List of shipwrecks in 1809

The list of shipwrecks in 1809 includes ships sunk, wrecked, or otherwise lost during 1809.

January[edit]

1 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Cumberland	United Kingdom	Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured by a French privateer and run onto rocks off Jersey, Channel Islands. She later refloated and was taken in to Jersey. Cumberland was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[1]

2 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Diligence	United Kingdom	The transport ship ran aground and was severely damaged. She was later refloated and put into Ramsgate, Kent.[2]

3 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Cupid	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Whitby.[3]
Lydia	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for Malta. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[4]

4 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Agnes	Sweden	The bomb-tender was driven ashore at Kilnsea, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[3] She was later refloated and put into Hull, Yorkshire.[5]
Francis	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wexford with the loss of all hands.[6]
Nancy	United Kingdom	The brig foundered in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Plymouth, Devon.[6][7]

5 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Francis	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Tuskar Rock with the loss of all hands.[8]
Hannah and John	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall.[6] She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Cork.[2]
HMS Pigeon	Royal Navy	The Cuckoo-class schooner was wrecked in the North Sea off Kingsgate, Kent with the loss of two of her twenty crew.

6 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Betty	Sweden	The ship was wrecked at Arklow, County Wicklow, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to a Spanish port.[8]
Horatio	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Maple Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[6]
Satisfaction	United Kingdom	The ship was sighted in the Øresund. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9]

7 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Diligence	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent and severely damaged.[6]
Goodenough	Denmark-Norway	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cove, Aberdeen, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her five crew.[10]
Royal Recovery	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked at Gunwalloe, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[11] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[7]

8 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Catherine	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked at Portland, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to London.[6]
Duke of Clarence	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Quiberon, Morbihan, France.[12][13][14]
Duke of York	United Kingdom	The ship was driven from her moorings at Falmouth, Cornwall. she collided with a galiot and sank. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The transport ship was wrecked at Quiberon.[12]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The transport ship, (marked E.E.) was wrecked at Quiberon with the loss of three lives.[12][16]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The transport ship (marked H.I.) was driven ashore at Quiberon. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Quiberon and Plymouth, Devon.[12][14][16]
Good Intent	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore at Quiberon.[17][18]
Jane	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore at Quiberon.[17][18]
Minerva	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Quiberon.[12] She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Quiberon and Plymouth.[16]
Renown	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore at Quiberon.[17][18]
Rodney	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore at Quiberon.[12] She was later refloated and sailed to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[19]
William	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Demerara to London.[20]

9 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
HMS Morne Fortunee	Royal Navy	The schooner capsized in the Indian Ocean off Martinique in a squall. There were nineteen survivors.[21]

10 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Carmarthen Packet	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[20]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship departed Havana, Cuba for Cadiz, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[22]
Two Friends	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, Norfolk.[8]

11 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Isabella and Margaret	United Kingdom	The sloop was wrecked at Lossiemouth, Morayshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Inverness.[23]
Jeschkenthall	Sweden	English Wars: The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark, where she was burnt by the Danes.[9]
HMS Magnet	Royal Navy	The Cruizer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore and wrecked west of Malmö, Sweden. Her 120 crew were rescued.

14 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Caroline	France	The brig, a letter of marque and prize of HMS Eclair ( Royal Navy), was run down and sunk in the Cattewater.[1][8]

15 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Yeschkenthal	Russia	The ship was driven ashore by the Danes and then set afire and destroyed.[24]

16 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Peter	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near Wexford with the loss of all hands.[13] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[14]

