# List of shipwrecks in September 1839

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

## 1 September

List of shipwrecks: September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| John | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. John was refloated on 8 September and taken into Havre de Grâce. |
| Little Western | United Kingdom | Aust Ferry: The ferry foundered in the River Severn with the loss of all eleven people on board. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Inner Dowsing Sand, in The Wash and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Maria was refloated and put into Hull, Yorkshire. |

## 2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Solway Firth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Pilot | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Northam, Devon. Hercrew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. |
| Pioneer | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Bluff Point, Connecticut. She was on a voyage from New York to a port in Virginia. |
| Success | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk. |

## 3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Novaya Zemlya | Imperial Russian Navy | The schooner struck a sunken rock in Startseva Bay, in the White Sea, and sank. Her crew were rescued by a fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Novaya Zemlya to Archangelsk. |

## 4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Felis Pencamento | Spain | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Forlorn Point, County Wexford, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Sligo, United Kingdom. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Hiati Felix | Portugal | The schooner was wrecked in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Sligo. |
| John Marshall | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to New York. |
| Orinoco | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Theodorick | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks west of the Isles of Scilly and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to London. |

## 5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Little Hampton | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with the West Indiaman brig Diana ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel. |

## 6 September

List of shipwrecks: January 1840 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Calcutta | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Mochana's Bay, New South Wales. |
| Seostris | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Davie Point, New South Wales. |

## 7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brenton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bannow, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| City of Genoa | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of São Nicolau, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Brazil. |
| Cuba | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. Cuba was refloated and put into Hellevoetsluis. |
| Hope | United States | The schooner was wrecked on Washerwoman's Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Key West, Florida Territory. |
| Nelson | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Byron ( United Kingdom). Nelson was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. |

## 8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cruiser | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Barry's Beach, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
| Duke of Montrose | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to Ayr. |
| Sophia Smith | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Riding Sand, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Stirlingshire | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands with the loss of ten lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lima, Peru. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was refloated on 13 September and towed to St Katherine's Docks, London. |

## 9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Tralee, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Tralee. |
| Itenerant | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |
| Preston | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Clwyd. |
| Virginia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Busika Bay. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Odessa. Virginia was refloated with assistance from HMS Royal Charlotte ( Royal Navy) and proceeded on her voyage. |

## 10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amity | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Cape Chapeau Rouge, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to St. John's, Newfoundland. |
| Fern Sodskende | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caernarfon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Hartlepool, County Durham. |

## 11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lafayette | France | The ship was driven ashore east of Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. she was on a voyage from Bremen to St. Ubes, Portugal. |
| Scott | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Blayase ( France). Scott was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America to Barbadoes. |

## 12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bittern | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Hamilton, Bermuda. |
| Canton Packet | United States | The ship was driven ashore near Hamburg, where she was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Coromandel | United Kingdom | The prison ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a hurricane at Ireland Island, Bermuda. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
| Dove | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Salt Kettle, Bermuda. |
| Edward | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Albouys Point, Bermuda. She was later refloated and taken into Hamilton. |
| Eliza | Bermuda | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Ireland Island. |
| Sally Evans | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Hamilton. She was later refloated. |
| Sir Colin Campbell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at St. George's, Bermuda. |
| Two Partners | British North America | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned three days later. Her crew were rescued. Two Partners was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick to Barbadoes. |
| Weymouth | United Kingdom | The depot ship was damaged in a hurricane at Ireland Island. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Hamilton. |

## 13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arab | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. Three crew were rescued by Glasgow ( United Kingdom) on 18 September, six others having died. Arab was on a voyage from British Honduras to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Ariel | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at St. Shotts, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. |
| Arve | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Cape Race, Newfoundland. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Bird Islands with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Métis-sur-Mer, Lower Canada to London. |
| Emily | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Stanhope, New Jersey, British North America with the loss of four of her crew. |
| Helena | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on Öland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to New York, United States. Helena was later refloated. She resumed her voyage on 17 September. |
| Idea | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Charles Cove, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec City. Idea was later refloated. |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk and sank. |
| James | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew took to the longboat; they were rescued two days later by Lively ( United Kingdom). |
| Maria | France | The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York. |
| New Era | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Bolt Head, Devon with the loss of all hands. |
| Susannah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. |

## 14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hope | Jersey | The brig was wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) from Belle Isle, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. |
| Kitty | United Kingdom United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands to London. |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. sHe was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin. |
| Ormus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. |
| Triad | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. |

## 15 September

List of shipwrecks: September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brontes | United States | The ship was driven ashore near "Wingo", Sweden. she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to New York. She was refloated on 17 September. |
| Byron | United States | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Embo, Sutherland with the loss of all but one of her six crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Inverness, United Kingdom. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and put into the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russian Empire to Gloucester. |
| Catherine Mitchell | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near the Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis. |
| Expedition | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. Expedition was on a voyage from South Shields, county Durham to London. |
| Harbinger | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was later refloated and taken into Lowestoft in a sinking condition. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Fortuna ( United Kingdom) and was beached in the Sound of Scalpey with the loss of a crew member. |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. James was refloated the next day. |
| Splendid | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Nerva Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| St. Patrick | British North America | The ship was wrecked on St. Peter's Island, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. he was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to "Buclush". |
| Stranger | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Zwee Gebroders | Hamburg | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |

