List of shipwrecks in January 1839

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

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1 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: January 1839
Ship State Description
Diamond  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire.[1]
Farmer  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Black Rock. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Troon, Ayrshire.[2]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from London to Runcorn, Cheshire.[3]
John Wood  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was damaged by fire at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[3]
Marchioness of Huntley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Copeland Islands, County Down. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Islay, Inner Hebrides.[4]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Oronsay, Orkney Islands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[5]
Raisbeck  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lancaster, Lancashire.[6]
Roscoe  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Scrabster, Caithness.[7]
Thomas and William  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to London.[8] She was later refloated, and resumed her voyage on 3 January.[3]
Zakrevsky Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was driven ashore at Longhope, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Oulu to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] Zakrevsky was refloated on 27 January and taken into Stromness, Orkney Islands for repair.[10][11]

2 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1839
Ship State Description
Edouard Presentief United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship foundered in the North Sea off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Guernsey.[12][13]
Jannett  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[14]
Jean  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in West Loch Tarbert. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[3]
Pangus  France The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Havre de Grâce. Pangus was later refloated and towed into Havre de Grâce by the steam tug Rolla ( France).[3]
Zoar  United Kingdom The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Rotterdam, South Holland. She subsequently foundered, probably during the Night of the Big Wind. A piece of wreckage from her washed up on Ameland, Friesland.[15][16]

3 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1839
Ship State Description
Adele  France The ship was driven ashore at Tarifa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Guadeloupe.[13] Adele was refloated on 10 January and taken into Gibraltar.[17]
Albion  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Witham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Boston, Lincolnshire.[18]
Allen  United Kingdom The ship departed from Maldon, Essex for Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[19]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Wexford. Catherine was later refloated.[18]
Catherine  Bremen The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Bremen.[12]
Navarin  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[1]
Pallion  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[20]
Royal William  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Newcastle upon Tyne. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[21]
Success  United Kingdom The brig was discovered to be on fire in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. She was towed to Wapping, Middlesex where the fire was extinguished. Success was severely damaged.[4][3]
Swift  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks and sank at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. Her crew survived.[20][7]
Viewforth  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Calcutta, India.[7]

4 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: January 1839
Ship State Description
Allen  United Kingdom The ship departed from Maldon, Essex for Leeds, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22]
Anna Dorothea  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Christiansand. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Drontheim.[23]
Atalante  France The ship ran aground. She subsequently put into Egersund, Norway.[24]
Confidence  United Kingdom The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire for Liverpool, Lancashire. She subsequently foundered in the Irish Sea. One of her boats washed up in St. Brides Bay on 14 January.[25]
Earl of Durham  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Stadt Leer ( Kingdom of Hanover). Earl of Durham was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[26][27]
James  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank in Lunan Bay. Her crew were rescued by Coast Guard.[28]

5 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1839
Ship State Description
Acorn  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bergen, Norway with the loss of a pilot. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[23][29]
Albion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Kerrary Island, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Oban, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Londonderry.[20][30]
Catherina  Bremen The ship foundered in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Bremen.[31]
Clifton  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newport. Clifton was later refloated.[18]
Isabel  United Kingdom The ship departed from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22]
Josephine  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at New York, United States.[23]
Linnet  United Kingdom The ship departed from Wivenhoe, Essex for Goole, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[32]
Thomas and Mary  United Kingdom The ship departed from Maldon, Essex for Leeds or Wakefield, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22]
Three Sisters  United Kingdom The ship sank at the mouth of the River Avon. She had been refloated by 8 January.[1]
Venus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and capsized in Lough Swilly. Her crew were rescued.[13]

6 January[edit]

Further information: Night of the Big Wind
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1839
Ship State Description
Andrew Nugent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arranmore, County Donegal with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[33]
Bethel  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Bideford. Bethel was refloated on 13 January and taken into Bideford.[34]
Cybole  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Criccieth Castle, Caernarfonshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[35]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Mersey.[9] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Drogheda, County Louth.[36]