17 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Appledore	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore in Tramore Bay.[16]
Francis	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Dublin and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Curaçao.[25]
Middlesex	United Kingdom	Peninsular War: The transport ship was destroyed at A Coruña to prevent her being captured.[16]
Naiad	United Kingdom	Peninsular War: The transport ship was destroyed at A Coruña to prevent her being captured.[16][18]
Nymph	United Kingdom	Peninsular War: The transport ship was destroyed at A Coruña to prevent her being captured.[16]
Recommencement	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground in the Malmö Channel. She was set afire and destroyed by the Danes.[26]
Sally	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off Barbados. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Shelburn" to Barbados.[21]
Thomas's	United Kingdom	Peninsular War: The transport ship was destroyed at A Coruña to prevent her being captured.[16]
Townsend	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall,[13] but it expected that she would be gotten off.
Trusty	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Brazen Head Rocks, off Waterford with the loss of sixteen of her 23 crew.[25]
Venture	United Kingdom	The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Torbay, Devon by Robert and Ann ( United Kingdom). All on board were rescued.[27]

19 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
George	United Kingdom	The ship was sunk by ice at Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day. George was on a voyage from Malta to Hull.[14]

20 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
HMS Claudia	Royal Navy	The Adonis-class schooner was wrecked off Kristiansand, Norway with the loss of fourteen of her 35 crew.

21 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Sylvanus	United Kingdom	The transport ship was wrecked near Rosscarbery, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[28]

22 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Ann Philippaa	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[29]
Dispatch	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Falmouth, Cornwall with the loss of about 100 lives. There were seven survivors. Dispatch later refloated and drove ashore in Coverach Bay.[16]
Dove	United Kingdom	The ship was lost near "Looe Island". She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Falmouth.[18]
Generous Mind	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on The Staples with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hull, Yorkshire.[27][28]
Orion	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly.[17] She was later refloated and put into St. Mary's.[30]
HMS Primrose	Royal Navy	The Cruizer-class brig-sloop was wrecked on The Manacles with the loss of 120 of her 121 crew.

23 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Malta	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex.[16]
Orion	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly.[31]
Rose	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Looe, Cornwall with the loss of over 33 lives.[31]

24 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Apollo	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of fourteen of her crew.[12]
Argo	United Kingdom	The transport ship, a brig, was driven ashore at Llanelli, Glamorgan.[17][31]
Henry	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Glandore, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[32]
Jane	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[17]
Old Wife	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in Mount's Bay.[17]
Sylvanus	United Kingdom	The transport was wrecked at Rosscarbery, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[30]
Twilight	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk.[16]
Tamanto	Kingdom of Sicily	The ship departed from the Isles of Scilly for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33]

25 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Admiral Gardner	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira and Madras, India.[16] Carnatic ( British East India Company) rescued four survivors.[12] Also described as Lord Gardner.[34]
Apollo	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of nineteen of her twenty crew. She was on a voyage from London to Curaçao.[16]
Britannia	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands.[12]
Castor	United Kingdom	The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[17]
Ceres	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[17]
Maisters	United Kingdom	The transport ship ran aground on the Hospital Shoal, off Spithead, Hampshire.[16] She was later refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[18]
Manchester	United Kingdom	The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire to London. Her crew were rescued.[17]
Young Fanny	Prussia	The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth and wrecked with some loss of life.[17][18]

26 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Maria	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Grange Chine, Isle of Wight.[17]
Samuel Walker	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire.[18]

27 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Caledonia	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Belfast, County Antrim.[32]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near Newry, County Antrim.[30]
Three Brothers	United Kingdom	The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Holyhead, Anglesey.[17][18]

28 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Aimwell	British East India Company	The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[31]
Nancy	United Kingdom	The collier was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope.[35]
Squirrel	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Don. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Aberdeen.[36]

29 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Adventure	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Gibraltar and Portsmouth, Hampshire.[32]
Betsey	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (56°30′N 9°10′W / 56.500°N 9.167°W / 56.500; -9.167). Her crew were rescued by Watson ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Jamaica to the Clyde.[30]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater.[18]
Foxwell	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Wexford. Her crew were rescued.[30] She was on a voyage from Dominica to London.[28]
Hope	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham.[37]
Louisa	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[17]
Margaret	United Kingdom	The ship was driven onto the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields.[37]
Margery and Mary	United Kingdom	Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured and burnt by Papillon ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from London to New Providence, New Jersey, United States.[38]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham.[37]
Prince of Wales	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at South Shields.[17]

