List of shipwrecks in October 1836
The list of shipwrecks in October 1836 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1836 .
1 October
List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Auguste
France
The ship was driven ashore at Calais . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure . Auguste was refloated on 6 October and taken in to Calais.[ 1]
Chester
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°00′N 43°15′W / 47.000°N 43.250°W / 47.000; -43.250 ). Her 150 passengers, and her crew were rescued; some of them by Perseverance ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to New York .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Delphin
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore at Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France.[ 5]
Esperance
France
The ship was driven ashore at "Tranche". She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Martinique .[ 6] Esperance was later refloated,[ 7] but drove ashore on the coast of Aunis .[ 8]
Lunenburg
British North America
The ship was driven ashore at Crosby Point , Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia to Liverpool.[ 9]
Star
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Llanrhystud , Cardiganshire with the loss of all hands.[ 10]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn , Norfolk .[ 9]
2 October
3 October
4 October
5 October
6 October
List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Frances Harris
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Norway, and was abandoned.[ 27]
Howden
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Dundee , Forfarshire to Lisbon , Portugal.[ 28] [ 10] [ 29]
Janet Towers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on The Rosses , County Donegal . She was on a voyage from the River Moy to the Clyde .[ 6]
Mary Ford
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Pillar Rocks, in the Saint Lawrence River with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America .[ 30]
Mayflower
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Shippigan Island", New Brunswick , British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Quebec City.[ 31]
Othello
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Princes Bay, Tobago .[ 32]
Pekin
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Charles River . She was later refloated.[ 33]
Rebecca
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Charles River. She was later refloated.[ 33]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The sloop struck a rock and sank near Slains Castle Aberdeenshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cruden Bay to Peterhead .[ 1] [ 6]
7 October
8 October
9 October
List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Newcastle
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near "Patchaque". She was on a voyage from Burton to New York , United States.[ 37]
Washington
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Thisted , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gävle , Sweden to London .[ 19]
10 October
11 October
List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Albion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Dove Point, Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire.[ 1]
Charlotte and Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wrangle, Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Spalding, Lincolnshire to Leeds , Yorkshire .[ 40]
Clarendon
United Kingdom
The West Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked in Chale Bay with the loss of 25 of her 28 passengers and crew.[ 41] [ 13] She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London .[ 42]
Dalkarlen
Norway
The ship capsized in a squall off the Dogger Bank with the loss of one of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by St. Nicholas ( United Kingdom ). Dalkarlen was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 43]
Duke of Marlborough
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Torquay , Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew.[ 41]
Farmer' s Adventure
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Southwold , Suffolk to South Shields , County Durham .[ 7]
Isis
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Exeter , Devon to South Shields.[ 7] Isis was refloated on 10 November and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[ 25]
James and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Warkworth, Northumberland .[ 11]
John Barwise
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Burnham on Sea , Somerset .[ 7]
Marie
Norway
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Chideock , Dorset , United Kingdom with the loss of three of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Oporto , Portugal to Trondheim .[ 41] [ 44] [ 42]
Prima
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Kilnsea , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 40] Prima was refloated on 22 October and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire .[ 45]
True Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Sunk Sand, in the River Humber .[ 40] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to King's Lynn , Norfolk .[ 8] True Friends was later refloated and taken in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire .[ 46]
Wilhelmina
Dantzig
The ship was lost near Stolpmünde . She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom.[ 5]
12 October
List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Abbot
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore west of Tenby , Pembrokeshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 47] She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork . Abbot was refloated on 15 October.[ 21]
Amelia
Norway
The ship capsized at Truro , Cornwall , United Kingdom .[ 19]
Bienfaisant
France
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Honfleur , Calvados to Ramsgate.[ 7] Bienfaisant was refloated on 15 October and taken in to Ramsgate.[ 21]
Black Dwarf
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Málaga , Spain to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 19] [ 48]
Blessing
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Arnet Island, Newfoundland , British North America . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Pugwash, Nova Scotia , British North America. Blessing was refloated on 20 October and put into Pictou , Nova Scotia for repairs.[ 39]
Echo
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire.[ 21]
Esperance
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Prince Edward Island , British North America. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America .[ 49]
Friend' s Adventure
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tweedmouth , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued.[ 7] [ 50]
La Jeune Sophie
France
The ship was driven ashore at Guernsey , Channel Islands . Her crew were rescued.[ 51] She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine .[ 21]
Mary Anne
Jersey
