List of shipwrecks in January 1838

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

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1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1838
Ship State Description
Auguste Stettin The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Stettin.[1]
Cervantes  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Vera Cruz, Mexico.[2]
Lara  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Varna, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Midas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Black Sea with the loss of two of her crew.[3] She was on a voyage from Odessa to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4]
Tiro  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Varna. Her crew were rescued.[3]

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1838
Ship State Description
Anna  United Kingdom The smack struck the Elbow End, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Anna put back to Dundee, where she sank.[5]
Augusta  Denmark The ship was driven ashore nearChristiansand, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Copenhagen.[6]
Lord Nelson United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The sloop collided with a schooner and was lost near Stranraer, Wigtownshire with all three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Ramsey, Isle of Man.[7][8][9]
Rebecca  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated the next day.[10]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1838
Ship State Description
Alfred  United Kingdom The ship foundered off São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[6]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1838
Ship State Description
Defiance  United Kingdom The brig was lost in the Chilia branch of the Danube with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Odessa to an English port.[11][12]
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Waterford.[7]
Ferdinand Rostock The ship ran aground at "Swineboc". She was on a voyage from Rostock to an American port. Ferdinand was later refloated and put into Helsingør, Denmark for repairs.[13]
Martha  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank on the Lancaster Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Glasson Dock, Lancashire.[14]
Woodman  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked near Cape Negro, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[15][16][17]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1838
Ship State Description
Martha  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the River Severn by Margaret ( United Kingdom) with the loss of two of the four people on board. She was on a voyage from Droitwich, Worcestershire to Gloucester.[18][19]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1838
Ship State Description
Briseis  United Kingdom The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[20]
Howard  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York.[7] Howard was later refloated and put into Cowes, Isle of Wight for repairs.[13]
Tembringeren  Netherlands The ship departed from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21]
Waterwitch  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes.[22][23]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1838
Ship State Description
Clonmell  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24]
Toward Castle  United Kingdom The whaler, a full-rigged ship, was wrecked on the coast of California with the loss of 15 of her 31 crew. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[25][26]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1838
Ship State Description
Nautilus  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Clee Ness, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. Nautilus was refloated the next day.[27]
Peace  United Kingdom The pilot boat, a yawl, was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all fifteen people on board.[28][8]