30 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
America	British North America	The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was later refloated.[32]
Britannia	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Tay. Her crew were rescued.[36]
Carteret	United Kingdom	The packet ship was driven ashore at Falmouth.[32]
Chesterfield	United Kingdom	The packet ship was driven ashore at Falmouth. She was later refloated.[32]
HMS Dannemark	Royal Navy	The third rate ship of the line was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[32]
Dantzic	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged at Portsmouth. She was on a voyage from London to Malta.[28]
Duke of Kent	United Kingdom	The packet ship was driven ashore at Falmouth. She was later refloated.[32]
Eclipse	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay.[32]
Enterprize	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay.[32]
Hibernia	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay.[32]
Hit or Miss	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire.[32] She was later refloated.[32]
Hoffnung	Unknown	The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay.[32]
Howe	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Portsmouth. She was later refloated.[32]
John	United Kingdom	Captain Charleton's transport ship was driven ashore at Southsea.[32] She was later refloated.[28]
John	United Kingdom	Captain Wood's transport ship was driven ashore at Southsea.[32] She was later refloated.[28]
Leanie	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[32]
Melantho	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay.[32]
Melburn	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Southsea.[32]
Oak	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore at Southsea.[32] She was later refloated and taken in to Portsmouth.[39]
Perseverance	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto, Portugal.[32]
Phoenix	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Nash Point, Glamorgan with the loss of one of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Newport, Monmouthshire.[40]
Saturnus	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Portsmouth. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Cádiz, Spain.[32]
Triton	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and beached on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay, where she was wrecked. Triton was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32]
Union	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay.[32]
Union	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Portsmouth. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. Union was later refloated.[32]
Vovenguen	Spain	The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth.[32]

31 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1809

Ship	State	Description
Carnation	French Navy	Invasion of Martinique: The Cruizer-class brig-sloop was set afire and scuttled at Martinique to prevent her capture by the Royal Navy.
Mary Sarah	United Kingdom	The two ships collided off the Blasket Islands, County Kerry and both sank. Mary was on a voyage from Limerick to Poole, Dorset. Sarah was on a voyage from Limerick to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[39]
Snap Dragon	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged at Ramsgate, Kent when another vessel drove from her moorings and collided with her. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidad.[32]
Sprightly	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Down to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1809