The cutter was wrecked on the Hermit's Rock, Jersey. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Granville, Manche , France.[ 52] [ 53]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Hooper Sands, in Carmarthen Bay with the loss of all four crew. She was on a voyage from Caldy Island , Pembrokeshire to Bideford , Devon .[ 54]
Robert
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of San José.[ 18]
Success
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized off The Mumbles , Glamorgan with the loss of three of her crew.[ 51]
Thomas and Isabella
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked on the Plough Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Eden Water .[ 7]
Unity
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Ballina , County Mayo .[ 46]
William and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Burnham Overy Staithe , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London .[ 55]
Wellington
United Kingdom
The ship was driven into Aquila ( United Kingdom ) and severely damaged off Penarth , Glamorgan .[ 47]
Wheatsheaf
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saundersfoot , Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[ 47]
13 October
List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Abel
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tenby , Pembrokeshire .[ 8]
Adelina
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in Robin Hoods Bay . Her crew were rescued.[ 7]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Tyninghame , Lothian . Her crew were rescued.[ 50]
Eldon
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Louisbourg, Nova Scotia , British North America with the loss of two of her crew.[ 23]
Garland
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 8]
Helen
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead , Aberdeenshire . Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus .[ 7]
James
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for Liverpool , Lancashire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 56]
Louisa
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°53′N 38°30′W / 44.883°N 38.500°W / 44.883; -38.500 ). Her crew were rescued by Mary ( United Kingdom ).[ 14] [ 57] Louisa was sighted on 30 November by the brig Emilie ( France ).[ 58]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all but one of those on board. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 51]
Triad
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was taken in to Bridlington , Yorkshire on 15 October.[ 19] [ 59]
Wheatsheaf
United Kingdomp
The ship was wrecked in Lundyfoot Bay. Her crew were rescued.[ 8]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to Padstow , Cornwall .[ 57]
William and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Lyme , Dorset with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London .[ 21]
14 October
List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Briton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Humber . She was on a voyage from Hull to Goole , Yorkshire .[ 21]
Catherina Maria
Prussia
The ship foundered off Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Stralsund .[ 56]
Europe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Gotland , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Narva , Russia to Dundee , Forfarshire . Europe was refloated on 17 October and resumed her voyage.[ 39]
Neptunus
Dantzic
The ship was wrecked on the Jadder Bank, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Hull to Dantzic.[ 37]
Resolution
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire by Theodocia ( United Kingdom ).Resolution was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Exeter , Devon .[ 19]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Cascumpeque Harbour , Prince Edward Island , British North America . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Cocagne, New Brunswick , British North America.[ 23] [ 60]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near King's Lynn , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wolferton , Norfolk to Wisbech , Cambridgeshire .[ 21]
William and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaton, County Durham with the loss of a crew member and a rescuer. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London .[ 47]
15 October
16 October
17 October
18 October
List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Amelia
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Calcutta , India . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 67]
Adventurer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Mille Vache", Lower Canada , British North America . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Montreal , Lower Canada. Adventurer was later refloated and taken in to "Kamarouska".[ 55] [ 68]
Conceiqaio e Almas
Portugal
The ship was wrecked at Madeira .[ 69] [ 70]
Erin
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Bray , County Wicklow . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 61]
Eugene
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Noordwijk , North Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Honfleur , Calvados , France to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 71]
Maria Adelaide
Portugal
The ship was wrecked at Madeira.[ 69]
Sophia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Mille Vache".[ 55] She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City , Lower Canada, where she arrived on 15 November.[ 64]
19 October
List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Larache , Morocco. Her crew were rescued.[ 69] She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Larache.[ 70]
Amice Rose
France
The ship struck rocks and sank at Alderney , Channel Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen , Seine-Inférieure to Brest , Finistère .[ 45]
Dowson
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her seventeen crew were rescued by Lipton ( United Kingdom ). Dowson was on a voyage from Whitby , Yorkshire to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America .[ 25] [ 70]
Esther
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in Lake Saint Pierre . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Montreal , Lower Canada , British North America .[ 33]
20 October
List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Camille
France
The ship was wrecked in Simons Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Île Bourbon to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 72]
Elizabeth
Spain
The ship was driven ashore on the Cortadura Beach, Cádiz . She was on a voyage from Newfoundland , British North America to Alicante . Elizabeth was refloated on 23 October and beached.[ 22]
Erne
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Bray, County Wicklow . Her five crew were rescued.[ 73] [ 55]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bideford , Devon .[ 56] She was refloated on 30 October and taken in to Bideford.[ 30]
Jona
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on a reef off Saint-Esprit , Lower Canada , British North America . She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City , Lower Canada.[ 23] [ 4]
Marys
