The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Molde, Norway with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Gothenburg. Elizabeth was later refloated and taken into "Morsund".[7][8][6]
The schooner ran aground and was damaged at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Teignmouth. Prince Regent was later refloated.[9][12]
The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Blockhouse Point, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Southampton. Aurora was refloated and put back to Portsmouth.[17]
The ship ran aground on the Drumrod Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford. Caroline was later refloated.[21]
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston.[25]John Anderson was refloated on 19 January but consequently sank.[26]
The ship ran aground on the Lecateur Bank, in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp, Belgium. Blixton was later refloated and taken into Antwerp.[21]
The ship was abandoned off the Falkland Islands, having lost her rudder ten weeks previously. Five of her twelve crew had died. The survivors were rescued by Plumstead (United Kingdom). Tropique was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Matanzas, Cuba.[35]
The ship was holed by ice and beached at Duhnen. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hamburg. Brailow was later refloated and taken into Cuxhaven.[30][36]
The ship ran aground on the Sprat Sand, in the English Channel off the coast of Devon. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to London. Despatch was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]
The brig ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea. She floated off and foundered with the loss of either three of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[33][40]
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Harrington. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland. Scylla was refloated on 17 January.[48][27]
The barque was driven ashore on "Irri-jowlan Island", in Clew Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool.[61][65]Salem was refloated on 23 January.[66]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Marans, Charente-Maritime, France to Lowestoft.[3]William was refloated on 17 January and taken into Lowestoft in a severely leaky condition.[27]
The transport ship ran aground at the mouth of the Indus, where she was wrecked on 19 January with the loss of one life. Over 450 people were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kurachee to Bombay.[56][57]
The ship ran aground at Southwold, Suffolk and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Southwold to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Lord Exmouth was refloated and put back to Southwold.[36]
The ship was abandoned in a sinking condition in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by William and Mary (United Kingdom). William was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne.[78]
The ship was driven onto a sandbank in the Middle Roads, off the coast of Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London. Corrib was later refloated.[61]
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Howth Lighthouse with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasson Dock, Lancashire.[79]
The ship was wrecked on the coast of County Galway with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool.[66]
The ship was wrecked on the West Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to São Miguel Island, Azores.[32][8]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Listerlandet, Sweden with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Stavanger.[88]
The ship struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk to Liverpool.[80]Henry and Elizabeth was refloated on 21 January and taken into Ramsgate.[6]
The schooner ran aground on the Platters, in Holyhead Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Mayflower was refloated and taken into Holyhead, Anglesey.[60]
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Worms Head, Glamorgan with the loss of all hands.[86] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dublin.[92]
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Llanmadoc, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Llanelly, Glamorgan[86][11]Suir was refloated on 3 April and taken into Llanelly.[93]
The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Penzance.[48]Tulloch Castle was refloated and taken into Penzance.[11]
The ship was driven ashore at Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam, North Holland. Bramley was later refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Amsterdam on 6 March.[22][90]
The ship was driven ashore at Rammekins Castle, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Matanzas, Cuba.[61]Cronstadt was refloated the next day.[22]
The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool.[80]Mary Ann was refloated the next day and taken into Liverpool.[6]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Jura, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Hull, Yorkshire.[23]British Queen was refloated on 4 February.[101]
The ship was driven ashore at "Muddicombe", Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Aloneria" to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[105]Etoile was subsequently wrecked.[78]
The barque ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to a British port.[66]
The ship was driven ashore by ice at New York and was damaged.[75] She was on a voyage from New York to London. Gladiator was refloated on 28 January and resumed her voyage.[112]
The brig was driven ashore near Brest, Finistère, France, where she was subsequently wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to London.[23][117][118]
The ship struck a rock and sank at Chepstow, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Chepstow to Gloucester.[68]Brothers was refloated on 17 February and taken into Chepstow.[69]
The schooner ran aground on the Shoeburyness Knock Sand. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. Eagle was refloated on 1 February and resumed her voyage.[84]
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Gipsy was refloated the next day.[117]
The ship sailed from an English port for a port in the Duchy of Holstein. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[135]
The ship departed from an English port for a port in the Duchy of Holstein. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[135]
The ship struck the Newton Rock and was damaged.[92] She was on a voyage from Limerick to Greenock, Renfrewshire. Petrel was later refloated and put back to Limerick.[66]
