# List of shipwrecks in September 1850

The list of shipwrecks in September 1850 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1850.

## 1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Farmer | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and caught fire due to her cargo of quicklime getting wet. She put back to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Juniper | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks off Cape Pillar, Van Diemen's Land. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at St. George's Head. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Oporto, Portugal and Sydney, New South Wales. |

## 2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Archibald | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gibraltar. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool. |
| Borvena Hendrik | Hamburg | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Siren ( United Kingdom). Borvena Handrik was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Hamburg. |
| Erin | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Jeune Levine | France | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Caen, Calvados. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jessie | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Anholt, Denmark. She was refloated but capsized 18 nautical miles (33 km) north of Anholt. Her crew were rescued by James ( United Kingdom). |
| Johanne | Sweden | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Sophia ( United Kingdom), which lost two of her crew during the rescued. Johanne was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Bremen. |
| Johannes | Norway | The galiot was driven ashore at Marstrand, Sweden. She was refloated the next day but was declared a total loss. |

## 4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amphion | Sweden | The sloop sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea (55°30′N 2°15′E﻿ / ﻿55.500°N 2.250°E﻿ / 55.500; 2.250). Her crew were rescued by Johanna ( Denmark). Amphion was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, United Kingdom. |
| Belize | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Blaska Sound. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland. |
| Cetto | Austrian Empire | The barque was sighted off Constantinople, Ottoman Empire whilst on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Margaret Wallace | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |

## 5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stettin. |
| Camille | France | The ship was driven ashore at Happisburgh, Norfolk, United Kingdom in a derelict condition, having previously been abandoned by her crew, who were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Toulon, Var. |
| Coronet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Matane River. |
| Covenanter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Matane River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked east of Logan Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Enigheden | Norway | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Viriates ( Portugal). Enigheden was on a voyage from Torrevieja, Spain to Christiansand. |
| Gustav | Dantsic | The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen, United Kingdom to Dantsic. |
| Harmonie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near "Eitzenstock". Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Hamburg. |
| USS Yorktown | United States Navy | The sloop-of-war was wrecked on a reef off Maio Island, Cape Verde, Portugal. Her crew survived. |

## 7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cowslip | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Aegina, Greece. She was refloated. |
| Kong Sverri | Norway | The ship was taken in to Petit-Métis, Province of Canada, British North America in a derelict condition. |
| Tre Broder | Sweden | The jacht was driven ashore near Kalmar. Her crew were rescued. |

## 8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann and Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stettin. |
| Augusta | Russia | The ship ran aground off Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Bounty Hall | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef in the South China Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Bombay, India. |
| Codrington | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore in the Bay of Maitos, Ottoman Empire. She had been refloated by 14 September. |
| John Bell | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Glover's Reef. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Belize City, British Honduras. |
| Maid of Erin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Green Cove, in the Beaver River, British North America. |
| Messenger | British North America | The barque capsized off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia with the loss of six of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Canton ( United States). Messenger was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was towed in to Lobster bay in a capsized condition and was burnt. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Bear Island, in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Dublin and Liverpool. |
| Scandinavia | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Kattendijke, Zeeland. |
| Toronto | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles. She had been refloated by 14 September. |

## 9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albert | New South Wales | The ship departed from Circular Head for Melbourne. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Ammina | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Spiekeroog. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Carolinensiel to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Mary Jane | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°57′N 50°21′W﻿ / ﻿44.950°N 50.350°W﻿ / 44.950; -50.350). Her crew were rescued by the brig Viola United Kingdom. Mary Jane was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to London. |
| Rosalinda | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of sixteen of her 24 crew. Survivors were rescued by a French vessel. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Sir Robert Peel | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off São Vicente, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay, India. |
| Strathmore | United Kingdom | The brig capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the brig San Pedro ( Spain). Strathmore was on a voyage from Quebec City to Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. |
| Venture | United Kingdom | The brig capsized and was abandoned in the Atlantic Oceanr. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Gertrude ( United Kingdom). Venture was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City. |
| Viceroy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Saint Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. |

## 10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked with some loss of life. |
| Conquest | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Chioggia, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. She was refloated and taken in to Venice. |
| Elizabeth | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fire Island, in the Sacramento River with much loss of life. |
| Fortuna | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ness Point, Suffolk. She was refloated the next day and proceeded on her voyage. |
| Lady Champney | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between the "Rock Lighthouse" and the "Red Noses", Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. |
| Promise | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Coal Rock, off Anglesey. She was later refloated but consequently sank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sydney, New South Wales. |

