The list of shipwrecks in October 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1844.
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1 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | British North America | The ship was lost near "Gaberus". She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Pictou, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. |
Ceylon | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cherbaman Reef, in the Indian Ocean off the Laccadive Islands. Her crew survived. |
Churchill | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Newport Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harwich, Essex. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
Convoy | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Luconia Shoals, in the South China Sea. |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
Osprey | British North America | The ship was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Facia ( United Kingdom). |
Parkfield | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Port Phillip, South Australia. She was refloated and put in to Gravesend, Kent. |
Pollux | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland and sank. |
Rayo | Spain | The government schooner was sunk by British cannons off Europa Point, Gibraltar whilst attacking a Gibraltarian coaster and failing to show her colours. Her crew were rescued by a Portuguese vessel. |
2 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Nixon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
Vesta | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottoms. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark for repairs. |
3 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Drie Gebroeders | Hamburg | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Hamburg. |
Huntcliffe | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Cardigan. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Cardigan. |
Johanna | Dantsic | The ship driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
Mariner | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Sommeroe", Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. Mariner was refloated on 5 October. |
Mississippi | United States | The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana. |
4 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander | United States | The brig was driven ashore at Cárdenas, Cuba. |
Alexander | Republic of Texas | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Grand Saline. |
Artebosite | Republic of Texas | The ship was driven ashore at Grand Saline. |
Avisa Oneta | Spain | The brig was wrecked on the Playa de Chivos, off the coast of Cuba with the loss of all but six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Barcelona, Spain. |
Betsey Hall | Republic of Texas | The ship was driven ashore at Grand Saline. |
Cubano | Spanish Navy | The Brig of War was wrecked on the Bucanas Reefs, off the coast of Cuba, with the loss of a crew member. |
Ebro | France | The ship was wrecked on the Salado reef, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
Esther | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancahire for Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
George | United States | The brig was driven ashore at Cárdenas. |
John Clifton | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Schaarhorn Reef, in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hamburg. |
Juanito | Spain | The brig was wrecked at Camarioca, Cuba with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rica to Havana. |
Kerswell | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Porta Nova Point, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. |
Laura | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Blyth, Northumberland. |
Leonara | British North America | The ship was driven ashore in Spray Cove, Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Ballantrae, Ayrshire. |
Natchez | United States | The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of Cuba. |
Ophelia | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Thyborøn, Denmark with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
Paulinus | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Warnemünde, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kalmar to Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig. |
Sincerity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth to Flint. She was later refloated. |
Tessen | United States | The steamship was driven onto the Punta Gorda Reef, off the coast of Cuba. |
Tyne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from New Zealand to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
Zaragozam | Spain | The brig was wrecked in the Cove of Banta, Cuba. There were only two or three survivors. She was on a voyage from Havana to A Coruña. |
5 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Adolph | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore at Matanzas, Cuba. She had been refloated by 12 October. |
Africanus | Jamaica | The schooner was wrecked at Jamaica. |
Agawart | United States | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Aimable | Cuba | The ship was wrecked off Cárdenas. She was on a voyage from Havana to Baracoa. |
Alabama | United States | The ship was wrecked at Havana. |
Albion | British North America | The schooner was wrecked at Havana. |
Alpha | Jamaica | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
Andrea | Cuba | The ship was wrecked off Cárdenas. She was on a voyage from "Segua" to Havana. |
Arago | France | The ship was driven onto the Punta Reef, off the coast of Cuba and foundered. |
Australian | New South Wales | The steamship struck a rock off Melsom's Point and foundered. |
Britannia | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Key West, Florida Territory. She had been refloated by 9 October. |
Britannia | British North America | The schooner was wrecked at Havana. |
Bytown | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Havana. |
Carmen | Spain | The ship was wrecked off Cárdenas. |
Carrier | Cuba | The ship was wrecked off Cárdenas. She was on a voyage from "Segua" to Havana. |
Centilla | Cuba | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Cissia | Jamaica | The sloop was severely damaged or wrecked at Jamaica. |
Conchita | Cuba | The schooner was driven ashore in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Cruikston Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Havana. |
Cyrus | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Havana. |
Eliza | Bahamas | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Matanzas. |