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The list of shipwrecks in January 1840 includes ships sunk foundered wrecked grounded or otherwise lost during January 1840 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources January 1840MonTueWedThuFriSatSun1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31Unknown dateReferences1 January editList of shipwrecks 1 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionActive nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck The Mewstone and was damaged She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland Active was taken into Plymouth Devon in a sinking condition 1 Alcide nbsp France The ship was wrecked on Sandy Cay Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Havana Cuba to Bordeaux Gironde 2 Atalanta nbsp United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Campbeltown Argyllshire She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dundalk County Louth 1 Barusica or Borussia nbsp Russia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Unst Shetland Islands or Uist Outer Hebrides United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to Rotterdam South Holland Netherlands 3 4 Borussia was consequently condemned 5 Catherine Louuisa nbsp Norway The ship sank off Bergen She was on a voyage from Bergen to Memel Prussia 6 Elizabeth nbsp Sweden The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Molde Norway with the loss of all but two of her crew She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Gothenburg Elizabeth was later refloated and taken into Morsund 7 8 6 Elliotts nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool County Durham She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool She was later refloated 9 Haidee nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Stromness Orkney Islands She was on a voyage from Leith Lothian to Saint Vincent Haidee was refloated on 4 January 10 She put into Liverpool on 22 January 11 Marmeluke nbsp United Kingdom The brig was in collision with a brig off the Nore Lightship nbsp Trinity House and was consequently beached near Shoeburyness Essex She was on a voyage from Gloucester to London Marmeluke was later refloated 9 Prince Regent nbsp United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and was damaged at Teignmouth Devon She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Teignmouth Prince Regent was later refloated 9 12 2 January editList of shipwrecks 2 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionLeander nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island Nova Scotia British North America She was on a voyage from Antigua to Yarmouth Nova Scotia 13 Magnet nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Ower Sand Her crew were rescued she was on a voyage from Newport Monmouthshire to Hull Yorkshire 14 Plough nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck the Carr Rock and sank Her crew were rescued 15 Spy nbsp United States The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans Louisiana 16 West Hendon nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew She was on a voyage from South Shields County Durham to Malta 17 3 January editList of shipwrecks 3 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionBraganca nbsp Portugal The brig was wrecked at Oporto Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage form Oporto to Liverpool Lancashire United Kingdom 18 Farmer nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cromarty She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Portsoy Aberdeenshire 17 4 January editList of shipwrecks 4 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionFrederik nbsp Netherlands The ship departed from Vlissingen Zeeland for Genoa Kingdom of Sardinia No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 19 Minerva nbsp Kingdom of Sardinia The ship departed from Genoa for Amsterdam North Holland Netherlands No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 20 5 January editList of shipwrecks 5 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionAurora nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Blockhouse Point Hampshire She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Southampton Aurora was refloated and put back to Portsmouth 17 Brian Boro nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Holyhead Anglesey She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Dublin Brian Boro was later refloated and resumed her voyage 17 Caroline nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Drumrod Bank in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Waterford She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford Caroline was later refloated 21 Collyria nbsp United States The ship was in collision with the schooner Temperance nbsp British North America and sank at Salem Massachusetts 22 Hope nbsp United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Slime Head County Galway 21 6 January editList of shipwrecks 6 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionCeres nbsp Denmark The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grimsby Lincolnshire United Kingdom She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to London United Kingdom 15 17 Eric nbsp United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered she was on a voyage from Hull Yorkshire to Gothenburg Sweden 23 24 7 January editList of shipwrecks 7 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionBowditch nbsp United States The ship collided with the tower at Havre de Grace Seine Inferieure France and was damaged She was on a voyage from Havre de Grace to New Orleans Louisiana Bowditch consequently put back to Havre de Grace 21 John Anderson nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Charleston South Carolina United States She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Charleston 25 John Anderson was refloated on 19 January but consequently sank 26 Providentia nbsp Denmark The ship was wrecked near Starholm She was on a voyage from Hull Yorkshire United Kingdom to Kolding 27 Speedwell nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice at Twielenfleth and was severely damaged She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull 23 8 January editList of shipwrecks 8 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionBlixton nbsp United States The ship ran aground on the Lecateur Bank in the Scheldt She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp Belgium Blixton was later refloated and taken into Antwerp 21 Britannia nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beadnell Northumberland She was on a voyage from Rotterdam South Holland Netherlands to Dundee Forfarshire 28 Hopewell nbsp United Kingdom The Humber Keel sank at King s Lynn Norfolk 14 29 Jessie nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Blyth Northumberland She was on a voyage from Anstruther Fife to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland Jessie was later refloated and taken into Blyth 30 Shannon nbsp United Kingdom The ship departed from Limerick for Glasgow Renfrewshire No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 31 William and Mary nbsp United Kingdom The ship collided with Rosebud nbsp United Kingdom and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Rochester Kent to Sunderland County Durham 14 10 January editList of shipwrecks 10 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionBlair nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and was beached in Campbeltown Loch She was on a voyage from Troon Ayrshire to Dublin 32 Elizabeth nbsp United Kingdom The ship was run into off The Skerries Anglesey and was abandoned by her crew She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Stettin 