List of shipwrecks in September 1843
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Wellington |  United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on "Starkjaar", in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Narva, Russia.[1][2] |
| Formosa |  Prussia |
The barque was wrecked on the Mare's Rock, off Tiree, Inner Hebrides with the loss of two of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Königsberg.[3] |
| Oxford | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off Rodrigues, Mauritius. All on board were rescued by John Renwick ( United Kingdom). Oxford was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[4][5] |
| Queen | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer ran aground and sank on the north coast of Skokholm, Pembrokeshire with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued by the coaster Hope ( United Kingdom). Queen was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin.[6][7] |
| Salus | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Guido ( France). Salus was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to a port in New Brunswick, British North America.[8] |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jim | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lancaster, Lancashire.[9] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Höganäs, Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from St. David's, Pembrokeshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[10] |
| Themis | France |
The ship ran aground on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to a Baltic port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10] |
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Empress ( United Kingdom). Adventure was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[11][12] |
| Empress |  United States |
The ship departed from Málaga, Spain for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[13] |
| Levant Star | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Spaniard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[14] |
4 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Astrea | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[15][16] |
| Atlas | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Christianstad, Sweden to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[17] |
| Atten Sodskende |  Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Grimmershom". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gotland to the Firth of Forth.[10] She was refloated on 8 September and taken into Cuxhaven.[15] |
| Borussia | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore on Rügen. She was on a voyage from Stettin to an English port.[15] |
| Ino | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Zhoushan, China.[18] |
| Margaretha |  Denmark |
The ship was driven ashore at "Lyenas". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Nykøbing. She was later refloated and towed into "Holbeck".[19] |
| Moire | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Tea Island, Chusan.[18] |
| Victoria | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Helsingør, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Memel, Prussia.[20] |
| Welint |  Grand Duchy of Finland |
The ship was wrecked off Halmstad, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Oulu.[20][16] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reefs, off the coast of Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[20][21][16] |
5 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Maria | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground off "Haunsee" and was wrecked.[1] |
| Ferret | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was later refloated.[1] |
| Glory | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Saint Petersburg.[16][22] |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom |
The sloop capsized and sank in the North Sea off the Bull Lightship (.svg){kind=small} Trinity House) with the loss of three of the five people on board. Survivors were rescued by a Grimsby pilot cutter.[3] |
| Haabet |  Norway |
The ship was driven ashore near "Nusevig", Russia. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
| Nuestra Señora de la Piedad |  Spain |
The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Bilbao. She was refloated and taken into Margate, Kent, United Kingdom in a sinking condition.[23] |
| Vesta | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[20][16] |
6 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Johanna |  Portugal |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to New York, United States.[24][25] |
| Socrates |  Van Diemen's Land |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Fairy. Her crew survived.[26][27] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aire | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken rock off "Bridsand", Norway. She was abandoned on 9 September and set afire. Her crew were rescued by Hannah Moore ( United Kingdom). Aire was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to London.[28][29] |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at Sharpnose Point, Cornwall with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Gloucester. |
| Mary Jane | United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak and capsized in the Seine.[15] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ariadne |  Danzig |
The ship ran aground off Hellesund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London, United Kingdom.[14] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cordelia | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[15] She was refloated on 11 September and taken into Bridlington.[30] |
| Dorothea Bertha | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and anchored off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[31] |
| Lady Huntley | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Cook's Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Prince Edward Island, British North America.[28] |
| Lapwing | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[15] |
| Malta | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Blazer and towed into North Shields, County Durham.[15] |
| Victory | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at the Kullen Lighthouse, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Memel, Prussia.[22] |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Kenny | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was refloated and towed in to Canso, Nova Scotia.[32] |
| Fairfield | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on the Keith Reef, in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and the cost of Africa. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the brig Christina ( Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin). Fairfield was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Pembroke Dockyard.[33][34] |
| Karen Andrea | Denmark |
The ship ran aground on the Wresen Ground. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Nakskov. She was refloated and put in to Nyborg.[19] |
| Regatta | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at Keiss, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim.[35] She was refloated in late October and taken into Pulteneytown, Caithness for repairs.[36] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Astrea | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France. She was refloated the next day.[37] |
| Jane | Jersey |
The ship was driven ashore at Arichat, Nova Scotia, British North America.[38] She was refloated and taken into Arichat.[39] |
| Page | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine.[20] |
| Paragon | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Quillebeur-sur-Seine. She was refloated the next day.[37] |
12 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Marvel | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[40] |
| Caroline's Haab | Danzig |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
| Daphne | United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[37][41] |
13 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aimable Eugene | France |
The ship was driven ashore at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure.[37] |
| Bee | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine.[37] |
| Duncannon | United Kingdom |
The steamship foundered in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. All on board were rescued.[14] She was refloated on 15 September and beached on Spurn Point.[1] |
| Lehore | France |
The ship was driven ashore at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine.[37] |
| St. Jean | France |
The ship was driven ashore at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine.[37][42] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | Tobago |
