# List of shipwrecks in May 1839

The list of shipwrecks in May 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1839.

## 1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann and Susan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. |
| Hellechina | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Brixsey Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| Parmelia | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Plymouth, Devon. She was consequently condemned. |
| Preceptor | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Boulmer, Northumberland. she was later refloated. |

## 2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore near Sunderland, County Durham. She was later refloated. |
| Orion | Hamburg | The ship departed from Matanzas, Cuba for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hnads. |
| Pegasus | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer struck rocks off St. Monance, Fife and was beached. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Leith, Lothian. Pegasus was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
| Squirrel | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore near Sunderland. She was later refloated. |
| Successful | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore near Sunderland. She was later refloated. |
| Tiberius | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Egremont, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Tiberius was later refloated. |

## 3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was later refloated. |

## 4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albertina | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the entrance to Belfast Lough. Her crew were rescued. |
| Earl of Durham | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Earl of Durham was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Forsaget | Norway | The ship ran aground on the Pampas. She was on a voyage from Brevik to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Luna | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Dublin. Luna was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amos | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock, off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex. Amos was refloated the next day and taken into Margate. |
| Bilbao | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was refloated and proceeded on her voyage. |
| Catherine Boland | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Hook Sand, off Margate. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Rocket | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in La Poile Bay. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. |

## 6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arab | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Spaniard Sand, in the North Sea. she was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Arab was refloated and taken into Whitstable, Kent. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nore and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire to London. Providence was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent. |
| Regina | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Riga Bay due to ice. |
| Velatura | United Kingdom | The ship was run ashore near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. Velatura was later refloated. |

## 7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Europe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and subsequently wrecked at Deal, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pole Sand, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from London to Starcross, Devon. Jane was refloated and taken into Exmouth, Devon. |
| Rambler | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Ostend. Rambler was later refloated and taken into Ostend. |

## 9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bangor, County Down. |
| Boyne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Drogheda. |
| Despatch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Arundel, Sussex. |
| Indian | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Hull to India. Indian was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Louth. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cleopatra | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Long Sand or Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Clio | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Birchington, Kent. |
| Dee | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Key Britton. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Trinidad. |
| Diligence | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Swanage Bay. |
| Earl of Errol | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Earl of Errol was refloated and taken into Harwich. |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Almonknash, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. |
| Five Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Kinlough, County Leitrim. |
| Free Briton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. |
| Goodwill | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Swanage Bay. |
| Grace | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwick Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Goodwill | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Swanage Bay. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Poole. |
| John Stafford | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |
| Juno | Guernsey | The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth. Her crew were rescued. |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Poole. |
| Néréide | French Navy | The Artémise-class frigate ran aground at Galveston, Republic of Texas. She was refloated with assistance from Zavala ( Texas Navy). |
| New Recovery | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Poole. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Paiba", Brazil. Her crew were rescued. |
| Trial | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Poole. |

## 11 May

List of shipwrecks: August 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Druid ( United Kingdom). Catherine was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. |
| Fairy | New South Wales | The coaster, a cutter, ran aground at the mouth of the Macleay River and was wrecked. |
| Frau Heinke | Netherlands | The schuyt was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Fair Traveller ( United Kingdom), but the captain of that ship was drowned in the rescue attempt. |
| Little John | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Bridlington, Yorkshire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Bridlington. |
| Trial | New South Wales | The coaster, a cutter, ran aground and sank at the mouth of the McLeay River. |

## 12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexandra | Russia | The ship was wrecked near Carlscrona. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg. |

## 13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Advance | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex. |
| Edward Quesnel | United States | The ship was wrecked on Long Island, New York with the loss of eight of her crew. |

## 14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| New Leeds | United Kingdom | The sloop struck the West Rocks, Harwich, Essex and sank. She was on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire to London. New Leeds was refloated on 15 May and taken into Harwich in a severely damaged condition. |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jamaica and British Honduras. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Littlehampton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London. Following repairs, Sarah was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |

## 15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aliquis | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Torres Straits, off Cape York, New South Wales. All on board were rescued by Argyle ( United Kingdom) and she was set afire. Aliquis was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Calcutta, India. |

## 17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. |

## 18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aide-de-Camp | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Brier Island, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of fifteen lives. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Janet | United Kingdom | The schooner was cast ashore on Poland Strand, Dunaff Head, County Donegal, Ireland (Killala, County Mayo for Liverpool, with oats) and became a total loss. |

## 19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Andromache | New South Wales | The ship was driven ashore at Miller's Point. She was refloated the next day. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The abandoned wreck was discovered in the North Sea by the pilot cutter John and Mary ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Easton Bavents, Suffolk. |
| Thomas and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Campbeltown. |
| West | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Belize City, British Honduras. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |

## 20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Swan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Caernarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued. |

## 21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Juno | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Liverpool, Lancashire. Juno was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Socrates | Kingdom of Sardinia | The ship was wrecked on Fars Point, Sicily. She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Genoa. |

## 22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Navarino | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Petit-Métis, Lower Canada, British North America. All 28 people on board were rescued. Navarino was refloated in mid-July and taken into "Cul-de-Sac". |

## 23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Navarino | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Métis, Lower Canada, British North America. Twenty passengers and crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Quebec City, Lower Canada. |
| Palemon | France | The ship was wrecked on the Cruz del Padre, Cuba. |
| San Augustin | Spain | The ship was wrecked on the Cruz del Padre. |

## 24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Elbe near Blankenese. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire. |

## 25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Havana Packet | Netherlands | The ship struck Cape Lookout Shoal and was consequently abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire. Neptune was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |

## 26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antelope | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Storkholm Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to London. Antelope was refloated on 28 May and resumed her voyage. |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the South Stack and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry. Minerva was refloated and put back to Liverpool. |

## 27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jahde | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bremen. |
| Louisia | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Calais. Louisa was later refloated and taken into Calais. |

## 28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fenwick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. Fenwick was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dove | New South Wales | The cutter was driven ashore at Wollongong. Her crew survived. |
| Hero | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Battery Point, Sydney, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. Hero was later refloated; she resumed her voyage on 6 June. |
| Industry | New South Wales | The cutter was driven ashore at Wollongong. Her crew survived. |
| Maid of the Mill | New South Wales | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kiama. Her crew survived. |

## 30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 2017 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ebenezer | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Exeter, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Io | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada. Io was refloated in early August and towed into Quebec City. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bangor. |
| Ann | New South Wales | The coaster ran aground at the mouth of the Macleay River. |
| Betsey and Sara | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked west of the mouth of the Bushman's River, Africa before 9 May with the loss of eighteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Batavier, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Bridgetown | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. |
| Brilliant | United States | The brig was wrecked in Poverty Bay. |
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Green Island before 20 April. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec City. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 May. |
| John and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank on or before 21 May. |
| John McLellan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Hooghly River, India before 9 May. |
| Leopard | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 May. |
| Maida | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to New York, United States. |
| № 12 | Egyptian Navy | The ship-of-the-line ran aground at Alexandria. She was later refloated. |
| Tennessee | United States | The ship ran aground on French Key. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to New Orleans, Louisiana. Tennessee was later refloated and taken into Key West, Florida Territory, where she was condemned. |
| Welvaart | Hamburg | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Liebau, Prussia and Riga, Russia. Her crew were rescued. |
| Zoe | France | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Cronstadt, Russia. |