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The list of shipwrecks in September 1849 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1849.

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1 September

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List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1849
Ship State Description
Emily  United Kingdom The East Indiaman was wrecked in the Andaman Islands with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Mauritius.[1]
Estafette  France The steamship was driven ashore in the Rhine. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Dunkerque, Nord.[2]
Star  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on Key Lorrain, off Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[3] She was refloated on 15 September and taken in to Louisbourg, Nova Scotia.[4]

2 September

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List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1849
Ship State Description
George Skolfield  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts.[4]
John and Isabella  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire in a leaky condition.[5]
Ocean Hero  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Flat River", Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Georgetown, Prince Edward Island.[6]
Orator  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated on 9 September and resumed her voyage.[7]
Simon Glover  United Kingdom The brig sailed from Aux Cayes, Haiti for Falmouth, Cornwall, with mahogany and was not seen again.[8][9]
Telegraph  Hamburg The ship departed from La Guaira, Venezuela for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[10]

3 September

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List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1849
Ship State Description
Arabella  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 Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[5]
Lord Exmouth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dublin. She was refloated and put back to South Shields.[11]

4 September

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List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1849
Ship State Description
Anne Marie  France The ship foundered at the mouth of the Loire. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[12]
Camilla  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Larne, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and put in to Belfast.[11]
Deux Frères Unis  France The ship ran aground at Savanilla, Republic of New Granada. She was on a voyage from Carthagena, Spain to Savanilla.[13]
Jeune Nelly  France The ship ran aground and sprang a leak at Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Bahia to Pernambuco.[14]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[11]
Undaunted  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Bridlington.[11]
Vine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Holm of Copinsay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to the Clyde. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15]

5 September

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List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1849
Ship State Description
Brant Dantzic The ship ran aground on the Isola Rock, in the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom.[15]
Challenge  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Entry Island, Province of Quebec, British North America. She was on a voyage from "Cecaigne" to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16]
Harriet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Van Diemen's Land The schooner was driven ashore at Little Swanport.[17]
Henry Clay  United States The ship was destroyed by fire at New York.[3]
Jeune Ernest  France The ship was wrecked near Vendres, Hérault.[12]
Seaflower  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Eastbourne, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[11]

6 September

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List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1849
Ship State Description
Almira  United States The 84-foot-3-inch (25.68 m), 80.35-gross register ton scow schooner came ashore at Ashtabula, Ohio. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[18]
Catherine Ann United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The cutter was wrecked after it was driven onto rocks near Port Gore, in the Marlborough Sounds.[19]
Gipsey United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Cape Turnagain. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Istvan Yn Hertzeg Flag unknown The ship ran aground on the Muscle Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Waterford, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[15]
Lamb  United Kingdom The sloop collided with HMS Salamander ( Royal Navy) and sank south east by south of Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[15]
Ontario  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to London.[21] She had been refloated by 17 September.[22]

7 September

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List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1849
Ship State Description
Demetrius  United Kingdom The ship struck the Valler Rock and was damaged. She consequently put in to Appledore, Devon.[23]

8 September

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List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1849
Ship State Description
Admiral Hood  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex by Active and John and Mary (both  United Kingdom). Being leaky, she took on extra hands and proceeded to Ipswich.[15][24]
Anna Maria  Hamburg The ship sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south west of the Vlie. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hamburgh.[7]
Fortuna  Netherlands The ship departed from Matanzas, Cuba for Rotterdam, South Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[25]
Jane  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Roderick Dhu ( United States). Jane was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a port in Alta California.[26][27]

9 September

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List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1849
Ship State Description
Actif  France The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Hamburg. She was refloated and put in to "Christinestad", where she arrived on 15 September.[6]
Intrepid United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner capsized in Griffin Cove, Province of Canada with the loss of a crew member. She was righted and put in to Gaspé.[4]
Lavinia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Grand Pabos River. Her crew were rescued.[28] She was refloated on 13 October.[29]
Wasp  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and Newport, Province of Canada.[28]

10 September

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List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1849
Ship State Description
General Rosas  Argentina The ship was wrecked on the Las Pipas Rocks. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Patagonia to Buenos Aires.[30]
Havre  France The steamship ran aground in the Eider near "Eitzenloch".[7]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship sank in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Barcelona, Spain.[12]

11 September

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List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1849
Ship State Description
Gipsey  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at St. Margaret's Bay, Kent.[31] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to St. Margaret's Bay.[32][33]
Robert Stride  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Yorkshire. She was refloated and put in to Hartlepool in a leaky condition.[31]

