# List of shipwrecks in February 1840

The list of shipwrecks in February 1840 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1840.

## 1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on a reef off St. George's, Bermuda. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to an Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Saint Peter Port. She was subsequently run into by Beverley ( United Kingdom). |
| Cygnet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore west of Hœdic, Morbihan, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure, France to an English port. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 9 nautical miles (17 km) west of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London. Emma was later refloated and put back to Seville, where she arrived on 24 April. |
| Gipsy | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground on the Elbow End Bank off the mouth of the River Tay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Dundee, Forfarshire. Gipsy was refloated and taken into Dundee. |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Tees by London ( United Kingdom). |
| Julie | France | The ship was driven ashore near Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Dunkerque, Nord. Julie was refloated and taken into Vlissingen. |
| Lady of the Isles | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was later refloated. |
| Nautilus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Tenby. |
| Petit Glaneuse | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames as Erith, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Barfleur, Manche to London. |
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Stockton-on-Tees. |
| Ruby | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground on the Elbow End Bank. She floated off but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Craip Leith", Lothian. She was refloated and taken into Dunbar, Lothian for repairs. |

## 2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adeona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Amelie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Gâvres, Morbihan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Friede | Lübeck | The ship ran aground off Læsø, Denmark and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lübeck. |
| Gowlands | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Calshot Spit, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Southampton to Lymington, Hampshire. Gowlands was refloated on 25 February and resumed her voyage. |
| Henrietta | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Bahía Blanca, Argentina. |
| Lady Louisa | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Crow Sound, Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
| Louise | France | The ship was wrecked at Barreiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas's to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Robert Jardyne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto the Annal Sandbank, off Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Terre-Neuvier | France | The ship was driven ashore on the south east point of Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |

## 3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | France | The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure and was damaged. She put back to Havre de Grâce. |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Terceira Island, Azores to Portsmouth. Charlotte was refloated. |
| Elada and Antoine | France | The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce and was damaged. She put back to Havre de Grâce. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lima, Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Jeune Elise | France | The ship was driven ashore at South Lancing, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. Jeune Elise was refloated on 6 February and taken into Shoreham-by-Sea. |
| Queen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore crewless at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Surprise | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. |

## 4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Auguste | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. |
| Bolett | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Douarnenez, Finistère with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Le Croisic, Loire-Inférieure, France. |
| Ceurrieur | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued. |
| Cinq Frères | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued. |
| Cordelia | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to London. |
| Edouard | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued. |
| Elizabeth and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London. |
| Falcon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Schiedam, South Holland. |
| Familien | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Douarnenez. |
| Fils Unique | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued. |
| Jeune Adolphe | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued. |
| Jeune Victor | France | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. |
| Liffey | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Porsalle, Finistère, France with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Louise Gabrielle | France | The ship was destroyed by fire at New Grimsby, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. |
| Pierre Marie | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued. |
| Shannon | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the coast of Finistère. |
| Siren | New South Wales | The brig struck the Tory Shoal, in Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand and wad damaged. She was consequently condemned. |
| St. Lawrence | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) from Tralee, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick to Caernarfon. |
| Symmetry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. |
| William Randfield | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portreath, Cornwall with the loss of five of her eight crew. |

## 5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bolivar | Spain | The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Santa Marta, Republic of New Granada to Cádiz. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Priestholm, Anglesey, at the entrance to the Menai Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to County Clare. She was refloated on 3 March and taken into Beaumaris, Anglesey. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cardigan. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford. Elizabeth was refloated the next day. |
| Hero | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Bude, Cornwall with the loss of all eleven crew. She was on her maiden voyage, from Liverpool to London. |
| Kitty | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Ramsey Sound. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Clonakilty, County Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Lamia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was later refloated. |
| Lion | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the north coast of Cornwall with the loss of all hands. |
| Liverpool | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked near Padstow, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Youghal, County Cork. She was later refloated. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was later refloated. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Swansea. She was later refloated. |
| Mercury | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Morriscastle, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Perth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Padstow, Cornwall. She was later refloated. |
| Robinson | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Messina, Sicily. She put into Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in a sinking condition. |
| San José | Spain | The felucca was abandoned. All nine people on board were rescued by Vittorioso ( Malta) before she foundered. |
| Sarah Nicholson | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Barbas Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. Sarah Nicholson was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Tar | United Kingdom | The schooner capsized in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of The Needles, Isle of Wight. with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Tiber | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Priestholm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Falmouth. |