Gazelle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Saint Domingo.[37]
George and Henry,
and Windham 		 United Kingdom George and Henry was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk by Windham. Their crews took to the boats and were rescued by Vistula ( United Kingdom). Windham came ashore at Corton, Suffolk, where she was wrecked.[37][28]
John Airey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland with the loss of all but her captain,[9] or the captain, his wife and two sailors.[38]
Joseph and John  United Kingdom The ship departed from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for Leeds, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22]
Leonidas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire.[1]
Loch Ryan  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire.[39]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship departed from Arbroath, Forfarshire for Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[40]
Mary Anne  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Rothesay, Bute with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Rothesay.[33][41]
Marys  United Kingdom The ship sank at Stranraer with the loss of two of her crew.[39]
Nautilus  United Kingdom The ship departed from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire for Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[42]
Richard Hill  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Blacksod Bay. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Limerick.[13]
Richmond  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Inner Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was later refloated.[43]
Spencer  United Kingdom The ship departed from King's Lynn, Norfolk for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[44]
Superb  United Kingdom The ship was driven against the quayside and severely damaged at Westport, County Mayo.[13]
Swift  United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool for Gibraltar. She subsequently foundered.[25]
Undine  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Scattery Island, County Clare with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[1][45]
Union Jack  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Governors Island, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[16]
Young Susannah  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Easton Bavents, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[46] She was on a voyage from Gunness-on-Trent, Lincolnshire to London.[37][47]

7 January[edit]

Further information: Night of the Big Wind
For the loss of Olive Branch on this date, see List of shipwrecks in 1838 § 30 December.
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1839
Ship State Description
Aaron  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Blackpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[48] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Adelphi  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Adelphi  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down.[50]
Adeona  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon, Ayrshire.[51]
Admiral  United Kingdom The steam ferry sank at Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of two of her crew.[52][53][36]
Agnes  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February and anchored off Lytham St. Annes.[49]
Ailsa  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[52]
Alert  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Heysham, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Sligo.[54]
Alexander  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo.[39] She had been refloated by 18 January.[55]
Alexandra or Alexander  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[52] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool.[56]
Alpha  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portaferry, County Down.[57]
Amity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo.[1]
Amity  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[35]
Amy  United Kingdom The two-masted schooner was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool.[58] Amy was refloated on 14 January and taken into Holyhead.[59]
Anaxibia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 14 January and taken into Kilrush.[57][33][60]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport, Cumberland.[61]
Ann  United Kingdom The Dundee-registered ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Ann  United Kingdom The Limerick-registered ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Portpatrick, Wigtownshire with the loss of all hands.[51]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Lima, Peru to the Clyde.[13]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Donegal. Ann was refloated on 25 January and repaired.[25][62]
Anna Agatha  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Liverpool.[53] Anna Agatha was later refloated.[56]
Anna Johanna  Hamburg The ship was wrecked near Mandal, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Hamburg.[23]
Anne  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[57]
Anne Catherine  Norway The ship sank at Laurvig.[24]
Annes  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Limerick.[45]
Ann Paley  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Ribble with the loss of three of her crew.[48][63] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon, Portugal.[58] Ann Paley was refloated on 20 April and taken into Fleetwood, Lancashire.[64]
Antigua  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Westport.[1] She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Westport.[65]
Aquila  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Donaghadee.[50]
Arbutus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Limerick.[45]
Arcturus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45] She was refloated on 17 January.[55]
Ariel  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
HMS Asp  Royal Navy The paddle steamer was damaged at Donaghadee.[50]
Bangor Castle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballymacarrett, County Antrim and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bangor, County Down to Belfast, County Antrim.[1]
Barbara  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Barbara  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee to Liverpool.[13]
Barmouth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mostyn, Flintshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barmouth, Merionethshire to Mostyn, Flintshire.[13]
Barossa  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51][30]
Beatrice  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Prestatyn, Flintshire with the loss of all hands.[13]
Bell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney Islands.[24]
Bell Ann  United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 9 March but found to be a complete wreck.[67][68]
