The list of shipwrecks in May 1840 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1840 .
List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1840 Ship State Description Dove United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mauritius .[25] Eliza United Kingdom The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked in Glenarm Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Belfast , County Antrim .[26] Euxine United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Dauphin Island, Alabama . She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Mobile, Alabama .[27] Inca United Kingdom The ship struck the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea and was damaged. She was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Cork the next day. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Port Phillip and Sydney , New South Wales .[28] Industry United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Glenarm Bay. Her crew were rescued.[26] Lively United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea 22 nautical miles (41 km) south of the Calf of Man , Isle of Man . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Coleraine , County Antrim to Liverpool , Lancashire .[20] Patriot United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Mauritius.[25] Recovery United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London . Recovery was refloated and resumed her voyage.[24] [20] Stratford United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius.[25] Vulture United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Kuressaare , Russia . She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg , Russia.[29] Wilsons United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was abandoned by all but her captain and mate. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Boxer ( Royal Navy ) and towed into Ramsgate , Kent , where she arrived on 10 May. Wilsons was on a voyage from Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Saint Petersburg.[24] [20]
List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1840 Ship State Description Arcturus United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Coatham , Yorkshire . All seventeen people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Sunderland, County Durham .[30] [31] Clementice United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Bray, County Wicklow . Her crew were rescued.[32] Dorothy United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham .[33] She was refloated on 13 May.[8] Good Hope United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Huntcliffe, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[28] [8] Good Intent United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Rawcliffe, Yorkshire .[28] Her crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Newcastle upon Tyne.[34] Lily United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Scarborough , Yorkshire .[28] Millicent United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Machios", New Brunswick , British North America . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Saint John, New Brunswick .[13] [1] Milo United Kingdom The paddle steamer caught fire and sank at Sunderland, County Durham [35] Zwei Gebruders Duchy of Holstein The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaham , County Durham. She was on a voyage from Kiel to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom .[8] [35]
List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1840 Ship State Description Arabian United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Griffins Cove, Lower Canada , British North America . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Quebec City , Lower Canada.[36] Catherina United Kingdom The galiot was wrecked on Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Sunderland, County Durham .[30] Cesias United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Ower Sand, in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to London .[8] Cesias was subsequently towed into Harwich , Essex by HMRC Badger ( Board of Customs ).[35] Monarch United Kingdom The paddle steamer struck a rock off St. Abbs Head , Berwickshire and was holed. Her passengers were taken off by Royal Adelaide ( United Kingdom ). Monarch was on a voyage from London to Leith , Lothian , where she subsequently arrived.[30]
List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1840 Ship State Description Norion Spain The ship was driven ashore on Anholt , Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[17]
List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1840 Ship State Description Dussau Stettin The ship was wrecked at Malmö , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Çeşme , Ottoman Empire to Stettin.[51] Earl Talbot United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Goree , Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Schiedam , South Holland , Netherlands.[29] Earl Talbot was refloated on 12 June and put into Rotterdam , South Holland for repairs.[49] Frau Catherina Duchy of Schleswig The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland . She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , United Kingdom to Rendsburg .[6] Geertruida Netherlands The ship was wrecked near Holmen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Riga , Russia .[6] [52] Voyager United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bonaventura , Lower Canada , British North America .[3] Zenobia United States The ship was driven ashore at New York . She was on a voyage from Canton , China to New York. Zenobia was refloated and taken into New York.[3]
List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1840 Ship State Description Napoleon United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cat Keys, off the Bahamas . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Nassau, Bahamas .[57] [58] Posen Sweden The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by T. P. ( United States ). Posen was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States.[59] [60] Shetland United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Barbadoes and was scuttled.[61] Sylphide United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in Liverpool Bay by England ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued by England . Sylphide was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[37] Sylphide was refloated on 6 June and beached at Liverpool.[6] [53] Thracian Belgium The ship was struck by a waterspout and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Havana , Cuba . Thracian put into Nassau, Bahamas , where she arrived on 30 June.[58]
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1840 Ship State Description William and Thomas United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Swinebottoms. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Copenhagen , Denmark.[55]
Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1840 Ship State Description Ann New South Wales The schooner sprang a leak off Nobbys Island and was beached. Her crew were rescued by the cutter Rovers Bride ( New South Wales ). Ann was on a voyage from Newcastle to Sydney .[65] Charlotte New South Wales The schooner was wrecked at Wollongong whilst her crew were ashore.[66] [67] Citadelle France The ship ran aground on the Swinebottoms, in the Baltic Sea . She was refloated on 3 May and taken into Helsingør , Denmark.[24] Falcon New South Wales The schooner was driven ashore in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty . Her crew were rescued.[68] [18] Gezina Jansen Flag unknown The ship sank off Pillau , Kingdom of Prussia . She was refloated and taken into Pillau on 10 May.[37] Greyhound British North America The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 29 May.[62] Heinrich Flag unknown The ship foundered in the North Sea off Egmond aan Zee , South Holland , Netherlands before 29 May.[36] Lively United Kingdom The ship sank off the Dutch coast before 26 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Dordrecht , South Holland , Netherlands.[38] Pandora United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Green Point, Cape Town , Cape Colony .[69] Sherbrooke United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Pensacola Lighthouse , Florida Territory . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama , United States. Sherbrooke was refloated on 3 June.[3] Thomas United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated with assistance from Pearl and Superb (both United Kingdom ) and taken into Harwich .[70] Victoria United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 May.[12] William United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk before 13 May. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Lowestoft , Suffolk .[8]
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