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The list of shipwrecks in September 1840 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1840.
1 September
List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1840
Ship
State
Description
Lord Ravenswood
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Hendon Rock, off the coast of County Durham . Her crew were rescued.[1]
2 September
3 September
4 September
6 September
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1840
Ship
State
Description
Baron Stieglitz
Russia
The ship ran aground on the Kobbergrund, off Læsø , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to an English port. Baron Stieglitz was refloated and resumed her voyage.[11]
7 September
8 September
9 September
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1840
Ship
State
Description
Bruce
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore on Anholt , Denmark and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire to Liverpool , Lancashire . Bruce later floated off and drifted into the Kattegat .[14] She subsequently came ashore on the Swedish coast and was wrecked.[15]
Concordia
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Altona . No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[16]
Sainte Fleur
France
The chasse-marée was run down and sunk in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight , United Kingdom by HDMS Bellona ( Royal Danish Navy ) with the loss of four of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by HDMS Bellona . Sainte Fleur was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Bordeaux , Gironde .[17] [18]
Sally
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Ayr . She was refloated on 20 September.[19]
Wave
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was wrecked off the Tusket Islands , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Cork .[2]
11 September
List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1840
Ship
State
Description
Afrique
France
The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Bengal .[20] [21]
Asia
France
The ship was driven ashore in the Ganges . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Maritime to Madras , India .[20] [21]
Friede
Bremen
The ship sank in the Weser . She was on a voyage from Bremen to Guardbridge , Fife , United Kingdom .[14]
Helen
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Düne , Heligoland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Hamburg .[14] [22]
Nightingale
United Kingdom
The ship was lost 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of "Brassa". Her crew were rescued.[23]
Robert and George
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , damaging Conquest ( United Kingdom ) and sinking a keelboat . All on board survived.[24] [18]
Village
United States
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at St. Shott's , Newfoundland , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to a port in Newfoundland.[25] [26]
12 September
13 September
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1840
Ship
State
Description
Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Helsingør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Liverpool , Lancashire .[29]
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Saint Vincent , Virgin Islands .[30]
Falloden
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Prince Edward Island , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America.[2]
Svea
Sweden
The ship was abandoned off Cape St. Vincent , Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kalmar to Málaga , Spain.[31] [32]
14 September
15 September
16 September
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1840
Ship
State
Description
Aimable Mere
France
The ship was wrecked on Goguelvane Point. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen , Seine-Maritime to Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom .[35]
Frolic
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cardiff , Glamorgan .[36]
HM hired armed ship Kite
Royal Navy
The hired armed transport was wrecked in the Yangtze with the loss of at least one life. Survivors were taken prisoner by the Chinese.[37] [38]
Maria Sophia
Norway
The ship foundered in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Christine ( United Kingdom ).[11]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gore Sands, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. she was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bridgwater , Somerset.[39]
Queen Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Stroma , Caithness . she was on a voyage from Shippegan , New Brunswick , British North America to Dundee , Forfarshire . Queen Victoria was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15]
Riviere
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Cardiff , Glamorgan and was severely damaged. She was righted the next day.[14]
Valiant
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Newport, Monmouthshire . She was refloated on 27 September and sailed for Troon , Ayrshire .[40]
17 September
18 September
19 September
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1840
Ship
State
Description
Catherine
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Manilla Point, Cape Colony . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to London .[41] [9]
Henry Burness
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Dragør , Denmark. She was on a voyagte from Riga , Russia to Leith , Lothian . Henry Burness was refloated on 22 September and resumed her voyage.[32]
Horatio
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Carlingford, County Louth . She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Waterford .[15]
Jacoba
Belgium
The ship was damaged by fire at Trieste.[31] [43]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock with the loss of two of the seven people on board. Her captain was reported missing in a jolly boat . Four surviving crew were rescued by a boat from the Kentish Knock Lightship ( Trinity House ) and transferred to HMRC Desmond ( Board of Customs ). Isabella was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset .[15] [27] [44]
Oscar
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Étaples , Pas-de-Calais.[15]
Robert and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank at South Shields , County Durham .[39]
Sir David Ogilby
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked at Newcastle . She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Sydney .[45]
20 September
21 September
22 September
23 September
24 September
25 September
26 September
List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1840
Ship
State
Description
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Hendon Rock, off the coast of County Durham , and sank. Her crew were rescued.[31]
27 September
28 September
29 September
30 September
List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1840
Ship
State
Description
Argo
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk east of "Eckholm". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Riga , Russia .[25]
Forest
United States
The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York . Forest was refloated and towed into Harwich , Essex for repairs.[61]
Henrietta
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southport , Lancashire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Madras , India to Liverpool , Lancashire.[40]
Henriette
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Horse Bank, at the mouth of the River Ribble with the loss of two of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Reval , Russia.[40] [61]
Homer
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Leander's Tower , Üsküdar , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Odessa , Russia to London . Homer was refloated and resumed her voyage.[62]
James Pattison
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores . Her crew were rescued by Norval (flag unknown).
Johns
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Villequier , Seine-Maritime , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rouen , Seine-Maritime.[40]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1840
Ship
State
Description
Casket
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cuba . She was on a voyage from Jamaica to the Clyde . Casket was later refloated and taken into Key West , Florida Territory .[63]
Clara and Emma
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore in Lower Canada , British North America before 12 September and caught fire. She was subsequently taken into Quebec City for repairs.[59]
Forrester
United States
The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated with assistance from HMRC Scout ( Board of Customs ) and the cruiser Flying Fish ( United Kingdom ).[64]
Harry Bewis
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 1 October. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Leith , Lothian . Harry Bewis was towed into Calais , France on 13 October.[65]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Bayonne , Pyrénées-Atlantiques , France. She was on a voyage from a Spanish port to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[40]
Indian Oak
United Kingdom
The transport ship was wrecked in the Loo-Choo Islands , off the coast of Formosa , before 1 October.[66] [67] [68] Her crew were rescued.[69]
July
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 2 September.[31]
Kara
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Messina , Sicily . She was on a voyage from London to Messina. Kara was later refloated and taken into Messina.[40]
Prince Albert
New South Wales
The cutter was wrecked between Point Nepean and Cape Shank with the loss of all four crew.[70]
Quebec
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Manichougan Shoals. She was later refloated and put back to New York , United States.[71]
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Lower Canada before 12 September. She was later refloated and taken into the Cul de Sac.[59]
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Shipwrecks 1840–49, by month
1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849