Belleck Castle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Belvoir Castle  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Betsey Packet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
Blenkinsop  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portaferry. She was later refloated.[57]
Bonnie Lassie  United Kingdom The ship sank at Ardglass, County Down.[57]
Boreus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Limerick. She was later refloated.[57]
Bradil  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Brighton India The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of fourteen of the 22 people on board. The survivors were rescued by lifeboat. Brighton was on a voyage from Bombay to Liverpool.[69][9] Part of the wreck was subsequently driven ashore at Hoylake.[70][71]
Brilliant  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Lamlash, Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Bristol.[16]
Bristol  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Caernarfon. She was refloated on 19 January.[72][73]
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool.[39] She had been refloated by 18 January.[5]
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Buoyant  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Harrington, Cumberland.[9] Her crew were rescued.[47]
Cambridge  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool.[53] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[74]
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Inishcoo, County Donegal.[13]
Carty  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Blackpool. She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee. Her crew were rescued.[68]
Catherine Fell  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank off the coast of Lancashire.[20][47]
Charlotte  United Kingdom The smack sank at Liverpool with the loss of two of her three crew.[52]
Cherub  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland.[20]
Cheshire Witch  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Bolan's Rock, Ayrshire.[57]
Christian Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Laurvig. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London, United Kingdom. Christian was later refloated.[24]
Clitus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Clyde  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Limerick.[57]
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the North Sea. She was righted but had sprung a leak. Her crew were rescued on 10 January by the brig Hero ( United Kingdom). Commerce was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne.[75]
Commodore  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Confidence  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[39] She had been refloated by 18 January.[5]
Conservative  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Content  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Cottager  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Courier  France The ship caught fire and was beached at Kessingland, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Gravelines, Nord, France to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Courier was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[20][47]
Courier  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballinlogan, County Sligo.[39]
Courier  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Boddam, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas Renfrewshire to Aberdeen.[47][33]
Crusader  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blackpool. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Liverpool.[48] She broke up on 10 February.[63]
Cumberland  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Blackpool with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amlwch, Anglesey to Troon.[76]
Damsel  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Welram", Netherlands.[17]
Dart  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[39] Dart had been refloated by 18 January.[55]
Dart  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She had been refloated by 17 January.[55][45]
Davies  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Blackpool. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Wexford.[48] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Dee  United Kingdom The ship sank at Mostyn, Flintshire with the loss of all but her captain.[13]
Dennis  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[54] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Wexford.[77] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Despatch  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Portaferry.[57]
Dianah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Liverpool.[1]
HMRC Diligence Board of Customs The cutter foundered of Tory Island, County Donegal with the loss of all 41 crew, plus her five passengers.[50][32][78]
Dinas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Liverpool.[47] Dinas was refloated on 15 January.[60]
Dorah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Barmouth, Merionethshire to Caernarfon.[35]
Dorothy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the south east coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Ayr.[1]
Duchess of Bridgwater  United Kingdom The steamship sank in the River Mersey.[36]
Duke of Bridgwater  United Kingdom The steamship sank in the Brunswick Dock, Liverpool.[52][56][36]
Dundonald  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon. She was refloated on 2 February.[79][51]
Dykes  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon and severely damaged. She was refloated on 31 March and taken into Troon.[80]
Eagle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[39] She was refloated on 21 January.[66]
Earl of Caithness  United Kingdom The ship capsized off Killala, County Mayo. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Earl of Errol p The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Limerick.[33] Earl of Errol was refloated on 2 February.[81]
Echo  United Kingdom The pilot cutter capsized off Ilfracombe, Devon.[59]
Eclipse  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore and severely damaged at Caernarfon with the loss of a crew member. She was refloated on 28 January,[52][31][65] and taken into Caernarfon for repairs. Eclipse was relaunched on 30 May.[82]
Eclipse  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Edwards  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Liverpool.[48]
Elisha  France The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[52][56]
Eliza  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Limerick. She was later refloated but had to be beached.[57][35]
Eliza  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cork.[39]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee.[50]
Eliza and Catherine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The ship was driven ashore at Annan, Dumfriesshire.[59]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Westport.[1]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