Esmeralda | Cuba | The schooner was driven ashore in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Espoz y Mina | Cuba | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Exertion | Jamaica | The schooner was wrecked at Jamaica. |
Fortuna | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Havana. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
Glastina | Jamaica | The sloop was wrecked at Jamaica. |
Hanover | Jamaica | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
Harmonie | Sweden | The ship collided with Pennsylvania ( United States) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Huron ( France). |
Hunter | Jamaica | The sloop was wrecked at Jamaica. |
Independent | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Insand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated on 7 October. |
Indian Chief | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Cape Rosier, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City. |
Industria | Cuba | The ship was wrecked off Cárdenas. She was on a voyage from Havana to Sagua La Grande. |
Isabella | Jamaica | The sloop was wrecked at Montego Bay, Jamaica. The sole person on board was rescued. |
Jack Tar | Jamaica | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
Jackdaw | Jamaica | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
Juanita | Cuba | The schooner sank in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Lastenia | Cuba | The ship was wrecked, driven ashore or sank at Cárdenas. |
Lawrence | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Havana. |
Louisa | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Matanzas. |
Magna Charta | Jamaica | The sloop was wrecked at Jamaica. |
Manuela | Cuba | The schooner was driven ashore at Havana. |
Maria | Cuba | The schooner was damaged in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Knock Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
Mary | Jamaica | The schooner was wrecked at Jamaica. |
Mellish | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Paracel Islands with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from China to London. There were ultimately eleven survivors. |
Mercedita | Cuba | The ship was wrecked on the Punta Gorda Reef, off the coast of Cuba. |
Ocenten | Sweden | The ship ran aground off Bornholm, Denmark and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Gävle to New York, United States. She was refloated and put in to Christiansø, Denmark for repairs. |
Ogawarr | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Havana. |
Ontario | United States | The barque was driven ashore in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Palestine | United States | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Paragon | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Havana. |
Prince George | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Havana. |
Pronta | Cuba | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Rachael | Jamaica | The sloop was wrecked at Jamaica. |
Rayo | Cuba | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Reglita | Cuba | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Robert Mills | United States | The schooner was driven ashore in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Rose | Jamaica | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
San Antonio | Cuba | The schooner sank in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Siszia | Jamaica | The sloop was wrecked at Jamaica. |
St. Lawrence | British North America | The ship was dismasted in a hurricane whilst on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Havana. She put into Nassau, Bahamas, where she was condemned. |
Tom Paine | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica. | |
Tom Smith | Jamaica | The sloop was wrecked at Jamaica. |
Victoria | Cuba | The schooner was damaged in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Washington | United States | The brig was driven ashore in the Bay of Matanzas. |
Wave | Jamaica | The sloop was severely wrecked at Jamaica. |
6 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Alpha | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off "Levenskar". Her crew were rescued. |
Clara and Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was dismasted and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Cork. |
Dash | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Bimini. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Africa. |
Elizabeth | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with some loss of life. Three people landed at Sisal, Mexico in a boat. Five people were rescued by a French brig. Twenty three people took to a launch, but were reported as missing. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana. |
Fortuna | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Seskar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Messina to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
Hansa | Bremen | The ship was wrecked near Cienfuegos, Cuba with the loss of all but two of her crw. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Trinidad. |
Lord Vivian | United Kingdom | The cutter ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool. Lord Vivian was refloated on 8 October. |
Lusteel Lady or Tusket Lady | British North America | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. |
Majesty | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the south coast of Cuba. Her crew survived. |
Samaritan | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Antwerp, Belgium with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. |
7 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Kilnsea, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 15 October. |
Erstelling or Forstelling | Flag unknown | The ship was in collision with Norstern ( Dantsic) and foundered off Hela, Prussia. |
Haabets Anker | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Riga, Russia. |
Hoffnung | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on "Dagal Island". She was on a voyage from Riga to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
Lady Allen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southampton, Hampshire. Lady Allen was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
Mads | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Riga. |
Pearl | British North America | The ship was driven ashore in "Harbour Bouchet". She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
Princess Mary | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Riga. |
Simplicia | Portugal | The brig was wrecked in Dansburg Bay, Danish India. Her crew were rescued. |
