List of shipwrecks in November 1838

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The list of shipwrecks in November 1838 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1838.

1 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1838
Ship State Description
Abispo Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán, Mexico.[1]
Friedrich Wilhelm Stettin The ship was driven ashore and sank near Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[2]
Griffin  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from China to the United States.[3][1]
Indus  United States The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Mazatlán. She was later refloated. Indus was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to the United States.[3][1]
Mary  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán with the loss of three of her crew.[3][1][4]
Splendid  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Guayaquil, Ecuador to the United States.[3][1][4]
Venus Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán.[1]

2 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1838
Ship State Description
Alexy and Varna  Russia The ship was driven ashore on "Wrangel Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Reval.[5]
Alida von Wangeroog  Kingdom of Hanover The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea off Heligoland. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Wangeroog.[6]
Autumn  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex.[7]
Canning  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Portsmouth.[7]
Charlotte  United Kingdom The brig sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Puffin Island, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the Beaumaris pilot boat.[8][9]
David  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Labrador, British North America to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[10]
Forth p United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked between Kirktownhead and Scotstownhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Inverness.[11]
James and Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Bridgwater, Somerset.[8]
Louise  Hamburg The ship was in collision with another vessel off the west coast of "Hochlands" and sank. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hamburg.[12]
Pensher  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. she was later refloated.[13]
Svatoy Nicolay  Russia The ship was driven ashore on Wrangel Island. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Reval.[14]
Svatoy Nieulay  Russia The ship was driven ashore on Wrangel Island. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Reval.[14]

3 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1838
Ship State Description
Aurora  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Wierum, Friesland. She was refloated on 19 November.[15]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently towed into Pill, Somerset.[16][17]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship sank in Cranfield Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Elizabeth was refloated on 21 January 1839 and taken into Warren Point, County Antrim.[18]
Ferdinand  Netherlands The ship ran aground near Wangeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland to Rostock.[19]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was later refloated.[7]
Jacob Philip  Netherlands The ship was wrecked off Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Rostock.[19]
John White  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Alnmouth, Northumberland.[13]
Mary Marsden  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Bellona ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was consequently beached.[20]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship sank off the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[21] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[13]
Thomas Wood  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[16]

4 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1838
Ship State Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[6]
Lima  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with another vessel and then ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated.[21]
Sheffield  United Kingdom The brig was last sighted on this date whilst on a voyage from Swinefleet, Lincolnshire to London. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[22]
Swift  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire. Swift was refloated and put into Wivenhoe, Essex.[23][7][24]
Thetis  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated.[7]
Vesper  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Boscastle, Cornwall.[21]

5 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1838
Ship State Description
African Packet  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France with the loss of six of her ten crew.[25] She was on a voyage from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Bilboa, Spain and Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[26]
Boulby  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire between Runswick Bay and Staithes.[24]
Levant  United States The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom.[27]

6 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1838
Ship State Description
Alicia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Torbay, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[28]
Diligence  United Kingdom The transport ship was driven ashore at Blockhouse Point, Hampshire.[27]
Eugene  France The ship foundered off Noirmont Point with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Jersey, Channel Islands.[29]
Hebe  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Cranfield Bay. She was later refloated and taken into Warrenpoint, County Down.[30]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Cranfield Bay. She was later refloated and taken into Warrenpoint.[30]
Lady Charlotte  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Pill, Somerset.[17]
Lovely Nelly  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tees and was damaged. She was consequently beached at Hartlepool, County Durham. Lovely Nelly was on a voyage from the River Tees to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[31]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Cranfield Bay. She was later refloated and taken into Warrenpoint.[30]
Shepherd  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Lancaster, Lancashire. Shepherd was refloated and taken into Castletown.[32]
Unanimity  United Kingdom The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Oporto, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33]

