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The list of shipwrecks in September 1838 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1838 .
List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1838
Ship
State
Description
Rurick
Denmark
The ship ran aground on the Bortharger. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Bjorneborg .[ 9] Also reported as 30 September.[ 10]
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1838
Ship
State
Description
Delphin
Sweden
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Spurn Point , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued by the smack Favourite ( United Kingdom ).[ 11] [ 15] Delphin was later taken in tow and beached near Grimsby , Lincolnshire .[ 16]
Gustav
Prussia
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gloucester , United Kingdom to Kiel .[ 17]
Ida
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Sunderland, County Durham . She was later righted.[ 11]
Jane
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 55 nautical miles (102 km) north of the Pentland Firth . Her crew were rescued by Packet ( United Kingdom ). Jane was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 18] [ 19]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Four Brothers Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Lambock" to Canton , China . Jane subsequently became a wreck.[ 20]
Jeans
United Kingdom
The sloop caught fire when her cargo of unslaked lime got wet. She was abandoned off Aberdeen . Jeans was on a voyage from Sunderland to Inverness .[ 21]
Sophia Maria
Duchy of Holstein
The ship ran aground and capsized off Tönning . She was on a voyage from Tönning to Hull , Yorkshire . Sophia Maria was later righted and taken into Tönning.[ 22]
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1838
Ship
State
Description
Adventurer
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near the mouth of the River Spey . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 18]
Courrier de Tampico
France
The ship was wrecked near the Cape Florida Lighthouse , Florida Territory with the loss of nine of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 6]
Diana
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Farne Islands , Northumberland .[ 23] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wairn" to Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland .[ 11] [ 24]
Forfarshire
United Kingdom
Forfarshire The brigantine -rigged paddle steamer ran aground on Big Harcar, Farne Islands with the loss of 42 of the 60 people on board. Nine of the survivors escaped in a lifeboat , the remainder were rescued by Grace and William Darling , who used a coble . Forfarshire was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Dundee , Forfarshire .
Georgiana
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Cork and was severely damaged.[ 25]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Fishguard , Pembrokeshire .[ 24]
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1838
Ship
State
Description
Alabama
United States
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse , Florida Territory with the loss of four of her five crew.[ 26]
Alderley
United States
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse. All but one of her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants .[ 26]
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Labrador for Jersey , Channel Islands . No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[ 47]
Caledonia
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Coloeradoes, off the coast of Cuba with the loss of all hands.[ 48]
Caroline
United States
The schooner struck the Ledberry Reef, off the mouth of Cæsar's Creek, Florida Territory and sank with the loss of all eight crew.[ 26]
Caution
United States
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse with the loss of all seven crew.[ 26]
Courrier de Vera Cruz
France
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse with the loss of nine of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 49] [ 48]
Dread
United States
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Cape Florida Lighthouse with the loss of all six crew.[ 26]
Ella Hand
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Stirrup Keys. Her crew were rescued.[ 48]
Export
United States
The brig was wrecked on the Ledberry Reef. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Matanzas , Cuba to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 26]
Four Brothers
United States
The schooner was wrecked on the Florida Reefs with the loss of all hands.[ 48]
Kentucky
United States
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Mexico with the loss of all hands.[ 48]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk by London ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued by London . Maria was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 50]
Mother & Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea . Her crew were rescued by the steamship Town ( United Kingdom ). Mother & Sisters was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry , County Antrim .[ 51]
Palestine
United States
The schooner was abandoned off the Florida Territory. She was on a voyage from Matanzas to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 26]
Santa Luis el Pinto
Spain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Vlieland , Friesland , Netherlands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Vigo .[ 52] [ 45]
Triumph
United States
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Ledberry Reef with the loss of all hands.[ 48]
Thracian
United States
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Ledberry Reef. Her crew survived.[ 26]
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1838
Ship
State
Description
Cerus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Souter Point , County Durham . She was refloated the next day and taken into Sunderland, County Durham .[ 3]
Cincinatti
United States
The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana .[ 32]
Congress
United States
The ship was wrecked on Point Lepreaux , New Brunswick , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Eastport, Maine to Nova Scotia , British North America.[ 41]
Eliza Jane
United States
The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans.[ 32]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Dead Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America.[ 61]
St. Cloud
United States
The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans.[ 32]
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1838
Ship
State
Description
Astrea
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Smyrna , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Cork . Astrea was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 9]
Frau Maria
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa , Russia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Riga , Russia.[ 70]
Mercurius
Lübeck
The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Stockholm , Sweden.[ 70]
Regent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Falkenberg , Sweden. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 71]
Swiftsure
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Smyrna. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to London . Swiftsure was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 9]
William Waters
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted off Charleston, South Carolina whilst on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Cowes , Isle of Wight . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 4]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1838
Ship
State
Description
Abeona
British North America
The ship sank at Domino, Labrador between 7 and 9 September.[ 45]
Airthy Castle
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island , Lower Canada , British North America . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Quebec City , Lower Canada.[ 73] [ 45]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at South Shields , County Durham and was severely damaged. She was refloated on 10 September.[ 22]
Augusta
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bart Island British North America in late September.[ 61]
Avalon
British North America
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Rovers Island, Labrador between 7 and 9 September.[ 74]
Bellona
Prussia
The ship foundered off "Anhall". Her crew were rescued.[ 60]
Fairy Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Indian Tickle , Labrador between 7 and 9 September.[ 45]
Feronia
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked in Swansea Bay . Her three crew were rescued.[ 75]
Fredericke og Maria
Denmark
The ship was sunk by ice whilst on a voyage from Troense to Greenland.[ 76] Her crew were rescued.[ 35]
Iris
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda , County Louth . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harrington, Cumberland to Balbriggan , County Dublin .[ 25] [ 18]
James Dee
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 October.[ 32]
John and William
British North America
The ship was wrecked at Indian Tickle between 7 and 9 September.[ 74]
Kingston
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Quebec City. Kingston was later refloated and put back to Liverpool.[ 31]
Lady of the Lake
British North America
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Domino between 7 and 9 September.[ 74] [ 45]
Maria
Duchy of Holstein
The ship ran aground in the Eider . She was on a voyage from Tönning to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . Maria was later refloated and put back to Tönning.[ 19]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Indian Tickle between7 and 9 September.[ 74] [ 45]
Norske Eiendom
Norway
The schooner was wrecked on Sylt , Duchy of Schleswig .[ 13]
Oliver
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk by North Star ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gaspé , Lower Canada to Naples , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies .[ 77]
Page
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm , Denmark before 8 September. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool.[ 19] Page was refloated on 11 September and put into Helsingør , Denmark.[ 76]
Patriot
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Whiteness , Shetland Islands . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dunbeath , Caithness to Waterford .[ 18]
USS Pennsylvania
United States Navy
The ship of the line was driven ashore at Norfolk, Virginia before 18 September. She was later refloated.
Potomac
United States
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 September with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Vandalia ( United Kingdom ).[ 73] [ 32]
Prince of Waterloo
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Margate , Kent . She was on a voyage from Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium to London.[ 78]
Rainbow
British North America
The ship was driven out to sea crewless from Labrador between 7 and 9 September. No further trace, presumed foundered.[ 45]
Royal Recovery
United Kingdom
The brig was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea off Bardsey Island , Pembrokeshire before 16 September.[ 51]
Southampton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Hare Island, Lower Canada , British North America before 27 September.[ 36] [ 6]
Success
British North America
The ship was wrecked at Indian Tickle between 7 and 9 September.[ 74] [ 45]
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Shipwrecks 1830–39, by month
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