## 6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Port Patrick, Wigtownshire. |
| Charlotte | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Wresen Sandbank. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands. Charlotte was refloated and taken into Nyborg, Denmark. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Paternoster Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Table Bay to St Helena Bay. |
| Thames | United Kingdom | The ship was dismasted and abandoned off St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Thames was taken into St. Ives. |
| Vigilant | United Kingdom | The two-masted ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sybel Head, County Kerry. |
| William and Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Newtownness, Pembrokeshire. |

## 7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Atlas | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at the Three Crowns Battery, Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to St. Ubes, Portugal. Atlas was refloated and put back to Copenhagen. |
| Aurelia | United Kingdom | The ship struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bermuda. |
| Babette | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liebau, Prussia to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Brothers and Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Duke of Buccleugh | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Palmiras Reef with the loss of a passenger. Survivors were rescued by Miranda ( United Kingdom). Duke of Buccleuch was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bowmore, Islay and was scuttled. She was refloated on 19 February and taken into Bowmore. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Vila Nova, Terceira Island, Azores with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Fergus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Galway. |
| Haytons | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Cairnbulg-riggs, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dingwall, Ross-shire to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Jessy | United Kingdom | The ship struck Whitby Rock and was severely damaged. |
| Little Sam | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by Albion ( United Kingdom) and sank in Filey Bay with the loss of a passenger. Her crew were rescued by Albion. Little Sam was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyneto Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Mabon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank off Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian. |
| Nelson | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Hope ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Hope. |
| Nepean | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Portland Bill, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bridport, Dorset. |
| Ochiltree | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Lough Swilly. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Lough Swilly. |
| Port Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Leith. Port Packet was later refloated and taken into Blyth, Northumberland. |
| Shark | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at "Bunoran", County Galway. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Theodore | United States | The ship was lost off Cape Raynett, Haiti. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Aux Cayes, Haiti. |

## 8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Blackwater. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to London. Alfred was refloated the next day. |
| Antelope | United Kingdom | The ship collided with John Clifton ( United Kingdom and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Emma ( United Kingdom). Industry was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to London. |
| Mermaid | United Kingdom | The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Maria, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. |
| Powhattan | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire. Powhattan was refloated on 17 February and taken into Liverpool. |
| Sarah | Jamaica | The sloop was wrecked on Galina Point. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kingston to Dry Harbour. |
| Sybil | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Ryan. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Topaz | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Eliza ( United Kingdom) off Flamborough Head and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. |

## 9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna Agatha | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Angle, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Demuth | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Tønning. She was on a voyage from Tønning to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Gipsy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Havre | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Cobh, County Cork, United Kingdom. All twenty people on board were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool. |

## 10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dart | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Economy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated. |
| Espeleta | France | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Dunkerque, Nord. Espeleta was refloated on 17 February and towed into Boulogne. |
| Jean Bart | France | The ship struck the pier and sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Kezia | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. |
| Majestic | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Mull. She was refloated on 16 February. |
| Martha Harrison | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bunowen Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Sara | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between the mouth to the Knasborg Stream and "Napliert", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to Aarhus, Denmark. |

## 11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship struck the North Carr Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire, and foundered. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| British Heroine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Derbyhaven, Isle of ManShe was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to New Orleans, Lincolnshire. |
| Cato | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Galway. Cato was refloated on 26 February and resumed her voyage. |
| Orders | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Selby, East Riding of Yorkshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Orders was later refloated. |
| Wilhelmine | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore at Barhöft, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to Stettin. Wilhelmine was refloated and taken into Stralsund. |