Ship	State	Description
Alexander	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near Blakeney, Norfolk.[42]
Anna Elizabeth	Unknown	The ship was driven ashore in the Baltic Sea.[9]
Brothers	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in Riga Bay.[25]
Brothers	United Kingdom	The transport ship was destroyed by fire at Cork.[13]
Catherine	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Knock Sand and was damaged. She was later refloated.[1]
Charles William	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on Anticosti Island, Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[41]
HMS Constant	Royal Navy	The Archer-class gun-brig was driven ashore on the coast of Sweden.[9]
Diana	Russia	The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde, Prussia.[1]
Die Hoffnung	flag unknown	The ship was wrecked on Ameland, Kingdom of Holland.[25]
Elizabeth	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore near Stockholm. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Sundsvall.[20]
Fairfield	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to London.[17]
Fama	Unknown	The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia.[9]
Good Intent	United Kingdom	The transport ship was wrecked near Christchurch, Dorset. Her crew were rescued[17][18][31]
Hibernia	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Stokes Bay, Hampshire.[43]
Hoffnung	Sweden	The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued but made prisoner.[44]
Jacob	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of all but three of her crew.[20]
Jannette	Unknown	The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[9]
Johanna	Sweden	The ship was lost on the coast of Sweden.[9]
Liebling	Prussia	The ship was lost at Memel.[9]
Lisbon Packet	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Dublin.[13][14]
Maida	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was later refloated. Maida was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32]
Malvina	United Kingdom	The transport ship was wrecked at A Coruña. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Mansfield	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Seville, Spain for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[45]
Margaret	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was later refloated and put into Falmouth, Cornwall. Margaret was on a voyage from London to Oporto, Portugal.[18]
Maria	United States	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cuba to New York.[41]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[25]
Minerva	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in Riga Bay.[25]
Morgenstern	Unknown	The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland.[9]
Myrmidon	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near Blakeney.[42]
Nadcashda	Russia	The ship was captured by the Danes and scuttled off Malmö, Sweden.[24]
Naid	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at A Coruña, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[17]
Ocean	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore at A Coruña and was abandoned by her crew.[13]
HMS Piercer	Royal Navy	The Archer-class gun-brig was driven ashore on the coast of Sweden.[9]
Pomona	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool.[20]
Providence	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the Irish coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Port Rush, County Antrim.[46]
Purchase	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at A Coruña.[13]
Rachel	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Liverpool.[16]
Razor Grinder	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Eastney, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth.[43]
Recommencement	United Kingdom	English War: The ship was driven ashore on "Shano" and was burnt by the Danes.[9]
Ringmore	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Dartmouth, Devon in late January for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9]
Romulus	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight.[16]
Rose	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk between 25 and 28 January. She was later refloated and anchored off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Rose was on a voyage from London to Tobago.[18]
Scorner	United Kingdom	The cutter was lost on the coast of Norway.[9]
Shepherdess	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Flat Holm, in the Bristol Channel.[8]
Speculator	United Kingdom	The ship departed Cork for Brazil. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47]
Speculation	United Kingdom	The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea.[9]
Three Davids	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground near "Skanar", Sweden.[24]
True Love	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned before 3 January. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London. True Love was taken in to Bantry, County Cork on 8 January.[1]
Wandringsman	Sweden	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Happisburgh, Norfolk.[46]
Wilhelmina	Unknown	The ship was lost in Riga Bay.[9]
William	United Kingdom	The transport ship was wrecked at A Coruña, Spain.[31]
Woodman	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.[42]

February[edit]

1 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Berkshire	United Kingdom	The collier was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk.[32]
John	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey.[32]
Sultan	United Kingdom	The collier was wrecked on Scroby Sands.[32]

2 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Ranger	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on a reef off San Salvador Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from London to New Providence, New Jersey, United States.[48]

3 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Amphitrite	French Navy	Invasion of Martinique: The Armide-class frigate was scuttled at Martinique to prevent her capture by the Royal Navy.
Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[49]
Merchant	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland[50][51]
Robert	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Jamaica.[52] Robert was refloated and sailed on 14 February.[53]
Three Sisters	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[54]

5 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Ulisses	Portugal	The ship foundered in Cape Verde. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.[55]

6 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Active	Demerara	The schooner was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States.[56]
Baltic	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[41]
Isabella	United Kingdom	The galiot was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen. Isabella was later refloated.[49][51][54]
Mars	United Kingdom	The cutter was wrecked on St. Nicholas Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Plymouth, Devon.[52]
Susannah	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground in the River Humber at Brough, Yorkshire and capsized. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Stockwith (either West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire or East Stockwith, Lincolnshire).[57]

7 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the New Sand, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.[57]
Fortitude	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Marazion, Cornwall.[19]
John	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the coast of County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Spain to Gothenburg, Sweden.[19]
Two Brothers	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dymchurch, Kent.[58]

8 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Baltic	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[59]
Bell	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to Lisbon, Portugal.[19][58]
Duchess of York	United Kingdom	The ship foundered near Newry, County Antrim with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41]
Hellen	United Kingdom	The ship struck and anchor and sank at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Liverpool.[60]
Jannet	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[61]
Joseph and Mary	United Kingdom	The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Portsmouth, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued.[61]
Mayflower	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool.[62]
Mistley	United Kingdom	The transport ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of three of her crew.[63]
Neptune	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Arklow, County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Antigua.[41]
Rebecca	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the South Bull, in the Irish Sea off County Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[58]
Warren	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Dungarvan, County Waterford.[41]

