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The list of shipwrecks in September 1841 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1841 .
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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
1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849