List of shipwrecks in October 1846
Ship Country Description
Argonaut United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth , Devon . She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Plymouth
Britain British North America The barque ran aground on a rock off Ragged Islands , Newfoundland . She was on a voyage from Dominica to Yarmouth , Nova Scotia . She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool , Nova Scotia
Colombian United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on St , John 's Point , County Donegal . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States . She was refloated on 30 October and beached at Killybegs , County Donegal
Dochfour United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Cape Bon Ann , Maine , United States . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Towyn , Merionethshire with the loss of a crew member . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Kingston , Jamaica
Ellen United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Fleshwick Isle of Man with the loss of a crew member . She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Belfast , County Antrim
General Sale United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Battery Reef , off Plymouth . She was refloated on 26 October and taken in to Plymouth
Glen Henry or Glen Helen United Kingdom The ship was dismasted in the Bristol Channel 30 nautical miles ( 56 km ) west of Lundy Island , Devon . She came ashore at Bideford , Devon and was wrecked . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans , Louisiana , United States
Indus United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape George , Nova Scotia . She was on a voyage from Pictou , Nova Scotia to Boston , Massachusetts , United States
Manilla British North America The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Métis-sur-Mer , Province of Canada
Marchioness of Bute , or Marquis of Bute United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Équihen , Pas-de-Calais , France . Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat . She was on a voyage from the Ionian Islands to London . She was refloated on 2 November and taken in to Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais
Mary Jones United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Dovey
McLean United Kingdom The tug struck the pier and sank at Maryport , Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Maryport . She was refloated on 26 October
Ocean United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Métis-sur-Mer with the loss of eleven of her crew
Spartan United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bideford . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Three Sisters United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Aberystwyth , Cardiganshire . She was on a voyage from Pentewan , Cornwall to Liverpool . She was refloated on 2 November and taken in to Aberystyth
Venus Flag unknown The ship ran aground off Affel , Norway . She was refloated and resumed her voyage
Victoria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead , Anglesey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Clyde . She was refloated on 1 November and taken in to Holyhead
Victory United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow , Renfrewshire
The list of shipwrecks in October 1846 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1846.