## 16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fortuna | Grand Duchy of Finland | The galease was wrecked in the "Bay of Sem", Bornholm. She was on a voyage from home port Turku to Flensburg, Duchy of Holstein. |
| George | United States | The whaler was wrecked on Île Amsterdam. Her crew were rescued. |
| Junge Tjerk Giesen | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Mercer | Prussia | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Oporto, Portugal. |

## 17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at Colliston, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| St. Patrick | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Beauport, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Lower Canada. St. Patrick was later refloated and completed her voyage. |

## 18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada. |

## 21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The schooner struck rocks and sank at Newbury Port, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newbury Port. |
| Brother's Friend | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Southwold. Brother's Friend was refloated on 28 September and taken into Southwold. |
| Columbia | United States | The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Columbia was refloated and taken into New York. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Fremantle, Swan River Colony. Her crew were rescued. |
| Jane Vilet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from "Wyborg" to Hull, Yorkshire. |

## 22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Perth, Swan River Colony. She was later refloated. |
| Elizabeth | Swan River Colony | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Fremantle. She was on a voyage from the Swan River to New South Wales. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The sloop caught fire and was scuttled in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. |
| Ellen | Van Diemen's Land | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Adventure Bay. Her crew survived. |
| Shepherd | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Perth, Swan River Colony. She was later refloated. |

## 23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Diana | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on Jasmund, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Brussels, Belgium. |
| Speculation | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Aalborg, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. |

## 24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charles Edouard | France | The ship sank at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée. |
| Emerald | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Mulroy Bay. She was on a voyage from the Orkney Islands to Lough Swilly. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Bull. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Friendship was refloated on 1 October and resumed her voyage. |
| Marina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Sandorn Island". She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newport, Monmouthshire. Marina was later refloated and put into Arendal, Norway for repairs. |
| Pictou | United Kingdom | The ship struck The Manacles and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newfoundland, British North America. Pictou was taken into Falmouth, Cornwall the next day. |
| Splendid | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |

## 25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore in Currup Bay, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship sank off the Scalp. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire. Industry was refloated on 9 October and taken into South Shields. |
| Lavinia | United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned off Cape Wrath, Caithness. Her crew were rescued by Nordon ( United Kingdom). Lavinia was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was damaged. She was later refloated. |

## 27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in Whitesand Bay with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Betock | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Copeland Islands, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin. |
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Londonderry. |
| Cornwall | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) south west of the Mumbles Lighthouse, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bideford, Devon. |
| Nancy | British North America | The ship was lost in St. George's Bay. |

## 28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in the Swan River. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to the Swan River Colony |
| Lady Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated on 8 October. |
| Lancier | Mauritius | The barque was wrecked between The Stragglers and the Mew Stone. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Perth, Swan River Colony and Van Diemen's Land. |
| Lavinia | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Cape Wrath, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Castlehill to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Margaret Simpson | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east south east of North Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Thule | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Lerwick, Shetland Islands. |

## 29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the English Channel off Rame Head, Cornwall with the loss of all three crew and a rescuer. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Mercurio | Belgium | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 7 leagues (21 nautical miles (39 km)) north of Cabo da Roca, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Antwerp. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arrival | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 26 September. Her crew were rescued by Blessing ( United Kingdom). Arrival was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Eclipse | United States | The ship foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of several lives. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Cottesloe, Swan River Colony, during a gale on 21–22 September. |
| Henry Freeling | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked at "Towtuck", New Zealand. Her crew survived. |
| Irma | United States | The ship departed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France in late September. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| John Bull | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bude, Cornwall on or before 6 September. |
| Lambertus | France | The ship capsized off West Kapelle, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Antwerp, Belgium. Lambertus was later towed into Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. |
| Linsen | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) west north west of Heligoland before 5 September. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| London Packet | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland in late September. She was refloated on 21 October and towed into Blyth, Northumberland for repairs. |
| Maria | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore in the Abaco Islands before 8 September. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba. Maria was refloated and taken into Hamilton, Bermuda. |
| Moscow | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Quebec City before 26 September. |
| New York | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of all on board. |
| Nicholas I | Russia | The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea before 18 September. She was on a voyage from Finland to London, United Kingdom. Nicholas I was towed into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom, where she arrived on 23 September in a waterlogged condition. |
| Rival | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Belfast. Rival was subsequently towed into Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America, by British Queen ( United Kingdom). She arrived on 20 September. |
| Tantivy | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at New Edinburgh, Nova Scotia. |
| Vrow Catherine | Netherlands | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea before 28 September. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Wasp | British North America | The ship was wrecked at Cook's Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to the West Indies. |