into Stromness.[324]

November[]

2 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Charlotte  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sank off Puffin Island, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[328]
James and Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Bridgwater, Somerset.[328]

5 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1838
Ship Country Description
African Packet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was driven ashore at Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France with the loss of six of her ten crew.[333]

6 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Alicia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Torbay, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[334]

7 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1838
Ship Country Description
David  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was later refloated and taken into Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, where she arrived on 16 November.[318]
Farnham  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cranfield Point, County Louth.[319]
Hero  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to the Shetland Islands.[323]

9 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Lady Williamson  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Îles des Madeleines. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London.[326]

10 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Catherine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Donaghadee, County Down.[327]

11 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Thetis  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was refloated on 13 November and taken into Margate.[327]

12 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1838
Ship Country Description
William and Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Algiers, Algeria.[333]

15 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Staffa  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at "St. Steffano", Ottoman Empire. She was later refloated.[318]
Swift  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Montreal, Lower Canada.[326]

17 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Mary Pring  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to the Clyde.[334]

18 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The steamboat was destroyed by fire at Kingston, Ontario.[335]

20 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1838
Ship Country Description
William and George  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on Achill Island, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Westport, County Mayo.[326]

21 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Excel  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledges, Dorset and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London. Excel was refloated on 22 November with assistance from the steamship Vulcan and towed into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[336]

22 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Eugenia Africana  Belgium The ship was wrecked near Portbail, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Lisbon, Portugal.[323]

25 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Ariadne  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and capsized with the loss of three of her fourteen crew. She was righted and was subsequently driven ashore at Wexford with the loss of three more crew. Ariadne was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[336]
George  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was refloated the next day.[326]
Waterwitch  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked near Nethertown, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[336]

26 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Isabella  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque was driven ashore in Duncannon Bay, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Liverpool.[326][336]

27 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Amelia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground and sank at Pensacola, Florida Territory. She was on a voyage from Natchez to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5]
Ann Alicia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Ann Alicia was refloated the next day.[326]
Emblem  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground off Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and put into Middlesbrough, Yorkshire for repairs.[332]
Hunter  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Peterhead.[326]
Lively  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was beached at Campbeltown, Argyllshire, where she sank. she was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.[326]
Mary  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Clonakilty, County Cork. Her seventeen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool.[326][326]
Nouvelle Destin  France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Wicklow. Her six crew were rescued, but three rescues died when their skiff capsized.[326][336]
Reciprocity  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Peterhead. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Peterhead.[326]
Sisters  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhosilli, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[85] She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Swansea.[323]

28 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Clementson  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballycotton, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to Liverpool, Lancashire.[336]
Commerce  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked at Plymouth Hoe, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[337]
Dolphin  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Tenby, Pembrokeshire and was abandoned by her crew. She was later taken into Tenby.[326]
Dove  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Cork and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated.[326][332][336]
Dove  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sloop was abandoned in West Bay, Dorset. She subsequently came ashore at Chesil Beach, Dorset and was wrecked.[338][339]
Egeria  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Howth, County Dublin.[326]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Carlisle, Cumberland. Elizabeth was later refloated.[340]
Francis  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[326] She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Oporto, Portugal. Francis was refloated on 30 November and taken into Cardiff for repairs.[340]
Eliza  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was scuttled at Penzance, Cornwall.[326]
Hope  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Marazion, Cornwall.[326]
Hope  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Tenby. She was later refloated.[326]
Joe  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was scuttled at Penzance.[326]
John  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Tenby. She was later refloated.[326]
Julie  Belgium The ship was wrecked at Douglas, Isle of Man with the loss of all hands, at least nine people.[340]
Leocadie  France The chasse-marée was wrecked on Bananec, Glénan Islands, Finistère. Eight of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique.[341]
Margaret  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship capsized at Sligo.[332]
Marie Hortense  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was scuttled an Penzance.[326]
Mary  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Whiting Bay, County Cork with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[326] Mary broke up on 1 December.[332]
Mayflower  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Cairn Bay, Wigtownshire.[340]
Sarah Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Tenby and was scuttled. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[326]
Scotia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Cork.[326][336]
Shepherdess  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford.[336]
Swaine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was was driven ashore at Mahon, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[332]
Thomas  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London.[318]
William  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was scuttled at Penzance.[326]

