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The list of shipwrecks in December 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1839 .
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Dunbar , Lothian . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 1]
Minerva
New South Wales
The whaler was driven onto the Mincing Ground, in Portland Bay and was wrecked.[ 2] [ 3]
Perzango
Spain
The ship was driven ashore at Coffie's Beach, New York , United States. She was on a voyage from Tenerife , Canary Islands to Boston, Massachusetts . Perzango became a wreck on 5 December.[ 4]
Stranger
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate , Kent . She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Ramsgate. Stranger was refloated and taken into Ramsgate.[ 5]
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Adolph
Sweden
The ship ran aground off "Woersaa ", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 6]
Ellena
Portugal
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on São Miguel Island , Azores .[ 7] [ 8]
Hebe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn at Gloucester . She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Gloucester.[ 1]
Hector
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by Queen Victoria ( United Kingdom ). Hector was on a voyage from "Holbeck" to Hull, Yorkshire .[ 9] [ 10] She was towed into Cley-next-the-Sea , Norfolk on 7 December.[ 11]
Porto Formosa
Portugal
The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Vila Franca do Campo , São Miguel Island. Her crew were rescued.[ 7]
Shelburne
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Emporium ( United States ) and another vessel. Shelburne was on a voyage from Liverpool, Nova Scotia , British North America to Barbadoes .[ 4] [ 12]
Westmorland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn at Gloucester. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Gloucester.[ 1]
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Burtenwerp
Netherlands
The ship ran aground off "Hornbeck". She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Königsberg , Prussia .[ 6] Burtenwerp was refloated on 9 December and taken into Helsingør , Denmark, where she sank.[ 15]
Caroline
New South Wales
The ship was wrecked on Swan Islands . All on board were rescued.[ 25]
Countess of Airlie
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Middle Ground, off the coast of Denmark, She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire .[ 6]
Najadete
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Culemborg , Gelderland to an English port.[ 6]
Permei
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the north east coast of Gozo , Malta .[ 7] [ 8]
Rosamund
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Stephen Point, Cornwall . She was refloated but consequently foundered. Rosamund was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Padstow , Cornwall.[ 11]
St. Vincent
France
The ship struck rocks and sank at St Martin's, Isles of Scilly , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Marans, Charente-Maritime to Penzance , Cornwall.[ 26]
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Cordelia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on a rock off Youghal , County Cork and was damaged.[ 26]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship foundered east of Santo Domingo . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 27]
Mary Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Southwold , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Goole , East Riding of Yorkshire to Southwold.[ 11]
Norman
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Tasso ( United Kingdom ). Norman was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 28]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Nore . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London . Ocean was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 21]
St. Andrew
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Odessa . Her crew were rescued.[ 29]
St. George
United Kingdom
The ship foundered at Odessa. Her crew were rescued.[ 29]
St. Michael
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Odessa. Her crew were rescued.[ 29]
St. Nicholai
Russia
The ship was driven ashore at Odessa. Her crew were rescued.[ 29]
Zeldenrust
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Portuguese Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Zwolle , Overijssel .[ 30] Zeldenrust was refloated on 12 December and taken into the Nieuw Diep.[ 15]
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Albion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Seaton Delaval , County Durham . She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham.[ 26] Albion was refloated on 16 December and taken into Hartlepool .[ 22]
Arethusa
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Patcheauque", Long Island , New York with the loss of one life. Over 200 people were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to New York City .[ 31]
Bintenwerp
Netherlands
The ship sank at Helsingør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Königsberg , Prussia . Bintenwerp was refloated on 24 December and beached.[ 32]
Mary Charlotte Weber
France
The ship was damaged on a reef off Pernambuco , Brazil . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine Maritime to Mauritius .[ 33]
Twee Gute Broders
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at Dimlington , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Østerisør to "Halte".[ 23]
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Caroline
New South Wales
The ship was wrecked on Swan Island , Van Diemen's Land . She was on a voyage from Hobart , Van Diemen's Land to Port Phillip .[ 34]
Dryad
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Cape Cruz , Cuba . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Santiago de Cuba , Cuba.[ 19]
Lady Canmore
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Merrion , County Dublin . She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire to Waterford . Lady Canmore was refloated.[ 26]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Sligo . She was on a voyage from Sligo to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 6]
Oscar
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Conil de la Frontera and Cape Trafalgar , Spain. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 35]
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Cavalier
British North America
The ship was driven ashore in the Mouse Islands.[ 37]
Coventry
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Newland ( United Kingdom ). Coventry was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 19]
Diana
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Jura . Her crew were rescued.[ 7]
Emily
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on the West Rocks, Harwich , Essex with the loss of all five people on board. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord , France to Woodbridge, Suffolk .[ 38]
Falmouth Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of São Miguel Island , Azores with the loss of all bar her captain. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to São Miguel Islands.[ 39]
George
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire . George was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[ 30]
Jongfrue Karen
Norway
The ship was wrecked on the Pointe de la Coubre , Seine-Inférieure , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 8]
Lady Diana
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked in the Small Isles of Jura . Her crew survived.[ 8]
Nymph
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Teignmouth , Devon . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Teignmouth.[ 14] Nymph was refloated on 14 December and beached.[ 6]
Tay
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Arran . She was on a voyage from Chaleur Bay to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 14]
Wemyss
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Christchurch Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich , Suffolk to Plymouth , Devon .[ 30] [ 24]
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Concordia
Denmark
The ship was wrecked on Læsø . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Guernsey , Channel Islands .[ 40]
Henry Davenport
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Hospital Island , Massachusetts . She was refloated on 20 December.[ 37]
Sir William Wallace
United Kingdom
The whaler , a barque , was wrecked in Chowder Bay .[ 41]
Tally Ho!
