The list of shipwrecks in 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1839 .
January [ edit ] February [ edit ] September [ edit ] October [ edit ] November [ edit ] December [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1839 Ship State Description Achille France The ship was lost before 21 July. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Guadeloupe .[1] Attaran United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Nampang Island, China . Her crew were rescued but the ship was burnt by the Chinese.[1] Constance France The ship was driven ashore in the Ganges . She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to a French port. Constance was later refloated and put back to Calcutta.[2] Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Saugor , India. She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Calcutta.[3] Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off the Cape of Good Hope . She was on a voyage from Madras , India to London .[4] Equitable United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Ganges with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to Calcutta.[5] Fame United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Naples , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ancona , Papal States to Liverpool.[6] Gazelle United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bahia , Brazil . She was on a voyage from London to Hobart , Van Diemen's Land .[7] [8] Governor Coddington Unknown The brig was lost on Island Beach on the coast of New Jersey .[9] Herald United States The ship was destroyed by fire with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Boston, Massachusetts .[10] Industry United Kingdom The ship sank off Dale, Pembrokeshire . She was refloated in early May.[11] Jane United Kingdom The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from "Lumbuck" to China . Her crew were rescued.[12] Juno United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked in the Fiji Islands . All but three of those on board were murdered by the local inhabitants.[13] Pleiades New South Wales The barque was wrecked on Lombok , Netherlands East Indies .[14] Sevo United States The schooner was run down in the night by steamer Huntress off Thacher Island and sank almost immediately. The Captain climbed aboard the steamer and a 12 year old crewmember was rescued by Huntress. 4 crew died.[15] Trazas France The ship was lost at Sierra Leone. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Bordeaux , Gironde .[16]
References [ edit ] ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21749. London. 8 August 1839. ^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 17108. London. 31 July 1839. col F, p. 2. ^ "Domestic Intelligence" . The Sydney Herald . Sydney. 18 November 1839. p. 2. ^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 17260. London. 22 January 1840. col A, p. 7. ^ "Dreadful Casualties at Sea". The Champion and Weekly Herald . No. 171. London. 22 December 1839. ^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 16971. London. 21 February 1839. col C, p. 3. ^ "Van Diemen's Land" . The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser . Sydney. 14 September 1839. p. 2. ^ "Ship News" . The Australian . Sydney. 5 November 1839. p. 3. ^ "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck" " . Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01 . ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 21541. London. 6 February 1840. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21672. London. 7 May 1839. ^ "Projected Departures" . The Colonist . Sydney. 4 May 1839. p. 2. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18773. Edinburgh. 7 May 1840. ^ "Shipping Intelligence" . Adelaide Chronicle and South Australian Advertiser . Adelaide. 14 March 1840. p. 2. ^ "The Sevo" . downtothesea.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021 . ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21672. London. 6 May 1839.
Shipwrecks 1830–39, by month
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