7 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1838
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship departed from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America for a Welsh port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[34]
David  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was later refloated and taken into Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, where she arrived on 16 November.[35]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Soldiers Point, County Down.[32]
Farnham  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cranfield Point, County Louth.[36]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to the Shetland Islands.[37]
Ruby  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gibraltar. Ruby was later refloated and taken into Holyhead.[32]
Thistle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John to Cork.[38]
William  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Dublin. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin.[29][26]
Zuleika  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Syros, Greece. She was later refloated.[39][40]

8 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1838
Ship State Description
Equator  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Manasquan, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to New York United States.[41]
Fruiterer  United Kingdom The ship departed from Weymouth, Dorset for São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[42]
Johannes Stettin The ship driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Stettin.[43][40]
William and Robert  United Kingdom The ship, which had capsized on 3 November, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Galway[44][41]

9 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1838
Ship State Description
Brenda  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. Brenda was later refloated and put into "Kanso".[45][46][15]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Donaghadee, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Donaghadee.[47]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Southwold to Sunderland, County Durham. Friendship was refloated and put back to Southwold.[31]
Joseph Hume  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Læsø. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Joseph Hume was later refloated and put into Gothenburg for repairs.[45][46][15]
Lady Williamson  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Îles des Madeleines. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London.[48]
Palmyra Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore in Brandon Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Trieste; or from Tromsø, Norway to Tarragona, Spain.[49][50]
Pheasant  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Gloucester.[26]

10 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1838
Ship State Description
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship departed from Swansea, Glamorgan for Malta. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[51]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Donaghadee, County Down.[52]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cant, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from "Marianople" to London. Catherine was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage the day after.[2]
Duchess of Gordon  United Kingdom The sloop was sighted whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Port Gordon, Morayshire. She subsequently foundered off Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all three crew.[26][15][53]
Paragon  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[54] Paragon was refloated later that day.[47]
Ruby  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen. Ruby was refloated on 12 November.[52][54][26]
Titania Rostock The ship was wrecked off Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Rostock.[55]

11 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1838
Ship State Description
Dart  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Jenkin Sand. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[2]
Eclair  France The steamship was driven into a bridge at Bordeaux, Gironde and sank.[19]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to South Shields, County Durham. Mary was later refloated and taken into South Shields in a leaky condition.[54]
Progress  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore.[2]
Thetis  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was refloated on 13 November and taken into Margate.[52]
Triumphante  Spain The ship was wrecked 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Cape Florida, Florida Territory. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cádiz.[56][57]

12 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1838
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Sierra Leone.[58] Ann was later refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[59][2]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to London.[2] She was refloated on 17 November and taken into Sheerness, Kent.[5]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[2]
Coundon  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Scharhorn Reef. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Hamburg. Coundon was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[5]
Hermann Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.[31][2]
Martha  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[60] Martha was refloated on 16 November and taken into Great Yarmouth.[19]
Sir Howard Douglas  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Polunga, Lapland". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to London.[5][50]
William and Ann  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Algiers, Algeria.[25][60][61]

13 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1838
Ship State Description
Bolivar  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Newport, Monmouthshire.[62]
Cherkaj-Schergf  Ottoman Empire The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Patras. Nineteen of the twenty people on board had been murdered shortly before and her cargo had been plundered by the pirate crew of a Greek brig.[63]
Gardner  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated.[64]
Gloria Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pori to London, United Kingdom.[46]
Milo  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef with the loss of two lives. Seventeen survivors took to the longboat; they were rescued by Francis ( United States). Milo was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[65]

14 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1838
Ship State Description
Caroline Sweden The ship was driven ashore on "Magmisholm". Her crew were rescued.[43]
Castalia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Plymouth, Devon. Castalia was refloated on 18 April 1839 and taken into a port on Prince Edward Island on 8 May.[66][67]
Kellie Castle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Louisa Shoal, in the China Seas. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Canton, China.[68]