Elizabeth and Johanna  United Kingdom The ship sank in Prince's Dock, Liverpool.[56][28]
Eliza Jane  United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee. Her crew were rescued.[68]
Ellen  United Kingdom The ship sank at Portaferry.[57]
Ellen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Bolan's Rock, Ayrshire.[57] She was refloated on 12 January.[68]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Experiment  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ardwell, Wigtownshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[51]
Experiment  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued.[60]
Export  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Sligo. She was later refloated.[39]
Fame  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was later refloated.[57]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wrango, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga to Hull. Fanny was later refloated and towed into Gothenburg, Sweden.[23]
Farmer  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides.[83]
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Blackpool with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[84]
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[1] Favourite was refloated on 15 January.[60]
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship sank in Prince's Dock, Liverpool.[56]
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hull. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Leeds, Yorkshire. Favourite was refloated on 17 January and taken into Hull.[60]
Fletcher  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rhuddlan. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Flora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hull. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Goole, Yorkshire.[39] Flora had been refloated by 17 January and proceeded on her voyage.
Flora  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Ranger ( United Kingdom).[27]
Forster  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, but was subsequently righted. She was abandoned on 10 January 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Flamborough Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool.[68] Forster was driven ashore on Föhr, Duchy of Schleswig on 25 January.[25]
Fortune  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[52][56]
Fox  United Kingdom The steamship was driven into other vessels and sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[85]
Foxdale United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The schooner sank in the Victoria dock, Liverpool. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Douglas to Flint.[52][36]
Garryowen  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare.[57][45]
George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush. She had been refloated by 17 January.[55][45]
George  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Liverpool.[33]
George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fair Head, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Belfast.[73]
George Lawrence  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Gift  United Kingdom The sloop sank in the Humber at Hedon, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was later refloated.[86][87]
Glasgow  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast.[1]
Gleaner  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Foynes, County Limerick.[57]
Gleaner  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
Glendale  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Pakefield, Suffolk with the loss of her captain.[37][47]
Glenora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Lough Athalia, County Galway.[39]
Gloucester  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Neath, Glamorgan.[20]
Goodintent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51] She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Islay.[33]
Grace  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blackpool.[47] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Grecian  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Kilrush.[57]
Griffiths  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Green  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Haabet Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Laurvig. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London. Haabet was later refloated.[24]
HMRC Hamilton Board of Customs The cutter was driven ashore at Cappa, County Clare.[45]
Hansworth  United Kingdom The ship sank in the Humber at Marfleet, East Riding of Yorkshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hedon to Goole.[61]
Harlequin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[52] She was refloated on 16 January.[88]
Harmony  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
Harmony  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[35]
Harmony  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Harriet  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at the mouth of the River Ribble.[52]
Harriet  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Liverpool.[36]
Harvest Home  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Southport with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[58][38]
Helen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portaferry.[57]
Helen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ballina, County Mayo.[39]
Helen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Henry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[9]
Henry  United Kingdom The ship was driven into the quayside and damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[1]
Henry  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Cork.[39]
Henry Hastings  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kircubbin, County Down.[45]
Hercules  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ulverston, Lancashire.[9][89] She was refloated on 18 January.[55]
Hetty Clifton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blackpool.[47] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Hibernia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Hillsborough  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee.[50]
Hindoo  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Carnarvon Bay near Holyhead. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to the Clyde. Hindoo was later refloated and taken into Caernarfon, where she was repaired. She was relaunched on 28 May.[57][82]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
Hotspur  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Industrious Helen  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Largs, Ayrshire. Her four crew were rescued. She was later refloated and taken into Largs.[47]
Industry  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Ayr. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Troon.[1][51]
Investus p The ship was driven ashore on Inishcoo. She capsized and sank.[13]