29 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Amiable Jenny  France The ship was driven ashore at Audierne, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique.[332]
Arethusa  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was lost in the English Channel off Fleet, Dorset with the loss of all hands.[338][339]
Barbara  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of eight of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Kerch, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[326][342]
Belina  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Balliteg Burrow. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Strangford, County Antrim.[340]
British Heroine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[326]
Catherine Isabella  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Quigley's Point, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Catherine Isabella was refloated on 5 December and resumed her voyage.[323]
Columbine  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked west of Wyke, Dorset with the loss of all on board.[338][339]
Concordia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Torre Abbey, Devon. She was on a voyage from Villanova to London. Concordia was refloated on 18 December and taken into Torquay.[326][334]
Comala  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked off Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Liverpool.[326]
Etonnante  France The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was damaged. She was consequently beached. Etonnante was on a voyage from Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[326]
Felix  France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Plozévet, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Senegal.[341]
Frederick  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llanelly, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[326]
L'Euphrasie  Belgium The brig was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of all hands.[340][342]
Louise Sweden The barque was driven ashore at Chesil Beach. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gävle to St. Ubes, Portugal.[338][339]
Pyrenees  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Gloucester. Pyrenees was refloated on 15 December.[334]
Robert Noble  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at "Carfanage", Ireland.[340]
Sandwich  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The collier, a brig, was lost off Langton Matravers, Dorset with the loss of all hands.[339]

30 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1838
Ship Country Description
Busy  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck the pier at Sunderland, County Durham and sank.[332]
Lucullus  France The ship was wrecked on Point Chef Moulin. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Île Bourbon to Bordeaux, Gironde.[332]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Abbotsbury, Dorset with the loss of five of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[338][339]
Nomen  Denmark The ship sank off the coast of Dorset with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Málaga, Spain.[343]
Star  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dénia, Spain to Liverpool.[344]
St. Patrick  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The steamship was wrecked near the Waterford Lighthouse with the loss of some of her crew. Twenty-one people were rescued.[326][336]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1838
Ship Country Description
Albion  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Whitehaven, Cumberland with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[326]
Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire in late November.[326]
Britannia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset with the loss of all hands.[326]
Brown  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Penzance before 1 December.[332]
Courrier de Havre  France The ship was wrecked near Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère.[341]
Cumanche  United States The steamboat sank in the Mississippi River downstream of its junction with the Salt River.[345]
Diana  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[132]
Estelle  France The ship was wrecked on Wangeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[319]
General Brown  United States The steamboat was wrecked at St. Helena, Louisiana with the loss of 33 lives due to a boiler explosion.[345]
Gertrude  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, russia to London.[346]
Griffin  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool.[318]
Hutchinson  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew survived.[132]
Jeune Achille  France The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was later refloated.[332]
Jeune Alexandre  France The ship was driven ashore at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Villaine to Dunkerque, Nord. Jeune Alexandre was later refloated and taken into Guernsey.[332]
Lady Charlotte  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Barrels Rocks, 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Cape Clear Island, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Lima, Peru to Liverpool.[347]
La Nouvelle Confiance en Dieu  France The ship was wrecked near Aber Wrac'h, Finistère.[341]
Lark  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay.[326]
Leda  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[132]
Le Jean Bart  France The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Burton Bradstock, Dorset between 28 and 30 November with the loss of four of her nine crew.[338]
Mantura  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[132]
Medway  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked off the Essex coast. Her crew were rescued.[132]
Nordstiernen  Norway The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Domesnes on or before 8 November. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to a French port.[319]
Ocean  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Beulah ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[132]
Onark  United States The steamship was driven ashore on Cumberland Island, Georgia.[345]
Palermo Packet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Hayling Island, Hampshire in late November. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Antwerp, Belgium]].[340]
Paragon  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Greenock. Paragon was refloated on 10 November.[327]
Providence  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Pembrokeshire.[340]
Providence  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated on 30 November.[340]
Revel  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Devon in late November.[326]
Robert  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The smack foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a Barking smack. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Brightlingsea, Essex.[132]
Ruby  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen. Ruby was refloated on 12 November.[327]
Science  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[132]
Star  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Swansea. Star broke up on 3 December.[332]
Vigilant  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was in collision with Teasdale and sank off the coast of Essex with the loss of two of her crew.[132]

December[]