9 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Active	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[58] She was refloated the next day.[59]
Endeavour	United Kingdom	The ship was lost at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41]
Mary and Alice	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[58]
Thames	United Kingdom	The sloop was wrecked on the North Sand, in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness, Kent with the loss of four lives. Survivors were rescued by Fortitude ( United Kingdom).[49][64]

10 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Bell	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in the English Channel off Spithead, Hampshire.[57]
Dispatch	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Waterford with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Waterford.[41]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship was lost near Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41][58]
Penelope	United Kingdom	The ship struck the pier at Liverpool and sank. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[59]

12 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Mars	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Helston, Cornwall and was severely damaged. She was later refloated.[41]
Nocton	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall.[41]

13 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Augusta	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked about 4 leagues 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Figueira da Foz, Portugal with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[65][66]
Macclesfield	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (53°08′N 11°18′W / 53.133°N 11.300°W / 53.133; -11.300) and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by Friendship ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from London to Surinam.[61][67] Macclesfield later came ashore on Rosine Island, in Galway Bay and was subsequently wrecked.[53][68]
Mercury	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham.[63]
Penelope	United Kingdom	The ship struck the quayside and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[41]
Resolution	United Kingdom Guernsey	The ship foundered off St. Andero, Spain. Her crew survived.[69]
St Carlos	Unknown	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Phœnix ( United Kingdom).[70]

17 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Mertelner	United Kingdom	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[63]

18 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Arethusa	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore at Aberdeen.[49]
Betsey	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on The Cumbraes, County of Bute. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire[53]
Eliza Sprott	United States	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[51]
Lady Hill	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Movill Bay, Ireland.[53] She was later refloated and taken in to Londonderry.[68]
Resolution	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned by her crew off Cape Ortegal Spain and subsequently sank.[48]

20 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Harriet	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States.[71]
True American	United States	The ship was lost near New York. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[72]

21 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Dorothea	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland.[9]
Susan	United Kingdom	The cutter was driven ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Providence, New Jersey, United States.[63] Susan was later refloated.[51]

24 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Calypso	French Navy	Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne: The Gloire-class frigate was driven ashore at Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée.[9]
Cybèle	French Navy	Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne: The Nymphe-class frigate ran aground and was damaged beyond repair in an action against HMS Amelia, HMS Caesar, HMS Defiance, HMS Donegal and HMS Dotterel (all  Royal Navy). She was consequently broken up.
Italienne	French Navy	Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne: The Consolante-class frigate was driven ashore at Les Sables d'Olonne.[9]

26 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Jean Bart	French Navy	The Téméraire-class ship of the line ran aground off Île Madame, Charente-Maritime and was wrecked. The wreck was subsequently burnt by the Royal Navy following the Battle of the Basque Roads.

27 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1809

Ship	State	Description
Good Statesman	United Kingdom	The ship struck an anchor and sank at Plymouth, Devon.[73]
Warsaw	French Navy	The 74-gun ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée in an action with HMS Amelia, HMS Caesar, HMS Defiance and HMS Donegal (all  Royal Navy).[74][75]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1809

