# List of shipwrecks in October 1838

The list of shipwrecks in October 1838 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1838.

## 2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catherina Elizabeth | Denmark | The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen to the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef, off the coast of Norway and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy, Fife, to Riga, Russia. |
| Java | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| John and Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and taken into South Shields, County Durham. |
| Marquis of Sligo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aarhus, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia, to Leith, Lothian. |
| William Hill | United Kingdom | The steamship was holed by her anchor and was beached at Hull, Yorkshire. |

## 3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beatrice | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Malta for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Gesina | Netherlands | The ship departed from Terschelling, Friesland, for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| Glisden | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Blackhouse, Hampshire. |
| Newburgh | United Kingdom | The ship departed from St. Ubes, Portugal, for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Osprey | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Middle Grounds, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, to Memel, Prussia. Osprey was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Rurick | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship ran aground on the Borthanger. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Pori. |

## 4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gregory Bogorsloff | Russia | The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom, to Reval. Gregory Bogorsloff was refloated on 7 October. |
| Guard | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Stag Rocks. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Plymouth, Devon. Guard was refloated on 6 October and taken into Plymouth. |
| Lipton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was abandoned the next day. Lipton was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. |

## 5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| King David | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground, capsized and was wrecked in the River Afan. |

## 6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Broughty Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk by Duchess of Orleans ( United States). Broughty Castle was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Gibraltar. |
| Cæsar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Patras, Greece. She was on a voyage from Patras to London. Cæsar was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Endeavour | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Weymouth, Dorset, for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dove | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Cape Coast Castle, Africa Her crew were rescued. |
| St. Jacques | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between "Abretshamn" and Ystadt, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. |

## 8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lady Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the south point of Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America. |

## 9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Activa | Portugal | The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, to Oporto. |
| Gryphia | Greifswald | The ship was driven ashore south of Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Griegswald to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Gryphia was refloated the next day and taken into Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Retreat | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Anegada Reef. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Trinidad. |

## 10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charlestown | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, for Dundee, Forfarshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Earl Dalhousie | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Virgin Rock, off Hogland, Russia, and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Emerald | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pampus Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk, to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. |
| Isaac Newton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Newcastle, Ohio, United States. She was later refloated and taken into Portsmouth, Ohio, where she arrived on 12 October. |
| Josephine | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Finn Ground. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wista Werft" to Stockholm. |
| Nelly | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. |
| Protector | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman was wrecked near Calcutta, India, with the loss of 170 of the 178 people on board. |
| Stadt Colberg | Kolberg | The ship ran aground on the Dogger Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Kolberg. Stadt Colberg was later refloated and put in to "Kulfsund". |
| Swan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Swan was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Three Sisters | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered off the Point of Ayr, Cheshire, with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Ulla | Sweden | The ship was lost in the "Alendschen Schœen". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, to Gävle. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Hogland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint Petersburg. |

## 11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beta | Hamburg | The ship was sighted off Dover, Kent, United Kingdom, whilst on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba, to Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Dart | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Sark, Channel Islands, with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon, to Jersey, Channel Islands. |
| Eugene | France | The ship was lost near Dénia, Spain, with the loss of all but two of her passengers and crew. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Martinique. |
| Europa | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground whilst on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Havana, Cuba. She was later refloated. She was refloated on 15 October. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Middle Patch, in Liverpool Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Flint. |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Thurso, Caithness. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The steam tug was impaled on unmarked iron debris at the mouth of Sunderland harbour, and sank. Her crew were rescued. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ackergill, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. |
| John | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire. |
| Margaret and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire, but her crew were all drowned. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Sanda Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Tobermory, Isle of Mull. |
| Northern Yacht | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer foundered in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, with the loss of all 23 people on board. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Leith, Lothian. |
| Phœbe | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Rainswell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated on 15 October and resumed her voyage. |
| Sailor's Return | United States | The ship was wrecked off Cape São Roque, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Newport, Rhode Island, to the South Seas. |
| Sheldrake | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Rock, in the Irish Sea and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Larne, County Antrim. Sheldrake was later refloated. |
| Swan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Swan was refloated the next day. |

