The list of shipwrecks in September 1841 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1841 .
1 September [ edit ] 2 September [ edit ] 3 September [ edit ] 4 September [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1841 Ship State Description Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Limerick . She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America to Limerick.[9] Huzza United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool , County Durham . Her crew were rescued.[10] Josephine United Kingdom The ship departed from Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France for Gloucester . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11] Prince Rupert United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay with the loss of one life on the ship and also of four rescuers from Bucophalus ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from London to New Zealand.[12] [13] Surprise Jersey The lugger was wrecked on Scroby Sands , Norfolk .[1] [14] Romp United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Hamburg .[14] [15] Romp was refloated on 8 September and towed into Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.[16]
5 September [ edit ] 8 September [ edit ] 10 September [ edit ] 11 September [ edit ] 12 September [ edit ] 13 September [ edit ] 14 September [ edit ] 15 September [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1841 Ship State Description Aquilla Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was wrecked at Fernando de Noronha , Brazil . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Video , Uruguay to Genoa .[34] [35] Anna Margaretha Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore on "Stjorsand". She was refloated and put into "Hoyrand".[36] Asph United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran ashore on the Calf of Man , Isle of Man and was damaged. She consequently put into Port Erin . Asph was on a voyage from Holyhead to Donaghadee , County Antrim .[37] Neptune Prussia The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom . She was refloated the next day and taken into Harwich , Essex. Neptune was on a voyage from Dantsic to London , United Kingdom.[38] [39] [37] Pelican United Kingdom The ship struck the pier and sank at Lyme , Dorset . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Axmouth , Devon .[37] St. Patrick United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Mud Islands, Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[40]
16 September [ edit ] 17 September [ edit ] 18 September [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1841 Ship State Description Clarence United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Andrew ( United Kingdom ) in the Baltic Sea . She was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued. Clarence was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Turku , Grand Duchy of Finland . She was subsequently towed into Katthammersvik , Sweden.[45] Criterion United Kingdom The ship departed from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône for Liverpool , Lancashire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[46] Despatch United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Dunbar , Lothian . Her six crew survived.[37] Experiment United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off Point of Ayre , Isle of Man . Both crew were rescued by James ( United Kingdom ). Experiment was on a voyage from Carlisle, Cumberland to Douglas, Isle of Man .[47] [48] Governor James United Kingdom The barque ran aground off Jamaica.[49] Marsden United Kingdom The ship caught fire in the North Sea . She put into Wainfleet, Lincolnshire , where she was scuttled. Marsden was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to Maidstone , Kent .[31] Spitfire United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the barque Warrior and sank at Calcutta , India .[50]
19 September [ edit ] 20 September [ edit ] 21 September [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1841 Ship State Description Canton United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Henry and Harriet and capsized at Hull , Yorkshire .[56] Dorothea Bremen The ship was driven ashore near "Baltum". She was on a voyage from Christiansand , Norway to Bremen.[45] Emulous United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Spurn Point , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London .[53] [47] Orient United Kingdom The ship struck rocks at South Shields , County Durham and was damaged. She put back to South Shields.[41] Pollock United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was refloated but consequently foundered off the Inner Dowsing Lightship ( Trinity House ). Her crew were rescued by Warwick ( United Kingdom ). Pollock was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , to London .[41] [53] William Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Pentland Firth . She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Paraíba , Brazil . She was refloated on 23 September and taken into Stromness , Orkney Islands , United Kingdom .[57] [15] William and Mary United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Camden Point, Cornwall . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Penzance , Cornwall.[41]
22 September [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1841 Ship State Description Active United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London . Active was refloated the next day with assistance from the smacks Good Agreement , Joseph , Moore and Prosperous (all United Kingdom ) and taken into Harwich , Essex.[26] Aurora United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Topsham, Devon . She was on a voyage from Topsham to Riga , Russia .[47] Canton United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was in collision with the brig Henry and Harriet and capsized off Hartlepool , County Durham .[41] Clementine United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Saltfleet , Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to "Porbal".[53] Florida United States The barque was wrecked on the Brigantine Shoals, south west of Great Egg Harbour, New Jersey . She was on a voyage from Canton , China to New York .[44] [58] John Pirie New South Wales The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Aldinga Bay . She was on a voyage from Port Phillip , South Australia to Sydney .[59] Prince of Wales United Kingdom The collier ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the smacks Beulah , Fanny , Friend' s Goodwill and another (all United Kingdom ).[26] [56] Themis United Kingdom The ship struck the Woolpack Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham to Saint-Brieuc , Côtes-du-Nord , France.[41]
23 September [ edit ] 24 September [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1841 Ship State Description Bridget United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north north west of Land's End , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued by a Dutch galiot . She was on a voyage from Llanelly , Glamorgan to Woolwich , Kent .[61] Clyde United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Long Point, Nova Scotia , British North America . Her crew were rescued.[40] Dolphin United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet , Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[15] Eleanor United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Cape North, Nova Scotia . Her crew were rescued.[40] [62] Elisa Denmark The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Travemünde , Prussia . Her crew were rescued.[45] Helen United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Limerick .[63] Mangerton United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Copinsay , Orkney Islands . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Cork .[26] Marie Emilie France The ship was wrecked on Grand Inagua , Bahamas . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[64]
25 September [ edit ] 26 September [ edit ] 27 September [ edit ] 28 September [ edit ] 29 September [ edit ] 30 September [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1841 Ship State Description Amanda United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Nantes , Loire-Inférieure , France. She was on a voyage from Nantes to Southampton , Hampshire .[41] Annandale United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was severely damaged.[70] She was refloated on 30 September and beached at South Shields .[75] Briton United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Gotland , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to Rochester, Kent .[45] Helen Mar United States The ship was wrecked on the Silver Key before 8 September. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands to the Turks Islands .[44] Indus United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the James and Mary Sand. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to China . Indus was refloated and put back to Calcutta for repairs.[50] [76] Lapwing New Zealand The schooner was wrecked in Hawke Bay , driven ashore during a heavy gale early in the month.[77] [6] Neptune United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberdyfi , Merionethshire . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Aberdyfi. Neptune was refloated on 14 September and taken into Aberdyfi.[30] Nerbudda United Kingdom The transport ship struck a rock off Formosa and was abandoned with the loss of about 60 of the 237 people on board. Survivors were taken prisoner by the Chinese and were mistreated. They were subsequently executed about 18 August 1842.[52] [78] [79] [80] Romp Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Hull. Romp was refloated on 8 September and taken into Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.[81] Sophia Pate New Zealand The brig was stranded and wrecked on a sandbank at the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour , en route from Auckland to the Wairoa River , with the loss of 21 lives.[6] Triton Russia The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was refloated and taken into Harwich with assistance from Aurora' s Increase and Sarah (both United Kingdom ).[38]
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Shipwrecks 1840–49, by month
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