List of shipwrecks in 1831
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity |  United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Middle Ground Island, Bombay, India. She was later refloated.[1][2] |
| Belmont | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by an explosion and fire at Calabar, Nigeria with the loss of four of her crew.[3] |
| Billow |  United Kingdom |
The transport ship, a brig, was wrecked on Ragged Island, Bahamas with the loss of all 98 passengers on board. Her crew were also lost.[1] |
| Cape Henry | Unknown | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
| Collector |  United States |
The schooner was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands.[5] |
| Corsica | United States |
The brig was wrecked on Anegada.[5] |
| Curwen | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered on a voyage from Ireland to England before 22 October with the loss of all hands.[6] |
| Donna della Gracia |  Spain |
The brig was wrecked on Anegada.[5] |
| Eagle | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off Portrush, County Antrim.[7] |
| Francis | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on Anegada.[5] |
| Guildford | United Kingdom |
The merchant ship was wrecked in the Indian Ocean at approximately 7°N 80°E / 7°N 80°E / 7; 80 (Guildford) in late April or early May with the loss of all hands. Margaret (flag unknown) sighted the wreck of Guidlford on 8 May as well as a raft constructed from Guildford′s rigging, but nobody was on board.[8][9] |
| Hamilton | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Calabar. The fire had originated in Belmont ( United Kingdom.[3] |
| Historian | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Bahama Passage. She was on a voyage from London to Havana, Cuba.[10] |
| James | United Kingdom |
The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
| Lerwick | United Kingdom |
The brig was lost at Saint-Domingue.[12] |
| Lewis | United States |
The brig was wrecked on Anegada.[5] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
| New John | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off St. Pauls, Newfoundland, British North America.[7] |
| North Star | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Canso, Nova Scotia, British North America.[13] |
| Norval | United States |
The ship foundered between 11 February and 28 August with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to Tobago.[14] |
| Peare | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Götaland, Sweden before 2 November.[15] |
| Rambler | United Kingdom |
The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
| Restauradora | Spain |
The schooner was wrecked on Anegada.[5] |
| Roberts | United Kingdom |
The whaler was abandoned in the South Seas.[16] |
| Rock | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17] |
| Seefahrt |  Bremen |
The ship was wrecked near Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Bremen.[18] |
| Sivutch |  Russian Empire |
The vessel was lost east of Wall Bay (52°06′30″N 174°53′10″W / 52.10833°N 174.88611°W / 52.10833; -174.88611 (Wall Bay)) on Atka Island in the Catherine Archipelago. Her wreck was scrapped in situ to salvage her wood and iron.[19] |
| Sophia |  Sweden |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 29 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.[20] |
| Swiftsure | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked in the Torres Straits before 10 July.[21] |
| Tournesol | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean 600 leagues (1,800 nautical miles, 3,300 km) east of Mauritius.[22] |
| William and George | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America before 27 October. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick to Hull, Yorkshire.[23] |
References
- 1 2 "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 1045. 13 May 1831.
- ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2427. 24 May 1831.
- 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard. No. 2444. 20 September 1831.
- ↑ "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Towle, Edward L.; Marx, Robert F.; Albright, Alan B. (December 1976). "Shipwrecks of the Virgin Islands. An Inventory, 1523 - 1825" (PDF). Virgin Islands: Island Resources Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14681. London. 28 October 1831. col D, p. 1.
- 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1446. 31 December 1831.
- ↑ "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News Letter. No. 9861. 15 December 1831.
- ↑ Register of Shipping (1832), Seq. №G516.
- ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2439. 16 August 1831.
- 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Aberdeen Journal. No. 4371. 19 October 1831.
- ↑ "Ship News". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17146. 11 June 1831.
- ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14727. London. 21 December 1831. col D, p. 4.
- ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14694. London. 12 November 1831. col C, p. 4.
- ↑ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 19009. 12 November 1831.
- ↑ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1419. 30 November 1831.
- ↑ "From Lloyd's List – Aug. 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17182. 3 September 1831.
- ↑ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1204. 24 March 1831.
- ↑ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)
- ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14682. London. 29 October 1831. col C, p. 6.
- ↑ "(untitled)". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. 24 November 1831.
- ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14859. London. 23 May 1832. col E, p. 5.
- ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14683. London. 31 October 1831. col B, p. 4.
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