Ship
State
Description
Abeona
British North America
The ship sank at Saint Domingo .[1]
Abeille
France
The barque was driven ashore in Diamond Creek whilst bound for Île Bourbon . She was later refloated.[2]
African
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock off Trincomalee , Ceylon and foundered. All on board were rescued.[3] [4]
Ageneria
Flag unknown
The schooner was lost at Mantoloking , New Jersey .[5]
Anna Maria
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was discovered on 26 January 1839 by Elizabeth ( United Kingdom ). Five putrid bodies were discovered on board.[6]
Belhaven
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Cape Finisterre , Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[7]
Betsey
Jersey
The ship was presumed to have foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland , British North America , to Jersey with the loss of 60 lives.[8]
Catherine
Imperial Russian Navy
The brig was wrecked on Simushir , in the Kuril Islands with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Okhotsk to Tigil .[9]
Chandler
Flag unknown
The cruiser was lost at Kerch , Russia .[10]
Elizabeth and Maria
British North America
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Bridgeport, Connecticut , United States, to Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Four Brothers
United Kingdom
The sealer was lost at Newfoundland.[12] [13]
Five Sisters
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked on the coast of Morayshire .[14]
Frederika Maria
Denmark
The ship was sunk by ice whilst on a voyage from "Troense" to Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Ganges
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States, to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[16]
Happy Return
Guernsey
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Flora ( United Kingdom ). Happy Return was on a voyage from Guernsey to the Azores .[17]
Helmes
Guernsey
The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba , to Guernsey.[18] [19]
Henry Clay
Unknown
The schooner was lost at Mantoloking , New Jersey .[5]
John Duggen
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , for Gibraltar some months before February 1839. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[20]
Lady Wellington
New South Wales
The brig was wrecked at Adelaide , South Australia . She was subsequently used as a stores ship .[21]
Laurel
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at New Calabar .[22]
Lord Nelson
New South Wales
The whaling brig was wrecked on Macquarie Island . Surviving members of her crew were marooned on the island for two years.[23]
Maid of the Mill
United States
The schooner was lost off the coast of Maine . Crew saved.[24]
Mandarin
United States
The ship was wrecked near Batavia , Netherlands East Indies .[25] She was on a voyage from Canton , China , to New York .[26]
Martha
United States
The schooner, a new vessel, coming around from Essex, was capsized off Brace’s Cove in a violent squall. The Owner and 2 crew killed.[27]
Milo
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef . She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba, to Swansea , Glamorgan .[28]
Monticello
United States
The fishing schooner was lost fishing. Crew saved.[29]
Neptune
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Plate . She was on a voyage from Barcelona , Spain, to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[30]
St. Clair
United Kingdom
The schooner struck rocks and sank in Saldanha Bay .[31] [32]
Telegraph
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Great Heneaga. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware , United States, to Jamaica.[33]
Tinley
United Kingdom
The ship was lost at British Honduras .[34]
Trial
United Kingdom
The ship was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland.[35]
William Salthouse
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Anegada Reef. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to London. She was refloated and put into St. Thomas , Virgin Islands .[36]