## 12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adventure | United Kingdom | The ship capsized 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Copenhagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by Judith ( United Kingdom). Adventure was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Copenhagen. |
| Alderman Thompson | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near Thurso, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America, to Hull, Yorkshire. Alderman Thompson was refloated in August 1839 and towed into Wick, Caithness. |
| Berlin | Prussia | The ship ran aground on the Arkona Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark or Swinemünde, Prussia. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Haabet | Denmark | The ship was wrecked near "Lemwig", Denmark with the loss of five or six of her crew. There were two survivors. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Svendborg. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Sinclair's Bay. She was refloated on 19 November and taken into Akkergill. |
| Jessie Ann | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire and foundered in the North Sea off the Carr Rock with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Thomas ( United Kingdom). Jessie Ann was on a voyage from Sunderland to Perth. |
| Maryann | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Montrose, Forfarshire. |
| Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the "Seam". She was later refloated. |
| Tam o'Shanter | United Kingdom | The paddle tug sank in the West India Docks, London. |
| Trimmer | United Kingdom | The sloop sank in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Maryport. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Menai Strait. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. Venus was later refloated and taken into Beaumaris, Anglesey. |

## 13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Barbara | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Beatrice | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Malta for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Leith, Lothian. Britannia was later refloated and towed into Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. |
| Carl Auguste | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore north of Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Stettin. Carl Auguste was later refloated and taken into Helsingør. |
| David | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby. |
| Gotha | Sweden | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom, and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France, to Hamburg. Gotha was refloated and taken into Dover, Kent. |
| Grev Bernstoff | Flag unknown | The ship foundered off Cabo Espichel, Portugal. |
| Hoffnung | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby with the loss of at least one of her crew. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sunderland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. |
| James and Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sunderland. Her crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat. She was refloated on 24 October and taken into Sunderland. |
| Jessie Ann | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire and sank off the Farne Islands, Northumberland. |
| Margaret and Ann | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Whitby with the loss of all five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Montrose, Forfarshire. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Skive, Denmark. |
| Maria | Spain | The ship ran aground and was damaged in the Gulf of Palma and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. Maria was later refloated and arrived at Genoa in a leaky condition. |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Goswick, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Regent Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Falkenberg, Sweden. She was later refloated and put into Varberg for repairs. |
| Safety | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Sunderland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Eyemouth, Berwickshire. |
| Saturnus | Lübeck | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Cronstadt, Russia. Saturnus was later refloated; she arrived at Cronstadt on 28 October. |
| Trave | Lübeck | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Lübeck. |
| Varro | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Sunderland. She was raised on 24 October. |
| Vesta | United Kingdom | The ship sank at South Shields. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to South Shields. |

## 14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hellegina | Netherlands | The galiot capsized off Eierland, North Holland, and was driven ashore there. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, to Hamburg. |
| Henry and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Henry and Jane was refloated and put into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Magdalena | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore on Kronslot Island, off Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Cronstadt. |
| Octorara | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Stony Point, New York. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Octorara was later refloated. |
| Sir Edward | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Sir Edward was refloated on 18 October and taken into Shoreham-by-Sea in a severely damaged condition. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport. Thomas was refloated the next day and taken into Maryport. |
| Welcome | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Sound of Hoy. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands, to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Wickengen | Sweden | The ship ran aground south of Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Cette, Hérault, France. Wickengen was later refloated and taken into Helsingør for repairs. |

