The list of shipwrecks in 1842 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1842.

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Ship State Description
Actæon United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Turks Island before 7 March.[1]
Adolphe  France The ship was lost in St. Lunaire Bay. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Aguina United Kingdom The ship capsized in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire in late March or early April with the loss of all hands.[3]
Allalevie India The ship was wrecked in Vanloos Bay, Ceylon. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Ceylon.[4]
Bayonnais United Kingdom The ship ran aground at "Tobasco" and was consequently condemned. She was on a voyage from "Tobasco" to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[5]
Bellous  United States The full-rigged ship sank in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland in the Autumn. She was refloated in 1843, repaired and returned to service.[6]
Belvidera India The ship was destroyed at Singapore before 1 November.[7]
Cadmus  United States The whaler was wrecked on St. John the Baptist's Island, in the Pitcairn Islands.[8]
Casinir  France The ship was wrecked at Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[9]
Clyde United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Barbados before 9 March. Her crew were rescued by HMS Firefly, HMS Spitfire and HMS Tartarus (all  Royal Navy).[10]
Debon  France The ship was lost in St. Lunaire Bay. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Emma United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Kedgeree, India.[11]
Euphrates  France The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Cette, Hérault. Her crew were rescued by Rio Grande ( United States).[12]
Felicie  France The ship was lost in St. Lunaire Bay. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Fluminee  Empire of Brazil The brig was wrecked. Three crew were rescued by Regent ( United Kingdom).[13]
General Evans United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off the Rio Grande. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sierra Leone.[14]
Herculaneum  United Kingdom The transport ship was lost in the South China Sea.[4]
Lady Stafford United Kingdom The brig capsized at Newfoundland before 4 June.[15]
Martha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship was wrecked at "Bona Vista". Her fourteen crew were rescued by Elizabeth and Jane ( United Kingdom.[16]
North America  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Key West, Florida Territory.[17]
President United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 April. Her crew were rescued by Cameo ( United States). President was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Barbadoes.[18]
Robert United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Gulf of Mexico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savanilla, near Puerto Colombia, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[19]
Singular  Spain The brig was lost in the South China Sea. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Macao.[4]
Sir Andrew Hammond United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked on the coast of Peru before 2 April.[20]
Speculator United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The ship was lost en route between Mercury Bay (which she left on 12 August) and Wellington.[21]
Strathfieldsaye United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Kedgeree.[11] She was on a voyage from Madras, India to Enmore, New South Wales and China.[22]
Two Sisters United Kingdom The barque struck a rock and foundered off Wednesday Island, New South Wales. All on board were rescued by Malcolm ( United Kingdom), Arab, John Brewer and Kelso (all  United Kingdom).[23][24]
Union  France The ship was lost in St. Lunaire Bay. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Uxor Flag unknown The schooner was wrecked. Eight crew were rescued by Regent ( United Kingdom).[13]

References

  1. ^ "Foreign News". The Examiner. No. 1784. London. 9 April 1842.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 22399. London. 2 November 1842.
  3. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 5546. London. 18 April 1842.
  4. ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 22874. London. 14 March 1843.
  5. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 18036. London. 15 July 1842. col E, p. 6.
  6. ^ "North Devon". Trewman's Exeter Flying Post. No. 4058. Exeter. 20 September 1843.
  7. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 18169. London. 6 December 1842. col C, p. 7.
  8. ^ "Coasters Outwards". Australasian Chronicle. Sydney. 22 October 1842. p. 3.
  9. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 17926. London. 9 March 1842. col E-F, p. 7.
  10. ^ "The Royal Navy &c". The Morning Post. No. 22225. London. 11 April 1842.
  11. ^ a b "Ship News". The Times. No. 18081. London. 6 September 1842. col C, p. 7.
  12. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 18130. London. 2 November 1842. col F, p. 6.
  13. ^ a b "Ship News". The Times. No. 18124. London. 26 October 1842. col A, p. 7.
  14. ^ "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter. No. 10925. Belfast. 25 March 1842.
  15. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19098. Edinburgh. 11 June 1842.
  16. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Port Phillip Gazette. Port Phillip. 1 March 1843. p. 2.
  17. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 22449. London. 30 December 1842.
  18. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19083. Edinburgh. 7 May 1842.
  19. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19064. Edinburgh. 24 March 1842.
  20. ^ "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter. No. 19040. Belfast. 13 May 1842.
  21. ^ Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. p. 37.
  22. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 22713. London. 6 September 1842.
  23. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 18110. London. 10 October 1842. col F, p. 6.
  24. ^ Devlin, Arthur (26 September 1842). "(letter)". Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser. Port Phillip. p. 2.
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