15 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1838
Ship State Description
Canopus  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Jersey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[50]
Jungfer Catharina  Prussia The ship ran aground on the Hindert Sand. She was on a voyage from Liebau to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[15]
La Jeune  Belgium The ship was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Antwerp.[69]
Ligura  Portugal The ship was wrecked on the coast of Pará, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to a Brazilian port.[42]
Margaretha Elisabeth  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Busum, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Kiel to London, United Kingdom.[12]
Norfolk  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at "Cape Magnusholm", Russia. Her twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Hull.[43][70]
Staffa  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "St. Steffano", Ottoman Empire. She was later refloated.[35]
Swift  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Montreal, Lower Canada.[48]

16 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1838
Ship State Description
Apollo  France The ship was driven ashore on "Point Cuerle". She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[44]
Hector Flag unknown The ship ran aground at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Trieste.[71]
Rhine  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. Rhine was later refloated.[45]

17 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1838
Ship State Description
Echo  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of one of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to London.[45][22]
Larkins British East India Company The East Indiaman struck the Wolf Rock, Cornwall and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. Larkins landed her passengers at Penzance, Cornwall and then put into Falmouth leaking severely.[46]
Leda  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[72][5] Her crew were rescued by the smack Pearl ( United Kingdom). Leda was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[69]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to the Clyde.[28][73]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Middle Swin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[5]

18 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1838
Ship State Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Balbriggan, County Dublin and was beached. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Balbriggan.[46]
Essai Flag unknown The ship was run into in the Eider and was beached. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Hamburg.[43]
George  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Balbriggan and was beached. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Balbriggan.[46] She was later refloated and put into Workington, Cumberland, where she arrived on 6 December.[74]
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The steamboat was destroyed by fire at Kingston, Ontario.[75]
John  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Dungarvan, County Antrim with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dungarvan.[76]
Liberty  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[69]
Ocean  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smack Beulah ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[72][50][77]
Persian  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Havana, Cuba and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Havana. Persian was consequently condemned.[78]
Rochester Castle  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Platters. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk. Rochester Castle was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[14]
St. John  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Runners Rock, in the Irish Sea with the loss of five of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dungarvan, County Antrim.[55][79]
Zwei Gebruders  Bremen The ship was in collision with a Hanoverian ship in the Eider and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Stettin.[46][80]

19 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1838
Ship State Description
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with La Rose ( France) and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by La Rose. Caroline was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[81][82][83][39]
Coriander  United Kingdom The ship was struck a rock off Inchkeith and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire. Coriander consequently put into Leith, Lothian.[80]
Fadreneslandet Flag unknown The ship ran aground and capsized at North Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom.[46]
Fowler  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire.[82] Her crew were rescued.[70]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bawdsey, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Harwich Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[46]
Grace  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[45][46]
Mantura  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smack Speedwell ( United Kingdom). Mantura was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[72][45][69]
Medway  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew were rescued.[72][45]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Filey.[82] Her crew were rescued.[70]
Science  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew were rescued.[72][45]
Waters  United Kingdom The ship ran aground between the Cross Sand and Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[45]

20 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1838
Ship State Description
Bridget  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portinllaen, Caernarfonshire.[83] She was refloated on 23 November.[40]
New Margaret  United Kingdom The ship sank at Portdinllaen.[83]
Northumbrian  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire.[84][85]
Oscar Sweden The ship was driven ashore and sank in the River Nene at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Wisbech.[46]
Parsee United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The barque was wrecked on the Troubridge Shoals. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to Adelaide, South Australia.[86][87][88][89]
Twee Gebroeders  Netherlands The ship was wrecked off Ameland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Amsterdam, North Holland.[90]
William and George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Achill Island, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Westport, County Mayo.[48]
Wonder  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all but one of those on board. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham.[69]

