# List of shipwrecks in October 1831

The list of shipwrecks in October 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1831.

## 1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brunswick | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Brunswick ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. |
| Meddlenot | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia, to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |

## 2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Pilgrim | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Cape Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America. |

## 3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Countess of Dalhousie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Götaland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. |
| London | United States | The ship was wrecked on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Mantura | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Götaland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. |
| Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in Dublin Bay. |

## 4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acasta | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Uist, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia, to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Drogheda, County Louth, for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore near Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool. |

## 6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Commerce | British North America | The ship was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River and Point Mille Vaches, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Quebec City, Lower Canada. |
| Countess of Dalhousie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Götaland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. |
| Field Marshal Paskewitsch | Russia | The ship was lost in the Mediterranean Sea off Methoni, Greece She was on a voyage from Odessa to London. |
| Mary and Peggy | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Douglas, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked in Luce Bay. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, to Liverpool. |

## 7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fershampenuaz | Imperial Russian Navy | The Trekh Sviatitelei-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Cronstadt. with the loss of 49 of her crew. |
| Huntcliff | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Zerkshall". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adeona | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near "Sescar Island" whilst bound for Saint Petersburg, Russia. |

## 9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charles Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Starcross, Devon. |
| Mermaid | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Salt Key, Florida, United States. |

## 10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chance | Jamaica | The brig was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. |
| Napoleon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Anegada, Virgin Islands, and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to New York, United States. |
| Theodosius | United Kingdom | The ship sank on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to London. |
| Three Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, to London. |

## 11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hannah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from New Ross, County Wexford, to Miramichi. |
| Mary Macdonald | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Randers, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. She floated off on 16 October and was anchored off Randers. |
| Thistle | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Portknockie, Morayshire. Her crew survived. |

## 12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
| Ceres | Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | The ship was capsized and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Oldenburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Invizca | United States | The ship departed from Málaga, Spain, for Boston, Massachusetts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Xantho | Guernsey | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Twee Gebroeders ( Netherlands). Xantho was on a voyage from Guernsey to South Shields, County Durham. |

## 13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Vrouw Antina | Netherlands | The ship sprang a leak and put in to Heligoland, where she was deemed beyond economical repair. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Amsterdam, North Holland. Vrouw Antina was beached on 18 October to salvage her cargo. |

## 14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dawn | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the Lemon sand. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to London. |
| Luistania | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Kinsale, County Cork. All on board were rescued. She was in a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Oporto, Portugal. |

## 15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Enige Broder | flag unknown | The ship departed from Copenhagen, Denmark, for Saint Petersburg, Russia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charles | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Burghead, Morayshire. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by an anchor and was consequently beached at South Shields, County Durham. |
| Stad Rotterdam | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. |

## 17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Effort | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Dorgey Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Limerick. |
| Emerald | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Pillau, Prussia, with the loss of a crew member. |
| Themis | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. |

## 18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| James | United States | The ship departed from Málaga, Spain, for Boston, Massachusetts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( United Kingdom). Alfred was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to London. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Catalan Bay, Gibraltar, with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Çeşme, Ottoman Empire ro London. |

## 20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ajax | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, to Cork. |

## 21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carl Ludwig | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship ran aground on the Bear Rock, in the Baltic Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Öregrund, Sweden, where she was wrecked two days later. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Helsingfors to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Cleopatra | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was refloated on 23 October. |
| Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef at Youghal, County Cork. |
| Nostra Señhora del Gracia | Spain | The ship was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands. |

## 22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Neptunus | Denmark | The ship was wreckedon the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. |
| Valiant | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Stag Rock, off Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America, to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Wakefield | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Brazil. |

## 23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Leonidas | Spain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by William Pitt ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Portland, Maine, United States.> |
| Raven | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Armagh, to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Vigilant | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Lizard Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. |

## 24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Champion | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Hogland, Russia, at the end of October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Marshand". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Helsingfors, Grand Duchy of Finland. |
| George Canning | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on North Cape, Prince Edward Islands, British North America. |
| Red Rover | United Kingdom | The yacht was wrecked at Rio Real, Brazil, whilst on a voyage from an English port to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |

## 25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Columbus | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Swansea Bay. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to Blyth, Northumberland. |
| Junius | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Islay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Lady Digby | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America, with the loss of 50 lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Lower Canada. |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham, to London. |

## 26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Corton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Chatham, Kent. |

## 27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Devonshire | United Kingdom | The ship passed through the Skaggerak whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |

## 28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by William and Mary ( United Kingdom). |

## 29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caroline | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark, where she was burned by order of local officials. She was om a voyage from AAltona to Thisted. |

## 30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Pilkappen", 36 nautical miles (67 km) south of Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. |

## 31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Europe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Karlskrona, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexandrine | Spain | The ship was driven ashore near San Pedro del Pinatar. |
| Echo | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. |
| Louisa | France | The ship sank in the Loire. |
| Lusitania | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ardmore, County Waterford, where she broke up on 22 October. |
| Manly | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Korčula, Kingdom of Dalmatia before 14 October. Her crew were rescued. |
| Margaret | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Europa Point, Gibraltar, before 8 October. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex before 15 October. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Sheerness. Kent. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. |
| Three Friends | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand before 15 October. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, to London. |
| Triumvirate | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Try Me | British North America | The ship was wrecked on Burin, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. |