List of shipwrecks in April 1840

The list of shipwrecks in April 1840 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1840.

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1 April
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Paragon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to London.[1][2]
Psyche  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Carron. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[3]
Splendid  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire, to London.[4]
Wells  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Zephyr  United Kingdom The whaler ran aground of a reef off Borneo, Spanish East Indies. Her crew abandoned the ship on 3 April and set fire to her. They reached "Macassa Island" and were then found a ship to take them to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[6][7]

2 April
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Acht Gebroders  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Île de Planier, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[8]
Experiment British North America The ship was driven ashore on Campobello Island, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to Saint John, New Brunswick.[9]
Thomas Beaufort  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent.[4] She was refloated on 3 April.[5]

3 April
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Athenais Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar. She was refloated.[10]
Catherine  France The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel by Oceanus ( United States) with the loss of all but one of her crew.[11]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Carbonear, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Carbonear and Saint John's, Newfoundland.[12]
Ino  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Bank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[5]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Joseph Tyson  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Algarve coast, Portugal. She had been refloated by 23 April.[13]
Sleepless  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 5 April and put back to Sunderland.[14]
Tweed  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire.[4]

5 April
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Vrow Gebina  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Poldern Sandbank, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Eider. She was on a voyage from Groningen to a Baltic port.[15][8]

6 April
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Creole Grenada The schooner was wrecked on the Recas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Curaçao.[16]
John and Susan  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. John and Susan was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[14]
Minerva  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the English coast. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Three crew reached Guernsey, Channel Islands, in a boat on 10 April.[17]
Princess Victoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage drom London to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Princess Victoria was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18]
Surrey  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Daring ( United Kingdom). Surrey was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Plymouth, Devon.[19]

7 April
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Hudscott  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on St Margaret's Island, Pembrokeshire.[15]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank near Huntcliffe, County Durham Her crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Stockton-on-Tees.[15]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[15] She was refloated on 10 April and taken into Milford Haven.[17]
Maitland British North America The ship ran aground on Brownie's Island Reef and was wrecked with the loss of three of her nineteen crew.[9]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Pedan Olva Point, Cornwall. Both crew members were rescued.[20] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Poole, Dorset.[15]
New Hope  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.[15]
Polly  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Rat Island, off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Endeavour ( Board of Customs). Polly was on a voyage from Cork to Caernarfon.[21]

8 April
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Glasgow  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Inverness.[8]
Joseph and Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was later refloated.[8]
Lydia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London. Lydia was refloated the next day and taken into Seaford, Sussex.[8]

9 April
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Artaxerxes  France The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Menorca, Spain, with the loss of 29 lives. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Algiers, Algeria.[22]
Caroline  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius.[23]
Cervantes  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius.[23]
Cove  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mauritius.[23]
Deux Frères Mauritius The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius.[23]
Esperance Mauritius The ship sank at Port Louis, Mauritius with the loss of all eight crew.[23]
George McCloud  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. She was refloated.[23]
Gregorio Mauritius The schooner was damaged at Mauritius.[23]
Jeune Ferdinand Mauritius The coaster sank at Mauritius.[23]
Laurencia  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius.[23]
Louise Mauritius The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius.[23]
Lynhersand Mauritius The schooner was damaged at Mauritius.[23]
Patriot  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Mauritius. Her crew survived.[23]
Reform  United Kingdom The brig was run into by Stratford ( United Kingdom) at Mauritius and was severely damaged.[23]
Revenant Mauritius The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius.[23]
Sarah Doyle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17]
St. Jean Mauritius The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius.[23]
Stratford  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius.[23]
Vrai Francais  France The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius.[23]

11 April
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Cordelia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent.[17]
Eclipse  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit.[17]
Repeal  United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached on Cross Island, Maine, United States. She was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to Cork.[24][9][25]

12 April
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Paulina Dantsic The ship struck a rock and foundered off the "Isle of Glass". She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[22]

13 April
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Indien  France The ship ran aground in the Ganges and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[26]
Pauline Dantzic The ship was wrecked off the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[27]
Terpisichore  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Morven Sand and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, to Cuxhaven. Terpsichore was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28]

14 April
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Bonito  United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in the River Tyne at South Shields, County Durham.[29] She was refloated on 20 April and beached in a severely damaged condition.[30]
Emmanuel  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the River Tyne at South Shields.[29]
Johannes  Hamburg The ship sprang a leak and was beached near "Harlingenhafen". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Riga, Russia.[31]
Wave  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Latakia, Syria. She was on a voyage from Beirut to Alexandretta, Ottoman Empire.[32]