21 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1838
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Ardglass, County Down with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim.[40]
Ann  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Calais, France.[55]
Anne  Portugal The schooner was wrecked on the west coast of China. Her crew were rescued.[91]
Caroline Dorothea  Kingdom of Hanover The galiot was driven ashore and severely damaged at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Brake to the Clyde.[15][55]
Carolus  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom, where she was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[62][92]
Ellen  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Arthurstown, County Wexford.[93][94]
Emile and Alfred  France The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. Emile and Alfred was refloated on 3 December.[95][96]
Excel  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledges, Dorset and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London. Excel was refloated on 22 November with assistance from the steamship HMRC Vulcan ( Board of Customs) and towed into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[97][98]
Frances  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[83] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Oporto, Portugal.[70]
Halcyon  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Hull and listed heavily. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull. Halcyon was later refloated.[69]
Henry  United States The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Marseille.[95] Henry was refloated on 3 December.[96]
Intrepid  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Senegal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[64] She was later refloated and put in to Wexford.[62]
Lord Ebrington  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of Cape Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Eagle ( United Kingdom).[55]
Louisa  Russia The ship sank at the mouth of the Pärnu River. She had been refloated by 7 December.[99]
Mary Ann and Arabella  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain.[95] Mary Ann and Arabella was refloated on 3 December and resumed her voyage.[96]
Patriot  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cardiff. She was refloated the next day.[83]
Rosina  Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Jersey, Channel Islands.[55]
San Giovanni Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar whilst bound for Madeira. She was subsequently condemned.[95][96]
Two Brothers  Netherlands The ship was wrecked off Ameland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Amsterdam, North Holland.[100]

22 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1838
Ship State Description
Emily United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Grenada The sloop was wrecked at Grenada.[101]
Emma  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex.[83]
Eugenia Africana  Belgium The ship was wrecked near Portbail, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Lisbon, Portugal.[37][102]
Juno  Hamburg The ship was lost off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana, Cuba.[103]
Mercur  Prussia The ship struck the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Memel to Gloucester, United Kingdom. Mercur was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[80]
Persian  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Havana, Cuba and was scuttled.[42]
Prima Donna  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto rocks at Plymouth, Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to London. Prima Donna was later refloated and taken into Sutton Pool.[98]
Syren  United Kingdom The ship departed from Bengal, India for Canton, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[104]
Valiant  United Kingdom The sloop foundered off Crow Head, County Cork.[82]

23 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1838
Ship State Description
Carl Johan Stralsund The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Glowe, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Trelleborg to Stockholm, Sweden.[105]
Clio  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the north coast of Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool. Clio was consequently condemned.[106][107]
Dunlop  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Table Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sydney, New South Wales.[108][109]
Julie et Juliette  France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Figueira da Foz, Portugal. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche to St. Ubes, Portugal.[110][96][111]
Mars  Netherlands The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Espichel, Portugal with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Lisbon, Portugal.[110][96]
Phœnix  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[112]
Sappho  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Figueira da Foz. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Seville, Spain.[110][96]

24 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1838
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ardglass, County Down with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim.[39]
Experiment  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Sancti Petri, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Messina, Sicily.[96][113] She was refloated on 15 May 1839.[114]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool.[115][116]
Providence Good Intent  United Kingdom The ship departed from Royan, Morbihan, France for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[117]
Reliance  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and foundered off Brancaster, Norfolk with the loss of eight of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by HMRC Hind ( Board of Customs). Reliance was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[92][70]

25 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1838
Ship State Description
Ariadne  United Kingdom The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and capsized with the loss of three of her fourteen crew. She was righted and was subsequently driven ashore at Wexford with the loss of three more crew. Ariadne was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[97]
Ellen  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands.[118]
George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was refloated the next day.[48]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship sank off Passage West, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. Isabella was refloated on 21 January and beached in shallow water.[18]
Liberty  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[100][119]
Vigilant  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Teesdale ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of two of her crew. Teesdale, which was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London, was severely damaged and put into Harwich, Essex.[72][92]
Waterwitch  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked near Nethertown, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[97]
William and George  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Kiel, Prussia.[120]