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1838
Ship State Description
Ann  United States The stolen schooner, seized by American members of the secret Hunters' Lodge organization, was damaged by gunfire by Canadian militia while she was bombarding Fort Malden and Amherstburg, Upper Canada. She drifted ashore and wa captured by the Canadians.[29]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Linga Chettys Choudry", 57 nautical miles (106 km) south of Madras, India. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Madras and Calcutta.[30]
Lark  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Ring, County Waterford. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[19]
Margaret Richardson  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Clementina ( United Kingdom). Margaret Richardson was on a voyage from London to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[31]
William  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Middle Heaps, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Princess Victoria( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[32][13]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1838
Ship State Description
Brunswick  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Lamlash Loch. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Lisbon, Portugal. Brunswick was refloated and put into Troon, Ayrshire for repairs.[31]
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Messina, Sicily. She was later refloated and taken into Messina for repairs.[33]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1838
Ship State Description
Joseph Sprague  United States The ship was wrecked off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands.[34]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1838
Ship State Description
Aimwell  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef in Blacksod Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick.[35]
Comet  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sheringham Shoals, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She came ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk on 26 January.[36]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1838
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[4]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Calais to Dover, Kent.[37]
Success  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[38]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1838
Ship State Description
Angeline  France The ship was wrecked east of Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[39]
Frontador  Brazil The ship was driven ashore south of Valparaíso, Chile with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Valparaíso.[40]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Thornham, Norfolk.[39]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1838
Ship State Description
Pandora  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Point de Coubre, Charente-Maritime, France with the loss of five of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[41][42]
Sprightly  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She subsequently broke up.[11]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1838
Ship State Description
Grenada  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the South Breakers. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[43]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship sank at "Rosland". She was on a voyage from Wexford to Dublin.[39]
Norfolk  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham.[39]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship sank off Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Sarah was refloated on 14 February and taken into Ilfracombe in a severely damaged condition.[44]
Sisters  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Hartlepool.[39]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1838
Ship State Description
Ann and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Carne, Cornwall with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[45][46]
Elenora  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saltcoats, Ayrshire to Sligo.[6]
Lord of the Isles  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire.[11]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1838
Ship State Description
Barbara  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Skitter", Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Hull, Yorkshire.[47]
Benjamin  United Kingdom The ship departed from Beaufort, North Carolina or Beaufort, South Carolina, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[48]
David  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore east of "Geneva" She was on a voyage from "Teheran" to "Geneva".[49]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Woreland". She was on a voyage from Saltcoats, Ayrshire to Sligo.[50]
Glasgow  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Belmullet, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick.[11][51] Glasgow was refloated on 22 March and taken into Westport, County Mayo to discharge her cargo. She then sailed for Glasgow for repairs.[52]
Gratitude  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Enniskern Island", County Mayo.[1] Her crew were rescued.[11] She was refloated on 21 May and put into Westport, County Mayo for repairs.[26]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point, East Riding of Yorkshire.[47] She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[42] Hope was refloated on 23 January and taken into Hull, Yorkshire.[53]
Killarney  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was wrecked at Roberts Cove, County Cork with the loss of 24 of the 49 people on board. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[37][54]
Le Reparateur de Charente  France The brig was wrecked at Kilcolman, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[35][55]
Lucinda  United Kingdom The whaler, a barque, was wrecked on a reef 75 nautical miles (139 km) east by north of New Caledonia. There were 29 survivors.[56][57]
HMRC Neptune Board of Customs The ship was driven ashore on "Enniskern Island".[1] Her crew were rescued.[11]
Paris  United States The brig was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (39°48′N 59°55′W / 39.800°N 59.917°W / 39.800; -59.917) by Troy ( United States) with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to New York.[58]
Thames  United Kingdom The snow was wrecked on the Duboy Flats. She was on a voyage from the Gulf of Darién to Liverpool.[59]
Tryphena  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Castletown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from "Nidbear" to London.[11]
Victory  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Eleuthera. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands to Matanzas, Cuba.[60]
Unnamed Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was wrecked at Polurrian, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands, at least eleven lives.[61]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1838
Ship State Description
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from to Isles of Scilly to São Miguel Island, Azores.[62]
Colombia  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°30′N 29°30′W / 43.500°N 29.500°W / 43.500; -29.500). All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Mauritius and London.[63]
Hercules  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Faro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[64]
Justinian  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was subsequently refloated.[38]
Olive Branch  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dungarvan, County Antrim.[41]
Restitution  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Gibraltar whilst on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65]
Tyne and Lochiel  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cork.[51]
Union  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Dundrum Bay. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Drogheda, County Louth.[66][6]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1838
Ship State Description
Quartorze de Maio  Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores,[33] or near "Ereceira". She was on a voyage from Oporto to Lisbon.[67]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1838
Ship State Description
Alfred  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Quick. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to a French port.[68]
Alexander  Greece The brig was destroyed by fire at Syra.[69]
Brentford  United Kingdom The sloop struck the Trinity Sand and sank off Grimsby, Lincolnshire with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[1][53]
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[70]
Cumberland  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana and was scuttled.[71][72]
Chickashaw  United States The steamship was damaged by fire at New Orleans.[72]
David  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. David was later refloated, repaired and resumed her voyage.[11]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[50]
Mamora  United States The steamship was destroyed by fire at New Orleans.[71]
Sovereign  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked off Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[33][73]
Wye  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged in St. Helen's Pool, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to London. Wye was later refloated.[74]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1838
Ship State Description
Agnes  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall.[41][75]
Boyne  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Skegness, Lincolnshire with the loss of three lives.[41][76]
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[77]
Durance  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mevagissey, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[78]
Europe  France The ship was driven ashore in the Hamoaze. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce.[41]
Falcon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cresswell, Northumberland.[6] She was refloated in late March and taken into Blyth, Northumberland.[79]
Harmony  United Kingdom The collier was driven ashore and sank at Kingstown, County Dublin.[50]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Warrenpoint, County Down.[80]
Perseverance  France The ship was wrecked in the Malouine Islands.[81]
Princes Victoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Warrenpoint.[80]
Stranger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Clay Hole, Lancashire.[37]
Williams  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Warrenpoint. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[80]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1838
Ship State Description
Brandywine Packet  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked off Mevagissey, Cornwall with the loss of all but one of her nine crew. The survivor was wrescued by HMRC Fox ( Board of Customs). Brandywine was on a voyage from the Charente to London.[1][6][82]
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Bon, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Naples and Sicily to Liverpool, Lancashire.[83]
Helen McGregor  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[84]
Laura Maria  France The ship was wrecked near "Nouvelle". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bona, Algeria to Cette, Hérault.[85]
Lykkens  Hamburg The schooner was wrecked by ice at Hårup, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[86][87]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newry, County Antrim.[1]
Theodore  United States The brig was wrecked on the Luconia Shoals, in the South China Sea.[88]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1838
Ship State Description
Seraphine  France The ship was severely damaged by fire at Exmouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France.[1]
Stranger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[75]
Swan  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Bon, Algeria. Her crew were rescued.[69]