33 Hannah nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blacktail Bank in the North Sea off the coast of Essex 28 Lady Emma nbsp United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Derwent River She was on a voyage from South Australia to Launceston Van Diemen s Land Lady Emma was refloated on 12 January 34 Tropique nbsp France The ship was abandoned off the Falkland Islands having lost her rudder ten weeks previously Five of her twelve crew had died The survivors were rescued by Plumstead nbsp United Kingdom Tropique was on a voyage from Bordeaux Gironde to Matanzas Cuba 35 11 January editList of shipwrecks 11 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionBrailow nbsp Hamburg The ship was holed by ice and beached at Duhnen She was on a voyage from Archangelsk Russia to Hamburg Brailow was later refloated and taken into Cuxhaven 30 36 Despatch nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sprat Sand in the English Channel off the coast of Devon She was on a voyage from Teignmouth Devon to London Despatch was later refloated and resumed her voyage 37 Euphemia nbsp United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gaa Bank in the River Tay and was wrecked Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Dundee Forfarshire 38 39 30 Louise and Emilie nbsp Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven 10 Mary nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Seaton Sluice County Durham 37 She was on a voyage from Faversham Kent to Seaton Sluice 30 Samuel Freeman nbsp United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Blackwater Bank in the Irish Sea She floated off and foundered with the loss of either three of her nine crew She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Charleston South Carolina United States 33 40 Solanum nbsp United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Killala County Mayo She was on a voyage from Killala to London Solanum was refloated on 21 January 22 41 Thyatirer nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields County Durham She was on a voyage from Ipswich Suffolk to South Shields 37 42 12 January editList of shipwrecks 12 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionAcorn nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arbroath Forfarshire She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Arbroath 3 Blanche nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey Isle of Man She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Donegal Blanche was refloated and taken into Ramsey 38 Diligence nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spike Island County Cork She was on a voyage from Llanelly Glamorgan to Courtmacsherry County Cork 10 Diligence was refloated on 18 January 43 Eagle nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in Dundrum Bay Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newcastle upon Tyne 27 44 Henry nbsp United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore on Rathlin Island County Down Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Glasgow Renfrewshire 45 36 Jack Tar nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay Her crew were rescued 46 Jane nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harrington Cumberland 38 Roe nbsp United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Agenoria and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire Her crew were rescued by Agenoria 11 47 6 Royal Adelaide nbsp United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Turnberry Ayrshire All on board were rescued She was on a voyage from Greenock Renfrewshire to Demerara British Honduras 10 30 Scylla nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Harrington She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven Cumberland Scylla was refloated on 17 January 48 27 William Huskisson nbsp United Kingdom The paddle steamer sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead Anglesey or wreck reportedly found in 1920 on the Burbo Bank at the entrance to the River Mersey with the loss of at least 47 lives or 95 of 120 were rescued Ninety four survivors were rescued by Huddersfield nbsp United Kingdom William Huskisson was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool Lancashire 49 50 51 52 Woodville nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged north of Harrington 38 27 She was refloated on 17 January 48 13 January editList of shipwrecks 13 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionAgnes nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Campbeltown Loch She was on a voyage from Glasgow Renfrewshire to Liverpool Lancashire Agnes was refloated and taken into Campbeltown Argyllshire 39 Clyde nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saint John New Brunswick British North America She was on a voyage from Saint John to London 53 Lexington nbsp United States nbsp Lexington During a voyage from New York City to Stonington Connecticut the 205 foot 62 m 488 gross register ton sidewheel paddle steamer caught fire in Long Island Sound and sank in 70 to 150 feet 21 to 46 m of water off Eatons Neck Long Island New York with the loss of 139 of the 143 people on board 54 55 Mars nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on The Prata Shoal Her thirteen crew survived Seven of them set out in the ship s longboat on 23 January and were rescued by Bombay Castle nbsp United Kingdom on 25 January HMS Hyacinth nbsp Royal Navy subsequently rescued the other six Mars was on a voyage from Manila Spanish East Indies to China 56 57 Mary nbsp United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Margam Glamorgan 37 58 She was refloated the next day and taken into Port Talbot Glamorgan 38 Ringdove nbsp 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 County Durham to Algiers Algeria Ringdove was refloated on 15 January and taken into Harwich Essex where she was damaged by fire on 24 January 59 38 60 St Andrew nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Port St Mary Isle of Man and was holed She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Carlingford County Louth St Andrew put into Castletown Isle of Man 33 14 January editList of shipwrecks 14 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionJohanna Wilhelmina nbsp Hamburg The ship was holed by ice and beached at Twielenfleth 36 She was on a voyage from Guernsey Channel Islands to Hamburg Johanna Wilhelmna was later refloated and taken into Altona 5 Margaret Miller nbsp British North America The barque was driven ashore and wrecked south of Lytham St Annes Lancashire United Kingdom All fifteen people on board were rescued She was on a voyage from Halifax Nova Scotia to Liverpool Lancashire 61 Nelly nbsp United Kingdom The ship was holed by ice and sank at Twielenfleth 36 Prince de Bouillon nbsp France The ship struck the Oyster Bank in the English Channel off Jersey Channel Islands and sank Her crew were rescued 27 She was on a voyage from Bristol Gloucestershire United Kingdom to Granville Manche 58 Providence nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck the pier and sank at Sunderland County Durham Her crew were rescued 3 12 Providence nbsp United Kingdom