26 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1838
Ship State Description
Alexander Stewart  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Monkstown, County Cork.[121]
Catherine  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Stony Binks, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Altona to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Catherine was refloated and put into Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[40]
Clementson  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballycotton, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to Liverpool, Lancashire.[97][122]
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon.[123]
Isabella  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in Duncannon Bay, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Liverpool.[48][97]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with the sloop Pilot ( United Kingdom) and foundered. Her crew were rescued. Pilot was abandoned by her crew; she was subsequently towed into Milford Haven Pembrokeshire.[40]
Magnet  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Portrane, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[124]
Scotia  United States The schooner was driven ashore at Cobh.[121]
St. Nicoli  Russia The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Málaga, Spain.[40]
William and George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Erris, County Mayo with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford.[35][125]

27 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1838
Ship State Description
Agnes  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Dumfries.[126]
Amelia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Pensacola, Florida Territory. She was on a voyage from Natchez to Liverpool, Lancashire.[127]
Ann Alicia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Ann Alicia was refloated the next day.[48]
Bellisima  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Looe, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Newfoundland, British North America.[115][126][53]
Brilliant  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kirksanto Head Isle of Man with the loss of four of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[39][90]
Concordia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Torre Abbey, Devon. She was on a voyage from Villa Nova to London.[123] Concordia was refloated on 18 December and taken into Torquay, Devon.[73]
Courrier de Havre  France The ship was wrecked near Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Bordeaux, Gironde.[128][129]
Emblem  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and put into Middlesbrough, Yorkshire for repairs.[130]
Gainsborough  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Malahide, County Dublin. with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[79][39]
George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Clea Ness, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Wakefield, Yorkshire. George was refloated and taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[131]
Hunter  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Peterhead.[48][90]
Lady Alexandria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Falmouth, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Drogheda, County Louth.[83]
La Rose  France The schooner was wrecked at Cobh, County Cork.[121][90]
Liberia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and towed into the River Tees.[90]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Campbeltown, Argyllshire, where she sank. she was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[48]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Malahide. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Wicklow.[79]
Maria and Betty  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russian Empire to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[132]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Clonakilty, County Cork. Her seventeen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool.[48]
Navarino  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Blyth, Northumberland.[131] Navarino was refloated on 30 November.[44]
Nouvelle Destin  France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Five Mile Point, County Wicklow. Her six crew were rescued, but three rescuers died when their skiff capsized. She was on a voyage from Lugon, Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Douglas, Isle of Man.[48][97][133]
Paquebot de Cayenne  France The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[95]
Pearl  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a brig and was beached at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to India.[123]
Ramier la Ville  France The ship was wrecked near Falmouth.[134]
Robert and Betsey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[123]
Reciprocity  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Peterhead. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Peterhead.[48]
Seelust  Bremen The ship ran aground off Wremen, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Rigato Bremen.[94]
Siberia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and towed into the River Tees.[103]
Sisters  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhosilli, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[135] She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Swansea.[37]
Swift  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Clea Ness. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Plymouth, Devon. Swift was refloated the next day and take into Grimsby.[131]
Thomas and Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swansea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Swansea.[123]
Union  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Barcelona, Spain.[136]
Unity  United Kingdom The brig was driven into the pier at Sunderland and consequently sank.[136]