The cutter was driven ashore at Scarborough. She was refloated.[43] |
| Caroline | Tobago |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Tyrrell's Bay.[43] |
| Countess of Dunmore | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Therapia, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken into Constantinople.[28] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| North America | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Governor's Island, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated the next day and taken into Boston.[44] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, off the coast of Denmark.[34] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chester | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Romer Shoals, off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[45] Chester was refloated on 27 September and taken into New York.[46] |
| Loxandra |  Greece |
The ship was wrecked near Marmara Ereğlisi, Ottoman Empire.[44] |
| Ranger | United Kingdom |
The whaler was holed by ice and sank off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[47][48] |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora |  Stettin |
The ship struck rocks at Buoy Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Stettin. She put into Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[2] |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom |
The smack was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Point Lynas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Caledonia ( United Kingdom).[49] |
18 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Borneo | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Cranberry Head, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[49][25][46] |
| Caledonian | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Cette, Hérault, France.[50][29] |
| Johanna | Sweden |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
| Sally | New South Wales |
The schooner was wrecked whilst of a voyage from the Richmond River to Sydney with the loss of five of the six people on board.[51] |
| Sylvanus | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Scatterie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[52] |
19 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dimlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
| Clipper | United States |
The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Mississippi River at Bayou Sara, Louisiana with the loss of 31 of her 40 crew. She was on a voyage from Bayou Sara to Tunica, Louisiana.[53] |
| Robert Morrow | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Algiers, Algeria. Her crew were rescued by Somerset ( United Kingdom). Robert Morrow was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[54][55] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angeline | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven onto rocks at Duncansby Head, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and put into Stromness, Orkney Islands.[8] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and made for Whitby, Yorkshire.[21] |
| Delhi | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope. Her crew were rescued.[56] |
| Elizabeth Rowell | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope. Her crew were rescued.[56] |
| Laura | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope with the loss of most of her crew.[56] |
| Sea Gull | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope with the loss of most of her crew.[56] |
| Williams | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the north point of Hogland, Russian Empire. She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated on 22 September and taken into Saint Petersburg.[28] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne | United Kingdom |
The smack sprang a leak and foundered off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire.[57] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim. Mary was refloated on 24 September and taken into Stornoway for repairs.[28][58] |
| Pieterelena |  Netherlands |
The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Danzig to Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[59] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alida |  Bremen |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Bremen.[24] |
| Duke of Cambridge | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore between Hjørring and Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia.[24] Her crew were rescued.[60] |
| Hanna | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and sank on Ryvingen Island, Norway. She was on a voyage from an English port to Mandal, Norway.[61][46] |
| Joanna | New South Wales |
The schooner was wrecked between Cape Otway and Moonlight Head with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Launceston, Van Diemen's Land to Sydney.[62][63] |
| Lady Stafford | British North America |
The ship was driven ashore at Pinchard Island, Newfoundland.[64] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Africaine | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at Cape St. Lawrence, British North America with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[52][65] |
| Echo | Jersey |
The ship was driven onto rocks at St. Helier and damaged. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to St. Helia. She was refloated and taken into port.[66] |
| Eleanore | Danzig |
The ship was driven ashore near Glettkau. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London, United Kingdom.[24] She was refloated on 30 September and taken into Danzig.[54] |
| Emma | New South Wales |
The ship was driven ashore at Adelaide, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Adelaide.[67] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Marvel | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Lotus ( United Kingdom.[52] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[32] |
| Alert | United Kingdom |
The schooner was destroyed by fire in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Vila Nova or vice versa.[68][8] |
| Heber | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[54][34] |
| Lord Yarborough | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Goose-wing Rock, off the Isle of Wight. All 70 passengers were taken off by a local fishing boat.[69] |
| Vestal | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from England to Crete.[70] |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coriolanus | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[52] |
| Euphemia | United Kingdom |
The brig was destroyed by fire on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to South Shields.[50][68] |
| Trinculo | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Nassau, Bahamas for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[71] |
| Vesta | Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.[66] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Don | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
| Ettina | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Stade, Kingdom of Hanover.[54] |
| Henry | United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore on Hilbre Island, Flintshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amlwch, Anglesey.[66] |
| Wanstead | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean at 46°00′N 55°30′E / 46.000°N 55.500°E. Apollo, of Dundee ( United Kingdom), rescued the master and crew and brought them into Quebec. ( United Kingdom).[72] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Dorothea | France |
The ship ran aground and sank at Honfleur, Calvados.[24] She was refloated on 30 September and taken into Honfleur.[73] |
| Don | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Leith, Lothian.[38] |
| Moira | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Chusan, China for Hong Kong. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[74] |
| Paul Emille | France |
The ship collided with Cecelia ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Cape Finisterre, Spain with the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Cecelia. Paul Emille was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde.[75] |
| Tug | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. Tug was refloated and taken into The Downs.[68] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Radford | United Kingdom |
The ship was discovered derelict at sea and taken into Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[73] |
| Rapid | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Sympathy ( United Kingdom). Rapid was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[34] |
| Sarah Marks | British North America |
The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Stephen, New Brunswick to the West Indies.[52] |