List of shipwrecks in April 1839
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3 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pearl |  United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Ocracoke, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from New York to "Newburn".[1] |
| Richard Jane Ann |  United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Fowey, Cornwall for Campbeltown, Argyllshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore.[3] |
| Gateshead Park | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Marsala, Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Cork.[4] |
| Victoria | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Feto, Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4][5] |
| Vrow Gesina |  Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Scarborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leer to Hull, Yorkshire.[6][7] |
| Vrow Antje | Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Norden to Hull.[3][7] |
| William and Thomas | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Walney Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ulverston.[8] |
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey |  France |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Molly ( Hamburg).[9] |
| Darling | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6] |
| Hooton | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Balbriggan, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[9][10] Hooton was refloated on 4 May and towed into Drogheda, County Louth.[1] |
| Laura | United Kingdom |
The smack foundered off Mullion Island, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[11][12] |
| Penrice Castle | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered off Mullion Island. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[11][12] |
| William and Catherine | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Mounts Bay. Her crew survived.[12] |
5 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bravo | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at "Rossiter", Prussia. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Memel, Prussia.[13] She was refloated on 16 April and taken into Memel.[14] |
| Dunmore | United Kingdom |
The sloop sprang a leak and foundered off Bo'ness, Lothian with the loss of two of her crew.[7] |
| Patriot | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Cumbrae Islands, Ayrshire.[11] |
| Retrench | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at the Cumbrae Lighthouse, Ayrshire. Her crew and 45 passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New York.[7] |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brave | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Rossiten, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Memel, Prussia.[15] |
| Emerald | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven onto rocks near "Green Island". She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to London. Emerald was refloated on 8 April and resumed her voyage.[16] |
| Leila | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Sewell's Point, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland. Leila was later refloated and taken into Baltimore.[1] |
| Matthew | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Trieste.[13] Matthew was refloated on 12 April.[17] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Algeciras, Spain.[18] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bergetha |  Norway |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France.[13][19] Bergetha was refloated on 14 April and taken into Grimsby for repairs.[20] |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea near "Carabourna". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Falmouth, Cornwall.[21][1] |
| Emerald | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on a rock near Letterkenny, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Letterkenny.[19] |
| Onderneming | Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship was wrecked on Brouwer's Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ditzum to London, United Kingdom or Antwerp, Belgium.[22][23] |
9 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aid | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[6] |
| Emerald | United States |
The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] |
| Frederic Wilhelm | Hamburg |
The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Elbe at Sandau, Prussia. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Magdeburg, Prussia.[19] |
| Kingston | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Thomas ( United Kingdom). Kingston was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to New York, United States.[16] Pusey Hall also took on to Quebec six passengers from Kingston. |
10 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adler |  Bremen |
The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[24][4] Adler was refloated on 27 April and taken into Calais.[25] |
| Hampden | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[6] Hampden was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[15] |
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Demerara | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Mugglin Rock, off Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Demerara, British Honduras. Demerara was refloated and towed into Dublin.[26] She resumed her voyage on 17 April.[24] |
| Deux Sœurs | France |
The ship was wrecked near Dénia, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
| Felicité | France |
The ship was wrecked near Dénia. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
| Ganges | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on Paterson's Rock and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America. Ganges was refloated and put back to the Clyde.[22][20] |
| Stuforster | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked near Cartagena, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Cádiz, Spain.[21] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | France |
The ship was driven ashore near Bône, French Algeria.[27] |
| Adele et Sophia |  Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[27] |
| Alberigo | Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[27] |
| Ariel | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands, She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[16] |
| Bonne Valaurienne | France |
The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[27] |
| Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. Brothers was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex.[26] |
| Celestin | France |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[28] |
| Charlotte | Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[27] |
| Emerald | United Kingdom |
The ship was sunk by ice. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[29] |
| Friend's Adventure | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham and was damaged. She put into Hartlepool where she was beached.[24] |
| Jeune Ezelia | France |
The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[27] |
| Leonidas |  Kingdom of Sardinia |
The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[27] |
| Nina |  Austrian Empire |
The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[27] |
| Nostra Signora del Carmene | Kingdom of Sardinia |
The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[27] |
| Pheasant | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at "Ballahach", County Waterford.[22] She was refloated the next day.[15] |
| Soleil | France |
The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[27] |
| Vere Amial | Kingdom of Sardinia |
The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[27] |
| Victoire | France |
The ship was driven ashore near Bône.[27] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blucher | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Holyhead. Blucher was refloated and taken into Holyhead.[15] |
| Favourite | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Horeshoe Reef. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Barbados. Favourite was refloated and resumed her voyage.[1] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Scott | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of at least six lives. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Amsterdam, North Holland.[9][30][31] |
| Auguste Eugene | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was later refloated.[15] |
| Constantia | United States |
The ship was driven ashore between Brewster and Wellfleet, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Portsmouth, New Hampshire .[1] |
| Louisa | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Nyborg, Denmark for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[32] |