28 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1838
Ship State Description
Alexander  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Stackpole, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London.[44][136]
Barbara  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of eight of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Kerch, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[48][137][115]
Bellona  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Ballyurge", Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Strangford, County Antrim.[125][53]
Bootle  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kish Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Trinidad. Bootle was later refloated and towed into Liverpool by the pilot boat Hawk ( United Kingdom).[39]
Brown  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[100] She was refloated on 13 December and taken into Penzance.[113]
Camilla  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballinacourty, County Waterford. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Liverpool.[125]
Camille  France The ship was scuttled at Penzance. She was on a voyage from Adra, Spain to Dunkerque, Nord.[126]
Catherine and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was blown out to sea from Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire without anyone on board. She subsequently came ashore on Anglesey.[44]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Flint to Arklow, County Wicklow.[44]
Chieftain  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Church Rocks, off the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire. Chieftain was refloated the next day and taken into Stromness, Orkney Islands.[134][138][105]
Columbine  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked west of Wyke, Dorset with the loss of all eighteen people on board.[139][140][100][141]
Comallo  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Corrignaman, County Antrim. Her fourteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Liverpool.[93]
Commerce  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Plymouth Hoe, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[142]
Delia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[118][143]
Dolphin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tenby, Pembrokeshire and was abandoned by her crew. She was later taken into Tenby.[48]
Dove  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cork and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Clonakilty, County Cork. Dove was later refloated.[48][97][130][94]
Dove  United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned in West Bay, Dorset. She subsequently came ashore at Chesil Beach, Dorset and was wrecked.[139][140]
Druide  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Conil de la Frontera, Spain with the loss of a crew member. she was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[73]
Durham  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Saundersfoot Bay. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[44] She was refloated on 11 February 1839.[144]
Egeria or Egina  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Howth, County Dublin. All 22 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ulverstone, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[48][126][125] The ship was refloated on 3 December and taken into Dublin.[94]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was scuttled at Penzance.[48]
Eliza and Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Polworth Point, Cornwall. She was later refloated.[44]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Carlisle, Cumberland. Elizabeth was later refloated.[145]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Par, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Plymouth, Devon.[44]
Emerald  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Barbers's Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[146] Emerald was refloated on 6 December.[117]
Esther  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of eight of the sixteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by Eliza Ann ( France). Esther was on a voyage from Quebec City to Southampton, Hampshire.[147]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry, County Antrim.[44]
Frances  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Little Saltee, County Wexford with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[44]
Francis  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[48] She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Oporto, Portugal. Francis was refloated on 30 November and taken into Cardiff for repairs.[145]
Hebble  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sheerness, Kent to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Hebble was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex.[131]
Herman Julius  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Highcliff, Hampshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Helsingør. Herman Julius broke up on 3 December.[130][100]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Marazion, Cornwall.[48] She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Exeter, Devon.[126]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tenby. She was later refloated.[48]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Looe, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Plymouth, Devon.[131]
Joe  United Kingdom The ship was scuttled at Penzance.[48]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tenby. She was later refloated.[48]
Joseph Désirée  France The ship was wrecked in Kimmeridge Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[115][53]
Julie  Belgium The ship was wrecked at Douglas, Isle of Man with the loss of all hands, at least nine people.[145]
Leocadie  France The chasse-marée was wrecked on Bananec, Glénan Islands, Finistère. Eight of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[128]
Le Speculateur  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tramore, County Waterford.[124]
Louisa  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord, France.[100]
Louise Marie  France The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure to Granville, Manche.[100]
Margaret  United Kingdom The schooner capsized at Sligo and was severely damaged.[130]
Marie Hortense  United Kingdom The ship was scuttled at Penzance.[48] She was later refloated.[105]
Mary United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The brig was driven ashore in Whiting Bay, County Cork with the loss of two of her fifteen crew and the ship's Newfoundland dog. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool.[48][93][148] Mary broke up on 1 December.[130][149]
Mayflower  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Cairn Bay, Wigtownshire.[145] She was refloated on 5 December.[150]
Robert Noble  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at "Kilman", County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[145][125][149]
Sarah Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tenby and was scuttled. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[48]
Scotia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cork.[48][97]
Shepherdess  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kingstown, County Dublin.[97][151]
Swaine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mahon, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[130]
Thomas  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London.[35][74]
William  United Kingdom The ship was scuttled at Penzance.[48]

