The list of shipwrecks in 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1839.

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ShipStateDescription
Achille  France The ship was lost before 21 July. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Guadeloupe.[1]
Attaran  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Nampang Island, China. Her crew were rescued but the ship was burnt by the Chinese.[1]
Constance  France The ship was driven ashore in the Ganges. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to a French port. Constance was later refloated and put back to Calcutta.[2]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Saugor, India. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Calcutta.[3]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off the Cape of Good Hope. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to London.[4]
Equitable  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Ganges with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Calcutta.[5]
Fame  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Liverpool.[6]
Gazelle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from London to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land.[7][8]
Governor Coddington Unknown The brig was lost on Island Beach on the coast of New Jersey.[9]
Herald  United States The ship was destroyed by fire with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Boston, Massachusetts.[10]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship sank off Dale, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated in early May.[11]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from "Lumbuck" to China. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Juno  United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked in the Fiji Islands. All but three of those on board were murdered by the local inhabitants.[13]
Pleiades United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The barque was wrecked on Lombok, Netherlands East Indies.[14]
Sevo  United States The schooner was run down in the night by steamer Huntress off Thacher Island and sank almost immediately. The Captain climbed aboard the steamer and a 12 year old crewmember was rescued by Huntress. 4 crew died.[15]
Trazas  France The ship was lost at Sierra Leone. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Bordeaux, Gironde.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 21749. London. 8 August 1839.
  2. ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 17108. London. 31 July 1839. col F, p. 2.
  3. ↑ "Domestic Intelligence". The Sydney Herald. Sydney. 18 November 1839. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 17260. London. 22 January 1840. col A, p. 7.
  5. ↑ "Dreadful Casualties at Sea". The Champion and Weekly Herald. No. 171. London. 22 December 1839.
  6. ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 16971. London. 21 February 1839. col C, p. 3.
  7. ↑ "Van Diemen's Land". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. Sydney. 14 September 1839. p. 2.
  8. ↑ "Ship News". The Australian. Sydney. 5 November 1839. p. 3.
  9. ↑ "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  10. ↑ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 21541. London. 6 February 1840.
  11. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 21672. London. 7 May 1839.
  12. ↑ "Projected Departures". The Colonist. Sydney. 4 May 1839. p. 2.
  13. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 18773. Edinburgh. 7 May 1840.
  14. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Adelaide Chronicle and South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide. 14 March 1840. p. 2.
  15. ↑ "The Sevo". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 21672. London. 6 May 1839.
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