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Henry , Virginia , United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 42]
Vedra
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated.[ 24]
William IV
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Halifax , Nova Scotia .[ 16]
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bideford , Devon . She was on a voyage from Faial Island , Azores to Bristol , Gloucestershire . Emma was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 6] [ 15]
Enterprise
Jersey
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields , County Durham . Her crew were rescued by Dennett's Apparatus.[ 20]
Gipsey
British North America
The ship was driven ashore in St. Mary's Bay, Nova Scotia . She was on a voyage from Antigua to Digby, Nova Scotia . Gipsey was refloated on 21 December.[ 43]
Lady Wallace
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Crocodile Reef, 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Tuticorin , India . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Penang , then Colombo , Ceylon and Calcutta , India.[ 44]
Mary and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Swash. She was on a voyage from Dundalk , County Louth to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 45]
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Edwin
United States
The ship was severely damaged in a gale while on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Baltimore, Maryland . She was consequently condemned.[ 46]
Mary Laing Meason
United Kingdom
The ship departed from South Shields , County Durham for Lerwick , Shetland Islands . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eight or ten people on board.[ 42]
Pocohontas
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Plumb Island , Massachusetts with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to Newburyport, Massachusetts .[ 47]
Selwin
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts . She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Pernambuco , Brazil . Selwin was consequently condemned.[ 37]
List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Avance
Prussia
The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Swinemünde .[ 49]
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Droogden, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to London . She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 48]
Hannah Kerr
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Machias, Maine , United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick .[ 50]
Heath
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the Tuskar Rock . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to London.[ 51]
H. Z.
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked at Plymouth , Devon , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 22]
Lively
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the River Gwendraeth . Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Swansea to Llanelly , Glamorgan .[ 52] Lively was refloated on 11 January 1840 and towed into Llanelly.[ 53]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Teignmouth Rocks, Northumberland .[ 54]
Pursuit
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Derbyhaven , Isle of Man . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Shetland Islands .[ 51]
William and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Aberavon to Gloucester .[ 52]
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Brilliant
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer was driven ashore and at Aberdeen with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Aberdeen. Brilliant subsequently caught fire and was destroyed.[ 20]
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The Humber Keel sank at King's Lynn , Norfolk .[ 54] [ 55]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks and sank at South Shields , County Durham . Her crew were rescuede.[ 8]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Dover , Kent . Her crew were rescued.[ 54]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Castle Chichester Bay. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 8]
Palestine
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Bull Sand, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London . Palestine was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 7]
Sackville
United Kingdom
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of the Isles of Scilly . All nineteen people on board were rescued by the brigantine L' Amelia ( France ). Sackville was on a voyage from an African port to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 56] [ 57] [ 58]
Tiejo
Portugal
The ship was wrecked on Walney Island , Lancashire , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to Liverpool , Lancashire.[ 51] [ 8]
Tilden
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.[ 54]
List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Caroline
Van Diemen's Land
The ship ran aground on a reef in Bank's Straits. She was later refloated.[ 59]
Don Giovanni
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at Twielenfleth , Kingdom of Hanover .[ 60]
Emily
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the West Rocks, Harwich , Essex . She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord , France to Woodbridge, Suffolk .[ 7]
Favoran
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London , United Kingdom .[ 60]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth Castle , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued.[ 61]
Heber
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Bintang", Spanish East Indies . She was on a voyage from Singapore to London.[ 62]
Henry Devonport
United States
The ship was beached at Boston, Massachusetts .[ 37]
Neptunus
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Zuiderhaaks,in the North Sea off thecoast of Zeeland . She was on a voyage from Batavia Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam , North Holland . Neptunus was refloated and taken into the Nieuw Diep.[ 60]
Superior
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in Lough Foyle . She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Londonderry . Superior was refloated on 27 December and taken into Londonderry.[ 63]
Thames
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a Prussian vessel. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 64]
Thomas Gilstone
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Indian Key , Florida Territory with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to New York , United States.[ 65]
True Bess
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kingswear Castle , Devon . She was on a voyage from Limerick to Portsmouth , Hampshire . True Bess was refloated but consequently had to be beached at Dartmouth, Devon .[ 7]
List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Annetta Elizabeth
Denmark
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Irvine, Ayrshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Glasgow , Renfrewshire , United Kingdom.[ 7] [ 57]
Caroline
Russia
The ship ran aground on the Flemish Banks, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Oporto , Portugal.[ 8]
Europe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana . She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 16]
True Bess
United Kingdom
The ship was driven onto rocks at Kingswear Castle , Devon . She was on a voyage from Limerick to Portsmouth , Hampshire . True Bess was refloated and taken into Dartmouth , Devon, where she was beached.[ 57]
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Britomart
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on Goose Island , Van Diemen's Land . She was on a voyage from Port Phillip , South Australia to Hobart , Van Diemen's Land.[ 66] [ 67]