29 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1838
Ship State Description
Amiable Jenny  France The ship was driven ashore at Audierne, Finistère with the loss of twelve of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[130][94]
Arethusa  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the English Channel off Fleet, Dorset with the loss of all hands.[139][140] She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[131]
Belina  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Balliteg Burrow with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Strangford, County Antrim.[145][151]
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset either with the loss of all hands.[48] or her crew being rescued.[53]
British Heroine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[48] She was refloated on 18 March 1839 and taken into Warrenpoint, County Antrim.[152]
Catherine and Isabella  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Quigley's Point, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Catherine Isabella was refloated on 5 December and resumed her voyage.[37][148]
Clare  France The ship was wrecked in Compton Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Honfleur, Calvados.[115][53]
Comala  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Dungarvan, County Waterford. All eleven crew and three pilots on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Liverpool.[48][41]
Concordia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Torre Abbey, Devon. She was on a voyage from Villanova to London. Concordia was refloated on 18 December and taken into Torquay.[48][28]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Helsingør, Denmark She was on a voyage from Ria, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim. Eliza was refloated the next day and put into Helsingør.[105]
Etonnante  France The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was damaged. She was consequently beached. Etonnante was on a voyage from Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[48]
Everton  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her twelve crew were rescued by Emma ( France).[153] Everton was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[146]
Felix  France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Plozévet, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Senegal.[128]
Fréderic  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llanelly, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[48][126]
Gouvernor de Graaf de Baillet  Belgium The ship was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay in a capsized state. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders to Batatvia, Netherlands East Indies.[115]
Grecian  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool.[44]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Beaumaris, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Flint to Amlwch, Anglesey.[44]
Jaubert  France The ship was wrecked near Bridport, Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to Hamburg.[115][53]
Jeune Achille  France The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was later refloated.[130][44]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Trefusco Point, Cornwall. She was later refloated.[115]
John Taylor  United States The ship was destroyed by fire at Mobile, Alabama. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[154]
L'Euphrasie  Belgium The brig was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of all hands.[145][137]
Louise Sweden The barque was driven ashore at Chesil Beach. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gävle to St. Ubes, Portugal.[139][140]
Martin de Sarazen  France The chasse-marée was driven ashore and wrecked between Newhaven and Rottingdean, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands, between fifteen and twenty people.[53][155]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Abbotsbury, Dorset with the loss of five of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[139][140][100]
Palermo Packet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hayling Island, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Antwerp, Belgium.[145][115] Palermo Packet was refloated on 15 December.[156]
Panope  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[131][90]
Pyrenees  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Gloucester. Pyrenees was refloated on 15 December.[28]
Sandwich  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was lost off Langton Matravers, Dorset with the loss of all hands.[140]
Susan  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Bonmahon, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[125]
Ward  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Prince George ( United Kingdom).[156]