## 15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bodvil | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Bodvil was later refloated and taken into Newhaven. |
| Breeze | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Escuminac, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. |
| Christina | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Sandhammer. She was on a voyage from "Doderhulstwick" to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Commerce | Jersey | The ship struck a sunken rock in St Catherine's Bay and foundered. Her crew were rescued. |
| Edward | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off Southport, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, to Liverpool. |
| Gondola | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Lady Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Maryport. Lady Eleanor was later refloated and taken into Maryport. |
| Maria Caroline | Prussia | The ship sprang a leak and foundered between "Lealand" and Fehmarn, Duchy of Schleswig. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, to Memel. |
| Po | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Supply ( United Kingdom). Po was later taken into Aldeburgh, Suffolk. |

## 16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anne Nicolai | Norway | The ship was driven ashore near Ringkøbing, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Calais, France. |
| Eden | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Ringkøbing. She was on a voyage from London to Bergen, Norway. |
| Felix | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore in the White Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia, to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Fortuna | Stralsund | The ship was wrecked on the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin, United Kingdom, to Stralsund. |
| John and James | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees. Her crew were rescued. |

## 17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann Grant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America, to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| China | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Navarino ( United Kingdom). China was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to Dublin. |
| Ivanhoe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Quebec | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Aberystwyth, Carmarthenshire. She was refloated on 31 October and taken into Aberystwyth. |
| Swallow | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Wave | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She floated off but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Colborne | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Point Macron in Chaleur Bay with the loss of 43 of the 55 people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. |
| Eilda | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pomle Nakke, Falster, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to "Haderleben". |
| Eldora | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom, to the Eider. |
| Guyana | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Calcutta, India. |
| Haabets Anker | Norway | The ship ran aground off "Rekekrok". |
| Ocean | Netherlands | The ship capsized and sank at New York, United States. |
| Rainha Dos Angos | Portugal | The ship was dismasted and abandoned at sea. |
| Sterling | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Gaspé, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City. |

## 19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Constance | Norway | The ship foundered off Stavanger. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium, to Bergen. |
| Elvira | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kettlebottom Sand, or the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea and was damaged. She was later refloated and put into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Gesina | Dantsic | The ship foundered off Rixhöft, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Edam, North Holland, Netherlands. |
| Henry and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barton Sand and was severely damaged. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth. |
| HMS Malabar | Royal Navy | The Repulse-class ship of the line ran aground off Prince Edward Island, British North America, and was damaged. Two of her crew were lost. She was refloated the next day and towed into Three Rivers, Lower Canada, British North America. |
| Maria Bertha | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Petten, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| Petersburg | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Millemache". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Quebec City, Lower Canada. |
| Phoenix | Stettin | The ship ran aground on a reef west of Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom, to Stettin. |
| Ramona | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was driven into the pier at Calais, France, and was severely damaged, losing one of her paddle wheels. She was on a voyage from London to Calais. |
| Seine | France | The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Venskabet | Lübeck | The ship was wrecked off Fjaltring, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, to Lübeck. |
| Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Rodahund, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Newquay to Saint Petersburg. Wellington was later refloated and taken into "Capelshaven" for repairs. |

## 20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore on Little Skerry and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently became a wreck. |
| Elizabeth and Juliana | Denmark | The galleass was driven ashore between Rønne and Læsø with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, to Haderslev. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham, to London. |
| Gilius | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at "Jacobsoe". She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche, France, to Malmö. |
| Gleaner | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Workington. |
| Grace | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was later refloated and taken into Swansea. |
| Henrietta | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore near "Voglern", Prussia. |
| Mogul | France | The ship was driven ashore at Fairlight, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. Mogul was later refloated and taken into Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. |
| Sophia | Danzig | The ship was abandoned off Düne, Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth, United Kingdom, to Dantzic. |
| Vier Gebreoder | Kolberg | The ship was driven ashore near "Neuking", Prussia. |
| Walter Hamilton | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at Ness, Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands, to Cork. |