Venus | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The ship was driven ashore at Riga. Her crew were rescued. |
Walter Hamilton | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Swinebottoms. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Stettin. |
Wisbeach | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Riga. Her crew were rescued. She had been refloated by 10 October. |
8 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ramsey. She was refloated on 16 October and taken in to Ramsey for repairs. |
Amelia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Killyleagh, County Down to Liverpool. |
Anna | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Strangford, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cronstadt, Russia. |
Anna | Rostock | The ship was driven ashore at Warnemünde. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Bremen. She was later refloated. |
Benjamin Hart | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at "Heiradara" or "Herradura", Chile. Her crew were rescued. | |
Columbus | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Manicougan Shoals and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated on 11 October. |
Forsoget | Norway | The ship foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) north west of Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Christiansand. |
Lady Bulkeley | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penmon, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Beaumaris, Anglesey. |
Little Will | United Kingdom | The flat was driven ashore at Penmon. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Liverpool. |
Patricia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Portrush, County Antrim. She was refloated on 16 October and taken in to Ramsey for repairs. |
Sophia and Eliza | United States | The whaler, a barque, collided with the East Indiaman barque Wellington ( United Kingdom and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (18°S 27°W / 18°S 27°W / -18; -27). Her crew were rescued by Wellington and she was set afire. |
Susannah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of County Wicklow. |
9 October
For the loss of Vivid on this date, see List of shipwrecks in September 1844 § 29 September.Ship | State | Description |
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Active | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Cruz de Ferro Rocks, off Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from the Azores to Oporto. |
Alert | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. |
Alexander Forbes | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Sligo. She had been refloated by 16 October. |
Alliance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Par, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
Alliancen | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore near Kalmar. Her crew were rescued. |
Allihies | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Studland Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Weymouth, Dorset. |
Amity | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Skerries, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dublin. |
Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lamlash. She had been refloated by 16 October. |
Ann and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. |
Anna | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyquinte Point, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated on 12 October and taken in to Strangford, County Antrim. |
Anna | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Strangford, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cronstadt, Russia. |
Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry, County Antrim. |
Britannia | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore near Kalmar with the loss of all but her captain. |
Carrywell | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near Macedon Point, County Antrim. She was refloated on 12 October. |
Comet | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Fowey, Cornwall with the loss of all five of her crew. |
Daisy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carlingford, County Louth with the loss of all hands. |
Deptford | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near Borough Island, Devon. Her crew were either rescued or all lost. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. She was refloated on 11 October but drove ashore again the next day and was wrecked. |
Diana | Van Diemen's Land | The brig was wrecked at Port Fairy, New South Wales. |
Diligence | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. |
Earl of Arran | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lamlash. She had been refloated by 16 October. |
Elbe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Malta. |
Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. |
Eliza Neath | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lamlash. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Waterford. She had been refloated by 16 October. |
Falcon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Dublin. |
Frances | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by the barque Jane Boyd and foundered in the Bristol Channel off West Cross, Glamorgan. Her twenty crew survived. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Swansea, Glamorgan. Frances was refloated on 24 December and taken in to Swansea. Also reported as driven ashore between the Mumbles and Swansea. |
Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. |
Good Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Dublin. |
Grace Darling | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Dublin. She was refloated on 14 October. |
Hectorina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Chapelrossan Bay. She was refloated on 12 October. |
Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Chapelrossan Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Maryport, Cumberland. |
Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Chapelrossan Bay and was abandoned. |
James and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. |
Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Lamlash. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Runcorn, Cheshire. She had been refloated by 16 October. |
Jane | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Warrenpoint, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Dublin. |
John and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lamlash. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Bangor. She had been refloated by 16 October. |
John Lloyd | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Greenisland, County Antrim. |