The ship departed from Seville Spain for Liverpool No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 62 15 January editList of shipwrecks 15 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionActive nbsp United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitburn Northumberland Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Hartlepool County Durham 63 Jane nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Maryport 63 She was refloated on 18 January 27 Milo nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans Louisiana United States 64 Mona nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Maryport Cumberland 63 She was refloated on 16 January 27 Salem nbsp United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Irri jowlan Island in Clew Bay Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Saint John New Brunswick to Liverpool 61 65 Salem was refloated on 23 January 66 William nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft Suffolk She was on a voyage from Marans Charente Maritime France to Lowestoft 3 William was refloated on 17 January and taken into Lowestoft in a severely leaky condition 27 16 January editList of shipwrecks 16 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionAnn and Dorothy nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Boulogne Pas de Calais France Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Lymington Hampshire to Sunderland County Durham 67 17 January editList of shipwrecks 17 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionHannah nbsp India The transport ship ran aground at the mouth of the Indus where she was wrecked on 19 January with the loss of one life Over 450 people were rescued She was on a voyage from Kurachee to Bombay 56 57 Jane nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Davaar Island Argyllshire 61 Pennsylvania nbsp United States The ship was driven ashore on Salthorn She was on a voyage from Baltimore Maryland to Bremen 68 Quebec Packet nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kertch Russia 23 She was later refloated 69 Richard Bell nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Nicobar Islands Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from North Shields County Durham to Calcutta India 70 St Lawrence nbsp United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in the River Shannon She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia British North America to Caernarfon 43 St Lawrence was refloated the next day and taken into Kilrush County Clare 48 71 18 January editList of shipwrecks 18 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionCatherine nbsp United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the Heads of Ayr Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Lough Swilly to Glasgow Renfrewshire 72 44 Diana nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Oronsay Inner Hebrides Her crew were rescued 23 She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow 24 Hope nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Curstown Point County Louth She was on a voyage from Lima Peru to Glasgow 11 Hope was refloated on 24 January 22 Isabella nbsp United Kingdom The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 73 Kilvington nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Arklow Banks in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Waterford 48 74 Lord Exmouth nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Southwold Suffolk and was damaged She was on a voyage from Southwold to Cardiff Glamorgan Lord Exmouth was refloated and put back to Southwold 36 Rival nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island County Antrim Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Saint John New Brunswick British North America to Liverpool Rival broke up on 26 January 25 Sagir i Kebir nbsp Ottoman Navy The paddle steamer ran aground in the Gulf of Mondaria 75 Thomas nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport Cumberland She was on a voyage from Bangor to Maryport 27 Warrior nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Kinsale County Cork Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Charleston South Carolina United States 48 Warrior was consequently condemned 76 19 January editList of shipwrecks 19 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionActive nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon Ayrshire 72 Agaphea nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck the pier and sank at Whitehaven Cumberland 43 44 Ariel nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Troon 61 She sank the next day 44 Ariel was on a voyage from Ardrossan Ayrshire to Dublin 72 Harriet nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport Cumberland She was on a voyage from Savannah Georgia United States to Liverpool Lancashire 11 Henry Volant nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballyshannon County Donegal 32 Kincardineshire nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dundrum County Down Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Aberdeen 48 65 Nancy nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon 72 Newcastle nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands Norfolk and sank Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to London 43 Red Rover nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Waterloo Lancashire She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Liverpool 43 74 Red Rover was refloated on 20 February 77 Renown nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon 72 William nbsp United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in a sinking condition in the North Sea Her crew were rescued by William and Mary nbsp United Kingdom William was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne 78 William and Betsey nbsp United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the Point of Ayre Isle of Man 16 20 January editList of shipwrecks 20 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionCorrib nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven onto a sandbank in the Middle Roads off the coast of Glamorgan She was on a voyage from Llanelly Glamorgan to London Corrib was later refloated 61 Eliza nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulmer Northumberland Her four crew were rescued She was on a voyage from St Andrews Fife to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland 22 12 Eliza and Abbey nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague County Kildare Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Wilmington Delaware United States to Liverpool Lancashire 8 74 Johnston nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Bank in Liverpool Bay She was refloated and put back to Liverpool 48 Maid of Mostyn nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Howth Lighthouse with the loss of all on board She was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasson Dock Lancashire 79 Margaret nbsp United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Ribble Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Halifax Nova Scotia British North America to Liverpool Lancashire 43 80 Mary nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Burry Port Glamorgan with the loss of one of her three crew She was on a voyage from Youghal County Cork to Portsmouth Hampshire 11 Newcastle nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands Norfolk and sank Her crew were rescued by a yawl from Caister on Sea She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London 81 82 Orion nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of County Galway with the loss of all hands She was on a voyage from Newfoundland British North America to Liverpool 66 Prince nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck the pier at Swansea Glamorgan and was severely damaged She was on a voyage from Newport Monmouthshire to Southampton Hampshire 68 Sir Allan McNab nbsp United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on the coast on New York United States She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Saint John New Brunswick 83 Traveller nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the English and Welsh Grounds Lightship nbsp Trinity House 66 Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Cardiff Glamorgan to Gloucester 41 William nbsp United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head Yorkshire Her four crew were rescued by Rose nbsp United Kingdom William was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees County Durham to Boston Lincolnshire 11 12 84 21 January editList of shipwrecks 21 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionAlliance nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bowmore Islay She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Sligo 3 Alliance was refloated on 23 January 23 Clansman nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gammel s Point in the Clyde She was on a voyage from Demerara British Honduras to the Clyde 22 Cygnet nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lindisfarne Northumberland 85 Dauntless nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the West Barrow Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Essex Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from London to Sao Miguel Island Azores 32 8 Despatch nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven into Parrborough nbsp United Kingdom and was consequently beached at Belfast County Antrim She was on a voyage from Belfast to Ayr 72 Dolphin nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Burry Holms Glamorgan with the loss of all five crew 86 Elizabeth nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bowmore She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Killybegs County Donegal 66 Emmeline nbsp British North America The schooner was wrecked at Glengarrif County Cork Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Saint John New Brunswick to Dublin 66 87 Frederick nbsp Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Listerlandet Sweden with the loss of a crew member She was on a voyage from Lisbon Portugal to Stavanger 88 Harriet nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport Cumberland She was on a voyage from Savannah Georgia United States to Liverpool 8 Helen nbsp United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaford Sussex Her five crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Sao Miguel Island Azores to London 89 6 Henry and Elizabeth nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate Kent She was on a voyage from Blakeney Norfolk to Liverpool 80 Henry and Elizabeth was refloated on 21 January and taken into Ramsgate 6 Inventus nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bowmore She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool 66 22 90 Laura nbsp United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice at Memel Prussia Her crew were rescued 91 Mayflower nbsp United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Platters in Holyhead Bay She was on a voyage from Dublin to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland Mayflower was refloated and taken into Holyhead Anglesey 60 Perseverance nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bowmore She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Westport County Mayo 66 Perseverance was refloated on 8 February 13 Shepherd nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Worms Head Glamorgan with the loss of all hands 86 She was on a voyage from Swansea Glamorgan to Dublin 92 Silvain nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Audreselles Pas de Calais France She was on a voyage from Southampton Hampshire to Sunderland County Durham 11 Suir nbsp United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Llanmadoc Glamorgan Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Waterford to Llanelly Glamorgan 86 11 Suir was refloated on 3 April and taken into Llanelly 93 Tulloch Castle nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penzance Cornwall She was on a voyage from Saint John New Brunswick to Penzance 48 Tulloch Castle was refloated and taken into Penzance 11 Undaunted nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Port Morant Jamaica Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from London to Port Morant 94 Urania nbsp Guernsey The ship capsized off Great Yarmouth Norfolk with the loss of two of her crew 6 She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Guernsey Channel Islands 60 22 January editList of shipwrecks 22 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionAlarm nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Lancaster to Liverpool Lancashire 11 Ann nbsp United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Newgale Pembrokeshire Her crew survived She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Livorno Grand Duchy of Tuscany 58 32 95 Avenger nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Fabian s Bay She was on a voyage from Newport Monmouthshire to Newhaven Sussex 32 Bramley nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Zandvoort North Holland Netherlands She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam North Holland Bramley was later refloated and resumed her voyage arriving at Amsterdam on 6 March 22 90 Concord nbsp United States The ship was driven ashore in the Clyde 92 Cronstadt nbsp Russia The ship was driven ashore at Rammekins Castle Zeeland Netherlands She was on a voyage from Antwerp Belgium to Matanzas Cuba 61 Cronstadt was refloated the next day 22 Despatch nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven into the brig Parsboro nbsp United Kingdom in Strangford Lough and was consequently beached on the Hollywood Bank She was on a voyage from Belfast County Antrim to Ayr 41 Dolphin nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Burry Holms Glamorgan 61 George IV nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven aground off Hakin Point Pembrokeshire 58 She was on a voyage from Llanelly Glamorgan to Waterford 95 John nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Southampton Water She was on a voyage from Dublin to Southampton Hampshire 32 Margaretha Johanna nbsp Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kijkduin South Holland with the loss of two of her crew She was on a voyage from Java Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam