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The list of shipwrecks in July 1840 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1840 .
1 July
2 July
3 July
4 July
5 July
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1840
Ship
State
Description
Catherine
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and capsized at North Queensferry , Fife . She was on a voyage from Stirling to Hartlepool , County Durham . Catherine was refloated on 6 January and taken into St. Davids, Fife.[ 4] [ 8]
Jantina
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Banjaard Bank, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Rotterdam , South Holland . Jantina was refloated and taken into Brouwershaven , Zeeland .[ 9]
L' Etienne
France
The ship was discovered abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to a French port. L' Etienne was taken into Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , United Kingdom.[ 8]
Lisbon
Portugal
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean . Seven crew were rescued by Julie ( United Kingdom ). Lisbon was on a voyage from Faro to Glasgow , Renfrewshire , United Kingdom.[ 10]
Marys
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at Port Madoc , Caernarfonshire .[ 8]
Regina
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Texel , North Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg , Prussia . Regina was later refloated and taken into Tønning , Duchy of Holstein .[ 11]
6 July
List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1840
Ship
State
Description
Two Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and taken into Harwich , Essex in a severely leaky condition.[ 8]
7 July
8 July
10 July
11 July
12 July
15 July
16 July
17 July
18 July
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1840
Ship
State
Description
Isabella
New South Wales
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the "Schrutten Passage".[ 39]
19 July
20 July
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1840
Ship
State
Description
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Noose Sand, in the River Severn , capsized and sank.[ 45]
22 July
23 July
24 July
25 July
26 July
28 July
29 July
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1840
Ship
State
Description
Africa
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at Jamaica in early July.[ 17]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Hochland" before 16 July.[ 60]
Cora
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Havana , Cuba . She was on a voyage from Havana to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 31] [ 61]
Duke d' Aumaie
France
The ship was driven ashore near Cartagena, Spain before 7 July and was subsequently burnt. She was on a voyage from Port Vendres , Pyrénées-Orientales to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure .[ 48]
I. O.
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Puerto Cabello , Venezuela. She was later refloated and repaired.[ 62]
Jim Crow
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands. Jim Crow was refloated on 16 July and put back to Liverpool.[ 36]
T. S. Reeves
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock . She was on a voyage from Cork to London . T. S. Reeves was refloated on 7 July.[ 7]
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Shipwrecks 1840–49, by month
1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849