12 September

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List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1849
Ship State Description
Ashley  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Tongue Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London. She was refloated the next day.[31][34]
Diana  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated, and taken in tow for Great Yarmouth, Norfolk but subsequently drove ashore and was severely damaged when the tow rope broke. She was refloated again on 13 September and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[31][33]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The sloop was in collision with Susquehanna ( United States) and sank in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34][35]
Fleuras  France The lugger was lost 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) north of the mouth of the Adour.[36]
Hannah Grayson  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Long Rocks of Ballywalter, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bideford, Devon.[37][35] She was refloated on 15 September and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim for repairs.[38]
Madagascar  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havana.[39] Madagascar was refloated on 25 September and taken in to Havana.[40]
Normandie de la Hongre  France The ship was driven ashore at "Knevel". She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to L'Orient, Morbihan, where she arrived on 14 September.[41]
Orion Grand Duchy of Oldenburg The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her five crew were rescued by Pacha ( United Kingdom). Orion was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[42]
Sincerity  United Kingdom The schooner sank at Donaghadee, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Dublin to the Clyde.[38]
Tiber Kingdom of Sardinia The brig was driven ashore near the Casa Fuerte de la Cruceta, Almería, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated and taken in to Almería.[43]
Wreath  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was refloated.[31]
Zodiaque  France The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Gironde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[3]

13 September

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List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1849
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Penzance, Cornwall.[37]
Confidence  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[34]
Diamond  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Westness, Forfarshire.[37] Shew as refloated on 14 September and taken in to Arbroath.[38]
Dorothy Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off "Burgs", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[43]
Guysborough Packet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked at Liscombe Mills, Nova Scotia. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guysborough to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[39]
Lady Newborough  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore west of Ceuta, Spain. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Limerick. She was refloated and put in to Gibraltar.[44]
Sarah Trotman  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Formosa Channel. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Dart ( United States). Sarah Trotman was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London.[45]
Seid  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Hamburg.[6][46]

14 September

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List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1849
Ship State Description
Fortuna  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to London. She was refloated.[37]

15 September

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List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1849
Ship State Description
Atkin  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Ljugard, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[43]
Indefatigable  Peru The brigantine was wrecked at the mouth of the Tumbes River. She was on a voyage from Lima to Guayaquil, Ecuador.[47]
Liberty  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated and put in to Whitby, Yorkshire in a leaky condition.[3][33]
Maranham  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[33]

16 September

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List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1849
Ship State Description
Eliza United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Van Diemen's Land The ship was driven ashore on Flinders Island.[17]
Mary Ann Henry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on North Cape, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Buctouche New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4]
Peak Head  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire.[33]

17 September

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List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1849
Ship State Description
Swallow United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked on Fortune Island.[48]
Thomsons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland South Australia The cutter was lost in Guichen Bay with the loss of all hands.[49][50]

18 September

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List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1849
Ship State Description
Anna  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Krautsand. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to the Weser.[46]
Hamburg Packet  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Neuwerk.[46]

19 September

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List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1849
Ship State Description
Home  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated.[51]
San Andres Apostolo  Hamburg The ship was wrecked off Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.[52]

20 September

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List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1849
Ship State Description
Anne  United Kingdom The barque sprang a leak and foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Cape Wrath, Caithness. A message in a bottle was washed up at Hartlepool, County Durham on 1 September 1860 detailing the event.[53]
Commodore Napier  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on a reef in the White Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Cross Island, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Archangelsk, Russia.[22][54]
Thistle United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore at Plum Point, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Kingston, Jamaica.[39]

21 September

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List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1849
Ship State Description
Carl Magnus  Denmark The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Helsingør. She put back to Oporto for repairs.[55]
Dart  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Dee.[56]
Earl of Kellie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wreckednnear Sandhamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Kingdom of Prussia to Kirkcaldy, Fife.[57]
Fanny and Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore west of Selsey Bill, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Sines, Portugal to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[44]
Flora  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina.[58]
John and Henry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Landguard Fort, Essex. She was refloated on 30 September and towed in to Ipswich, Suffolk.[16]
John Horton  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Punta Arenas, Chile. Her crew were rescued.[59]
Ocean Queen  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship caught fire and was abandoned whilst on a voyage from a British port to Suez, Egypt. Two of four boats were subsequently reported missing with those on board feared lost.[60]
Oporto  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Dee.[56]

22 September

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List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1849
Ship State Description
Clio  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Salcombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Salcombe to Newport, Monmouthshire.[44]
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kragerø, Norway to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[56]
Elize  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Elsfleth to Memel, Prussia.[55]
Lady Mary Pelham United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Portland Bay.[20]
Maria  France The barque was wrecked on the Praia d'Assu. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[61]
Martha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner foundered off White Head, Nova Scotia.[39]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at the entrance to Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Newry, County Antrim[56] Mary Ann was refloated on 29 September and taken in to Strangford, County Antrim for repairs.[62][63]
San Francesco  Malta The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated.[64]
William  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached near Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsey for repairs.[44]