1 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Gandell  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The smack was beached at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Falmouth, Cornwall.[344]
Germ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship ran aground off Bermuda. She was refloated and towed into St. George's, Bermuda, where she was scuttled.[5]
Mary Elliot  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Anglesey.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newhaven, East Sussex.[344]

2 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Brazil Packet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Cowes.[340]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset with the loss of a crew member.[340]
Sceptre  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Falmouth, Cornwall.[332][342]

3 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1838
Ship Country Description
William and George  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Erris, County Mayo.[318]

4 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Margaret  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Margaret was later refloated and take into Cley-next-the-Sea.[318]

5 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Jules  France The ship was wrecked near Alicante, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[343]
Sarah  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground and sank at Cemaes Bay, Anglesey. She was later refloated.[318]

7 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Duchess of Gordon  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the North Sea off Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[323]

8 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Frans Wilkins  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Østerisør,Norway to Delfzijl, South Holland.[348]

9 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Stad Lingen  Netherlands The ship foundered off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued by Jacobus( Netherlands). Stad Lingen was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[348]
Telemaque  France The ship was wrecked on the Île de Batz, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Atlantique to Morlaix, Finistère.[341]

14 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Coronation  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Sligo. Coronation was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[334]

17 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Anthony  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to London.[349]
Diligence  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Woolmers, in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex to Southampton, Hampshire. Diligence was refloated and taken into Langstone, Hampshire in a waterlogged condition.[334]
Westmoreland  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship capsized at Cork.[343]

19 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Bethel  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Bridport.[343]

21 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Hebe  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[349]
Magnet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[349]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked off Islay, Inner Hebrides with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to the Nith.[346]

22 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Friends  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Friends was consequently condemned.[349]
John Craig  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Foyle. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Londonderry.[346]
Sarah  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground at Bideford, Devon.[349]
Weser  Bremen The ship was driven ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen to La Guayira, Venezuela. Weser was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[349]

23 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Domus  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship sank in the North Sea off Winterton Ness, Norfolk.[349]
John  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[349]
Shannon Packet  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore on Scattery Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Portsmouth, Hampshire. Shannon Packet was refloated the next day and taken into Kilrush, county Cork.[346]

24 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1838
Ship Country Description
George IV  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[346]
Vrow Gelees  Belgium The ship was driven ashore near "Bradenburg". She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Antwerp.[346]

25 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Gulnare  United States The ship was driven ashore near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[346]

26 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1838
Ship Country Description
Hero  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. Hero was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[346]
Hilda  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees to Chatham, Kent.[346]
Louisa  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings, East Sussex.[346]
Prosperous  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Shoreham-by-Sea.[346]
Queen Victoria  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.[346]
Sussex  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.[346]
William and Mary  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea.[346]
William Pitt  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.[346]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1838
Ship Country Description
Corsair  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to the Clyde.[323]
Druide  France The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz, Spain.[334]
Herman Julius  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Highcliff, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Helsingør. Herman Julius broke up on 3 December.[332]
James  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked near St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Penzance, Cornwall.[346]
Severn  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Russell ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Severn was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Bristol], Gloucestershire.[343]
Wohlfart Dantsic The ship was lost near La Tremblade, Charente-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[323]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1838
Ship Country Description
Africa  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship struck a sunken rock off Trincomalee, Ceylon and foundered. All on board were rescued.[340]
Bridget  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The brig was wrecked on the coast of Africa.[314]
Castalia  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, British North America.[343]
Chandler Flag unknown The cruiser was lost at Kerch, Russia.[320]
Elizabeth and Maria United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States to Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[350]
Four Brothers  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[76]
Frederika Maria  Denmark The ship was sunk by ice whilst on a voyage from "Troense" to Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[303]
Happy Return United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Flora ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Happy Return was on a voyage from Guernsey to the Azores.[243]
Helmes United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandGuernsey The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Guernsey.[274]
Hendrika Elizabeth  Netherlands The brig was captured by pirates and scuttled in the Adriatic Sea. Her crew survived.[351]
Mandarin  United States The ship was wrecked near Batavia.[343]
Neptune  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[352]
St. Clair  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner struck rocks and sank in Saldanha Bay.[54][200]
Trial  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland.[21]
Victor et Fèlice  France The barque was wrecked at Kedgeree, India.[287]

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Ship events in 1838
Ship launches: 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843
Ship commissionings: 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843
Ship decommissionings: 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843
Shipwrecks: 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843