The list of shipwrecks in February 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1839 .
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1839
Ship
State
Description
Argo
Prussia
The ship ran aground off Helsingør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . She was refloated and put into Copenhagen , Denmark for repairs.[ 4] [ 5]
Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham .[ 3]
Elizabeth and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock whilst on a voyage from South Shields to Leith , Lothian . She consequently put back to South Shields.[ 3]
Farmer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool , County Durham. She was on a voyage from Newburgh, Fife to Hartlepool. Farmer was later refloated and taken into Hartlepool.[ 6]
Good Design
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Haby Island".[ 7]
Jonge Petrus
Belgium
The ship departed from Antwerp for the Firth of Forth . No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 8]
Marjory
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Haby Island".[ 7]
Recovery
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Nash Sands, Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued.[ 7]
Scotland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook , New Jersey , United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to New York , United States.[ 9] Scotland was later refloated and proceeded to New York, where she arrived on 2 February.[ 10]
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1839
Ship
State
Description
Betsey
British North America
The ship was wrecked at Kildoney , County Donegal . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , to Ballyshannon , County Donegal.[ 15]
Brigand
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . Brigand was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 6]
Frau Margaretha
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore at Delfzijl , Groningen , United Kingdom of the Netherlands . She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Leer . Frau Margaretha was refloated and taken into Delfzijl.[ 16]
Griffon
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Mazatlán , Mexico. She was on a voyage from Canton , China to San Blas Atempa , Mexico.[ 17]
Intrepide
France
The ship was in collision with Angelina ( France ) and sank 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km)) north west of Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Senegal.[ 18]
James and Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship was run aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to New York . James and Thomas was refloated and put back to Hull.[ 19]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Barry Island , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Chepstow , Monmouthshire to Belfast , County Antrim . Sarah was later refloated and put into Cardiff , Glamorgan.[ 19]
Star
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Souter Point , County Durham . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen .[ 20]
Trial
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Margam Sands , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France to Swansea , Glamorgan.[ 21] Trial capsized on 14 February and was wrecked.[ 22]
William Rufus
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Isaac Newton ( United Kingdom ). William Rufus was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Cork .[ 23]
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1839
Ship
State
Description
Augustine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure.[ 1]
Cornelia
Netherlands
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Egmond aan Zee , North Holland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to London , United Kingdom .[ 6]
Emmeline
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef . She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 24]
Grace
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and sank at Rhosilli , Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater , Somerset to Liverpool.[ 25] [ 21]
Plenty
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Usk , capsized and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 26] [ 21]
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1839
Ship
State
Description
Charles
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Porthcawl , Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Brunswick , British North America to Gloucester .[ 30]
Faderneslandet
Russia
The ship was driven ashore on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom to Messina , Sicily . Faderneslander was refloated and anchored in The Downs .[ 21] [ 13] She was subsequently towed to the River Thames .[ 31]
Godt Haab
Norway
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. Goed Haab was on a voyage from Bergen to Santander, Spain .[ 16] [ 31]
Hercules
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Leasowe , Cheshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Maryport , Cumberland to Sierra Leone.[ 15]
Mary
Malta
The ship was wrecked in the Dardanelles .[ 32]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Dover , Kent. She was on a voyage from Penryn, Cornwall to London .[ 21] Ocean was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 19]
Partizan
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whitburn Stewl. She was later refloated and taken into South Shields.[ 13]
Transit
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Hellsmouth , Caernarfonshire . She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 31] [ 33]
William Ritchie
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . All on board were rescued by Wakefield . William Ritchie was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to New York , United States.[ 34]
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1839
Ship
State
Description
Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris , Anglesey . she was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Dundalk , County Louth . Commerce was refloated and put into Bangor, Caernarfonshire for repairs.[ 35]
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked west of St. Govan's Head , Pembrokeshire with the loss of seven lives. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire.[ 31]
Fortitude
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near St Alban's Head , Dorset .[ 30]
Gardiner
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Charleston, South Carolina , United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Charleston.[ 36]
Shannon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballywalter , County Down . She was on a voyage from Whitehaven , Cumberland to Dunkerque , Nord , France.[ 31]
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1839
Ship
State
Description
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
The barque struck the Crow Rock, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Pembrokeshire and was wrecked with the loss of seven of the twenty people on board. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 42]
James or Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Mostyn , Flintshire with the loss of two of her crew.[ 43] [ 23]