Josephine | Sweden | The ship ran aground off "Saby". She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Malmö and Halmstadt. |
Lady Fullarton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lamlash. She was on a voyage from Troon to Larne, County Antrim. She had been refloated by 16 October and was taken in to Lamlash for repairs. |
Lovely | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mostyn, Flintshire to "Llandino". |
Maid of Mostyn | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of County Louth. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Dublin. |
Marchioness of Stafford | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pembrey, Pembrokeshire to Killough, County Down. |
Margaret and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated. |
Mars | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Pembrey, Carmarthenshire to Killough, County Down. |
Mary | Sierra Leone | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rush, County Dublin with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Liverpool. |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Jane Cook ( United Kingdom) and was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. |
Mary and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tailor's Island, Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar and Cádiz, Spain. |
Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Neath to Bideford, Devon. She was refloated on 16 October. |
Nymph | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with Ocean Queen and foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of three of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
Ostsee | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Oporto. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Oporto. |
Phantom | United Kingdom | The yacht was wrecked at Rothesay, Bute. |
Ranger | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to South Shields. She was refloated on 12 October. |
Rebecca and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Cork to the King Road anchorage, off the coast of Somerset. |
Reliance | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked near Falmouth. Her crew were rescued. |
Rose | France | The ship was driven against the quayside at "Frontignac" and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Africa to Cette, Hérault. |
Rosina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lamlash. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Carlisle, Cumberland. She had been refloated by 16 October. |
Sarepta | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Swansea. She was later refloated and taken in to Swansea. |
Shannon | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was driven against the quayside and damaged at Dublin. |
Sophie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. |
St Joao Baptiste | Portugal | The ship was wrecked on the Cruz de Ferro Rocks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Vila do Conde. |
Susannah | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Five Mile Point, County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chester to Aberystwyth. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Aberystwyth of 23 October. |
Thistle | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven against the quayside and sank at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. |
Triad | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Leven, Fife. She floated off on 14 October and was towed into Burntisland, Fife. |
Two Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship, a fishing smack or collier, was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. |
Victor | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and damaged at Lamlash. She was refloated and put under repair. |
Volunteer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Dublin. |
10 October
For the loss of Webster on this date, see List of shipwrecks in September 1844 § 28 September.Ship | State | Description |
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Barbara | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated and taken into Montrose, Forfarshire for repairs. |
Carl Christian | Prussia | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Newark Island" off Sanday, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
Elizabeth | United States | The brig foundered off Cape St. Antonio, Cuba. Some of her crew and her passengers were rescued by the brig Mappemonde ( France). The rest of her crew in a longboat were presumed to have perished. |
Henry and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Fowey, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. |
L'Esperance | France | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Thorvald ( Russia). She was on a voyage from the Île de Ré, Finistère to Caen, Calvados. |
Minerve | French Navy | The Téméraire-class ship of the line ran aground off Rhodes, Greece. She was refloated with the aid of Alcibiade ( French Navy) and six Ottoman Navy vessels. |
St. Louis | France | The ship was driven ashore at Portsea, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure to Penzance, Cornwall. |
Susan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Sunda. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Galway. She was refloated on 22 October and taken in to Campbeltown, Argyllshire. |
Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Sinclair's Bay with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to an Irish port. |
William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Gunn's Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim. |
11 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Cygnet | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Ann and Emma ( United Kingdom). |
Jaramas | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Bredgrund. |
Johanna Maria | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Bredgrund. |
Normandy | United Kingdom | The brig was in collision with a brig and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew survived. |
William Jenkinson or William Parkinson | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
12 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Catharine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. |
Constant | Belgium | The ship was wrecked at "Montagua". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. |
Emma | United Kingdom | The brigantine was in collision with Elizabeth ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Clear Island, County Donegal and was abandoned by all but one of her passengers and crew. One crew member was lost. She was on a voyage from Dar El Beïda, Morocco to Liverpool, Lancashire. Emma was taken into Crookhaven, County Cork on 14 October. |
