List of shipwrecks in October 1826

The list of shipwrecks in October 1826 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during October 1826.

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Franklin ( United Kingdom.[1]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Alexander  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the St. Nicholas Sand, in the North Sea.[2]
Granicus  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. She was righted the next day.[3]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[4]
Oxford  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sheldrake Island, New Brunswick, British North America.[5]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Cora United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship was wrecked on a reef off Barbados. She was on a voyage from Ceará, Brazil to Gibraltar.[6]
Cyrus  United Kingdom The ship was sighted on this date whilst on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire of London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Waveney  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Galway.[8]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Joseph and Jane  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark with the loss of two of her crew.[9] She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[10] Joseph & Jane later floated off and was taken in to Aalbeck, Denmark.[11][12]
Selina  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank at Portaferry, County Down.[13]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Catherine Toole  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands.[14]
Four Sisters  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[13] She was later refloated and taken in to Milford Haven.[15]
Fowler  United Kingdom The ship departed from Riga, Russia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7]
Frau Anna Margaretta Duchy of Holstein The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[16]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Bude, Cornwall. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Neath, Glamorgan.[13]
Selina  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank at Portaferry, County Down.[1]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool.[16] Favourite was refloated on 16 October and taken in to Liverpool.[17]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Bertha  Russia The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Saint Petersburg.[18]
Charles  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Riga Bay. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp, Netherlands.[5]
General Elliot  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Riga Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.[19]
Gref Norway The brig was lost in the Vlie. Her crew were rescued.[5]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Aurora  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia.[20]
Miriam & Jane  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America and was severely damaged.[3]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Pentland Skerries, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Riga, Russia.[10][9]
Waveney  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Cushendon Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Galway.[21]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Eliza  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[22]
Sarah and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was lost on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London.[23]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) east of Cromer, Norfolk with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8][24]
Estafette Prussia The ship was wrecked on the Lemon Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom.[8]
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[10]
Frederica Sophia Sweden The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. she was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[26]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Nicolai Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was driven ashore on the Fin Grundelsand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Gamla Carleby to London, United Kingdom. Nicolai was later refloated and taken in to Öregrund, Sweden for repairs.[27]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and sank in St Helena Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira and Bombay, India.[28]
Elmira United States The ship was driven ashore at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Bath, Maine.[29]
Wilhelmina Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel. Wilhelmina was later refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[27]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Mayflower  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Stotfield Skerries, in the North Sea off Nairn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Portsoy, Aberdeenshire.[12]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Aid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at "Hettross", Sweden. She was relfloated and put into Karlskrona for repairs.[30]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Squirrel  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was consequently beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[23]
Petit Henri France The ship was wrecked on the Whale Rocs, off the Île de Ré, Charente Maritime. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba.[30]
Talbot  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore and damaged at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Boulogne.[31] Talbot was later refloated and taken in to Boulogne.[32]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Mary Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Ann's Bay, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[29]
Rambler  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lough Foyle. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Londonderry.[12]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Alfred  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Sicilian vessel. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to Belfast, County Antrim and the Clyde.[11]
Peggy  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[33]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Alfred  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Sardinia. Her crew were rescued by L'Aurora ( Sicilian Navy). She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to Belfast, County Antrim.[34][35]
Gezelschap  Netherlands The ship was lost off Rottumeroog, Groningen. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[18]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Betsey  United Kingdom The trow was in collision with a sloop in the River Severn at Newnham, Gloucestershire and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[36]
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Atin Shoals, off the coast of Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maranhão.[37]
Jacobus Norway The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and foundered. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Landvik.[38]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Cherub  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, New York, United States. All on board, at least 68 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to New York City.[39]
Fly  United Kingdom The sloop capsized in a squall off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.[36]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Dale  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. Dale was refloated, but subsequently came ashore again at Liverpool.[5]
Four Brothers  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portreath, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan.[5]
Hibernia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Long Beach, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Dublin to New York, United States.[40]
Maid of the Mill  United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Lambay Island, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dundalk, County Louth. Maid of the Mill was towed in to Dunmore East, County Waterford on 14 November.[3][20]
Unity  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Saltholm, Denmark and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to a Baltic port.[20]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1826
ShipStateDescription
Anna Sophia  Netherlands The ship foundered near Bergen, Norway. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Dordrecht, South Holland.[30]
Antoinette  Russia The ship was wrecked on Aspö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[6]
Beresina  Russia The ship foundered off Cape Spartivento, Sardinia whilst on a voyage from Odesa to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany via Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. All on board survived.[41][42][43]
Catharine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Western Cross Island". She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to St. Andrew, New Brunswick, British North America.[31]
Charles France The ship was wrecked on Cape Breton in late October. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, to San Sebastián, Spain.[44]
Concordia  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Thistle Rocks, off the coast of Sweden in mid-October with the loss of all hands.[9] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Antwerp.[6]
Eliza & Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Great Saltee, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick.[31]
Greyhound United States The ship was wrecked on the Dry Tortugas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[27]
Hibernia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of New Jersey, United States, in late October. She was on a voyage from Dublin to New York, United States.[45]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Mary was refloated on 17 October and taken in to Blakeney, Norfolk.[46]
Mary and Ann  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Theddlethorpe Knowl, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire.[47]
Prins Adolf  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on Vargö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to a Baltic port.[30]
St. Nicholas  Netherlands The ship foundered near Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was later refloated.[46]
Twee Gebroeders Hamburg The ship foundered in the North Sea off Norden, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[10]
William United States The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[5]

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