Little Kate
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Hilbre Islands , Cheshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 44]
Lady Downshire
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered off the Copeland Islands , County Down . Her crew were rescued, but her captain subsequently died. She was on a voyage from Dundalk , County Louth to Campbeltown , Argyllshire .[ 45] [ 23]
Madras
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the mouth of the River Shannon with the loss of all hands.[ 42]
Mary Bruce
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Trujillo, Honduras on January 13th. Crew made Trujillo on January 22nd.[ 46] Her crew were rescued.[ 47]
Semiramis
HM Indian Navy
The unarmed paddle sloop was wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) from "Segal Point". She was on a voyage from the Indus River to Bombay , India .[ 48]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with another vessel off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued.[ 49]
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1839
Ship
State
Description
Deux Freres
France
The ship ran aground on the Sandend, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham , United Kingdom . She was refloated but consequently sank.[ 45]
Galahad
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Robin Hoods Bay , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London .[ 23]
Mary Kimball
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Mauritius . She was refloated two days later and taken into port.[ 50]
Mersey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven onto the Middle Sand, in the Humber . She was later refloated and taken into Hull , Yorkshire . Mersey was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Hull.[ 22]
Success
United Kingdom
The ship capsized off St Abb's Head , Berwickshire and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk to Inverkeithing , Fife .[ 9]
Trini
France
The ship ran aground on the Margam Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan , United Kingdom . She capsized and was wrecked. Trini was on a voyage from Rouen , Seine-Inférieure to Swansea , Glamorgan.[ 44]
Tuscany
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The ship ran aground at Gibraltar . She was on a voyage from Palermo to New York , United States. Tuscany was refloated.[ 51]
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1839
Ship
State
Description
Gustav Adolph
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt . She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . Gustav Adolph was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 55]
Janus
United Kingdom
The ship departed from New York , United States for Galway . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 57]
Two Gebroeders
Belgium
The ship ran aground on the Clout Bank. She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Antwerp.[ 55]
List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1839
Ship
State
Description
Aigle
France
The ship was wrecked in the Maldive Islands . Her crew were rescued.[ 62]
Ann Patley
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Ouessant , Finistère , France. Her crew were rescued by Kelloe ( United Kingdom ). Ann Patley was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 63]
Elizabeth and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset . She was on a voyage from Cork to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 9]
Frasquita
France
The ship was severely damaged in a gale north west of Mauritius . She was consequently condemned.[ 62]
Harmonie
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Sandwich Flats , Kent , United Kingdom and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies .[ 61]
Harmony
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth.[ 61]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Maharees with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 32] [ 64]
John and Marion Christal
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Westport, County Mayo with the loss of six of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Ballina, County Mayo .[ 10] [ 18] [ 64]
Lion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bruckless , County Donegal . Her crew were rescued.[ 65]
Louisa
United Kingdom
The smack struck the pier at Dover , Kent and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[ 61]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet , Lincolnshire .[ 61]
Niagara
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit, in the Thames Estuary .[ 61]
Recovery
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Chickston Ledge, off Exmouth , Devon . She was refloated but then ran aground on the Pole Sand. Recovery was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Exmouth. She was later refloated and taken into port.[ 61]
Trafalgar
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Green Point, Cape Town , Cape Colony with the loss of a passenger. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New South Wales .[ 59]
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1839
Ship
State
Description
Stephen Chapman
Jamaica
The ship was wrecked on a reef off St. Anne's Bay, Jamaica . Her crew were rescued.[ 70]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1839
Ship
State
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Waterford . Part of the vessel washed up at Waterford on 22 February.[ 63]
Ann or Anne
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 23 February.[ 51]
Ardito Macedone
Flag unknown
The ship sank at Zante , United States of the Ionian Islands before 15 February. She was bound for Antwerp , Belgium.[ 29] [ 76]
Countess of Dunmore
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Bosphorus . She was later refloated.[ 28]
Fanny
Van Diemen's Land
The schooner was wrecked near Cape Bernouilli , South Australia .[ 77]
Gesina
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore at Heilingenhafen , Duchy of Holstein . She was on a voyage from Bremen to Stettin . Gesina was refloated some days later and put into Fehmarn for repairs.[ 76] [ 78]
Helen
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 13]
Jonge Johanna
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen , Zeeland , Netherlands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to London , United Kingdom .[ 3] [ 11]
Kelly Castle
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Louisa Shoals. Her crew were rescued.[ 79]
Kelpie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Newton-by-the-Sea , Northumberland . She was later refloated.[ 35]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Windward Bank, where she remained for several days. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Berbice , British Honduras . Mary was later refloated; she arrived at Berbice on 15 February.[ 58]
Nehemiah
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was wrecked on a reef off Bermuda before 6 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Stephen's, New Brunswick , British North America to Jamaica.[ 36] [ 80]
New York
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 23 February.[ 56]
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