# List of shipwrecks in April 1840

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

## 1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Paragon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to London. |
| Psyche | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Carron. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. |
| Splendid | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire, to London. |
| Wells | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. |
| Zephyr | United Kingdom | The whaler ran aground of a reef off Borneo, Spanish East Indies. Her crew abandoned the ship on 3 April and set fire to her. They reached "Macassa Island" and were then found a ship to take them to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. |

## 2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acht Gebroders | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Île de Planier, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Experiment | British North America | The ship was driven ashore on Campobello Island, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to Saint John, New Brunswick. |
| Thomas Beaufort | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent. She was refloated on 3 April. |

## 3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Athenais | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar. She was refloated. |
| Catherine | France | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel by Oceanus ( United States) with the loss of all but one of her crew. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Carbonear, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Carbonear and Saint John's, Newfoundland. |
| Ino | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Middle Bank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued. |
| Joseph Tyson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Algarve coast, Portugal. She had been refloated by 23 April. |
| Sleepless | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 5 April and put back to Sunderland. |
| Tweed | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Vrow Gebina | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Poldern Sandbank, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Eider. She was on a voyage from Groningen to a Baltic port. |

## 6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Creole | Grenada | The schooner was wrecked on the Recas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Curaçao. |
| John and Susan | 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 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. John and Susan was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Minerva | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the English coast. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Three crew reached Guernsey, Channel Islands, in a boat on 10 April. |
| Princess Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage drom London to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Princess Victoria was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Surrey | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Daring ( United Kingdom). Surrey was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Plymouth, Devon. |

## 7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hudscott | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on St Margaret's Island, Pembrokeshire. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank near Huntcliffe, County Durham Her crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Stockton-on-Tees. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated on 10 April and taken into Milford Haven. |
| Maitland | British North America | The ship ran aground on Brownie's Island Reef and was wrecked with the loss of three of her nineteen crew. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Pedan Olva Point, Cornwall. Both crew members were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Poole, Dorset. |
| New Hope | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. |
| Polly | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Rat Island, off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Endeavour ( Board of Customs). Polly was on a voyage from Cork to Caernarfon. |

## 8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Glasgow | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Inverness. |
| Joseph and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was later refloated. |
| Lydia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London. Lydia was refloated the next day and taken into Seaford, Sussex. |

## 9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Artaxerxes | France | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Menorca, Spain, with the loss of 29 lives. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Algiers, Algeria. |
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. |
| Cervantes | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. |
| Cove | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mauritius. |
| Deux Frères | Mauritius | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. |
| Esperance | Mauritius | The ship sank at Port Louis, Mauritius with the loss of all eight crew. |
| George McCloud | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. She was refloated. |
| Gregorio | Mauritius | The schooner was damaged at Mauritius. |
| Jeune Ferdinand | Mauritius | The coaster sank at Mauritius. |
| Laurencia | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. |
| Louise | Mauritius | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. |
| Lynhersand | Mauritius | The schooner was damaged at Mauritius. |
| Patriot | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Mauritius. Her crew survived. |
| Reform | United Kingdom | The brig was run into by Stratford ( United Kingdom) at Mauritius and was severely damaged. |
| Revenant | Mauritius | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. |
| Sarah Doyle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| St. Jean | Mauritius | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius. |
| Stratford | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius. |
| Vrai Francais | France | The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius. |

## 11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cordelia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent. |
| Eclipse | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit. |
| Repeal | United Kingdom | The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached on Cross Island, Maine, United States. She was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to Cork. |

## 12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Paulina | Dantsic | The ship struck a rock and foundered off the "Isle of Glass". She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. |