| United Kingdom | 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 Sunderland to London. United Kingdom was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk off the Casquets by Couton ( France). Her crew were rescued by Couton. Albion was on a voyage from Saint Sampson, Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[17] |
| Assistance | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on a reef in Black Island Bay, County Mayo and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Westport, County Mayo.[30] |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fru Marie |  Denmark |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Grenå.[2] |
| Hannah | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. Hannah was on a voyage from Thorne to London.[20] |
| Johanna | Duchy of Schleswig |
The ship was driven ashore at Grenå.[2] |
| Thomas | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands to Leith, Lothian.[2][33] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arethusa | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingør, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to Leith, Lothian.[9] |
| Fortitude | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by Royal Victoria ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Royal Victoria. Fortitude was on a voyage from London to Stockton on Tees, County Durham.[30] Fortitude was towed into Dunkirk, Nord, France on 21 April.[16] |
| Frau Mina | Hamburg |
The ship foundered off Belle Île, Morbihan, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Nantes, Loire Atlantique.[9] |
| Minerva | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn.[4] Minerva was refloated.[17] |
| Union | Guernsey |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Saint Sampson. She was later refloated and taken into Saint Sampson.[17] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Leith to Dunkirk, Nord, France.[24] |
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Athalides | United Kingdom |
The ship struck sunken rocks and sank off "Neuhellesund" with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Wolgast, Prussia.[34] |
| Earl of Durham | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Colleach Rocks, in Loch Alsh. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia. She was refloated on 25 April and beached at Kyle of Lochalsh, Inverness-shire.[35][1] |
| Elizabeth and Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. /she was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland. Elizabeth and Jane was refloated and take into Sunderland.[36] |
| Fairfield | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on the Troubridge Shoals. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Port Adelaide, South Australia.[37][38] |
| Flora | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland. She was later refloated and taken into the port.[36] |
| Lord Wellington | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank.[4] |
19 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esseri Tigiaret, or Orient |
 Ottoman Empire |
The steamship was wrecked off Samsoun. She was on a voyage from the Trebizond Eyalet to Constantinople.[39][40] Orient was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[41] |
| Grindon | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was refloated and put into Sheerness, Kent, where she was driven ashore before being refloated and taken into port.[42] |
| Jantina |  Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked on "Listerland". She was on a voyage from Termunterzijl, Groningen to a Norwegian port.[1] |
| Jonge Dirk | Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked on "Listerland". She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Christiansand, Norway.[1] |
| Louis Charles Marie | United Kingdom |
The chasse-marée struck rocks and sank at Alderney, Channel Islands. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[17][43] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn.[16] |
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the West Rocks, Harwich, Essex. Three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London.[9] Catherine was refloated on 5 May and towed into Harwich.[44] |
| Clarisse | France |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at the mouth of the Lannion. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Martinique.[17][36] |
| James McInroy | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Maldive Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to the Clyde.[45][46] |
| Zeluna | France |
The ship was driven ashore between Adra and Almería, Spain. she was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire Atlantique to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[1] |
21 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stettin.[34] |
| Seal | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain. She was refloated the next day.[47] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artémise |  French Navy |
The Artémise-class frigate ran aground off "Ono Wia", Tahiti and was damaged. She was refloated with assistance from Champion ( United States) and taken into "Pape Viti".[48] |
23 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hercules | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to King's Lynn.[9] Hercules was refloated the next day.[49] |
| Horatio | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near St. Bees Head, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Workington, Cumberland. Horatio was later refloated.[50] |
| Leeds | United Kingdom |
The ship was run aground at Whitburn, County Durham. She was later refloated and put into Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[49] |
| Richard and Thomas | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to a Dutch port.[31] |
| Six H's to the Queen | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Warham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to London. Six H's to the Queen was later refloated and taken into Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[50][49] |
24 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at Galway.[14] |
| Leeds | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Leeds was later refloated.[31] |
| Mathilde | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Hjørring, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Frederikshavn, Denmark.[51] |
| Red Rover | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales.[52] |
| Richard and Thomas | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Camperduin, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam, North Holland.[53] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agenoria | Netherlands |
The brig was wrecked by ice in the Gulf of Riga. Her crew survived.[54][55] |
| Argo | Netherlands |
The brig was wrecked by ice in the Gulf of Riga. Her crew survived.[54][55] |
| Deptford | United Kingdom |
The ship was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Riga.[54] Her crew survived.[55] |
| Duke of Richmond | United Kingdom |
The brig was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Riga. Her crew survived.[54][55] |
| Industrie |  Lübeck |
The ship departed from Riga, Russia for Lübeck. She was subsequently lost, but her crew were rescued.[56] |
| Orlando | United Kingdom |
The brig was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Riga. Her crew survived.[54][55] |
| Pacific | United Kingdom |
The ship was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Riga.[54] Her crew survived.[55] |
| Regina | United Kingdom |
The brig was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Riga. Her crew survived.[54][55] |
| Wave | United Kingdom |
The ship was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Riga. Her crew survived.[55] |
26 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark Hill |  New South Wales |
The ship, which had sprung a leak following a recent capsize at Newcastle, was beached in Broken Bay. Her crew were rescued by Sophia Jane ( New South Wales).[57] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Kiapora, New Zealand. Her crew survived.[58] |
| Marmion | United Kingdom |
The schooner, in tow of steam tug Rollon ( France) on the river Seine, approaching Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, struck the bank. The tow-rope broke, she capsized and then sank. Her crew were rescued by the tug. Marmion was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen with coal.[35][59] |
| Moira | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River and was damaged. she was refloated and towed back to Calcutta, India.[60] |
| Montreal | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga, Russia. Montreal was later refloated.[34] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Petersburg | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Buka Reef, off Halse, Norway. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia. She was later refloated.[61] |
| Queen Adelaide | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Port Royal for Old Harbour, Jamaica. She subsequently capsized. Her crew were rescued.[62] |
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