Concord
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Chincoteague, Virginia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York .[ 68]
Crown
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued.[ 40]
Diana
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Antwerp .[ 60]
Magic
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Ber Point, Cornwall . She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Naples , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . Magic was refloated the next day.[ 19] [ 49]
Swift
United Kingdom
The ship struck the pier at Donaghadee , County Antrim and was beached. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 40]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Gwendraeth . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Carmarthen .[ 40]
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Anchor
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to London . Anchor was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 40]
Belt
Flag unknown
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by New Hampshire ( United States ).[ 71]
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock . Her crew were rescued by the samck Mary ( United Kingdom ). Charlotte was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham to Exeter , Devon .[ 40] [ 49]
Crown
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
Eleanor Sophia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tenby , Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall . Eleanor Sophia was refloated and taken into Tenby.[ 72]
Ernest
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Audierne , Finistère , France with the loss of all hands.[ 28] [ 73]
Letitia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Logan Head, Wigtownshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Carrickfergus , County Antrim to Carlisle, Cumberland .[ 74] [ 60]
Nightingale
British North America
The ship was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso . She was on a voyage from Halifax , Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island .[ 43]
List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Leith , Lothian .[ 48] She was refloated on 27 December and taken into Leith.[ 35]
Isabella and Ann
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tay . All thirteen crew people on board were rescued by the St Andrews Lifeboat. Isabella was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Dundee , Forfarshire .[ 49]
Jemima Sophia
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued on 5 January 1840 by John and Mary ( United Kingdom ). Jemima Sophia was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to London .[ 75]
Levant
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock and was beached at Cephalonia , United States of the Ionian Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Zante to Cephalonia. Levant was consequently condemned.[ 76] [ 77]
Pelorus
Singapore
The brig-sloop struck a shoal off the coast of Borneo (8°08′30″N 115°30′00″E / 8.14167°N 115.50000°E / 8.14167; 115.50000 ) and sank. There were 22 survivors.
Rosario
Spain
The polacca was driven ashore and wrecked in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana , United States.[ 65]
Samuel and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Ross, County Wexford .[ 48]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank at Maryport , Cumberland .[ 74]
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Anchor
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to London . Anchor was later refloated.[ 60]
Aurelia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dundee , Forfarshire . She was on a voyage from Alloa , Clackmannanshire to Dundee. Aurelia was later refloated.[ 32]
Evander
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Ballyferris Point, County Down . She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 63]
North Briton
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . She was on a voyage from Leithm Lothian to Sydney , New South Wales , North Britain was later refloated and take inth The Downs .[ 28]
Venerable
United Kingdom
The barque was in collision with London Merchant ( United Kingdom ) and sank off the Sunk Lightship ( Trinity House ) with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London .[ 32] [ 73]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1839
Ship
State
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Holmen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pillau , Prussia to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 7]
Ann Elizabeth
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Irvine, Ayrshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Glasgow , Renfrewshire , United Kingdom.[ 61]
Emma
France
The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the English Channel by Ocean ( United States ) with the loss of 23 of her 28 crew.[ 20]
Eos
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Zea , Greece before 9 December. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Odessa .[ 72]
Europa
Norway
The brig was in collision with Gotheborga Walgary ( Sweden ) before 10 December and was abandoned in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Gotheborga Walgary . Europa was on a voyage from Hull to Laurvig . She came ashore at Frøya and was wrecked.[ 72] [ 85] [ 53]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Bardsey Island , Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 86]
Five Friends
United Kingdom
The coaster foundered off Burray , Orkney Islands on or before 2 December.[ 10]
Florenz
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Genoa before 27 December with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands to Genoa , Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno .[ 53]
Garland
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Andrews Shoal, in the North Sea off Felixtowe , Suffolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London . Garland was refloated on 31 December and taken into Harwich , Essex .[ 63]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Machias, Maine , United States before 16 December. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America .[ 47] [ 71]
Hector
Hamburg
The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea before 6 December. She was towed into Blakeney, Norfolk United Kingdom.[ 8]
Henrietta
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Pollock ( United Kingdom ).[ 87]
Mary Ann
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Byron ( United Kingdom ). Mary Ann was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Bedford, Massachusetts .[ 37]
Neptunus
Russia
The ship was wrecked near Eckerö , Grand Duchy of Finland . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Saint Petersburg .[ 63] [ 73]
Naylor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Schulan". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Naylor was refloated on 21 December and resumed her voyage.[ 48]
Pomona
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Pill, Glamorgan . She was refloated on 7 December and sailed for Cardiff , Glamorgan.[ 11]
Tory
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Kaipara River , New Zealand. She was later refloated and put into Sydney , New South Wales for repairs.[ 88]
Velvet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Bosphorus .[ 89]
William and Anne
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London. William and Anne was later refloated.[ 90]
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^ a b c d "Dreadful Casualties at Sea". The Champion and Weekly Herald . No. 171. London. 22 December 1839.