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Maria Brandt ( Russia ) and foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off the mouth of the Humber . Her crew were rescued by Aurora ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[ 74] [ 75] [ 76] [ 45] [ 77]
21 October
List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Adams
United States
The ship foundered off Point Eto. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York .[ 64]
Betsey
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland , Friesland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to London , United Kingdom .[ 78] [ 56]
Fairfield
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Liverpool , Lancashire . She was later righted.[ 45]
Mulgrave
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland , British North America . She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America.[ 2]
Trace Greble
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Thisted . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands to Aalborg .[ 79]
22 October
23 October
24 October
25 October
26 October
27 October
List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Stag Rocks and foundered. She was refloated on 7 November and taken in to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 92]
Charlotte
United States
The brig was driven ashore on Gotland , Sweden.[ 55] She was later refloated and taken in to "Stite" for repairs.[ 93]
Clara Margaretta
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Callantsoog , Groningen with the loss of all hands, although a pilot was rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 94]
Gode Hensigt
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore at Mandal, Norway . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to Hamburg.[ 95] [ 62]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard , Pembrokeshire .[ 88]
John
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . Her crew were rescued.[ 78]
Lucy End
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Larne , County Antrim .[ 57]
Sarah Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand.[ 96]
Swift
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Newry , County Antrim for Liverpool , Lancashire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 97]
28 October
List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Antonia Madelaine
Spain
The brig was lost on the Hind Bank, in the North Sea . Her ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen , Norway to Bilboa .[ 98] [ 99]
Convoy
United States
The ship departed from Honolulu , Sandwich Islands for the north west coast of America. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of all hands.[ 100]
Eugene
France
The schooner was driven ashore at Noordwijk , North Holland , Netherlands. Her seventeen crew were rescued by lifeboat . She was on a voyage from Honfleur , Calvados to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom .[ 94] [ 101]
Falcon
Isle of Man
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven , Cumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peel to Whitehaven.[ 102]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Conway , Caernarfonshire . She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Cork and Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 98]
Henry and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in Abergele Bay with the loss of three of her six crew. The next day, she was driven ashore and wrecked near Rhyl , Denbighshire . She was on a voyage from Ipswich , Suffolk to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 86] [ 88]
Hoffnung
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore near Pärnu , Russia .[ 103]
Intrepido
Spain
The ship was driven ashore on Borkum , Kingdom of Hanover . She was on a voyage from Bergen , Norway to Bilbao .[ 39]
Jean Baptiste
France
The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Cape Lailly. Four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 30]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay , Anglesey .[ 96]
Plywell
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked between Harrington and Parton, Cumberland with the loss of all hands, at least three people. She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Whitehaven.[ 102]
Progress
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Bude , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 1 November.[ 96] [ 30]
Volunteer
Isle of Man
The ship was wrecked at St. Bees Head , Cumberland with the loss of all hands, at least four lives. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Port St. Mary [ 102]
29 October
List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Avelines
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Fibel".[ 96]
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Fibel".[ 96]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Red Wharf Bay , Anglesey .[ 96]
Entreprenant
France
The ship was driven ashore near Saint-Martin-de-Ré , Charente-Maritime . She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 30] Entreprenant was refloated in early November and taken in to "La Howe".[ 38]
Eolus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Comet Castle", Guernsey , Channel Islands . She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to Guernsey. Eolus was later refloated.[ 86]
Espérance
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Caen , Calvados to Dieppe.[ 104]
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Conwy , Caernarfonshire . Eight of her crew were rescued.[ 88]
Jessey
United States
The ship ran aground on the Wharf Bank, off the coast of Anglesy.[ 96]
John Cullen
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Libava , Courland Governorate . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ventava , Courland Governorate to Leith , Lothian .[ 105] [ 70]
Louisa
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne , Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to London . Louisa was refloated on 12 November.[ 55]
Neptune
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Bridport , Dorset . She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to Plymouth , Devon .[ 56]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Bude , Cornwall .[ 33]
Tom Thumb
United States
The paddle steamer was driven ashore and wrecked at Boon Island , Maine .[ 106]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington , Yorkshire .[ 96] She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Aberdeen .[ 88] Venus was refloated on 5 November and taken in to Bridlington.[ 81]
Victory
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with William ( United Kingdom ) in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Pembrokeshire and was abandoned.[ 98] She was on driven ashore and wrecked at Pentreath , Cornwall on 2 November.[ 20]
30 October
List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Bien Venue
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore at Dantzic . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Ostend , West Flanders .[ 25] [ 39]
Caledonia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Fécamp , Seine-Inférieure , France. Her crew were rescued.[ 25]