Ship	State	Description
Active	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and put into Milford, Pembrokeshire. Active was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork to London.[60]
Æolus	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire.[30][76]
Catharine	United Kingdom	The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea.[53]
Countess of Darlington	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[57]
Drie Davids	Sweden	The ship was lost in Malmö Bay.[53]
Eden	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[32]
Everton	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Spanish coast whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Spain.[41] Her crew were rescued.[59]
George	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken in to Heligoland by HMS Musquito ( Royal Navy). George was on a voyage from London to Heligoland.[62]
Herald	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean of Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[19]
John	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Redruth, Cornwall.[61] She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[67]
Kitty's Amelia	United Kingdom	The ship was lost near Maldonado, Uruguay.[77]
Liddell	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[51]
Lucy	United Kingdom	Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured by the French off Altafulla, Spain and was run ashore. She was burnt by a Royal Navy frigate. Lucy was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Tarragona, Spain.[58][78]
Maria	French Navy	Invasion of Martinique: The gun-brig was burned at Martinique to prevent her capture by the British.
Portland	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Bardsey Island, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire.[61]
Rattler	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in St Austell Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto, Portugal.[59]
Saturnus	Sweden	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hayling Island, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[79]
Severn	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool.[41]
Susan	United Kingdom	The ship was lost near Hull, Yorkshire.[41]
Swallow	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Ross.[52]
Throstle	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London.[80]
Two Friends	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at São Miguel, Azores, Portugal.[51]
Union	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in St Brides Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[41]
HMS Viper	United Kingdom	The schooner sailed from Cadiz on 9 February, bound for Gibraltar and never arrived; presumed foundered.

March[edit]

6 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
Goodintent	Jersey	The ship ran aground on rocks off the Isles of Scilly. she was later refloated and beached. Goodintent was on a voyage from Jersey to Lisbon, Portugal.[68]

9 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
John	United States	The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Baltimore, Maryland.[71]

11 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
Friends	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Kingsgate, Kent and sank. She was on a voyage from "Holloway" to Sandwich, Kent.[68]
Prudence	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. There was only one survivor.[68]

14 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
HMS Harrier	Royal Navy	The Cruizer-class brig-sloop was reported at a position 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km) off Rodrigues, Mascarene Islands. No further trace, presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands.
Spring	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Heligoland to London.[21]

15 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
Bengal	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was last sighted off Mauritius on this date; presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[81][82]
Calcutta	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was last sighted off Mauritius on this date; presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[81][82]
Jane, Duchess of Gordon	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was last sighted off Mauritius on this date; presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[81][82][34]
Lady Jane Dundas	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was last sighted off Mauritius on this date; presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[81][82]

17 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
Argument	New South Wales	The sloop was wrecked off Broken Bay with the loss of all three people on board.[83]

19 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
John	United Kingdom	The ship was lost in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[84]

21 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
Neptune	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in Ballyteague Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[56]

22 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
Caledonia	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Demerara.[77]

24 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
Leuser	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore at Landskrona.[29] She was later refloated.[35]

27 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
Alliance	Sweden	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland at Vigsø in the night of 26–27 March [85] with the loss of all hands.[86]
Margaret	United Kingdom	The whaler was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from London to the Davis Straits.[66][70]

28 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
Nancy	United Kingdom	The ship was lost off Sapelo Island, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Charleston, South Carolina, United States and St Mary's.[87]

29 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
Harmony	United Kingdom	Peninsular War: The ship was captured by the French at Lisbon, Portugal and was subsequently lost.[88]
Queen	United Kingdom	Peninsular War: The ship was captured by the French at Lisbon and was subsequently lost.[88]

30 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1809

Ship	State	Description
Brooks	United Kingdom	The ship was lost near Maranhão, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Brazil.[4]
Chance	United Kingdom	The ship was lost near Wexford with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford.[89]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1809

Ship	State	Description
Addington	United Kingdom	The transport ship was sunk by ice at Gothenburg, Sweden.[68]
Alert	United Kingdom	The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal by Prince George ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Malta to London.[56]
Eclipse	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the French coast.[90]
Fairfield	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire.[91]
Felton	United Kingdom	Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured by the French and burnt. She was on a voyage from Tenerife, Canary Islands to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[92]
Harrington	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked at Luzon, Spanish East Indies.
Hazard	New South Wales	The sloop was wrecked at Box Head with the loss of one of her two crew. She was on a voyage from Pittwater to Sydney.
Nautilus	United Kingdom	The ship was lost at São Miguel Island, Azores.[56]
Thetis	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the French coast.[90]
Vrow Elizabeth	Unknown	The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea.[56]
Vrow Jantjie	Unknown	The ship was driven ashore in the Cattegat. Her crew were rescued.[90]
William	United Kingdom	The sloop was wrecked near Ayr.[51]
Zephyr	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore in the Baltic Sea.[92]