Iris  Norway The ship was driven ashore at "Bekkington". She was on a voyage from Bergen to Stockholm. She was later refloated and put back to Bergen.[31]
Iris  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Donaghadee.[50]
Irvine  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Troon.[30][66]
James  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
James  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[35]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham.[1]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Annan, Dumfriesshire.[1] Jane was refloated on 15 January.[60]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Jane and Alice  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Westport.[1]
Janet  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Jarrow  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[52] She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Honduras to Liverpool.[56]
Jean and Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Jessie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Inishcoo. She was later refloated.[13]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven.[9] She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cork.[84]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. Her crew were rescued.[13]
John and Ellen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli.[35] She was refloated on 15 January and taken into Pwllheli.[60]
John and Thomas  United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee. Her crew were rescued.[68]
John Clifton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
John Erskine  United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee.[50]
Johns  United Kingdom The ship sank at Donaghadee. Her crew were rescued.[68]
John Weevil  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank at Limerick.[45]
Jonah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blackpool.[47] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Julia  United Kingdom The ship was driven against the quayside and damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[1]
Julia  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Juno  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Portpatrick with the loss of one life.[51]
Kelly  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Lady Agnew  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Donaghadee.[50]
Lady Lovett  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Perch Hawk, on the coast of County Dublin and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wick, Caithness.[20][47]
Leila  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Benmore, County Sligo.[39]
Le Jeune Elise  France The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Liverpool.[9] Le Jeune Elise was refloated on 16 January.[88]
Leslie Galt  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Lewtas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blackpool.[47] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Lion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Lockwoods  United Kingdom
Pennsylvania, Lockwoods, and Saint Andrew.
The ship was wrecked on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Fifty-five of the 108 people on board were rescued by the Hoylake Lifeboat and the steam tug Victoria ( United Kingdom).[48][90][70]
Lonus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Lord Nelson  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
Magnus  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Strangford, County Antrim. She was refloated on 26 January and taken into Portaferry.[57][31]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Margaret and Peggy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Margaret Brown  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51] She had been refloated by 23 January.[66]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
Marmion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire.[12][33]
Martha  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Martin  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven against the quayside and severely damaged at Bangor, County Down.[1]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Mary  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Prestwick, Ayrshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Prestwick Lifeboat.[51]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Carlisle, Cumberland.[47] Mary was refloated on 15 January.[60]
Mary and Eleanor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Castle Pill, Pembrokeshire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Sligo.[1]
Mary and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The sloop sank near Whitton, Lincolnshire. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[12][91]
Mary and Patrick  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Donaghadee.[50]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven against the quayside and severely damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[1]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Mary Curwan  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Mary Irving  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Carlisle, Cumberland.[1]
Marys  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Spurn Point. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Mary's Packet  United Kingdom The ship sank in Loch Ryan. She was refloated on 25 January.[40]
Medora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Mercury  United Kingdom The ship was driven out to sea from Aberdeen and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued.[31]
Mermaid  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was driven ashore at Cork.[39]
Moira  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ayr. Her crew were rescued by the Ayr Lifeboat.[1][65]
Mona United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Liverpool.[53]
Mona Castle United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Heysham. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Liverpool.[54][92]
Naperima  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51][30]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portaferry.[57]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blackpool.[47]
Nile  United Kingdom The sloop sank near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Hull.[1] Nile was refloated on 30 January.[16]
Odell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Heysham. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Sligo.[93]
Orion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[77] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Oxford  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of at least four of her crew.[69][52] She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[74] Oxford was refloated on 19 January.[94]
Oxonian  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Packet  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged at Limerick.[35][45]