23 September

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List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1849
Ship State Description
Bergen Jarl  Norway The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a waterlogged condition.[56]
Despatch  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on English Point, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[65] Despatch was refloated on 2 November and taken in to Quebec City.[66]
Fama  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at North Cape, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Cork to Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[39]
Margaret and Emily  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[56]
Trident  United States The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to New York She was refloated with assistance from the smacks Five Brothers, George IV and Lalla Rookh (all  United Kingdom) and put in to Harwich.[56][67]

24 September

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List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1849
Ship State Description
Agenoria  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to the Clyde. She was refloated and put in to Kingstown, County Dublin.[68]
Louth  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Sunderland, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[69]

25 September

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List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1849
Ship State Description
Argyle  United Kingdom The schooner flat was driven ashore at Arklow, County Wicklow.[70] She was refloated on 20 October and taken in to Arklow.[71]
Frau Wilhelmina  Netherlands The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russian Empire to the Maas (French: Meuse). No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[25]
Hernosand  Sweden The ship was wrecked in the Weser Guarken. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Calia" to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[39]
Rhodes  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Wrights ( United Kingdom). Rhodes was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to the River Tyne.[21][28]
Tigris  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Dulas Rocks, off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and assisted back to Liverpool.[68]

26 September

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List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1849
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Alderney, Channel Islands.[72]
HMS Dwarf  Royal Navy The steamship was in collision with HMS Trident ( Royal Navy) in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) south east of the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork and was severely damaged. Her crew were taken off by HMS Trident, which towed HMS Dwarf in to Kinsale, County Cork in a sinking condition.[43][57]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The brig was in collision with Lamburn ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned off Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Lamburn.[73]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Annagassan, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to the Clyde.[73][64]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and was damaged at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Montrose to Aberdeen. She consequently put back to Montrose.[43]
Marmora  United Kingdom The schooner was beached at Newlyn, Cornwall.[74] She was refloated on 28 September and taken in to Newlyn.[75]
Sultana  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Troubridge Shoals. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia.[76]
Tyneside  United Kingdom The wherry capsized in the River Tyne. Her three crew survived.[77]
William and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[43] William and Mary was refloated on 2 October and taken in to Drogheda for repairs.[78]

27 September

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List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1849
Ship State Description
Cambria  United Kingdom The paddle steamer suffered a broken main shaft in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her passengers were taken off by HMS Banshee ( Royal Navy). Cambria was on a voyage from Kingstown, County Dublin to Holyhead. She was towed in to Holyhead by Hibernia ( United Kingdom).[79]
Fairy Queen  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked at the Mumbles, Glamorgan.[73]
Good Intent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Ness Point, Suffolk.[74]
Hero Stettin The steamship foundered off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued by the brig Symmetry ( United Kingdom). Hero was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin.[80][81]
Mathilda  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottoms, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Hornbæk, Denmark.[51]
Mayflower  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk.[73]

28 September

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List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1849
Ship State Description
Province  France The ship was wrecked at Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[40][82]
Rio  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Georgia ( United States). Rio was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to New York, United States.[83]
St. Pierre  France The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to a French port. She was refloated and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[84]

29 September

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List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1849
Ship State Description
Amelia Gordon  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Praia St. Thomé. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[61]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Levin Sands, off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire.[63]
Comfort United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The schooner capsized in the Cook Strait with the loss of all hands. She was subsequently towed in to Queen Charlotte's Island.[20]
Conductor  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at the entrance to the Larne Lough with the loss of all hands.[85]
Neptunus Stettin The ship ran aground on the Oder Bank, in the Baltic Sea, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Stettin.[86][87][83]
Ocean United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland South Australia The ship hit rocks near Pencarrow Head at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. She had put into Wellington to replenish supplies on a voyage from Adelaide to Callao, Peru.[19]
Sally  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Carnfield Point, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rathlin Island, County Antrim.[88]
Triumph United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The schooner was wrecked in the "Wairu River", Van Diemen's Land.[89]