North Holland 68 5 Mary Ann nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay She was on a voyage from Dundalk County Louth to Liverpool 80 Mary Ann was refloated the next day and taken into Liverpool 6 Salisbury nbsp United Kingdom The ship was abandoned 60 nautical miles 110 km south east of Flamborough Head Yorkshire Her crew were rescued 91 96 Shepherd nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Worms Head Glamorgan 61 Solon nbsp United Kingdom The snow struck a rock off the Saltee Islands County Wexford and was abandoned by her crew She was subsequently driven ashore and on Rathlin Island County Antrim Solon was on a voyage from Saint John New Brunswick British North America to Whitehaven Cumberland 61 92 90 97 She later floated off see the entry for 26 January for her subsequent fate 23 January editList of shipwrecks 23 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionBellona nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan New Brunswick British North America Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Saint John New Brunswick to Newry County Antrim 16 Brian Boru nbsp United Kingdom The ship departed from Glasgow Renfrewshire for Limerick No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 98 Courier de Bresil nbsp France The ship was wrecked on Pointe St Quentin with the loss of all but one of her crew She was on a voyage from Marseille Bouches du Rhone to Saint Valery sur Somme 23 Indiana nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Freshwater West Pembrokeshire Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Calcutta India to Liverpool Lancashire 61 Lord Althorp nbsp United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea Her crew were rescued by Zeevaard nbsp Netherlands Lord Althorp was on a voyage from Sunderland County Durham to Rotterdam South Holland Netherlands 99 Stour nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pakefield Flats in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was damaged She was refloated 32 24 January editList of shipwrecks 24 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionAlbion nbsp United Kingdom The full rigged ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth Norfolk She was on a voyage from Quebec City Lower Canada British North America to Great Yarmouth Albion was refloated on 25 January and taken into Great Yarmouth 66 100 Barlow nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Mouse Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Essex 66 She was refloated on 27 January 5 British Queen nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Jura Inner Hebrides She was on a voyage from Bangor to Hull Yorkshire 23 British Queen was refloated on 4 February 101 Charles nbsp British North America The brigantine was wrecked at Cape St Mary s Nova Scotia British North America with the loss of all hands She was on a voyage from Saint John New Brunswick to Liverpool Lancashire 102 103 Columbine nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Flotta Orkney Islands 75 104 Comet nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cleaves in the River Avon and sank She was on a voyage from Bristol Gloucestershire to Bridgwater Somerset 66 Comet was refloated on 2 February and taken into Bristol 23 Deux Cousins nbsp France The ship foundered off Jersey Her crew were rescued 22 She was on a voyage from Brehal Manche to Boulogne Pas de Calais 85 Etoile nbsp France The ship was driven ashore at Muddicombe Devon Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Aloneria to Rouen Seine Inferieure 105 Etoile was subsequently wrecked 78 Felix nbsp France The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Martinique Nine of her crew were rescued 106 Four Brothers nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth Devon She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Exeter 105 Four Brothers became a wreck on 4 February 107 Hope nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth Devon She was on a voyage from Miramichi New Brunswick British North America to Salcombe Devon 66 She had become a wreck by 4 February 108 New Hopewell nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Saltburn by the Sea Yorkshire Her six crew were rescued by a coble from Staithes She was on a voyage from Wells next the Sea Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland 66 100 Quebec Packet nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Garavogue River She was later refloated 72 Romulus nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Garavogue River She was later refloated 72 Saggitario nbsp Austrian Empire The polacca was wrecked near Chesil Beach Dorset United Kingdom Her thirteen crew were rescued 109 She was on a voyage from Antwerp Belgium to Constantinople Ottoman Empire 105 Sophie nbsp France The ship sank at Ramsgate Kent United Kingdom Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Martinique to Havre de Grace Seine Inferieure 8 Theodore nbsp Bremen The schooner was wrecked near Jacmel Haiti Her crew were rescued 110 Thomas Dryden nbsp United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the Garavogue River 72 60 She was refloated on 5 February 101 Trois Amis nbsp France The schooner capsized off Beachy Head Sussex United Kingdom She came ashore at St Leonards on Sea Sussex the next day 89 105 25 January editList of shipwrecks 25 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionAdventure nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Stallingborough Lincolnshire She was on a voyage from Hull Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland 66 Catherine nbsp United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at the Heads of Ayr Her crew survived She was on a voyage from Lough Swilly to Glasgow Renfrewshire 41 Charlotte nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven into Carl Gustav de Rosenorn nbsp Denmark struck a rock and sank at Bergen Norway She was on a voyage from Sunderland County Durham to Gothenburg Sweden 111 Commodore nbsp United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Maplin Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was wrecked She was on a voyage from Mauritius to a British port 66 Duke of Sussex nbsp United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Sound of Hoy with the loss of nine of the sixteen people on board She was on a voyage from Sunderland County Durham to the Cape Colony Duke of Sussex was on her maiden voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to the Cape of Good Hope 91 84 Euphemia nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head Yorkshire Her crew were rescued 108 Gladiator nbsp United States The ship was driven ashore by ice at New York and was damaged 75 She was on a voyage from New York to London Gladiator was refloated on 28 January and resumed her voyage 112 Hebbles Lightship nbsp Trinity House The lightship was driven ashore at Marfleet Lincolnshire 60 Jacques nbsp France The ship was wrecked on the Ile de Batz Finistere She was on a voyage from Fiume Austrian Empire to Dunkerque Nord 25 Joanna Maria nbsp Denmark The ship ran aground on the Brambles in the Solent She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Croix