Pearl and Harmony  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[56][28]
Pennant  United Kingdom The sloop sank in the Irish Sea off Penrhyn Bay, Caernarfonshire.[1]
Pennsylvania  United States The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank with the loss of five of the 31 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the lifeboat Magazine ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[69][90]
Pitgavney  United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire (54°48′N 3°00′E / 54.800°N 3.000°E / 54.800; 3.000). Her crew were rescued by the brig Crown ( United Kingdom). Pitgavney was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Newport, Monmouthshire.[60][75]
Pilgrim  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Annan.[59]
Pilot  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Plough p The sloop was wrecked at Ballantrae, Ayrshire.[50]
Pomona  Norway The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Laurvig.[24]
Providential  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Kilrush.[93][45]
Queen Victoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Bolan's Rock.[57] She had been refloated by 18 January.[27]
Rainbow  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Exmouth ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Exmouth. Rainbow was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to South Shields or Newcastle. She was subsequently discovered by Daniel ( United Kingdom) and taken into Bridlington, Yorkshire.[59][95]
Raven  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
HMS Redwing  Royal Navy The paddle steamer was driven ashore near Liverpool.[52]
Ribble  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Liverpool.[52]
Richmond Lass  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick with the loss of a crew member.[45]
R. J. Askew  United Kingdom The schooner sank in Princes Dock, Liverpool.[56]
Robert  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Westport.[1]
Robert and Alice  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee.[50]
Robert Hanny  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Roe  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51][96]
Rose  United Kingdom The schooner was severely damaged at Portaferry.[57]
Ruby  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Ruthin Castle United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The ship sank at Ardglass.[57]
Saint  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon.[51]
Salls  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Sally  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Samuel  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her four crew were rescued by Thames ( United Kingdom).[75]
Samuel and William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Humber downstream of Marfleet. She was on a voyage from Lyme, Dorset to Leeds, Yorkshire.[61] Samuel and William was refloated on 14 January and taken into Hull.[97]
Sarah  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Formby Point, Lancashire.[9]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hubberston Pill, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Pwllheli.[1]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship foundered at the mouth of the River Dee with the loss of all hands.[13]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship sank at Rhuddlan, Flintshire with the loss of all hands.[13] She was refloated on 4 March and taken into Chester, Cheshire.[98]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool for Galway. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[99]
Sea Witch  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was driven ashore at Cork.[39]
Shakespeare  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Elliot ( United Kingdom).[60]
HMRC Shamrock Board of Customs The brig foundered off Tory Island.[50]
Speedy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Custon Point, County Sligo.[39]
St. Andrew  United States The ship was wrecked on the North Bank. All 23 people on board were rescued by the lifeboat Magazine, steamship Mountaineer and steam tug Victoria (all  United Kingdom). St. Andrew was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[69][48][52][74]
Star  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newton, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain to Liverpool.[1]
St. George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Strangford.[57] She was refloated on 16 January.[73]
St. Patrick  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Strangford. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Liverpool.[57] St. Patrick had been refloated by 21 January.[95]
Success  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked west of North Berwick, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Eyemouth, Berwickshire to Glasgow.[7]
Success  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon. She was refloated on 2 February.[79][51]
Swallow  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Pwllheli. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Belfast,[93] or Waterford to Liverpool.[100] Swallow was refloated on 15 January and taken into Pwllheli.[60]
Swan  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kilrush. She had been refloated by 17 January.[55][93][45]
HMRC Swift Board of Customs The cutter foundered with the loss of all on board.[50]
Sybile  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Belfast. Sybile was refloated on 15 January and taken into Pwllheli.[24][93][60]
Sylph  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
Tar  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush. She had been refloated by 17 January.[55][45]
Tarbert Castle  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore and wrecked in Ardmarnock Bay, Loch Fyne. All on board were rescued.[1]
Tarbolton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon.[51][96]
Tartar  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Maryport.[61]
Thermis  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry.[83]
Thetis  United Kingdom The brig was driven onto a sandbank off Dundee.[57][7] Her twelve crew were rescued by Royal William ( United Kingdom).[101]
Thomas  United Kingdom The schooner was driven out of Menai Bridge, Anglesey crewless.[36] She was subsequently driven ashore at Southport, Lancashire.[58][13]
Thomas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry.[33]
Thomas and Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven against the quayside and damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[1]
Thomas Field  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Talbot, Glamorgan with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dublin. Thomas Field broke up on 10 January.[102][57][20]
Thomas William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London.[12]
Tiger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ravenglass, Cumberland.[33]