## 21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arendina Maria | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Held. Her crew were rescued. |
| Carl | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore at "Lopponen", Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to Königsberg. |
| Caroline | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at Sarkau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Rügenwalde, Prussia, to Copenhagen. |
| Devon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cape Bear, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Devon was later refloated and put into Pictou, Nova Scotia, where she arrived on 23 October. |
| Earl Grey | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Miramichi. |
| Elida | Denmark | The ship was wrecked off "Pomle Hakke". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hadersleben. |
| Eendragt | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway, to Harlingen, Friesland. |
| Emma | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore on the Nordergrunden, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Prussia. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom, to Memel. |
| Frau Maria Margaretha | Duchy of Schleswig | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Skovgaard. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aalborg, Denmark, to Flensburg. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Seaham, County Durham. She was refloated and taken into Gluckstadt. |
| Harmonie | Norway | The ship was driven ashore at "Tejemageln". She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Bergen. |
| Helena Sofia | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Mörbylånga. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ystad to Figeholm. |
| Hvalfisken | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore between Lisbjerg and Tisvilde, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure, France. |
| Miranda | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Liverpool, Lancashire. Miranda was refloated on 23 October. |
| Orpheus | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Stjernan | Norway | The ship was wrecked near "Whitingsoe". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Flekkefjord. |
| Toronto | British North America | The ship ran aground at Lake Saint Pierre, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from London to Montreal, Lower Canada. Toronto was refloated the next day. |

## 22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Borussia | Russia | The ship was driven ashore at Ventspils. Her crew were rescued. |
| Dasserdt | France | The ship was wrecked near Marstrand, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Bangor, County Down, to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. |
| Newton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Oscar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wick, Caithness. |
| Schwan | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore near Landskrona, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Stettin. |
| Stranger | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Londonderry. |
| Tito | Netherlands | The ship sank at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Amsterdam, North Holland. |

## 23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bloom | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at St. John's Point, near Killough, County Down, with the loss of three of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire, to Dysart, Aberdeenshire. |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland, to Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. She was refloated on 3 November and taken into Waterford. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tyrella, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, County Down, to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. |
| Helen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Åland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Herald | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Öland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dundee. |
| Lady Charlotte | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Barrels Rocks, 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, with the loss of ten of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Lima, Peru, to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Lucy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool. Lucy was later refloated and put into Dover, Kent. |
| Peckel and Helena | Netherlands | The galiot was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland. |
| Stranger | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Londonderry. |
| Wonder | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on the Elbow End, at the mouth of the River Tay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Dundee, Forfarshire. |

## 24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Areland | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Sakkesand, in the Baltic Sea off Nyord, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Uusikaupunki, Grand Duchy of Finland, to Rostock. Areland was refloated on 27 October. |
| Daisy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Dee and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, to Dublin. Daisy was refloated and put into Beaumaris, Anglesey. |
| Harriet | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Cork. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Cork. |
| Hoffnung | Stettin | The ship sprang a leak and was beached near Coserow, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom, to Stettin. |
| Lang | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Pugwash, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Pugwash. |

## 25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abeona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lybster, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Lybster. |
| Dorcas | United Kingdom | The brig departed from Hartlepool, County Durham, for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Frau Anna | Hamburg | The ship struck a rock in the Eider and was beached. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neuenfelde to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Hendrika | Netherlands | The ship was sighted off Rendsburg, Duchy of Holstein whilst on a voyage from Wismar to Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Henriette | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore between Dantsic and Pillau. |
| Margery | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was refloated but was consequently beached on the Middle Ground. Margery was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. Margery was refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Robert | United Kingdom | The smack foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a Barking smack. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Brightlingsea, Essex. |

