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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## January[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1831

## February[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1831

## March[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1831

## April[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1831

## May[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1831

## June[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1831

## July[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1831

## August[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1831

## September[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1831

## October[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1831

## November[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1831

## December[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1831

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1831  Ship | State | Description

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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[edit]

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.

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