## 13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Indien | France | The ship ran aground in the Ganges and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Pauline | Dantzic | The ship was wrecked off the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. |
| Terpisichore | Hamburg | The ship ran aground on the Morven Sand and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, to Cuxhaven. Terpsichore was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bonito | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in the River Tyne at South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated on 20 April and beached in a severely damaged condition. |
| Emmanuel | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the River Tyne at South Shields. |
| Johannes | Hamburg | The ship sprang a leak and was beached near "Harlingenhafen". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Riga, Russia. |
| Wave | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Latakia, Syria. She was on a voyage from Beirut to Alexandretta, Ottoman Empire. |

## 15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brighton | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, to Penarth. Brighton was refloated and taken into Cardiff, Glamorgan, for repairs. |
| Brompton | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Whitby Rock and sank. |
| Deux Sœurs | France | The whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
| Janet Towers | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. She was taken into Mullaghmore, where she sank. |

## 16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Exchange | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Stroma in the Pentland Firth. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Voluna | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Voluna was refloated and taken into Padstow. |

## 17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carouge | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Londonderry. |
| Exchange | United Kingdom | The ship struck the south west point of Swanna, Orkney Islands, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Jacob Pennell | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Long Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to New York, United States. Jacob Pennell was later refloated. |
| Mandarin | France | The ship was lost at "St. Leu". |
| Robert Bruce | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Long Bank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork. She was refloated and arrived at Cork on 23 April. |
| Winscales | p | The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Maryport. |

## 18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Louisa | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. |
| Lydia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |

## 19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Maryport. |
| Uitreding | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and severet damaged on Lolland, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to a Dutch port. Uitreding was refloated on 27 April and taken into Rødby. |

## 20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Belle | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in the Bay of Riga. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russian Empire, to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Pauline | France | The ship capsized in the Bay of Palamos. Her crew were rescued. |

## 22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bee | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Cantach Sound. |
| Scotia | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Canna, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Hull, Yorkshire. |

## 23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amanda | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, to the Cape of Good Hope. Amanda was refloated and taken into Ramsgate. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged at Carbonear, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Carbonear and Saint Johns, Newfoundland. |
| Wismar | Wismar | The ship was driven ashore at Formby Point, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Liverpool, Lancashire. Wismar was refloated and taken into Liverpool. |

## 24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emerald | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in Lough Swilly and was scuttled. |
| Neptune | Spain | The ship ran aground at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Helsingfors, Grand Duchy of Finland. |

## 25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bedford | United States | The steamboat struck a submerged object and sank in the Missouri River with the loss of seven lives. |
| Byron | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |
| Polack | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at New Orleans. |
| Rapid | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a reef north west of Aalborg, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Stettin. Rapid was later refloated. |
| Robert | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Rixhöft, Prussia. |
| Shakespeare | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship ran aground at New Orleans. |

## 26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bee | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Longhope, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | New Zealand | The barque struck a rock and was wrecked at Kaipara Harbour. Her crew were rescued. |

## 28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mercury | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee to Copenhagen, Denmark. Mercury was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Peace | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores, to Southampton, Hampshire. Peace was later refloated and taken into Southampton. |

## 30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chippewa | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Cap-des-Rosiers, with the loss of all but two of the 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America. |
| Elizabeth | Grenada | The cutter was wrecked in Latarde Bay. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She had been refloated and taken into Dieppe by 4 April. |
| Aurora Frederica | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France before 8 April. |
| Eagle | New South Wales | The schooner struck a rock and foundered in Whirlpool Reach, in the Tamar River. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Busika Bay before 25 April. She was refloated an put into Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. |
| Naiad | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles before 4 April. She was later refloated. |
| Navarino | New South Wales | The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand. |
| Orion | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off "Cape St. Rocque" before 23 April. She was on a voyage from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti to the Cape of Good Hope, Africa. |
| Peace | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off The Needles, Isle of Wight, and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores, to Southampton, Hampshire. Peace was later refloated and taken into Southampton. |
| Robert | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in Riga Bay between 3 and 21 April. |
| Snire | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Llanmadoc, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 3 April and towed into Llanelly. |
| Star | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was subsequently taken into North Sunderland, County Durham. |