30 September

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List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1849
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyquinton Point, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued.[16] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[85]
Aid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[90] She was refloated on 6 October and taken in to Hartlepool.[91]
Albion  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Redcar, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[90][92][93]
Black Diamond  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire.[90]
Brancepeth Castle  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[73][72]
Britannia  United Kingdom The steamship sank at South Shields, County Durham.[16][94]
Confidence  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen. All on board were rescued.[22]
Cumberland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew. Her crew were rescued.[90]
Curlew  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew. Her crew were rescued.[90]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew. Her crew were rescued.[90]
Fortitude  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Tees. Her crew were rescued.[72]
Frankfort  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Redcar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to South Shields.[90][92] She was refloated on 18 October and taken in to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[95]
George and Eleanor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew. Her crew were rescued.[90]
Hamus  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore at Whitby.[90]
Hudgill  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Hartlepool in a severely damaged condition.[90]
James and Francis  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew. Her crew were rescued.[90][93]
Johannes Dantzic The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Redcar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dantzic.[90]
John  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[22]
John  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Redcar with the loss of all hands.[90][92]
John Saltcoats  United Kingdom The collier was wrecked at Coatham, Yorkshire with the loss of all ten crew.[96]
John Watson  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew. Her crew were rescued.[90][93]
Louise  Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Staintondale, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hartlepool, County Durham.[90][92]
Malta  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew. Her crew were rescued.[90]
Mary and Maria  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham with the loss of all hands.[90] She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Caen, Calvados, France.[4]
Nimrod  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew. Her crew were rescued.[90]
Othello  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore at "Collier Hope", Yorkshire. She was refloated.[90]
Portland  United Kingdom The ship struck the pier and was severely damaged at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Strangford, County Antrim.[16]
Rainbow  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Holderness, coast, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 1 November and taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire.[97]
Raven  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in Ballyholme Bay. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim.[98]
Rocket  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Whitby. She was refloated on 3 October and towed in to Whitby.[90][99]
Swallow  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew. Her crew were rescued.[90]
Syren  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew with the loss of a crew member.[90]
Tyne  United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Whitby.[90] She was refloated on 2 October.[85]
Tyneside  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat.[62][70][72] She was refloated on 15 October and towed in to Sunderland, where she sank.[69] She was raised on 22 October and placed under repair.[100]
Uranus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby. She was refloated on 1 October and taken in to Whitby.[84]
Verbena  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Frenchman's Bay.[75] She was on a voyage from Bridlington, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[90] She was refloated on 17 October but capsized and drove ashore on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[101]
Vier Gebruder  Netherlands The brig was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew Her crew were rescued.[90][102]
Voyager  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew Her crew were rescued.[90]
Wrangel Stettin The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Whitby.[90][103] She was refloated on 3 October.[104]
X. Y. Z.  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Seaton Carew Her crew were rescued.[90][93] She was refloated on 5 October and towed in to Hartlepool.[105]

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Ship State Description
Charlotte Geiffin Flag unknown The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated three days later.[106]
Coquette  United States The barque was dismasted in a typhoon off the coast of China. She was subsequently captured by pirates and destroyed. Her crew were rescued.[107]
Echo  France The brig foundered 50 nautical miles (93 km) west north west of Cape Roche, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Pilot ( United Kingdom). Echo was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to St. Ubes, Portugal.[108]
Eliza  France The ship was wrecked on the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from Tetouan, Morocco to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[56]
Elspeth  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Blanc Sablon, Province of Canada, British North America in late September.[109]
Emily  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Andaman Islands before 20 September with the loss of six lives and others reported missing. There were eight confirmed survivors.[110]
Etoile de la Mer  France The ship was wrecked at Cap Blanc, Beylik of Tunis before 23 September. She was on a voyage from Tunis to Marseille.[56]
Gipsey United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Castle Point, Wellington before 8 September. Her crew survived.[111]
Ingegno  Russia The ship was destroyed by fire in the Sea of Marmora before 12 September. She was on a voyage from and English port to Odessa.[43]
Juverna United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The brig was driven ashore near Saint John, New Brunswick before 8 September. She was later refloated and taken in to Saint John.[43][55]
Leda  France The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States before 13 September. She was on a voyage from Nicaragua to Marseille.[86]
Lydie  France The ship departed from Guadeloupe for Marseille. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[112]
Madona de Hydra Flag unknown The ship was lost near Cyprus.[56]
Maria Louisa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was driven ashore at "Malbay", Province of Canada between 13 and 20 September. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[39]
Memnon  United States The clipper was lost in the Gaspar Strait on 14 or 16 September.
Ocean United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The schooner was lost in the Chatham Islands.[49][50]
Palemon  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 90 nautical miles (170 km) north of Port Hood, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bouctouche, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[103]
Stirer Wustrow Flag unknown The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated three days later.[106]
Sylph  United Kingdom The ship was reported missing in a typhoon off the coast of China. She was subsequently reported to have been captured by pirates.[107]
Union  Prussia The brig was lost in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cette, Hérault, France.[55]
Zeno  United Kingdom The brig was destroyed by fire at LaHave, Nova Scotia.[113]

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