Tom  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackpool.[20] She had been refloated by 1 February.[49]
Transit  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Limerick.[45]
Traveller  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Trial  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead.[1]
Triton  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Undine  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kilrush with the loss of two of her crew.[45]
Universe  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[35]
Venus  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Inch Bank, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued.[1] She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Sligo.[65][45]
Venus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portaferry.[57]
Vernon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ulverstone, Lancashire.[33]
Vestal  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the River Mersey at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. Vestal was refloated later that day.[53][56]
Victoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Leasowe, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool.[48][9] Victoria was refloated on 19 February and taken into the River Mersey.[103] She was subsequently condemned.[104]
Vigilant  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harkness, Orkney Islands.[24] She was refloated on 27 January and taken into Stromness.[11]
Wasp  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Limerick.[45]
Waterloo  United Kingdom The ship sank at Portaferry.[57]
Waterloo  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Troon.[51][66]
Waterloo Packet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon. She was refloated on 2 February.[79][51]
Welcome  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert.[45]
William  United Kingdom The smack sank at Donaghadee. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 9 January.[68][50]
William and Henry  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham with the loss of all hands.[35]
William and James  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Fowler Isle", Lancashire.[9]
William and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Strangford. She was refloated in late January.[57][31]
William IV  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Buncrana, County Donegal. Her seven crew were rescued.[45]
Wombwell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[83]
Woodside  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Liverpool.[36]
Workington  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Leith. Workington was later refloated.[20]
Wreath  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Bangor.[9] Wreath was refloated on 15 January and resumed her voyage.[60]
Yanco  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[20] She subsequently floated off crewless.[39]
Yeoman  United Kingdom The ship, a barque or brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Lancaster. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Honduras to Liverpool.[48][58]

8 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1839
Ship State Description
Adonna  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore or damaged at Troon, Ayrshire.[30]
Agnes  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[13]
Alcides  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). Aloides was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to London.[92][105][34]
Alva  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Montego Bay, Jamaica. Alva was later refloated and put back to New York for repairs.[16]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship sank at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[57] She was on a voyage from the River Dee to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Ann was refloated on 13 February and resumed her voyage.[10]
Anne  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Donegal.[83]
Blackness  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein. She was refloated on 25 February and taken into Glückstadt.[14][22]
Bradford  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire.[20] Bradford was refloated on 18 January and resumed her voyage.[73]
Braganza  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Stonehouse Pool, Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[54]
Campbell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Schulau, Duchy of Holstein.[24]
Cherub  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[57]
Collins  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire.[9][60] She was refloated on 21 January and taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[66]
Countess of Blessington  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Liverpool.[17] She was refloated on 17 January.[23]
Cuba  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.[14]
Darling  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport.[57]
Diana  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands and sank with the loss of all but one of her 21 crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[12][75]
Dorothea  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg.[14]
Elbe  Hamburg The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Huisduinen, North Holland with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Dundee, Forfarshire.[13]
Elise  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Hamburg.[14]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Holywood, County Down.[57]
Elizabeth  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg.[14]
Fair Ellen  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Vlie. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[14]
Fame  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point.[20] She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorskshire. Fame was refloated on 16 February and taken into Hull, Yorkshire.[106]
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Hull.[57]
Felicity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. All on board were rescued by Lydia ( United Kingdom).[27]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Collier Hope, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[1] Friends was refloated on 16 January and taken into Whitby.[60]
Gotha  France The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Hamburg.[14]
Hart  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Hamburg.[14]
Indus  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Jutland. Four surviving crew were rescued by Felicity ( United Kingdom). Indus was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[55]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Vlie with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Progress ( United Kingdom). Industry was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to London.[14]
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