## 11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Liverpool ( United Kingdom). Charlotte was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Helene | Bremen | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen. She was later refloated and put back to Bremen in a leaky condition. |
| Louisa | United Kingdom | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Charlotte ( United Kingdom). Louisa was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Liverpool. |

## 12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth Smith | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Larpent | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock off Botel Tobago, off the coast of Formosa. She was abandoned the next day. Her 31 crew took to the boats and landed at "Mat-faer", Formosa. Twenty were subsequently murdered by the local inhabitants, three were taken prisoner and eight were reported missing. Larpent was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Shanghai, China. |
| Tom Bowling | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (45°00′N 38°32′W﻿ / ﻿45.000°N 38.533°W﻿ / 45.000; -38.533). Her crew were rescued by Industry ( United Kingdom). Tom Bowling was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec City. |

## 13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Claudia | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Churchtown, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Cork. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Waterford. |
| St. Croix | Jersey | The smack was driven ashore east of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea. |

## 14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Corsair | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Petit-Métis, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Quebec City, Province of Canada. |
| San Giovanni | Flag unknown | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east of Pantellaria, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. |

## 15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adelaide | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Princess Royal ( United Kingdom). Agnes was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Dublin. |
| Polka | United Kingdom | On a run from Saint Malo to Jersey, Channel Islands, as a replacement ship, the paddle steamer sprang a leak and began to sink near the Minquiers, off Jersey. All 49 passengers and crew took to the lifeboats and were rescued. |

## 16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amphion | United Kingdom | The schooner caught fire and was scuttled at Umeå, Sweden. |
| Cockburn | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cape Town, Cape Colony. |
| Duck | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. |
| Eden | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the West Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Sheerness, Kent. |
| Mauritius | Mauritius | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Saxon | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean. She was abandoned on 18 September. Her crew were rescued on 24 September by Essex ( United Kingdom). Saxon was on a voyage from London to Aden. |

## 17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Rye to Leith, Lothian. |
| Angara | Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship was driven ashore on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Okhotsk to Petropavlovsk. |
| Ark | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Superb | United Kingdom | The steamer, running from Saint Malo to Jersey, Channel Islands, with 60 passengers, including survivors from Polka ( United Kingdom), on approaching the Minquiers reef went to inspect where Polka had sunk, whereupon Superb struck a rock and sank with the loss of some 20 lives. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Collier ( United Kingdom). |

## 18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Claret | France | The ship was driven ashore near Brook, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Red Sand off the north Kent coast. She was refloated and put in to Whitstable, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| Johan S. de Wolff | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Memnon | Belgium | The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Île Sainte-Marie, Merina Kingdom. |

## 19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alice | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near the mouth of the Little River, Maine, United States. She was refloated on 21 September and towed in to Eastport, Maine. |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) north of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Prince of Saxe Coburg ( United Kingdom. Anne was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. |
| Heather Bell | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to New York, United States. She was refloated in May 1851 and was being taken in to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America when she capsized in the Bay of Seven Islands on 17 May. Her crew were rescued. |

## 20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The smack sank off Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Newport. |
| Boston | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off the west coast of the United States with the loss of all on board. |
| Blossom | Russia | The ship ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Samuels | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered 12 nautical miles (22 km) south west of the Isle of Glass Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Oliver Branch ( United Kingdom). Samuels was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia. |

## 21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground and sank on the Rose Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Beccles, Suffolk to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put in to Grimsby in a leaky condition. |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Ballow" to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Charles | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Sound of Skerries, off the coast of Anglesey with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Dublin. |
| Jenny Lind | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cairns Reef, 400 nautical miles (740 km) north of Moreton Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, New South Wales to Singapore. |

## 22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Margaretha | Bremen | The ship departed from London for Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Sir Allan McNab | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Carrickfergus, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin. |

## 23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Belgique | Belgium | The ship ran aground on the Saftingen Bank, in the Scheldt. she was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Antwerp. She was refloated. |
| Norfolk | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock in Algoa Bay and was consequently beached on Bird Island, Cape Colony. She subsequently became a wreck. |
| Nathalie | France | The ship was driven ashore in the Orne. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Rawlins | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Sovereign ( United Kingdom). Rawlins was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Swinebottoms, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark for repairs. |

## 24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain. |
| Harpley | United Kingdom | A message in a bottle from a passenger on board the ship washed up at Kingsbridge, Devon. It stated that the ship had foundered on this date and that all on board were on a raft. Doubts were expressed that this was a hoax, although the notes' author was confirmed to have been on board and his signature was confirmed as genuine. The full-rigged ship Harpley was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Australia. Subsequently proved to have been a hoax. |
| HMS Thetis | United Kingdom | The Thetis-class frigate ran aground at Redden Point, Devon. She was refloated and towed in to Plymouth Sound by HMS Confiance ( Royal Navy). |