15 April
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Brighton  United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, to Penarth. Brighton was refloated and taken into Cardiff, Glamorgan, for repairs.[10]
Brompton  United Kingdom The ship struck the Whitby Rock and sank.[29]
Deux Sœurs  France The whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[12]
Janet Towers  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. She was taken into Mullaghmore, where she sank.[33]

16 April
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Exchange  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Stroma in the Pentland Firth. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[33]
Voluna  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Voluna was refloated and taken into Padstow.[10]

17 April
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Carouge  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Londonderry.[22][34]
Exchange  United Kingdom The ship struck the south west point of Swanna, Orkney Islands, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[31]
Jacob Pennell  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to New York, United States. Jacob Pennell was later refloated.[27]
Mandarin  France The ship was lost at "St. Leu".[35]
Robert Bruce  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Bank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork.[27] She was refloated and arrived at Cork on 23 April.[36]
Winscales p The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Maryport.[10]

18 April
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Louisa  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[22]
Lydia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[22]

19 April
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
James  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Maryport.[37]
Uitreding  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and severet damaged on Lolland, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to a Dutch port.[38] Uitreding was refloated on 27 April and taken into Rødby.[39]

20 April
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Belle  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Bay of Riga. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russian Empire, to Hull, Yorkshire.[40][41]
Pauline  France The ship capsized in the Bay of Palamos. Her crew were rescued.[42]

22 April
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Bee  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Cantach Sound.[24]
Scotia  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Canna, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued.[43] She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Hull, Yorkshire.[44][9]

23 April
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Amanda  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, to the Cape of Good Hope. Amanda was refloated and taken into Ramsgate.[31]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged at Carbonear, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Carbonear and Saint Johns, Newfoundland.[45]
Wismar Wismar The ship was driven ashore at Formby Point, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Liverpool, Lancashire. Wismar was refloated and taken into Liverpool.[31]

24 April
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Emerald  United Kingdom The ship caught fire in Lough Swilly and was scuttled.[46]
Neptune  Spain The ship ran aground at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Helsingfors, Grand Duchy of Finland.[39]

25 April
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Bedford  United States The steamboat struck a submerged object and sank in the Missouri River with the loss of seven lives.[47]
Byron  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[48]
Polack  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at New Orleans.[48]
Rapid  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a reef north west of Aalborg, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Stettin. Rapid was later refloated.[13]
Robert  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Rixhöft, Prussia.[13]
Shakespeare  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground at New Orleans.[48]

26 April
List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Bee  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Longhope, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[49]

27 April
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Aurora New Zealand The barque struck a rock and was wrecked at Kaipara Harbour. Her crew were rescued.[50][51]

28 April
List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Mercury  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee to Copenhagen, Denmark. Mercury was refloated and resumed her voyage.[52]

29 April
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Peace  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores, to Southampton, Hampshire.[53] Peace was later refloated and taken into Southampton.[54]

30 April
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Chippewa  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Rosier, Maine, United States, with the loss of all but two of the 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America.[55]
Elizabeth Grenada The cutter was wrecked in Latarde Bay.[56]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1840
ShipCountryDescription
Albion  United Kingdom The collier was driven ashore at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She had been refloated and taken into Dieppe by 4 April.[18]
Aurora Frederica Flag unknown The ship ran aground at La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France before 8 April.[57]
Eagle New South Wales The schooner struck a rock and foundered in Whirlpool Reach, in the Tamar River.[58]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Busika Bay before 25 April. She was refloated an put into Tenedos, Ottoman Empire.[59]
Naiad  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles before 4 April. She was later refloated.[54]
Navarino New South Wales The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand.[35]
Orion  United Kingdom The ship was lost off "Cape St. Rocque" before 23 April. She was on a voyage from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti to the Cape of Good Hope, Africa.[60]
Peace  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off The Needles, Isle of Wight, and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores, to Southampton, Hampshire. Peace was later refloated and taken into Southampton.[39]
Robert  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in Riga Bay between 3 and 21 April.[38]
Snire  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Llanmadoc, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 3 April and towed into Llanelly.[5]
Star  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was subsequently taken into North Sunderland, County Durham.[31]

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Ship events in 1840
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Ship commissionings: 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845
Ship decommissionings: 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845
Shipwrecks: 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845

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