## 26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. |
| Canada | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark, where she was subsequently wrecked. Her crew and four passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. |
| Dorcas | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Hartlepool, County Durham, for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| Eagle | Hamburg | The paddle steamer sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Hamburg. |
| Forth | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Scotstown Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Sheerness, Kent. |
| Magdalene | United Kingdom | The sloop departed from Hull, Yorkshire, for Whitby, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Confidence | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in Longsoundfjord. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzic. |
| Count Paleni | Kingdom of Sardinia | The ship sprang a leak and foundered 65 nautical miles (120 km) off Cape Spartivento, Sardinia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Genoa. |
| Darien | United States | The ship departed from Texel, North Holland, Netherlands, for Guayama, Puerto Rico and Baltimore, Maryland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Flyrenskiold | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at Thisted. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Altona to Skive. |
| Lady Montgomery | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Newry, County Antrim. Lady Montgomery was later refloated and taken into Ramsey. |
| Little Kate | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Ramsey Bay. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, to Dublin. Little Kate was later refloated and taken into Ramsey in a waterlogged condition |
| Minerva | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Åland, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig. |
| Princess Augusta | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk, where she broke up the next day. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. |
| Town of Ross | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Cork Bog Island". She was later refloated. |

## 28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | Guernsey | The barque ran aground on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Guernsey. |
| Alston | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nore and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to London. Alston was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Betsey and Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Angle, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Kinsale, County Cork. |
| Bideford | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was later refloated. |
| Coronation | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. |
| Dapper | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Whitby, Yorkshire. |
| Eaglet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated. |
| Emily | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Bridlington, Yorkshire, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Fame | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon. She was later refloated. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore, capsized and sank at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham, to Shoreham-by-Sea. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Gem ( United Kingdom). Friendship was on a voyage from Seaham to London. |
| Grand Turk | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium, to New Orleans, Louisiana. Grand Turk was later refloated and taken into Broadstairs, then Ramsgate, Kent, where she arrived on 30 October. |
| Harmonie | France | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ilfracombe, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Ipswich | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was refloated then next day and taken into Padstow, Cornwall. |
| John and Mary | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by Kingston ( United Kingdom). John and Mary was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America, to London. She was subsequently taken into St. Ives, Cornwall, where she arrived on 14 December. |
| Lively | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Hartland Point, Devon. |
| Mary Frances | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Drogheda, County Louth. |
| Mountaineer | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman, a brig, was driven ashore at Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Nautilus | United Kingdom | The brig departed from Hartlepool for Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Primrose | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon. |
| Princess Augusta | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Rebecca | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lynmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. |
| William and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon. |

## 29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beneficia | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Pillau, Prussia. |
| Clara Protheroe | United Kingdom | The ship departed from The Mumbles for Youghal, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Gentile | United States | The schooner was lost on Margaree Island, in the Bay of St. Lawrence. Crew saved. |
| German | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Ferdinand | Rostock | The ship was wrecked near Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from London to Rostock. |
| Hendrika | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was wrecked on "Broncum". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, to Embden. |
| Hutchinson | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. |
| Isabella Penman | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and capsized with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to London. |
| Jacob Philip | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Foto", Sweden. she was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, to Rostock. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to London. John was later refloated. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoeburyness, Essex. Her crew were rescued. |
| Juno | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Juno | Rostock | The ship sank off Varberg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rostock. |
| Lochiel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from the Water of Urr to Maryport. |
| Niagara | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Cumbria ( United Kingdom). Niagara was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Odin | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship was driven ashore south of Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Pori. Odin was refloated on 2 November. |
| Philomele | Belgium | The ship was lost in the Sea of Azov. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia, to Antwerp. |
| Samuel and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Hell Bay. |

## 30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amicus | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by Search ( United Kingdom). Amicus was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk, to Leeds, Yorkshire. |
| Andrew | United States | The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands, with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Texel, North Holland. |
| Chieftain | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. |
| Clara | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Rostock. |
| Claude | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged near "Wyburg". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, to Memel, Prussia. Claude was refloated in early July 1839 and towed into Gothenburg by the steamship Prindsess Wilhelmine ( Sweden). |
| Neptunus | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder. She was later refloated. |
| Peter | Dantzic | The ship ran aground off Wijk aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. |
| Thalia | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. |
| Thetis | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder. She was later refloated. |
| Vrow Meta | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the "Reffhorns". |

