title: List of shipwrecks in October 1831
text: # List of shipwrecks in October 1831
  
  The list of shipwrecks in October 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1831.
  
  ## 1 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Brunswick | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Brunswick ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. |
  | Meddlenot | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba. |
  | Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia, to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
  
  ## 2 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Pilgrim | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Cape Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America. |
  
  ## 3 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Countess of Dalhousie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Götaland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. |
  | London | United States | The ship was wrecked on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Boston, Massachusetts. |
  | Mantura | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Götaland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. |
  | Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in Dublin Bay. |
  
  ## 4 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Acasta | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Uist, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia, to Plymouth, Devon. |
  | Hope | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Drogheda, County Louth, for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. |
  | Union | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore near Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool. |
  
  ## 6 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Commerce | British North America | The ship was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River and Point Mille Vaches, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Quebec City, Lower Canada. |
  | Countess of Dalhousie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Götaland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. |
  | Field Marshal Paskewitsch | Russia | The ship was lost in the Mediterranean Sea off Methoni, Greece She was on a voyage from Odessa to London. |
  | Mary and Peggy | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Douglas, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Rose | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked in Luce Bay. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, to Liverpool. |
  
  ## 7 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Fershampenuaz | Imperial Russian Navy | The Trekh Sviatitelei-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Cronstadt. with the loss of 49 of her crew. |
  | Huntcliff | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Zerkshall". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  
  ## 8 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Adeona | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near "Sescar Island" whilst bound for Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
  
  ## 9 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Charles Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Starcross, Devon. |
  | Mermaid | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Salt Key, Florida, United States. |
  
  ## 10 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Chance | Jamaica | The brig was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. |
  | Napoleon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Anegada, Virgin Islands, and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to New York, United States. |
  | Theodosius | United Kingdom | The ship sank on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to London. |
  | Three Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, to London. |
  
  ## 11 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hannah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from New Ross, County Wexford, to Miramichi. |
  | Mary Macdonald | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Randers, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. She floated off on 16 October and was anchored off Randers. |
  | Thistle | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Portknockie, Morayshire. Her crew survived. |
  
  ## 12 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
  | Ceres | Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | The ship was capsized and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Oldenburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
  | Invizca | United States | The ship departed from Málaga, Spain, for Boston, Massachusetts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
  | Xantho | Guernsey | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Twee Gebroeders ( Netherlands). Xantho was on a voyage from Guernsey to South Shields, County Durham. |
  
  ## 13 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Vrouw Antina | Netherlands | The ship sprang a leak and put in to Heligoland, where she was deemed beyond economical repair. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Amsterdam, North Holland. Vrouw Antina was beached on 18 October to salvage her cargo. |
  
  ## 14 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dawn | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the Lemon sand. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to London. |
  | Luistania | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Kinsale, County Cork. All on board were rescued. She was in a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Oporto, Portugal. |
  
  ## 15 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Enige Broder | flag unknown | The ship departed from Copenhagen, Denmark, for Saint Petersburg, Russia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
  
  ## 16 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Charles | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Burghead, Morayshire. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
  | Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by an anchor and was consequently beached at South Shields, County Durham. |
  | Stad Rotterdam | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. |
  
  ## 17 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Effort | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Dorgey Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Limerick. |
  | Emerald | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Pillau, Prussia, with the loss of a crew member. |
  | Themis | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. |
  
  ## 18 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | James | United States | The ship departed from Málaga, Spain, for Boston, Massachusetts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
  
  ## 19 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alfred | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( United Kingdom). Alfred was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to London. |
  | Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Catalan Bay, Gibraltar, with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Çeşme, Ottoman Empire ro London. |
  
  ## 20 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ajax | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, to Cork. |
  
  ## 21 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Carl Ludwig | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship ran aground on the Bear Rock, in the Baltic Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Öregrund, Sweden, where she was wrecked two days later. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Helsingfors to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
  | Cleopatra | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was refloated on 23 October. |
  | Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef at Youghal, County Cork. |
  | Nostra Señhora del Gracia | Spain | The ship was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands. |
  
  ## 22 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Neptunus | Denmark | The ship was wreckedon the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. |
  | Valiant | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Stag Rock, off Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America, to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  | Wakefield | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Brazil. |
  
  ## 23 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Leonidas | Spain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by William Pitt ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Portland, Maine, United States.> |
  | Raven | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Armagh, to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Vigilant | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Lizard Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ## 24 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Champion | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Hogland, Russia, at the end of October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. |
  | Diana | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Marshand". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Helsingfors, Grand Duchy of Finland. |
  | George Canning | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on North Cape, Prince Edward Islands, British North America. |
  | Red Rover | United Kingdom | The yacht was wrecked at Rio Real, Brazil, whilst on a voyage from an English port to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
  
  ## 25 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Columbus | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Swansea Bay. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to Blyth, Northumberland. |
  | Junius | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Islay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Newfoundland, British North America. |
  | Lady Digby | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America, with the loss of 50 lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Lower Canada. |
  | Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham, to London. |
  
  ## 26 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Corton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Chatham, Kent. |
  
  ## 27 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Devonshire | United Kingdom | The ship passed through the Skaggerak whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |
  
  ## 28 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by William and Mary ( United Kingdom). |
  
  ## 29 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Caroline | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark, where she was burned by order of local officials. She was om a voyage from AAltona to Thisted. |
  
  ## 30 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Pilkappen", 36 nautical miles (67 km) south of Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ## 31 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Europe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Karlskrona, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland. |
  
  ## Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1831 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alexandrine | Spain | The ship was driven ashore near San Pedro del Pinatar. |
  | Echo | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. |
  | Louisa | France | The ship sank in the Loire. |
  | Lusitania | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ardmore, County Waterford, where she broke up on 22 October. |
  | Manly | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Korčula, Kingdom of Dalmatia before 14 October. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Margaret | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Europa Point, Gibraltar, before 8 October. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
  | Maria | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex before 15 October. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Sheerness. Kent. |
  | Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. |
  | Three Friends | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand before 15 October. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, to London. |
  | Triumvirate | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. |
  | Try Me | British North America | The ship was wrecked on Burin, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. |
  