List of shipwrecks in October 1831
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brunswick |  United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with Brunswick ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[1] She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[2] |
| Meddlenot |  United States |
The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba.[3] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia, to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[4] |
2 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Cape Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America.[5] |
3 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Countess of Dalhousie | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Götaland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[6] |
| London | United States |
The ship was wrecked on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Boston, Massachusetts.[7][8] |
| Mantura | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Götaland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[3] |
| Wellington | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in Dublin Bay.[4] |
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acasta | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Uist, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia, to Plymouth, Devon.[9] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Drogheda, County Louth, for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[10] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore near Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool.[11] |
6 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce |  British North America |
The ship was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River and Point Mille Vaches, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[12] |
| Countess of Dalhousie | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Götaland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[3] |
| Field Marshal Paskewitsch |  Russia |
The ship was lost in the Mediterranean Sea off Methoni, Greece She was on a voyage from Odesa to London.[13] |
| Mary and Peggy | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Douglas, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[11] |
| Rose | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked in Luce Bay. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, to Liverpool.[11] |
7 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fershampenuaz |  Imperial Russian Navy |
The Trekh Sviatitelei-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Kronstadt. with the loss of 49 of her crew.[14] |
| Huntcliff | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at "Zerkshall". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15] |
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adeona | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near "Sescar Island" whilst bound for Saint Petersburg, Russia.[16][17] |
9 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Starcross, Devon.[4] |
| Mermaid | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Salt Key, Florida, United States.[18] |
10 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chance | Jamaica |
The brig was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew.[19] |
| Napoleon | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Anegada, Virgin Islands, and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to New York, United States.[20] |
| Theodosius | United Kingdom |
The ship sank on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to London.[4] |
| Three Friends | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, to London.[4] |
11 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from New Ross, County Wexford, to Miramichi.[21] |
| Mary Macdonald | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Randers, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[15] She floated off on 16 October and was anchored off Randers.[16] |
| Thistle | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Portknockie, Morayshire. Her crew survived.[22] |
12 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bell | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America.[21] |
| Ceres |  Grand Duchy of Oldenburg |
The ship was capsized and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Oldenburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[23] |
| Invizca | United States |
The ship departed from Málaga, Spain, for Boston, Massachusetts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[24] |
| Xantho | Guernsey |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Twee Gebroeders ( Netherlands). Xantho was on a voyage from Guernsey to South Shields, County Durham.[15] |
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vrouw Antina | Netherlands |
The ship sprang a leak and put in to Heligoland, where she was deemed beyond economical repair. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Amsterdam, North Holland. Vrouw Antina was beached on 18 October to salvage her cargo.[3] |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dawn | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the Lemon sand. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to London.[9][15] |
| Luistania | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Kinsale, County Cork. All on board were rescued. She was in a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Porto, Portugal.[9] |
15 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enige Broder | flag unknown | The ship departed from Copenhagen, Denmark, for Saint Petersburg, Russia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[25] |
16 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Burghead, Morayshire. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[26] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was holed by an anchor and was consequently beached at South Shields, County Durham.[7] |
| Stad Rotterdam | Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[27] |
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effort | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on "Dorgey Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Limerick.[28] |
| Emerald | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Pillau, Prussia, with the loss of a crew member.[29] |
| Themis | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[30] |
18 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James | United States |
The ship departed from Málaga, Spain, for Boston, Massachusetts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[24] |
19 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( United Kingdom). Alfred was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to London.[5][12] |
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Catalan Bay, Gibraltar, with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Çeşme, Ottoman Empire ro London.[16][31] |
20 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, to Cork.[30] |
21 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Ludwig | Grand Duchy of Finland |
The ship ran aground on the Bear Rock, in the Baltic Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Öregrund, Sweden, where she was wrecked two days later. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Helsingfors to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[32] |
| Cleopatra | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was refloated on 23 October.[33] |
| Commerce | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on a reef at Youghal, County Cork.[28] |
| Nostra Señhora del Gracia |  Spain |
The ship was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands.[20] |
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptunus |  Denmark |
The ship was wreckedon the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[33] |
| Valiant | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Stag Rock, off Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America, to Hull, Yorkshire.[27] |
| Wakefield | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Brazil.[28] |
23 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leonidas | Spain |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by William Pitt ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Portland, Maine, United States.[34][35] |
| Raven | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Armagh, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26] |
| Vigilant | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on Lizard Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[36] |
24 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Hogland, Russia, at the end of October.[37] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[38][39] |
| Diana | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at "Marshand". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Helsingfors, Grand Duchy of Finland.[40] |
| George Canning | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on North Cape, Prince Edward Islands, British North America.[21] |
| Red Rover | United Kingdom |
The yacht was wrecked at Rio Real, Brazil, whilst on a voyage from an English port to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[41] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in Swansea Bay.[42] She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to Blyth, Northumberland.[29] |
| Junius | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Islay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Newfoundland, British North America.[43] |
| Lady Digby | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America, with the loss of 50 lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[30][44][45] |
| Liberty | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[42] |
| Wellington | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham, to London.[46] |
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Corton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Chatham, Kent.[47] |
27 October
28 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by William and Mary ( United Kingdom).[10] |
29 October
30 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minerva | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at "Pilkappen", 36 nautical miles (67 km) south of Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued.[38] |