Hazard | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clacton-on-Sea. |
Retrieve | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
Unon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Merro and Annalong, County Down. |
Zampha | Denmark | The brig was driven ashore on Killard Point, County Antrim, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Saint Domingo. She was refloated and taken in to Strangford, County Antrim. |
13 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Nooit Gedacht | Netherlands | The ship struck a pile and sank near Rotterdam, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. |
14 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Cerus | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Kilnsea, Yorkshire. She was refloated. |
Magnet | British North America | The ship ran aground whilst on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Her crew were rescued by Argyle ( United Kingdom). |
Maria | British North America | The ship was wrecked near the mouth of the River Godbert. She was on a voyage from "Perle" to Quebec City, Province of Canada. |
Mary Wylie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
15 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Ange | France | The ship was driven ashore at Bourgneuf, Charente-Maritime. |
Augusta | Norway | The ship ran aground on the Jadder Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Stettin. She was refloated and put in to Stavanger the next day for repairs. |
Babit or Baliel | British North America | The ship was wrecked near Portneuf, Province of Canada. Five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arichat, Nova Scotia to Quebec City, Provine of Canada. |
Catharine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portneuf, Province of Canada, British North America with the loss of twelve of the 21 people on board. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
Clarisse | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bourgneuf. |
Greenwood | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Clee Ness, Lincolnshire. |
Halcyon | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Strangford, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim. |
John Cleland | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Portstewart, County Londonderry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Londonderry. |
Superb | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Tobermory, Mull, Inner Hebrides for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
15 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Portneuf, Province of Canada, British North America. |
16 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Brilliant | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Saugor Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Calcutta, India. |
Jesmond | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Quarff, Shetland Islands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
Njord | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked near Malla, Russia. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
Vriendschap | Netherlands | The ship was lost off Capbreton, Landes, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Bilboa, Spain and Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France. |
17 October
Ship | State | Description |
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British Hero | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the east coast of Gotland, Sweden. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
Courrier de Senegal | France | The ship was wrecked near "Cape Naze", Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. |
Endeavour | United Kingdom | The ship struck the quayside and sank at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from "Dronwick" to Irvine, Ayrshire. |
Gipsy | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sandbank and sank in the English Channel off the coast of France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was later refloated. |
Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. |
Jean and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. |
Le Jeune Edouard | France | The chasse-marée was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
Lucille | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Widewall, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin. She was refloated the next day. |
Mary | United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, was in collision with another vessel and foundered off Harwich Essex. Her crew were rescued. |
Mary and Frances | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Peel, Isle of Man. |
Novel Gedacht | Netherlands | The ship struck a pile and sank at Vlissingen, Zeeland. |
Phoenix | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and damaged at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated on 24 October. |
Scotia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Esposende, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Oporto, Portugal. |
18 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Ashland | United States | The schooner was driven ashore at Buffalo, New York. She was later refloated. |
Bunker Hill | United States | The steamship was driven ashore at Buffalo. |
Chautauque | United States | The steamship was driven ashore near Black Rock, New York. |
Cleveland | United States | The ship foundered with the loss of over 200 lives. |
Columbus | United States | The steamship was driven ashore at Buffalo. |
Commodore Perry | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Buffalo, colliding with Great Western and running in to Wayne (both United States). |
Emerald | British North America | The steamship was driven ashore at Buffalo. |
Experiment | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Mowbray", on the Solway Firth. |
Flamingo | Cape Colony | The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked in Strings Bay. |
Fulton | United States | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sturgeon Point, New York with the loss of three lives. |
G. W. Hill | United States | The steamship was driven ashore at Buffalo. |
Illinois | United States | The steamship was wrecked at Buffalo with the loss of more than 300 lives. |
J. F. Porter | United States | The schooner capsized at Buffalo. |
John Marshall | United States | The steamship was wrecked at Stony Point, New York. All on board survived. |
Lady of the Lake | United States | The ship ran aground at Ogdensburg, New York. |
Mercy | United Kingdom | The ship struck the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and sank. Her crew were rescued. |