## 25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Leocadia | France | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Mauritius. |

## 26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Francke Catharina | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship departed from Leer for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Juno | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Algiers, Algeria. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Lord Exmouth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and put in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands in a leaky condition. |
| Tinker | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Plough Seat, off the Farne Islands, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Perth. She was refloated and towed in to Eyemouth, Berwickshire in a leaky condition. |

## 27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arrow | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Cromarty. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Four Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| Knaresborough Castle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a sinking condition. |
| Mercur | Bremen | The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Belle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Landguard Fort, Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Wismar to London. She was refloated. |
| Gratitude | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak whilst of a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin. She put in to Greenock, Renfrewshire in a waterlogged condition. |
| Heroine | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked in the Richmond River with the loss of all hands. |
| Jeune Auguste | France | The ship ran aground on the Noordvaarder Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Hamburg. |
| Lucy Ann | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked in the Richmond River with the loss of all but one of her crew. |

## 29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Cemlyn, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| British Tar | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Port Natal, Cape Colony. She was consequently condemnecd. |
| Catharina Sophia | Norway | The ship was wrecked at Böda, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. |
| Jessie Stewart | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Whitehaven. |
| Thomas Ainsworth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands. |

## 30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albert | France | The ship was in collision with another vessel and was beached at Saltburn, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of her captain. She subsequently became a wreck. |
| Eleanor Grace | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged whilst discharging ballast at Harwich, Essex. |
| Grace and James | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 30 nautical miles (56 km) from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées. She was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain to Bayonne. |
| Hercules | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Janet | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Dimlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. |
| Joseph | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Inverness to London. She was refloated. |
| Lord Keone | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Eliza Goddard ( United Kingdom). Lord Keone was on a voyage from Cork to Truro, Cornwall. |
| Manchester | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Palmyras, India. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in the River Blackwater. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maldon, Essex. She was refloated. |
| Northwestern | United States | NorthwesternCarrying a cargo of salt, the wooden brig sank in 135 feet (41 m) of water in Lake Huron off the coast of Michigan at 45°26′53″N 83°41′49″W﻿ / ﻿45.448083°N 83.69695°W﻿ / 45.448083; -83.69695﻿ (Northwestern) after the steamer Monticello ( United States) accidentally rammed her. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date September 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Douglas | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 24 September. |
| Eleonore Aldegonda | Netherlands | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Stettin. |
| Enigheden | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 September. She was discovered on that date by Prince of Wales ( United Kingdom) and was scuttled. |
| Fanny and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked between Ceuta and Tetuan, Morocco before 15 September. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Haick | Austrian Empire | The barque was driven ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies before 20 September. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Trieste. She was consequently condemned. |
| Hendrika Johanna | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Marstrand, Sweden before 13 September. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russian Empire to Schiedam, South Holland. She was consequently condemned. |
| Infanta | France | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the English Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) north west of Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued by Pauline ( France). Infanta was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to an English port. |
| Johanna | Sweden | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 September. |
| John Wesley | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire before 28 September. She was refloated. |
| Julia | United States | The steamboat sank in the Mississippi River. |
| Lydia | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at sea. All on board were rescued by Colony ( United Kingdom). |
| Mercurius | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Montevideo, Uruguay. |
| Merino | Spain | The brig was wrecked on the Woman Key before 27 September. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Barcelona. |
| Montemayor | Spain | The brig caught fire and was abandoned before 21 September. her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Hong Kong. |
| Netta | United Kingdom | The ship was stranded in the White Sea before 5 September. |
| Parana | France | The schooner ran aground between "Puerto Carera" and the Isla de Flores, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Monte Video to the Rio Grande. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Peter Miller | United States | The steamboat exploded at Cincinnati, Ohio with the loss of six lives. |
| Princess Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Palos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Ayr. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition, arriving at Ayr on 23 September. |
| Queen | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked in Poverty Bay. All hands were saved. |
| Rosaling | New South Wales | The cutter capsized 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south east of "Jerrigong". Her crew were rescued. |
| Shanunga | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship ran aground in the San Bernardino Strait. She was later refloated and take in to Manila, Spanish East Indies for repairs. |
| Sophie | Greece | The full-rigged ship sank at Kastellorizo. |
| Sovereign | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 September. She was taken in tow by Mary Caroline ( France). |
| Tarquin | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 September. |
| Victory | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 September. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Victory was sighted on 31 October at 42°28′N 50°55′W﻿ / ﻿42.467°N 50.917°W﻿ / 42.467; -50.917). |