List of shipwrecks in October 1839
Ship Country Description
Carl United Kingdom 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
Dovecot United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Guardian Island . She was on a voyage from Cephalonia , United States of the Ionian Islands to Hull , Yorkshire . Dovecot was refloated on 8 October and resumed her voyage
Fanny France 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
Frithiof Denmark The schooner was wrecked at Tornby . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen
May United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Sully Island , Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Minehead , Somerset to Cardiff , Glamorgan
Mary United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Drungroe Bank . She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow , Renfrewshire
Myrtle United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Wicklow . Her crew were rescued
The list of shipwrecks in October 1839 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1839.