^ a b c d "Marine Intelligence". The Northern Liberator . No. 113. Newcastle upon Tyne. 14 December 1839.
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^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 21494. London. 13 December 1839.
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^ "Shipwreck" . The Austral-Asiatic Review, Tasmanian and Australian Advertiser . Hobart. 10 December 1839. p. 7.
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^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18755. London. 26 March 1840.
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^ a b c d e "Ship News". The Times . No. 17243. London. 4 January 1840. col B, p. 8.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1495. Liverpool. 3 January 1840.
^ "Commercial Intelligence" . The South Australian Register . Adelaide. 28 December 1839. p. 3.
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^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18762. Edinburgh. 11 April 1840.
^ a b c d e "Ship News". The Times . No. 17260. London. 22 January 1840. col A, p. 7.
^ "(untitled)". The Times . No. 17241. London. 2 January 1840. col F, p. 7.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21867. London. 25 December 1839.
^ a b c d e f "Ship News". The Times . No. 17236. London. 27 December 1839. col B, p. 7.
^ "Ship News" . The Australian . Sydney. 17 December 1839. p. 3.
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^ a b c "Ship News". The Times . No. 17285. London. 20 February 1840. col E, p. 7.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 17306. London. 16 March 1840. col A, p. 7.
^ "Ship News". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1493. Liverpool. 20 December 1839.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18729. Edinburgh. 25 January 1840.
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^ a b c d e "Ship News". The Times . No. 17238. London. 30 December 1839. col E, p. 7.
^ a b c d e f g "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18717. Edinburgh. 28 December 1839.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18727. Edinburgh. 20 January 1840.
^ a b c "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard . No. 4839. Liverpool. 23 December 1839.
^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18715. Edinburgh. 23 December 1839.
^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18726. Edinburgh. 18 January 1840.
^ a b c d e f "Ship News". The Times . No. 17231. London. 21 December 1839. col A, p. 8.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 21501. London. 21 December 1839.
^ "Portsmouth, Saturday". The Times . No. 17238. London. 30 December 1839. col E, p. 7.
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^ "Falmouth, Dec. 27". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21872. London. 31 December 1839.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 21620. London. 12 May 1840. p. 7.
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^ a b "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter . No. 10694. Belfast. 31 December 1839.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 17305. London. 14 March 1840. col D, p. 7.
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^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 17372. London. 1 June 1840. col F, p. 6.
^ "(untitled)" . The True Colonist, Van Diemen's Land Political Despatch, and Agricultural and Commercial . Hobart. 17 January 1840. p. 7.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 17272. London. 5 February 1840. col E, p. 7.
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^ "Ship News" . The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser . Sydney. 4 January 1840. p. 2.
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^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18728. London. 23 January 1840.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18740. Edinburgh. 20 February 1840.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18749. Edinburgh. 12 March 1840.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 17274. London. 7 February 1840. col E, p. 7.
^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 17289. London. 25 February 1840. col E, p. 7.
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^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 17275. London. 8 February 1840. col B, p. 7.
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^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 17264. London. 27 January 1840. col E, p. 3.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 17253. London. 16 January 1840. col B, p. 7.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21850. London. 5 December 1839.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 17308. London. 18 March 1840. col A, p. 7.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18780. Edinburgh. 23 May 1840.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 21527. London. 21 January 1840.
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