Virgin Islands She was later refloated 76 Josephine nbsp Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Oldersound Norway She was on a voyage from Hull to Gothenburg 113 77 Liffey nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a reef off Long Island Antigua She was refloated but consequently sank She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to the Spanish Main 114 Moslem nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Stangate Creek 22 Swift nbsp United Kingdom The brigantine sank at Swansea Glamorgan She was on a voyage from Newport Monmouthshire to Hull 100 Trevor nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank in Dundrum Bay Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Marseille Bouches du Rhone France to Belfast County Antrim 68 26 January editList of shipwrecks 26 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionCygnet nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lindisfarne Northumberland Her crew were rescued by Ann nbsp United Kingdom 22 41 Elizabeth Moore nbsp United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Maplin Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Essex She was on a voyage from Sydney New South Wales to London Elizabeth Moor was refloated and beached in The Swale near Swalecliffe Kent 105 92 Fearon nbsp United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 160 nautical miles 300 km off Tynemouth Castle Northumberland Her crew were rescued by Emblem nbsp United Kingdom Fearon was on a voyage from Shoreham by Sea Sussex to Sunderland County Durham 91 Friend s Adventure nbsp United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Essex 59 Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees County Durham to London 22 115 Indiana nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Milford Haven Pembrokeshire She was on a voyage from Calcutta India to Liverpool Lancashire 72 Jean Marie nbsp France The ship was driven ashore in the Sevre Niortaise 23 24 Newcastle nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fano Denmark 116 Recovery nbsp United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Brest Finistere France where she was subsequently wrecked Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Odessa to London 23 117 118 Samuel Brown nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands Kent with the loss of all hands She was on a voyage from Mauritius to London 41 Solon nbsp United Kingdom The crewless ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Holyhead Anglesey 22 76 Trevor nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank in Dundrum Bay Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Marseille Bouches du Rhone France to Belfast County Antrim 74 5 Vivacious nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend Kent She was on a voyage from Sao Miguel Island Azores to London 105 27 January editList of shipwrecks 27 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionBradley nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blyth Northumberland She was later refloated 68 Brothers nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and sank at Chepstow Monmouthshire She was on a voyage from Chepstow to Gloucester 68 Brothers was refloated on 17 February and taken into Chepstow 69 Corsair nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Jordan s Bank in Liverpool Bay All twenty people on board were rescued by the lifeboat Magazine nbsp United Kingdom and a steam tug Corsair was on a voyage from Halifax Nova Scotia British North America to Liverpool Lancashire 22 119 Duc de Trevise nbsp France The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque Nord She was on a voyage from Cette Herault to Dunkerque 23 Eliza nbsp United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore on Wangerooge Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth Devon 120 George nbsp United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Nene near Wisbech Cambridgeshire She was later refloated and taken into Boston Lincolnshire where she arrived on 4 February 99 Mary nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport Cumberland She was on a voyage from Belfast County Antrim to Maryport Mary was later refloated and taken into Maryport 72 Regent andQuebec nbsp United Kingdom The schooner Regent collided with the brig Quebec off Pakefield Suffolk Both vessels foundered their crews were rescued by Bon Accord nbsp United Kingdom Regent was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London Quebec was on a voyage from Quebec City Lower Canada British North America to London 22 85 100 121 Rose nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles 3 7 km from King s Lynn Norfolk 68 28 January editList of shipwrecks 28 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionAlert nbsp United Kingdom The ship departed from Sao Miguel Island Azores for London No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 122 Eliza and Jessie nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Wangerooge Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth Devon 78 Elizabeth Moore nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swalecliffe Kent 72 Frau Johanne nbsp Lubeck The ship was wrecked near Marstrand Sweden with the loss of all but two of her crew She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland United Kingdom to Lubeck 123 Harriet nbsp United States The full rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven Cumberland United Kingdom Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Savannah Georgia to Liverpool Lancashire United Kingdom 25 Hellespont nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk She was later refloated and taken into Lowestoft Suffolk 72 St Ann nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hook Sand in the Bristol Channel and sank She was on a voyage from Jersey Channel Islands to Swansea Glamorgan 72 29 January editList of shipwrecks 29 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionMary nbsp United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Praia Cape Verde Islands She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Jamaica 124 Neske Maria nbsp Grand Duchy of Oldenburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland She was on a voyage from Carolinensiel to Hull Yorkshire United Kingdom 125 30 January editList of shipwrecks 30 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionAldborough nbsp Jersey The cutter driven ashore and wrecked near the Salerie Battery Saint Peter Port Guernsey Channel Islands Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Jersey Channel Islands to London 108 88 117 126 Angerona nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Oban Argyllshire She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Lisbon Portugal Angerona was refloated on 28 February and resumed her voyage 127 128 Anna Agatha nbsp Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris Anglesey United Kingdom She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire United Kingdom to Rotterdam South Holland Anna Agatha was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage 117 Betty and Jenny nbsp United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Port