The list of shipwrecks in October 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1839.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.) (en)
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. (en)
The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. (en)
The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. (en)
The ship departed from British Honduras for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. (en)
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk. (en)
The ship was severely damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham. (en)
The ship departed from Sierra Leone for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. (en)
The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to King's Lynn. (en)
The ship was driven ashore at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. (en)
The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. (en)
The ship was in collision with Bencoolen and foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Bencoolen. Martha Caire was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Guernsey. (en)
The ship's crew abandoned her in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk and she subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. (en)
The ship was wrecked on the Platters, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. (en)
The ship was driven ashore at Charlestown, Cornwall and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Longsound to Charlestown. Frithioff was refloated and taken into Charlestown. (en)
The ship sank at Hubberstone, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. (en)
The ship ran aground on the Sheelocksand. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Vlissingen. (en)
The ship ran aground on the Taches Blanches, in the Dardanelles and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken into Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for temporary repairs. She subsequently sailed to Toulon, Var for permanent repairs. (en)
The ship ran aground at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cette, Hérault. (en)
The ship was wrecked on the Warrington Reef. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire. (en)
The whaler was driven ashore and severely damaged in Encounter Bay. She was later refloated and taken into Hobart, Van Diemen's Land. (en)
The ship ran aground at Gothenburg, Sweden and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Carl was later refloated and taken into Gothenburg. (en)
The ship departed from Calcutta, India for Île Bourbon. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Indian Ocean with the loss of all hands. (en)
The brig was wrecked in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. (en)
The ship ran aground on the Jenkin Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. (en)
The barque was wrecked on "Naungatan Island", in the Mindora Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Sydney, New South Wales. (en)
The ship was driven ashore in Sheetland Bay, Dorset. (en)
The schooner was stranded and wrecked at Tautuku, New Zealand sometime early in October. She was carrying goods from Sydney to Otago. The crew all survived. (en)
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her six crew were rescued by Dennett's Apparatus. (en)
The ship was driven ashore near "Langshore". She was on a voyage from "Kullendborg" to Samsø. (en)
The ship departed from Gravesend, Kent for Helsingør. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. (en)
The ship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Aberdeen. William was refloated. (en)
The ship sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan. (en)
The ship was wrecked near Cape Chat, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Sunderland. (en)
The ship ran aground near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to New Orleans. (en)
The ship was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. (en)
The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Aberdeen. Struggler was refloated and resumed her voyage. (en)
The ship was wrecked near Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. (en)
The ship was in collision with John and Sally and foundered in Mounts Bay. Her crew were rescued by John and Sally. St. Pierre was on a voyage from Noirmoutier, Vendée to Burry Port, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. (en)
The smack was wrecked near Burgeo, Newfoundland, British North America. (en)
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Manila, Spanish East Indies. (en)
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. (en)
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America. (en)
The ship ran aground on the Skitter Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg. Judith was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. (en)
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Union . (en)
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. (en)
The ship ran aground on the Drungroe Bank. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. (en)
The brig was wrecked on Hainan, China. (en)
The ship ran aground and sank in the River Dee. (en)
The ship was driven ashore in Sheetland Bay. (en)
The ship was wrecked at Grand Étang, Nova Scotia. (en)
The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated the next day and proceeded on her voyage to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. (en)
The schooner was wrecked at Tornby. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen. (en)
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Clonakilty Bay. Her crew were rescued. (en)
The transport ship ran aground and sank at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nicholaieff to Izmail. (en)
The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Stockton-on-Tees. (en)
The whaler was reported to have been destroyed by fire in the Torres Straits. Some of her crew were rescued by . Those rescued may have been mutineers who had abandoned the ship. (en)
The ship was driven ashore at "Ballynagowl", County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire. (en)
The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, where she was subsequently wrecked with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Amsterdam, North Holland. (en)
The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. Coadjutor was refloated and taken into Helsingør, Denmark. (en)
The ship was driven ashore on Rödskär, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to New York. Frederick was refloated and taken into Frederikshavn, Denmark. (en)
The brig was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London. Henry Coates was refloated and put into Hakefjord before continuing her voyage. (en)
The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cette, Hérault. She was later refloated and taken into Cherbourg for repairs. (en)