Celerity
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Hogland , Russia with the loss of ten of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to London .[ 68] [ 107]
Elizabeth and Mary Dod
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Hogland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee , Forfarshire to Saint Petersburg.[ 68] [ 108]
Estratningen
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore on "Schaarboor". She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Hamburg. Estratningen was later refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven .[ 81]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank in the English Channel 12 leagues (36 nautical miles (67 km)) south east of Start Point, Devon . Her crew were rescued by Mynx ( United Kingdom ).[ 98] She was on a voyage from London to São Miguel Island , Azores .[ 101]
Futtap
Flag unknown
The Arabian ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Bombay to Calcutta , India with the loss of most of her crew. A few survivors were rescued by Hawke ( United Kingdom ).[ 67] [ 109]
Highlander
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa , Russia. She was refloated on 1 November.[ 110] [ 111]
Molo
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the north end of Gotland , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Boston, Lincolnshire .[ 93]
Star
United States
The ship was wrecked at Madras , India .[ 67]
Wesley
United Kingdom
The lugger was capsized in a squall off Smith's Knoll, in the North Sea with the loss of all ten crew.[ 57]
31 October
List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Atalanta
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Grange Chine, Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Guernsey , Channel Islands to Southampton , Hampshire . Atalanta was later refloated.[ 112]
Experiment
United Kingdom
The brig foundered off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of six of her crew.[ 5]
Leopold II
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The ship was wrecked at Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 104]
Lykkens Prove
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore near Skagen . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Randers .[ 81]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank off Heligholmen , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Gloucester .[ 113] [ 68] [ 62]
Montebello
French Navy
The Océan -class ship of the line was driven ashore at the Grosse Tour , Toulon , Var .[ 104]
Prince Regent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Wettsa", Russia and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to London .[ 114] [ 62]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Loch Eriboll . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk to Newry , County Antrim .[ 81]
Vigilant
Portugal
The ship was driven ashore at Pillau , Prussia . She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Pillau.[ 25] Vigilant was refloated on 7 November.[ 39]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1836
Ship
State
Description
Adventure
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Mille Vaches". She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America .[ 26]
Brunswick
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa , Russia . She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg , Russia.[ 115]
Clara Maria
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore on Texel , North Holland . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Amsterdam , North Holland.[ 96]
Corsair
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles .[ 26]
Dawson
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 October.[ 81] She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Point May , Newfoundland , British North America .[ 64]
Ellergill
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Gotland.[ 55]
Esperance
France
The ship was driven ashore at La Tranche-sur-Mer , Vendée . She was refloated but subsequently drove ashore at "Annis".[ 47]
Goede Hendricht
Norway
The ship was lost near Mandal . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Arendal .[ 116]
Gregory Bogastaff
Russia
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom. Gregory Bogastaff was later refloated and taken in to Helsingør, where she arrived on 5 November.[ 55]
Halcyon
United States
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Mexico.[ 117]
H and M
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Dragør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to London. H and M was later refloated and put into Copenhagen , Denmark for repairs.[ 55] [ 118]
Isabella
New South Wales
The ship was wrecked in the Torres Straits . She was on a voyage from Sydney to the Swan River .[ 119]
Jeune Clarisse
France
The ship was wrecked on Goree , Zeeland , Netherlands.[ 56]
John Dunlop
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the Isles of Scilly before 18 October.[ 45]
Marie Elizabeth
Hamburg
The ship was wrecked off "Gerup" before 17 October. She was on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire to the Hamburg.[ 75] [ 85]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea . She was on a voyage from Llanelly , Glamorgan to Waterford .[ 75]
Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore on Anholt . She was refloated after 13 days and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark for repairs.[ 55]
Neptunus
Norway
The brig was driven ashore at Thisted , Denmark before 29 October.[ 25] She was on a voyage from Dram to Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands.[ 68]
Redmond
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea . She was on a voyage from Youghal , County Cork to Bristol , Gloucestershire . Redmond was later towed in to Penarth , Glamorgan by the steamship Star ( United Kingdom ).[ 34]
Sally
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Scheffling".[ 19]
Scotia
New South Wales
The ship was wrecked on the Actaeon Reef. Her crew were rescued.[ 120]
Tomboy
United Kingdom
The schooner struck a rock off "Settra Koo", Africa and was damaged. She was later refloated and put into a port in Sierra Leone, where she arrived on 1 November.[ 121] [ 118] [ 58]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 14 October. She was taken in to Scarborough , Yorkshire on that date.[ 46]
United States
United States
The steamship was wrecked in the Withlacoochee River , Florida Territory between 22 and 27 October.[ 122]
Vier Gebroeders
Duchy of Holstein
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was later taken into Stavanger , Norway, arriving on 21 October.[ 25]
Waterloo
United Kingdom
The sloop sank in the River Humber off Stallingborough , Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Louth, Lincolnshire to Wakefield , Yorkshire .[ 8] [ 46]
Williams
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset . She was on a voyage from Cork to London. Williams was refloated on 4 October and taken in to Weymouth.[ 10]
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