le Murray Isle of Man 25 Cadiz nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Port le Murray She was on a voyage from Dingle County Kerry to Liverpool Lancashire 25 84 Caledonia nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Saint Sampson Guernsey and was damaged She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro Brazil to Saint Sampson She was further damaged the next day when Beverley nbsp United Kingdom ran into her 88 Carryon nbsp United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked north of Ramsey Isle of Man with the loss of two of her crew 25 Cestrian nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris She was refloated the next day 117 Clyde andStar nbsp United Kingdom The sloop Clyde was run into by Star in the River Thames and was holed by Star s anchor Both vessels were beached 129 Eagle nbsp United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Shoeburyness Knock Sand She was on a voyage from Leith Lothian to London Eagle was refloated on 1 February and resumed her voyage 84 Eight Gebroders nbsp Netherlands The ship ran aground at Amsterdam North Holland SHe was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Marseille Bouches du Rhone France 23 Gipsy nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Beaumaris She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bordeaux Gironde France Gipsy was refloated the next day 117 Heemskirk nbsp Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on Eierland North Holland She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Batavia Netherlands East Indies 130 24 Irishman nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gabawn Shoal She was refloated 96 Julius nbsp Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris She was on a voyage from Bangor Caernarfonshire to Altona Julius was refloated the next day 117 Mary nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris She was refloated the next day 117 Robert Garden nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dover Kent 23 She was refloated on 2 February 96 Sarah nbsp United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Guernsey 88 Tarujo Secondo nbsp Portugal The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon Tarujo Secondo was refloated the next day 117 31 January editList of shipwrecks 31 January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionHelen nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield Suffolk She was on a voyage from Hull Yorkshire to London Helen was refloated and taken into Lowestoft Suffolk 84 Jane Kelly nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Apple River Nova Scotia British North America She was on a voyage from Yarmouth Nova Scotia to Saint John New Brunswick British North America 131 John Stuart nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Viana do Castelo Portugal 112 Pomona nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gluckstadt She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool Lancashire 117 Pomona was refloated on 11 February and taken into Gluckstadt 111 Sarah nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Peterhead Aberdeenshire 130 Trusty nbsp United Kingdom The ship departed from Requejada for Plymouth Devon No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 110 Unknown date editList of shipwrecks Unknown date in January 1840 Ship Country DescriptionAmelie Celeste nbsp France The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 1 February 132 Ann Crichton nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Cayman Islands before 20 January She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to New Orleans Louisiana United States 133 Apollo nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hamburg She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Leith Lothian 9 Bangor nbsp United States The ship ran aground at New York Whilst aground she was run into by Norway nbsp United States and severely damaged in the stern 112 Barbara nbsp British North America The ship was wrecked on Table Island Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Saint John s Newfoundland to Halifax Nova Scotia 13 134 Beiram nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck a rock off Cesme Ottoman Empire before 22 January and was damaged She consequently put into Syra Kingdom of Greece for repairs Beiram was on a voyage from Cesme to London 111 Catherina Helena nbsp Norway The ship foundered off Bergen She was on a voyage from Bergen to Memel Prussia 32 Concord nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth Hampshire She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Sunderland County Durham Portsmouth was refloated on 13 January 42 Christina Margaretta nbsp Duchy of Holstein The ship sailed from an English port for a port in the Duchy of Holstein No further trace presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands 135 Delighter nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spike Island County Cork She was on a voyage from Llanelly Glamorgan to Courtmacsherry County Cork Delighter was scuttled on 12 January 39 Dunn nbsp United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Dogger Bank before 1 February Her crew were rescued by Mary Ann nbsp United Kingdom 59 24 Eleanor nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harrington Cumberland She was refloated on 17 January 48 Formidable nbsp France The ship was lost at Johanna Madagascar Her crew were rescued 106 Frist nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Port Jolly Nova Scotia She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island British North America to Cork Frist was later refloated and taken into Liverpool Nova Scotia for repairs 134 Helen nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft Suffolk before 31 January 25 Louise Auguste nbsp Duchy of Holstein The ship departed from an English port for a port in the Duchy of Holstein No further trace presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands 135 Lyndsays nbsp New South Wales The ship was beached at Sydney She was on a voyage from Twofold Bay to Sydney 136 Miller nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal before 8 January She was on a voyage from Glasgow Renfrewshire to Londonderry Miller was later refloated 10 Petrel nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck the Newton Rock and was damaged 92 She was on a voyage from Limerick to Greenock Renfrewshire Petrel was later refloated and put back to Limerick 66 Prospect nbsp United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Dogger Bank before 1 February Her crew were rescued by Mary Ann nbsp United Kingdom 59 24 She was on a voyage from Sunderland County Durham to Bordeaux Gironde France 23 Roscius nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea before 17 January 48 Sarah nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead Aberdeenshire before 1 February 91 Swift nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off County Waterford before 17 January 43 Thomas nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport Cumberland She was refloated on 18 January 11 Veronica nbsp 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