List of shipwrecks in September 1825
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres | The ship struck a sunken rock off Lambay Island, County Dublin and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Staxigoe, Caithness to Dublin.[1] |
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelphi | The ship departed from Saint John, New Brunswick for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[2] | |
| Mulgrave Castle | During a voyage from London to Bombay, India, the ship ran ashore without loss of life on Green Point, Cape of Good Hope.[3][4][5] During salvage operations in September, she broke up during a gale and became a total loss.[6] |
6 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Four Gebroeders | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Bremen.[7] | |
| Leveret | The ship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea and sank. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Hull.[1] | |
| Maryann | The ship was wrecked on the Exuma Keys. She was on a voyage from Nassau to Ragged Island.[8] | |
| Shamrock | The ship was attacked and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by a Hellenic Navy cruiser. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Candia, Crete and Corfu.[9] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail | The ship was lost in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Jamaica.[10][11] | |
| Eclipse | The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Havana, Cuba.[10] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Nassau, Bahamas.[10] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Madeira and Havana.[12] | |
| Mary & Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore at Nassau. She was refloated the next day.[10] | |
| Orthezien | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Nassau. Her crew were rescued.[10] |
| Patriot | The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Havana.[10] | |
| Venus | The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Key West, Florida Territory.[10] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Faaborg, Denmark to Liverpool, Lancashire.[13] | |
| Friendship | The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[8][10][11] | |
| Safeguard | The sloop was driven ashore and sank at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[13] | |
| Three Brothers | The ship was lost in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Grenada.[8][10][11] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cochrane | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to Newfoundland.[14] | |
| Flora | The ship was driven ashore at Campo Bello, New Brunswick, British North America, She was on a voyage from New York to New Brunswick.[11] | |
| Revenge | The brig foundered off the coast of the Florida Territory. Five crew survived.[15] |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelphi | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16] | |
| Dumfries | The sloop departed from Dumfries for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[17] | |
| Lively | The ship was wrecked on the Long Rock, in the Irish Sea off Donaghadee, County Down with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Newry, County Antrim.[13] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. Her crew were rescued.[18] She was refloated on 25 September.[19] | |
| Leonardus | The ship foundered off Point Lynas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Dordrecht, South Holland.[20][21] | |
| Seneca | The ship struck the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and foundered. Here crew were rescued.[7] | |
| Superior | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[22][23] | |
| Swift | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Blanc Sablons, Labrador, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[24] | |
| Thomas Pym and Penrose | The ship was wrecked at Great River, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
12 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The whaler was abandoned in the Davis Strait. She subsequently came ashore. Perseverance ( |
13 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vriendschap | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Harlingen, Friesland.[13] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Buschman | The ship ran aground on the Lapsand, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[22] John Buschman was refloated on 20 September and resumed her voyage.[19] | |
| HMS Sappho | The Cruizer-class brig-sloop struck the Sisters Rocks, off Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, and was severely damaged. Her crew survived. She was declared a total loss on 8 November and was eventually broken up at Halifax in 1830. |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Ann | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[8] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin | The ship was severely damaged by a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean (46°00′N 16°00′W / 46.000°N 16.000°W). She was consequently abandoned on 26 September. Her crew were rescued by John ( | |
| Jong Hinrick | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned 8 nautical miles (15 km) off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued by a Norwegian brig. She was on a voyage from Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands to a Norwegian port.[27] | |
| Pomona | The ship was driven ashore in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[18] Pomona was refloated on 18 September and taken in to Dundee.[13] | |
| Resolution | The ship was driven ashore near Crail, Fife. She was on a voyage from Riga to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[13] | |
| Robert | The ship struck the New Grounds, off the Tuskar Rock and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by Redmont ( |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Byron | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mackracock, Argyllshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York.[13][28] | |
| Charles | The ship was lost in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued.[29] | |
| Hannah Isabella | The ship departed from Port Royal, Jamaica for Xagua, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[30] | |
| Laxcros | The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Amsterdam, North Holland.[1] |
18 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sisters | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Venerable ( | |
| Venus | The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Aberavon, Glamorgan.[18] Venus was refloated on 23 September and taken in to Margate. She resumed her voyage the next day.[22] |
19 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | The ship was driven ashore near Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[22] | |
| Flora | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York to a port in New Brunswick.[10] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bella Alliance | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores.[16] | |
| Ceres | The ship foundered off "Lamber Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Starigo", Scotland to Dublin.[31] | |
| Emilia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island.[16] | |
| Hannah | The sloop foundered at La Baye.[32] | |
| Lady Ford | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Faial Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[32] | |
| Nova Sociedade | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Faial Island. Her crew were rescued.[32] | |
| Resolution | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Garlieston, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[33] | |
| Rio Packet | The ship was wrecked on the Cobea Reef, off the coast of Mexico.[34] | |
| Triumfo de Infega | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Faial Islands. Her crew were rescued.[32] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Armoricain | The ship departed from Madeira for Senegal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[35] | |
| Pilgrim | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Arklow, County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[22] |
24 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hercules | The ship was lost near Ventava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[36] | |
| Kate | The schooner was wrecked on Cape Breton Island. Her crew were rescued.[10] | |
| Lively | The ship was wrecked off Donaghadee, County Tyrone with the loss of all ten crew.[33] | |
| Nautilus | The ship was lost near Stolpmünde with the loss of a crew member.[36] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roelgnol | The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America.[4] |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by John Twizell ( | |
| Edward Protheroe | The ship was run aground in Roman Bay, County Londonderry and was beached. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to Londonderry.[1] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny Nettles | The ship was wrecked off the mouth of the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Maria to Kingston.[37] | |
| Victory | The ship was wrecked at Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Tampico, Mexico to Alvarado.[38] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Fish | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Champion of Wales ( | |
| Jane | The ship foundered off the mouth of the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[40] | |
| Laurel | The ship was driven ashore at Worthing, Sussex. She was refloated on 9 October and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, where she capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently refloated.[41] | |
| Neva | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and consequently beached at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. Neva was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[19] She was refloated on 14 October and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[24] | |
| Protector | The sloop foundered off the mouth of the River Shannon with the loss of all hands.[27][40] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abdere | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane in Cuba.[42] | |
| Fleece | The ship was wrecked at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[14] | |
| Jane | The ship foundered off the Blasquets. Her crew were rescued by Mary Ann ( | |
| Margaret | The ship departed from Limerick for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8] | |
| Matthews | The ship was driven ashore at Hove, Sussex.[19] She was refloated on 11 October and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[36] |