30 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1838
Ship State Description
Admiral Pleuville  Belgium The ship ran aground on the Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders to Martinique. Admiral Pleuville was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[126]
Earl of Murray  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands, at least eight people.[146]
Busy  United Kingdom The ship struck the pier at Sunderland, County Durham and sank.[130]
Lucullus  France The ship was wrecked on Point Chef Moulin. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Île Bourbon to Bordeaux, Gironde.[130]
Maria Sweden The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom.[96]
Mary Elliott  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Towning Capel, Cardiganshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newhaven, Sussex.[53]
Mellina Jantina  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. Mellina Jantina was refloated on 5 February 1839 and taken into Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[44][95][157]
Nomen  Denmark The brig was abandoned in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Málaga, Spain. She was subsequently taken into Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom on 4 December.[66][105][74][158]
Oscar  United States The ship was wrecked at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands.[159]
Star  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dénia, Spain to Liverpool.[160] Star was refloated on 3 January 1839 and taken into Holyhead, Anglesey.[161]
St. Patrick  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked near the Hook Lighthouse, County Wexford with the loss of three of her crew and three passengers. Twenty-one people were rescued.[48][97][93]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1838
Ship State Description
Albion  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Whitehaven, Cumberland with the loss of three of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[48][151]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire in late November.[48]
Black Prince  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Santos, Brazil.[71]
Carlotta  Brazil The ship was lost near "Aricati". She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to "Aricati".[131]
Clara  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea before 16 November. she was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[45]
Colosse  France The ship was wrecked at Millbay, Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Bordeaux, Gironde.[100][162]
Constitutionen  Norway The ship foundered off "Borgo" with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[14]
Corsair  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 22 November. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to the Clyde.[37][44][41]
Cumanche  United States The steamboat sank in the Mississippi River downstream of its junction with the Salt River.[163]
Defence  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck off Hiiumaa, Russia, capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[19][50]
Diana  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[72]
Dido  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[31]
Dorothea  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Monte Video, Uruguay. She was later refloated and put into Cowes, Isle of Wight.[5]
Dove United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was lost near St. Peter's, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Miramichi, New Brunswick.[105]
Estelle  France The ship was wrecked on Wangeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Sunderland.[36]
Flora  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk.[13]
General Brown  United States The steamboat was wrecked at St. Helena, Louisiana with the loss of 33 lives due to a boiler explosion.[163]
Gertrude  United Kingdom The ship foundered 7 versts (4.03 nautical miles (7.47 km)) south of Cronstadt. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. Gertrude was later refloated. She was taken into Cronstadt on 13 May 1839.[164][165]
Griffin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool.[35]
Hercules Stettin The ship ran aground off Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Stettin. Hercules was later refloated.[45]
Iris  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Dartmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to London.[81]
Jeune Alexandre  France The ship was driven ashore at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Dunkerque, Nord. Jeune Alexandre was later refloated and taken into Guernsey.[130]
Jeune Caroline  Belgium The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[80] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Antwerp.[55]
Lady Day  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent on or before 15 November.[59] She was on a voyage from Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands to Newport, Monmouthshire.[166]
La Nouvelle Confiance en Dieu  France The ship was wrecked near Aber Wrac'h, Finistère.[128]
Lark  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of two of her crew.[48][134]
Le Jean Bart  France The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Burton Bradstock, Dorset between 28 and 30 November with the loss of four of her nine crew.[139]
Margina Margaretha  Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Friesland Channel. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Groningen Margina Margaretha consequently put into "Zoltcamp".[119]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in The Sleeve, off the coast of Norway on or before 6 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzic.[2]
Mercator Stettin The ship was wrecked off "Warberg". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[5]
Mercure  Prussia The barque was driven ashore on the coast of Essex.[72]
Nordstjernen  Norway The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Domesnes on or before 8 November. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to a French port.[36] Nordstjernen was towed into Mandal on 3 November.[15]
Onark  United States The steamship was driven ashore on Cumberland Island, Georgia.[163]
Paragon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Greenock. Paragon was refloated on 10 November.[52]
Paulina  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 November.[26]
Peslevon  Russia The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea. All 53 people on board were subsequently rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Galatz, Ottoman Empire.[79]
Pillhead Flag unknown The ship foundered off Gothenburg, Sweden with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rostock.[43][40]
Princess Royal  United Kingdom The ship departed from Quebec City for Hull in mid-November. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[167]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Pembrokeshire.[145]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated on 30 November.[145]
Ramaire  France The lugger was wrecked in Gerrans Bay with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Plymouth.[100][168]
Ratio Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The brig ran aground on the Gabbard Sand, in the North Sea and was damaged. She was refloated and taken into The Downs. Ratio was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom t Naples.[31]
Regina Sweden The ship was driven ashore on the Swedish coast. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to the East Indies. Regina was later refloated and put back to Gothenburg in a severely damaged condition.[50]
Resolution  Prussia The ship was capsized in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel to Bridlington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Resolution was later taken into Dantzic in a capsized state.[14]
Revel  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Devon in late November.[48]
Silkworm  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shippagan, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Quebec City.[138]
Stephenson  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Marazion, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Plymouth, Devon.[83]
St. Nicholas  Russia The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Crimean Peninsula with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Odessa to a Spanish port.[169]
Susan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth.[100]
Union  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Barcelona, Spain.[123]
William Hamley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cowes. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Guernsey, Channel Islands. William Hamley was refloated on 16 November.[50]

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