April[edit]

1 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
Lord Melville	United Kingdom	The ship was destroyed by fire and an explosion in the Atlantic Ocean (55°07′N 26°36′W / 55.117°N 26.600°W / 55.117; -26.600) with the loss of a crew member. There were 26 survivors. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Glasgow.[4][93]

7 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
Nancy	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged by fire at New York, United States.[94]

8 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
El Brilliante	Spain	The ship was wrecked on the Cat Keys. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cádiz.[95]

12 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
Aquilon	French Navy	War of the Fifth Coalition, Battle of the Basque Roads: The Téméraire-class ship of the line was captured by HMS Revenge ( Royal Navy) and was set afire.[96]
Calcutta	French Navy	War of the Fifth Coalition, Battle of the Basque Roads: The fourth-rate ran aground. She was abandoned and set afire by her crew.
Esther	United Kingdom	The ship was destroyed by an explosion off Tory Island, County Donegal with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec, Lower Canada, British North America.[97]
Indienne	French Navy	War of the Fifth Coalition, Battle of the Basque Roads: The 46-gun ship was set afire and scuttled by her crew.[98]
HMS Mediator	Royal Navy	War of the Fifth Coalition, Battle of the Basque Roads: The fifth rate was expended as a fireship during the battle.[99]
Régulus	French Navy	War of the Fifth Coalition, Battle of the Basque Roads: The Téméraire-class ship of the line ran aground off Fouras, Charente-Maritime. She was refloated on 29 April.
Tonnerre	French Navy	War of the Fifth Coalition, Battle of the Basque Roads: The Téméraire-class ship of the line was beached. She was set afire and scuttled by her crew.

13 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
Amelia	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Düne, Heligoland. She was later refloated. Amelia was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Heligoland.[29]
Anna	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near the Birling Gap, Sussex. Her crew survived, She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[100][101]
Ezamheid	Heligoland	The ship was driven ashore on Düne.[29]
Susannah	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near the Birling Gap. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[100][101]
Ville de Varsovie	French Navy	War of the Fifth Coalition, Battle of the Basque Roads: The Bucentaure-class ship of the line ran aground during the battle. She was captured by HMS Revenge and was set afire and destroyed.[96]

14 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
Kitty	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Leith, Lothian.[44]

15 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
Lady Charlotte	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Whitelink Bay. Her crew were rescued.[102]

16 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
Kitty	United Kingdom	The sloop was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all five of her crew and the pilot.[102]
Nelly	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin with the loss of seven of her eight crew.[103]
Penelope	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Cape Town, Cape Colony. She was still ashore on 27 April. Penelope was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Saint Helena and Surinam.[104]
Sparkes and Rebecca	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[22]

17 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
Betsey	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Inchkeith, Fife with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[102]
Ceres	United Kingdom	War of the Fifth Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex by a French privateer.[44]
John and Ann	United Kingdom	War of the Fifth Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the English Channel off Beachy Head by a French privateer.[44]

20 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
Lord Cranstoun	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Spit Sand, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Liverpool, Lancashire.[29] Lord Cranstoun was later refloated and taken in to the King Road.[35]

22 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
James and Margaret	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, Sweden.[44]

23 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
Catherine	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Whale Fish Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to the Davis Straits.[22]
Fair Trader	United States	The ship was wrecked at sea with the loss of five of her crew and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Madeira.[105]

28 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
Cabrenangue	Brazil	The schooner was driven ashore near Bray Head, County Wicklow, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maranhão to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[77]

