The list of shipwrecks in August 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1839.
5 August
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1839
| Ship | State | Description |
| Betsey |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the North Bank, off the coast of Cumberland.[6] |
| Cropton |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Wierum, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg.[7] |
| Despatch |
United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered off Stoke Church, Devon with the loss of all hands.[8] |
| George |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3] |
| Raphael |
France |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland.[7] |
| Vrow Margaretha |
Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[7] |
10 August
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1839
| Ship | State | Description |
| Archibald |
United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Neath, Glamorgan.[11] |
| Emily |
United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in Dundrum Bay with the loss of all hands.[11] |
| Hinton |
United Kingdom |
The brig was holed by her anchor and sank at The Mumbles, Glamorgan.[10] |
| Margaret Simpson |
United Kingdom |
The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea of the coast of County Durham by Leith ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. Margaret Simpson was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[10] |
| Medway |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated.[12] |
| Resolution |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Northam, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[10] |
| Sabina |
United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on the Rabbina Shoal, in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[13][14] |
| Standard |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[15] |
15 August
List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1839
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dispatch |
United Kingdom |
The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Padstow, Cornwall.[24] |
| Dorchester |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[24] Dorchester was refloated on 24 August and taken into Milford Haven.[25] |
| Harmony |
United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire and was severely damaged.[24] |
| Possidone |
Russia |
The barque ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Possideone was refloated the next day with assistance from the smacks Good Agreement, Phœnix and Rumsley (all United Kingdom).[26] |
27 August
List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1839
| Ship | State | Description |
| James Walls |
United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Goswick Ledge, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to London, James Walls was later refloated and taken into Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[44] |
| Laurel |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off the Rammekins Castle, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Middelburg, Zeeland. Laurel was refloated and put into Vlissingen, Zeeland.[47][48] |
| Magnificent |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Broad River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[49] |
| Ocean |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to a Baltic port.[50] |
| Rebecca Maria |
Bremen |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Eider. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Lübeck.[51] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1839
| Ship | State | Description |
| Calista |
United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned before 18 August.[52] |
| Carl Heinrich |
Stralsund |
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[50] |
| Edward |
New South Wales |
The schooner was wrecked in Hannah Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to the Big River.[54] |
| Eleanor |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the North Gar Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Eleanor was refloated on 3 August and taken into Stockton-on-Tees.[3] |
| Flamer |
United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken rock in the Orkney Islands and foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Danzig.[16] |
| Gertrude |
United Kingdom |
The ship was lost at Salinas in late August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pará, Brazil.[55] |
| Great Western |
United States |
The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire in Lake Erie.[56] |
| King William |
New South Wales |
The paddle steamer was lost at Newcastle. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[57] |
| Laurel |
United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan.[17] |
| HMS Racehorse |
Royal Navy |
The sloop-of-war ran aground at the mouth of the Oyapock River. She was refloated ten days later.[58] |
| Vrow Magdalena |
Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of those on board. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam, North Holland.[1] |
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