List of shipwrecks in 1831

The list of shipwrecks in 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1831.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1831
Ship State Description
Amity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Middle Ground Island, Bombay, India. She was later refloated.[1][2]
Belmont  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by an explosion and fire at Calabar, Nigeria with the loss of four of her crew.[3]
Billow  United Kingdom The transport ship, a brig, was wrecked on Ragged Island, Bahamas with the loss of all 98 passengers on board. Her crew were also lost.[1]
Cape Henry Unknown The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4]
Collector  United States The schooner was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands.[5]
Corsica  United States The brig was wrecked on Anegada.[5]
Curwen  United Kingdom The ship foundered on a voyage from Ireland to England before 22 October with the loss of all hands.[6]
Donna della Gracia  Spain The brig was wrecked on Anegada.[5]
Eagle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Portrush, County Antrim.[7]
Francis  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Anegada.[5]
Guildford  United Kingdom The merchant ship was wrecked in the Indian Ocean at approximately 7°N 80°E / 7°N 80°E / 7; 80 (Guildford) in late April or early May with the loss of all hands. Margaret (flag unknown) sighted the wreck of Guidlford on 8 May as well as a raft constructed from Guildford′s rigging, but nobody was on board.[8][9]
Hamilton  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Calabar. The fire had originated in Belmont ( United Kingdom.[3]
Historian  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Bahama Passage. She was on a voyage from London to Havana, Cuba.[10]
James  United Kingdom The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Lerwick  United Kingdom The brig was lost at Saint-Domingue.[12]
Lewis  United States The brig was wrecked on Anegada.[5]
Neptune  United Kingdom The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued.[11]
New John  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off St. Pauls, Newfoundland, British North America.[7]
North Star  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Canso, Nova Scotia, British North America.[13]
Norval  United States The ship foundered between 11 February and 28 August with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to Tobago.[14]
Peare  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Götaland, Sweden before 2 November.[15]
Rambler  United Kingdom The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Restauradora  Spain The schooner was wrecked on Anegada.[5]
Roberts  United Kingdom The whaler was abandoned in the South Seas.[16]
Rock  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17]
Seefahrt Bremen The ship was wrecked near Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Bremen.[18]
Sivutch  Russian Empire The vessel was lost east of Wall Bay (52°06′30″N 174°53′10″W / 52.10833°N 174.88611°W / 52.10833; -174.88611 (Wall Bay)) on Atka Island in the Catherine Archipelago. Her wreck was scrapped in situ to salvage her wood and iron.[19]
Sophia  Sweden The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 29 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.[20]
Swiftsure  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Torres Straits before 10 July.[21]
Tournesol  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean 600 leagues (1,800 nautical miles, 3,300 km) east of Mauritius.[22]
William and George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America before 27 October. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick to Hull, Yorkshire.[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 1045. 13 May 1831.
  2. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2427. 24 May 1831.
  3. ^ a b "Ship News". The Standard. No. 2444. 20 September 1831.
  4. ^ "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Towle, Edward L.; Marx, Robert F.; Albright, Alan B. (December 1976). "Shipwrecks of the Virgin Islands. An Inventory, 1523 - 1825" (PDF). Virgin Islands: Island Resources Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14681. London. 28 October 1831. col D, p. 1.
  7. ^ a b "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1446. 31 December 1831.
  8. ^ "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News Letter. No. 9861. 15 December 1831.
  9. ^ Register of Shipping (1832), Seq. №G516.
  10. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2439. 16 August 1831.
  11. ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". The Aberdeen Journal. No. 4371. 19 October 1831.
  12. ^ "Ship News". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17146. 11 June 1831.
  13. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14727. London. 21 December 1831. col D, p. 4.
  14. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14694. London. 12 November 1831. col C, p. 4.
  15. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 19009. 12 November 1831.
  16. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1419. 30 November 1831.
  17. ^ "From Lloyd's List – Aug. 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17182. 3 September 1831.
  18. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1204. 24 March 1831.
  19. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)
  20. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14682. London. 29 October 1831. col C, p. 6.
  21. ^ "(untitled)". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. 24 November 1831.
  22. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14859. London. 23 May 1832. col E, p. 5.
  23. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14683. London. 31 October 1831. col B, p. 4.