The brig ran aground on the Hoo Flat, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. Mars was refloated two days later. (en)
The ship was wrecked at "New Zalet". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Wilmington, Delaware and Berbice. (en)
The ship struck a sunken wreck off The Casquets, Channel Islands. She put back to Guernsey. (en)
The ship was driven ashore at Freiston, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. (en)
The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. Margaret was refloated with assistance from the steamship Ormerod and beached. (en)
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Margate. Margaret and Graham was refloated. (en)
The ship was driven ashore at Blyth Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Blyth. Industry was refloated and taken into Blyth. (en)
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the American coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (en)
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off West Runton, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. (en)
The ship ran aground on McCall's Flats, in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. (en)
The ship departed from Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. (en)
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Esther was later refloated and resumed her voyage. (en)
The ship was driven ashore on Faraman Point. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. (en)
The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Læsø. She was on a voyage from Kalundborg to London, United Kingdom. She was later refloated. (en)
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. (en)
The ship struck a sunken rock in the Sound of Trinara and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Sydney, New South Wales. Glen was refloated and put into Oban, Argyllshire before returning to Greenock for repairs. (en)
The sloop was lost on the Ridge Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Norwich, Norfolk to London. (en)
The ship departed from London, United Kingdom for Christiansand. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. (en)
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Zuyder Zee. She was on a voyage from Skien, Norway to Amsterdam, North Holland. (en)
The ship struck the Newland Rock, off Padstow, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Porthcawl, Glamorgan. (en)
The ship was driven ashore at Macedon Point. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. (en)
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. she was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. (en)
The ship was driven ashore east of Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. (en)
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Encounter Bay. (en)
The ship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Echo was later refloated and taken into "Frederickshamn". (en)
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Collier Hope, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Whitby, Yorkshire.. Jager was refloated. (en)
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Sellery Cove, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City, Lower Canada. (en)
The schooner ran aground on the Woolpack Sand, in the North Sea and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. (en)
The ship was wrecked on the Sardanilloes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cuba and Leith, Lothian. (en)
The ship was wrecked on Anegada a Fuero with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Vera Cruz, Mexico. (en)
The ship was driven ashore at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. (en)
The ship ran aground on the Blowers Rocks, off Gola Island, County Donegal and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick. Anna Maria was refloated and put into Rutland, County Donegal. (en)
The ship was wrecked on Sully Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Minehead, Somerset to Cardiff, Glamorgan. (en)
The ship was wrecked in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. (en)
The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Hull, Yorkshire. (en)
The ship ran aground on the Drumroe Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Waterford (en)
The ship foundered in the English Channel south south west of Littlehampton, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. (en)
The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hull. (en)
The ship struck rocks off Porthcawl, Glamorgan and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Fair Hope was refloated and resumed her voyage. (en)
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Wicklow. (en)
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Manila. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Manila. (en)
The ship was sighted off Margate, Kent whilst on a voyage from London to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. (en)
The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Tennant was refloated and resumed her voyage. (en)
The barque was wrecked at Fultah Point, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Sydney, New South Wales. (en)
The ship was driven ashore at Barry's Head, County Cork. (en)
The ship ran aground off Archangelsk, Russia. Her crew were rescued and she was set afire. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to Hull, Yorkshire. (en)
The ship capsized and sank in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantes, Loire Atlantique, France. (en)
The ship sprang a leak and foundered off the Mull of Galloway. Her crew were rescued. (en)
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. (en)
The ship foundered off the south west of Inagua. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan. (en)
The ship ran aground at King's Lynn. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to King's Lynn. (en)
The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to Amsterdam, North Holland. (en)
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Harwich, Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Maldon, Essex. (en)
The ship was wrecked on the Woolpack Sand, in The Wash. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. (en)
The ship was wrecked on South Island, Cocos Islands. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Cork. (en)
The ship was beached on Hainan, China with the loss of seventeen of the 32 people on board. She was on a voyage from London to China. (en)
The ship ran aground off the coast of County Limerick. (en)
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Greystones, County Wicklow. (en)
The ship ran aground and was damaged in the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. Matilda was refloated and put into Hartlepool, County Durham. (en)