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1838
Ship State Description
Brandywine Packet  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock off Mevagissey, Cornwall and sank with the loss of all but one of her crew.[50]
Vigilant  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged in St. Helen's Pool, Isles of Scilly.[89]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1838
Ship State Description
Lois  United Kingdom The ship departed from Belize for Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[48][90]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1838
Ship State Description
Carl Johan Flag unknown The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Ythan.[33]
Columbia  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Outer Hebrides. All 34 people on board were rescued by Phenomene ( Netherlands).[82]
Hero  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Port Eynon, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chile to Swansea, Glamorgan.[91][89]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1838
Ship State Description
Nayaden Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom.[92]
Thomas and Emelia  United Kingdom The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1838
Ship State Description
Henry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[36]
Ruthelia  United States The ship was struck by lightning in the Atlantic Ocean (36°30′N 56°30′W / 36.500°N 56.500°W / 36.500; -56.500) and consequently destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued on 2 February by Chevalier Jonnet ( France). Ruthelia was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[93]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1838
Ship State Description
Amaranth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Mud Island, Michigan, United States. She was on a voyage from Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York.[94]
Amelia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner foundered off Cape Pillar, Van Diemen's Land. Her crew were rescued by Juliet (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales). Amelia was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to Sydney.[95]
Brunswick  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Lisbon, Portugal. Brunswick was refloated on 12 January and taken into Troon, Ayrshire.[39]
Cresswell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Cresswell was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[42]
Earl Johann  Hamburg The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[7]
Earl of Hopetoun  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. Earl of Hopetoun was later towed into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[50][6]
Edouard  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Domingo before 9 January.[96][97]
Frances  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Gallipoli.[98]
Goodluck  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Marsala, Sicily before 10 January. She was on a voyage from Kerch, Russia to London. Goodluck was later refloated and taken into Marsala for repairs.[99]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Llanelly Dock, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Llanelly.[14]
Louise Maria  Bremen The schooner was driven ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Schleswig. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Bremen.[42]
Lyra  United Kingdom The snow was driven ashore in the Black Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Nicholas ( Russia). Lyra was on a voyage from the Bosphorus to Odessa.[4][100]
Margaret Littlejohn  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Islay, Inner Hebrides.[101]
Napoleon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Africa. Napoleon was later refloated and put into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[38]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Aberdeen in late January.[49]
Shakespeare  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Head Sand. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[62][42]
The Happy Return  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland in late January.[73]
Trio  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Black Sea. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Triumfo  Portugal The hiate departed from Faial Island for São Miguel Island. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[102]
Venus  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Sanday, Orkney on or before 25 January.[49]

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