List of shipwrecks in February 1840
Ship Country Description
Coquette United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Camden Fort , County Cork . She was on a voyage from Cork to Limerick . Coquette was refloated but subsequently ran aground
Dove United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Port Talbot , Glamorgan . She was refloated on 4 March and taken into Port Talbot
Gaillardon United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the northern side of False Point at the mouth of the Hooghly River . Her crew were rescued . The mate pilot was drowned trying to the save wreck
Henrietta United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon , Glamorgan . She was refloated on 2 April and taken into Port Talbot , Glamorgan
Maquasha United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Ramsgate , Kent . She was on a voyage from Ramsgate to the Cape of Good Hope
Princess Charlotte United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Newtown , Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Portsmouth , Hampshire to Trinidad . Princess Charlotte was refloated on 19 February
Quicksilver United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Port Talbot . She was later refloated
Swan United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Port Talbot . She was later refloated
The list of shipwrecks in February 1840 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1840.