The list of shipwrecks in October 1840 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1840 .
List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1840
Ship
State
Description
Edward Vincent
United States
The brig sailed from Mobile, Alabama for New York . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 5]
Flying Fish
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Seven Stones Reef and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire . Flying Fish put into St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly .[ 6] [ 3]
John
Sweden
The ship was in collision with a brig off Bornholm , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to Stockholm . Presumed subsequently foundered.[ 7]
Scotsman
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground and sank at Sunderland, County Durham . She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Aberdeen .[ 8] Scotsman was refloated on 11 October.[ 9]
Vincent
United States
The ship departed from Mobile, Alabama for New York . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 10]
List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1840
Ship
State
Description
Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Dragør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Liverpool , Lancashire . Brothers was refloated on 15 October and towed into Helsingør , Denmark for repairs.[ 21]
Cambrian
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked near Swords , County Dublin with the loss of all hands.[ 24]
Jean
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked on the Knavestone Rock, in the Farne Islands , Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland.[ 17] Jean later floated off; she was towed into Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a waterlogged condition on 19 October.[ 7]
Oberon
Rostock
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina , United States to Rostock.[ 25]
Syren
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 17]
Velocity
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock in the River Shannon and was consequently beached at Crookhaven , County Cork .[ 26]
List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1840
Ship
State
Description
Brothers
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn , Norfolk.[ 32]
Chirk Castle
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of nine of the 34 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the brig Triton ( United Kingdom ). Chirk Castle was on a voyage from the River Mersey to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America .[ 40] [ 24]
Hoop
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Wijk aan Zee , North Holland . She was on a voyage from Málaga , Spain to Amsterdam , North Holland.[ 41]
Marengo
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Widewall , Orkney Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana .[ 42] [ 38]
List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1840
Ship
State
Description
Adelaide
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Crau , Bouches-du-Rhône , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Marseille .[ 43]
Alida Maria
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Texel , North Holland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to "Minden".[ 44]
Cornelius Star
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on the Ooster Bank, in the North Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Dordrecht , South Holland .[ 45]
La Jolie Fille
United Kingdom
The schooner was burnt and destroyed at "Caerheen", Wales.[ 46]
Lamb
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the IJ near Zeeburg , North Holland , Netherlands.[ 32] She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 38] Lamb was later refloated and taken back to Amsterdam.[ 47]
Vischerry
Netherlands
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Harlingen, Friesland . Vischerry subsequently drove ashore at Wijk aan Zee , North Holland .[ 44] [ 42]
List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1840
Ship
State
Description
Clothilde
Belgium
The ship ran aground on the Spijker Plaat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 49] [ 42]
Eliza
France
The ship was wrecked on Goeree , Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Rostock .[ 42]
Janet
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Chausey Islands , Manche , France. Her crew were rescued.[ 50] She was on a voyage from Africa to London. Janet was refloated in mid-December and beached in shallow water.[ 51]
Jenny
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newport, Monmouthshire with the loss of two of her crew.[ 44]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands , Lower Canada , British North America . Her crew were rescued.[ 52]
Richard Smith
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Sydney, Nova Scotia .[ 53] [ 54]
Susannah
United Kingdom
The ship was lost at Clam Harbour. She was on a voyage from Halifax , Nova Scotia to Demerara , British Honduras .[ 55] [ 54]
List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1840
Ship
State
Description
Buchanan
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Ellen ( United Kingdom ).[ 48]
Haidee
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Quayle Island", Cape Verde Islands . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Sydney , New South Wales . Haidee was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 12]
Hesperia
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga , Spain to Leith , Lothian .[ 60]
John
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore at Calais , France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Valparaíso , Chile.[ 44] John was wrecked on 13 November.[ 61]
Messenger
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Point Escuminac , New Brunswick , British North America . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick .[ 62]
Phenix
France
The paddle steamer was collision with the paddle steamer Britannia ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness , Kent . All 70 people on board were rescued by Britannia . Phenix was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 63]
Zouave
France
The ship was wrecked near Mostaganem , Algeria .[ 64]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1840
Ship
State
Description
Amphion
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at St. Shott's , Newfoundland in late October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to a port in Newfoundland.[ 79]
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the "Point of Kerara". She was on a voyage from Thurso , Caithness to Port Dundas , Renfrewshire . Catherine was refloated on 14 October and taken into Oban , Argyllshire .[ 18]
Esker
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcaldy , Fife . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Kirkcaldy. Esker was refloated on 31 October.[ 25]
Hannah
New Zealand
The schooner was wrecked at Kawhia Harbour , New Zealand. [ 80]
Harmony
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Helsingør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[ 7] Harmony was later refloated and put into Copenhagen , Denmark for repairs.[ 49]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Faro, Portugal . she was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to "Lyra".[ 41]
Mary and Elizabeth
United States
The fishing schooner was at St. Peters, Nova Scotia on the Bay of St. Lawrence. Crew saved.[ 81]
Mercurius
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock before 23 October. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Surinam.[ 82]
Ophemia
British North America
The ship was wrecked on the Olstens, off Barbadoes after 20 October.[ 83]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Black Middings, off the coast of County Durham .[ 32]
Speck
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore near Helsingør.[ 7]
Swallow
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Starcross , Devon . She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham to Starcross. Swallow was refloated on 14 October and taken into Starcross.[ 17]
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