Pennsylvania | United States | The schooner was lost in Lake Erie. |
Primrose | British North America | The schooner was presumed to have foundered off Wellington, Nova Scotia. |
Robert Fulton | United States | The steamship was wrecked at Sturgeon Point, in Lake Erie. Three passengers had been washed overboard before she came ashore. |
19 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Agne or Ange | France | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Le Pouliguen, Loire-Inférieure. |
Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was scuttled at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated on 21 October and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea. |
Belgrave | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. |
Diana | Van Diemen's Land | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Fairy, New South Wales. |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by ice and sank at Taganrog, Russia. |
Gustav | Stettin | The ship was wrecked near Rixhöft, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Griefswald to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom. |
Jim Crow | British North America | The ship was wrecked at New Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to New York, United States. |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |
Queen of the Isles | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Knock Sand, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
20 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Actaeon | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was wrecked on the Negrel Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Santa Marta, Republic of New Granada to Cartagena, Republic of New Granada. |
Alert | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wivenhoe, Essex to London. |
Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was scuttled at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea. |
Carl | Sweden | The galeas was driven ashore on Öland. She was refloated and put in to Stockholm. |
Maria | Dantsic | The ship was driven ashore south of "Helsingtewig". Sweden. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Dantsic. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
Mayflower | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground whilst leaving Little Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated and taken in to that port, but consequently sank. |
Najaden | Sweden | The ship ran aground at Visby and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to "Ahuna". She was refloated and taken in to Visby for repairs. |
Patronen | Sweden | The ship was wrecked at "Fjand", Denmark. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Visby. |
21 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Juno | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated the next day. |
Trina | Norway | The ship was driven ashore at Thunö. |
Walter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Cape Henelopen Lighthouse, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
Wethleti | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
22 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Carl Gustaff | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to St. Ubes, Portugal or vice versa. |
Clio | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Skegness, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. Clio was later refloated; she arrived at Scarborough, Yorkshire on 25 October. |
Endeavour | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Sandwich, Kent. She was refloated and put in to Margate, Kent in a leaky condition. |
George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Leeds, Yorkshire. |
Isabella | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore south of Bridlington, Yorkshire and was scuttled. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from Bridlington to Hartlepool, County Durham. Isabella was refloated the next day and taken in to Bridlington. |
23 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna Margaretha | Wismar | The schooner struck the Steturock, off Heligoland, and foundered. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Aberdeen, United Kingdom. |
Lucy Walker | United States | Lucy Walker steamboat disaster: The steamship suffered a boiler explosion, caught fire and sank in the Ohio River at New Albany, Indiana. At least 56 people were killed, with some estimates of over 100 killed. |
Mathilde | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Felixtowe, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Uusikaupunki to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. |
Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Falmouth, Cornwall. |
24 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Albert | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off "Bulberg", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. |
Victor | France | The ship was driven ashore west of the mouth of the Llobregat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
25 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Atlantic | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana. |
Dourado | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore near Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. |
Georgiana | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Tees and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Tees to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
Hudson | United States | The schooner was lost off Key West, Florida Territory with the loss of all hands. |
USRC Vigilant | United States Revenue-Marine | The revenue cutter was lost off Key West with the loss of all hands. |
26 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields. |
Carbon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wellington, New Zealand. She was refloated. |
Charles | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was righted the next day. |
Eleanor | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Wellington. She was refloated. |
Experience | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the English Channel off Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce. |
Friedrich Wilhelm | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore near "Eitzenloch". She was on a voyage from Bremen to Hamburg. She was refloated and put in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition. |
Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wellington. She was refloated. |
Tyne | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