29 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
HMS Alcmene	Royal Navy	The Alcmene-class frigate ran aground at the mouth of the Loire. She was abandoned and set afire by her crew, who were rescued by HMS Amelia ( Royal Navy).
Anna Maria	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground and was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Cuba to Grand Cayman Island. Her crew were rescued.[106]
George	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America.[107]

30 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1809

Ship	State	Description
Three Brothers	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned.[108]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1809

Ship	State	Description
Charming Betsey	United Kingdom	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Banff, Aberdeenshire.[44]
Doris	United Kingdom	The transport ship was run down and sunk by HMS Bonne Citoyenne ( Royal Navy). All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Lisbon, Portugal.[108]
Dree Gususters	Unknown	The ship was wrecked on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[97]
Fame	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Happisburgh, Norfolk.[97]
Jeune Adelle	France	War of the Fifth Coalition: The schooner was captured and burnt by a French squadron. She was on a voyage from Marie-Galante to Barbadoes.[4]
John	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Gatcombe, Gloucestershire to London.[44]
Jong Cornelia	Kingdom of Holland	The ship was lost in the Vlie.[35]
Maria	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Cape Canso, Nova Scotia, British North America at the end of April. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British North America.[106]
Oak	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[101]
Rose in June	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent.[109]
Royal Merchant	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Happisburgh.[97]
Two Sisters	United Kingdom	The ship was lost in the Tagus. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to an English port.[38]

May[edit]

1 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1809

Ship	State	Description
Caledon	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate.[110]

3 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1809

Ship	State	Description
Good Hope	United Kingdom	The ship was lost near Anegada. She was on a voyage from London to the Spanish Main.[4]

4 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1809

Ship	State	Description
Hugh	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.[111] She was on a voyage from Tortola to Liverpool, Lancashire.[112]

14 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1809

Ship	State	Description
Aldbro	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged by fire at Billingsgate, London.[108]
Britannia	United Kingdom	The hoy was severely damaged by fire at Billingsgate.[113]
Friends	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged by fire at Billingsgate.[114]
Zealous	United Kingdom	The brig was destroyed by fire at Billingsgate.[113]

15 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1809

Ship	State	Description
Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amelia Island, East Florida, New Spain to Jamaica.[106]

18 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1809

Ship	State	Description
Favorite	United Kingdom	The ship was sighted off Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[4]

21 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1809

Ship	State	Description
Vine	United Kingdom	War of the Fifth Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt. She was on a voyage from Terceira, Spain to London.[115]

24 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1809

Ship	State	Description
Scorpion	United Kingdom	War of the Fifth Coalition: The ship was captured off Cork by "Volant" ( French Navy) and destroyed. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Providence, New Jersey, United States.[116]
Yarmouth	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Liverpool for Heligoland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[117]

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1809

Ship	State	Description
HMS Cacafogo	United Kingdom	The gunboat struck rocks off Europa Point as she was entering Gibraltar Bay, and was bilged.

26 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1809

Ship	State	Description
Leith	United Kingdom	The brig was destroyed by fire at Shadwell, London.[71]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1809

Ship	State	Description
Betsey	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven.[77]
Castle	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Harrington, Cumberland.[77]
Daniel	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon.[71]
Ennerdale	United Kingdom	The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Gibraltar.[111]
Enterprize	United Kingdom	War of the Fifth Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a French squadron. She was on a voyage from Tenerife to Madeira and Jersey, Channel Islands.[95]
Evergreen	United Kingdom	War of the Fifth Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a French squadron. She was on a voyage from London to São Miguel Island, Azores.[95]
Irene	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands.[77]
Oak-Hall	United Kingdom	The whaler foundered off Greenland in mid-May with the loss of two of her crew.[116]
Sarah Clasina	Unknown	The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew.[71]
Young Charles	United Kingdom	War of the Fifth Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a French squadron. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Guernsey.[95]

June[edit]

1 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1809

Ship	State	Description
Asia	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was lost in the Bengal River, India.[81]

2 June[edit]