## 31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anders | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Den Helder, North Holland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States, to Amsterdam, North Holland. Anders was refloated on 6 November. |
| Carolinian | United States | The ship was driven ashore between Adra and Almería, Spain. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Cette, Hérault, France. |
| Dungarvine | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore on the coast of Inverness-shire. She was later refloated. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore on the coast of Inverness-shire. She was later refloated. |
| Gipsy | British North America | The ship was wrecked near Hawk Inlet, Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint John, New Brunswick. |
| Juno | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea and consequently foundered in the North Channel. |
| Mauney | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odessa to London. Mauney was refloated on 7 November and resumed her voyage. |
| Portsmouth | United States | The schooner ran aground off Hog Island, Virginia and was wrecked. All on board survived. she was on a voyage from New York to Norfolk, Virginia. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1838 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to "Castle-hill". Active was refloated on 26 October and taken into Stromness. |
| Albertus | Flag unknown | The ship foundered off the coast of Belgium. |
| Amphitrite | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire and was beached near Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Gothenburg. Amphitrite was later refloated. |
| André | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ostend, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom, to Ostend. |
| Anne Grant | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Inniskal Island, in Boyghla Bay, County Donegal, before 27 October. She was on a voyage from Quebec, Lower Canada, British North America, to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Brutus | Texas Navy | The 10-gun schooner was wrecked in a storm. |
| Columbia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea before 23 October. |
| Cruiser | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at Kerch, Russia. |
| Dart | United Kingdom | The smack struck a submerged rock off Sark, Channel Islands, and sank with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon, to Jersey, Channel Islands. |
| Deveron | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was later refloated and taken into Pictou, Nova Scotia, where she was condemned. |
| Drie Gebroeders | Netherlands | The ship departed from Amsterdam, North Holland, for Lübeck in early October. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Earl of Dalhousie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea before 12 October. She was taken into Leith, Lothian, on that date. |
| Enterprise | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the English Channel and foundered off Lydd, Kent. |
| Eucharis | Sweden | The ship struck the pier at Klepp, Norway, and sank. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London, United Kingdom. Eucharis was refloated on 31 October. |
| Five Brodre | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. |
| Frau Marie | Duchy of Schleswig | The ship departed from an English port for the Eider in early October. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Frithiof | Norway | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Halmstad to the Charente. |
| Henriette von Wolgast | Prussia | The sloop foundered in the Baltic Sea off "Devenon", Prussia. |
| James Colvin | United Kingdom | The whaler was destroyed by fire. The ship's cook, who accidentally started the fire, committed suicide. |
| Jupiter | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat. |
| La Solomon | France | The sloop was wrecked at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. |
| Ladour II | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Marstrand, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Lerwick | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Lerwick, Shetland Islands. |
| Little Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Runswick Bay, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Lord Byron | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Mull of Galloway, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Glasson Dock, Lancashire, to Troon, Ayrshire. Lord Byron was refloated on 10 November and taken into Drogheda, County Louth. |
| Mercator | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Pillau, Prussia. Mercator was later taken into Pillau, arriving on 28 October. |
| Mountaineer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Crosby Point, Lancashire. |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| North Briton | British North America | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on the coast of New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, to Liverpool. |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. |
| Principe Paskewitz | Russia | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sicily. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Rembrandt | Belgium | The schooner was lost with all hands between Caffa and Kertch, Russia. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The sloop sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Leith. Sarah was subsequently towed into the River Humber by the brig Friends ( United Kingdom). |
| Savatoff Nicolay | Russia | The ship was wrecked on "Wrangel Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Reval. |
| Savatoff Nieulay | Russia | The ship was wrecked on "Wrangel Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Reval. |
| Scotia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tees. |
| Titus | France | The brig was wrecked at Burghsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands, before 7 October. She was on a voyage from Adra, Spain, to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Traveller | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick Between 15 and 22 October. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Miramichi. Traveller had been refloated by 26 October and taken into Ricibucto. |
| Walter Hamilton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Hoy. She was later refloated and taken into Stromness. |