27 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Catharine | United Kingdom | The schooner was destroyed by fire in Avoch Bay. |
Friedrich Franz | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | The barque was holed by ice and abandoned at Taganrog, Russia. She was subsequently carried out to sea. Discovered in July 1845, she was taken in to Kertch, Russia. |
Johanna Hendrika | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
Riga | Russia | The steamship was destroyed by fire at Riga. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Riga. |
Veracity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Taganrog to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated on 1 November. |
28 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Aghia | Greece | The ship was lost between "St George's" and Sulina, Ottoman Empire. |
Agnes Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Maitland's Cove. |
Athelstane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sillery Cove, Province of Canada, British North America. |
Dove | British North America | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "St. Rock's", She was on a voyage from New Carlisle to Quebec City, Province of Canada. |
Exile | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Scituate, Massachusetts, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
Frau Ambtmannin Kempe | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Syros, Greece. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Syros. |
Henrietta | British North America | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "St. Rock's". She was on a voyage from Les Éboulements, Province of Canada to Quebec City. |
Kate | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Ichaboe Island, Portuguese West Africa with the loss of all but three of her crew. |
Sir Henry Hardinge | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Fårö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. |
Treasurer | United Kingdom | The ship struck the pier at Sharpness, Gloucestershire and was holed by her anchor. She was consequently beached. She was on a voyage from Galați, Ottoman Empire to Sharpness. |
29 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Catharine | Hamburg | The brig foundered in the English Channel off St. Catherine's Down, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. |
John and Mary | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
L'Eté | France | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. |
Jasper | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London. She was refloated and put in to Margate, Kent. |
Java | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Portaferry, County Antrim. She was refloated and towed in to North Shields. |
Quebec | British North America | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
Robert | Stettin | The ship was lost near Ichaboe Island, Portuguese West Africa with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Ichaboe Island. |
30 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Carlton | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Manicougan Shoals with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
Defiance | Isle of Man | The sloop was driven ashore at Ramsey. |
Eva Catharina | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore derelict at Niton, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Hamburg. |
31 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexandre | France | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. |
Flora | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was on a voyage from Bude to Padstow, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Padstow. |
Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore east of Littlehampton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Antigone | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Flamand" before 19 October. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
Betty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Abersoch, Caernarfonshire. She was refloated on 17 October. |
Bon Père | France | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Jacob ( Hamburg). |
Dos Amigos | Spain | The ship was wrecked on the White Key with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Matanzas, Cuba. |
Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Abersoch. She was refloated on 17 October. |
Isabel | Flag unknown | The barque, a prize of HMS Cleopatra ( Royal Navy) was wrecked in Algoa Bay before 4 October. |
Jane Smith | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Sea of Azov before 12 October. She was refloated and put in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for repairs, arriving on 18 October. |
Linea | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on "Radskar" before 17 October. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Gothenburg. She had become a wreck by 21 November. |
Mary Dugdale | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off the coast of Cuba before 14 October with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba to Jamaica and Swansea, Glamorgan. |
Matilda | Grand Duchy of Finland | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Felixtowe, Suffolk, United Kingdom. |
Nils Johan | Sweden | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Bornholm, Denmark. |
Orion | Sweden | The schooner was wrecked off Carlscrona before 23 October. |
Ossio Felice | Flag unknown | The brig was set afire by HMS Bittern ( Royal Navy) i Algoa Bay before 4 October. |
Problem | United Kingdom | The yacht capsized and sank in the River Tyne during a squall before 5 October. |
Spray | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Three crew were rescued by the barque Tacio ( Spain), but one of them died on 5 November. Spray was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Antigua. |
Spring | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near "Rousken", in the Gulf of Finland. |
Svea | Russia | The ship was driven ashore on "Rolskar" before 17 October. |
Telford | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was taken in to Dublin on 18 October. |
Venus | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked near Wick, Caithness with the loss of all but one of her five crew. |
William Chapman | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Uleaborg, Sweden to Gloucester. She was subsequently taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark, where she arrived on 8 October. |
Yarmouth | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Tynemouth, Northumberland. She was later refloated and taken in to Howdon, Northumberland for repairs. |
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