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The list of shipwrecks in December 1839 includes
ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December
1839 .
1 December
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]
2 December
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]
3 December
4 December
5 December
6 December
7 December
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]
8 December
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]
9 December
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]
10 December
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]
11 December
12 December
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]
13 December
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]
14 December
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]
15 December
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]
16 December
17 December
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]
18 December
19 December
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]
20 December
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]
21 December
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]
22 December
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]
23 December
24 December
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]
25 December
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]
26 December
27 December
28 December
29 December
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]
30 December
31 December
Unknown date
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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