## 12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dart | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore near Skipness, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Evenwood | 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 Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Evenwood was refloated on 16 February and resumed her voyage. |
| Kennesley | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship capsized off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Roman | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Richard Anderson ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by Richard Anderson. Roman was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Rover | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. |

## 13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Avalon | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Oporto. |
| Tyrian | United Kingdom | The barque was in collision with Manchester ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Tilbury, Essex with the loss of five lives. Tyrian was on a voyage from London to Valparaíso, Chile and Lima, Peru. She was refloated on 6 March and anchored at Northfleet, Kent. She was refloated on 13 March and beached at Grays Thurrock, Essex. |

## 14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| John Woodall | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. John Woodall was refloated the next day and put back to Liverpool. |
| Mary Queen of Scots | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Plymouth, Devon. |

## 15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hebe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Forked Harbour, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| John Porter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Mary Hartley | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay. |
| Sarah Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore north of Tillen Head, County Donegal and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Barbadoes. |
| Slaney | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Rush Bank. She was later refloated and taken into Wexford. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank at Kilrush, County Cork. sHe was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork. |

## 16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Whitehaven | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Longhope, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from the Orkney Islands to Saint Domingo. Whitehaven was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Coquette | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Camden Fort, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Limerick. Coquette was refloated but subsequently ran aground. |
| Dove | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 4 March and taken into Port Talbot. |
| Gaillardon | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the northern side of False Point at the mouth of the Hooghly River. Her crew were rescued. The mate pilot was drowned trying to the save wreck. |
| Henrietta | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 2 April and taken into Port Talbot, Glamorgan. |
| Maquasha | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate to the Cape of Good Hope. |
| Princess Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Newtown, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Trinidad. Princess Charlotte was refloated on 19 February. |
| Quicksilver | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Port Talbot. She was later refloated. |
| Swan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Port Talbot. She was later refloated. |

## 18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abercrombie | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Copper Point, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Mobile, Alabama, United States. Abercrombie was refloated on 19 February. |
| Isis | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by her anchor or a pile and sank at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk to Shoreham-by-Sea. Isis was later refloated. |
| Maguasha | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate to the Cape of Good Hope. |
| Margaretta | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor to New Ross, County Wexford. |
| Thomas and Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew took to the boat and were rescued the next day by Elizabeth and Jane ( United Kingdom). Thomas and Mary was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. |

## 19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adelaide | British North America | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Nova Scotia. |
| Palestine | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Middle Bank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex and sank. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Portsmouth, Hampshire. Palestine was refloated on 15 July and beached at Selsey, Sussex. |

## 20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Wexford. |
| Sylph | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Commodore | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Trinidad. |
| Despatch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cant Sand, in the Thames Estuary and sank. She was on a voyage from London to the Isle of Wight. |
| Gowland | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Calship Spit, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Southampton to Lymington, Hampshire. Gowland was refloated on 25 February and resumed her voyage. |
| Lisette Caroline | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore west of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom and capsized. She was subsequently beached and righted. Lisette Caroline was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Maria Ann | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Gloucester for Portsmouth, Hampshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Veronica | Hamburg | The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Needles, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Nantes, Loire Atlantique, France. |

## 22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna Ellena | Netherlands | The ship ran aground and sank in the Friesland Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Groningen to London, United Kingdom. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Freezing Pan Shoals. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America and Savannah, Georgia, United States. |
| Johanna Catherina | Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | The ship ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Brake to London. She was refloated and put back to Brake for repairs. |
| Louis | Belgium | The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Antwerp. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
| Venerable | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cape Agulhas, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Cork. |

## 23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Cemlyn Bay. She was on a voyage from Mostyn, Flintshire to Waterford. |
| June and Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock in St. Helen's Gap, lost her rudder and was driven ashore and wrecked on St Helen's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Bangor to London. |
| Medora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Ardmore Bay, where she became a wreck on 23 February. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Swansea, Glamorgan. The Master and three crew were rescued by the Youghal lifeboat, with the RNIPLS Gold Medal awarded to Lt. Richard James Morrison, RN, H.M. Coastguard. |
| True Briton | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Twielenfleth. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. |

## 24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Falcon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scheelbank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Thomas Parsons | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Old Calabar with the loss of all but four of her crew. |

## 25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the Cape of Good Hope. Henry was refloated but consequently beached at Whitstable, Kent. She was refloated on 3 March and taken into Whitstable. |

## 26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Suffolk | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Matanzas, Cuba for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Magdalene | Hamburg | The schooner was driven ashore at "Sunnesand". She was on a voyage from Nienstedten to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. Magdalene was refloated on 2 March and taken into "Ellyshaven". |
| Robert | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks off Godrevy, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor to London. |

## 28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amelie | France | The ship was driven ashore near Dénia, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Weltevreden | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Goeree, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland. |

## 29 February

List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Youghal, County Cork and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Youghal to London. Alfred was refloated and put back to Youghal. |
| Columbine | New South Wales | The schooner foundered in the Bay of Plenty. |
| Diana | New South Wales | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Plenty. |
| Felix | New South Wales | The schooner foundered off the east coast of North Island, New Zealand with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Coromandel, New Zealand to the Bay of Islands. |
| Harriet | New South Wales | The whaler was wrecked off the Karikari Peninsula, New Zealand. |
| Navarino | New South Wales | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Plenty. |
| Trent | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked at Tegadoo Bay, New Zealand. |
| Ulitea | New South Wales | By some accounts, the schooner was lost off New Zealand's East Cape with the loss of all hands. By another account, the schooner was wrecked east of Sulphur Point in Tauranga Harbour; master and crew saved. |
| Vittoria | New South Wales | The barque was wrecked on New Zealand's Farewell Spit. All on board were rescued. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aberfoil | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Carabournon", on the coast of the Black Sea, where she had become a wreck by 18 February. She was on a voyage from Odessa to London. |
| Aimable Celeste | France | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Antonia ( United Kingdom). Aimable Celeste was on a voyage from Laguna to Dunkerque, Nord, France. |
| Aimable Marie | France | The ship was beached near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure with the loss of all hands on or before 9 February. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce. |
| Alexander | United States | The ship was wrecked off Saint Domingo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Aux Cayes, Haiti. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Belle of Missouri | United States | The steamship was caught fire and exploded in the Missouri River 80 nautical miles (150 km) downstream of St. Louis, Missouri with the loss of one life. |
| Carol | New South Wales | The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Plenty. |
| Dageraad | Netherlands | The ship foundered off the Île-de-Sein, Finistère, France before 24 February with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Gibraltar and Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Dispatch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay before 5 February. She subsequently broke up. |
| Dorothy | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Cartaretta ( United Kingdom). Dorothy was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Espeleta | France | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Dunkerque, Nord. Espeleta was refloated on 17 February and taken into Boulogne. |
| Grace | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 5 February. Her crew were rescued by Unity ( United Kingdom). Grace subsequently foundered. |
| Guineaman | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Africa to London. Guineaman was refloated on 5 February. |
| Henry Volant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. She was refloated on 6 February. |
| James Stevens | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the north coast of Cornwall before 6 February. |
| Kate and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Landguard Fort, Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harwich. Kate and Jane was refloated on 4 February and taken into Harwich. |
| Lisle | France | The ship was wrecked on the Needles Rocks, off the Cape of Good Hope with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Mercury | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently taken into Eyemouth, Berwickshire, where she arrived on 19 February. |
| Ontario | British North America | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan on or before 10 February. |
| Plata | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 27 February. Her crew were rescued by Cora ( United Kingdom). Plata was on a voyage from Liverpool to Trinidad. |
| Pratt | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to London. |
| Puddy Puddy | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked near the Bay of Islands. |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The barque foundered 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of Gibraltar with the loss of at least three lives. |
| St. Lawrence | British North America | The ship was driven ashore near Tralee, County Cork on or before 11 February. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick to Caernarfon. St. Lawrence later broke up. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Limerick. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Cork. William was refloated on 6 February. |