The list of shipwrecks in July 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1839.
2 July
3 July
4 July
5 July
6 July
7 July
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1839 | Ship | State | Description |
| Josephine | France | The ship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Riga, Russia. Josephine was refloated and resumed her voyage.[13] |
8 July
11 July
12 July
13 July
14 July
15 July
16 July
17 July
List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1839 | Ship | State | Description |
| Speedwell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Salcombe, Devon. She was later refloated.[24] |
18 July
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1839 | Ship | State | Description |
| Ann and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[25] |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Horse Shoe Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[23] |
| Bromley | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Sound of Kylerea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Macduff, Aberdeenshire.[25] |
| Frau Kea | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was driven ashore near Seathorne, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Leer to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[25] |
| George Lockwood | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[23] She was refloated on 29 July.[13] |
| Hero | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Logan, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dunkirk, Nord, France.[25] |
| Hoop | Netherlands | The galiot was wrecked on the Bondicar Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[25][15] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hull. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull. Mary was refloated the next day.[25] |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Porthleven, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Aberavon, Glamorgan to Truro, Cornwall.[24] |
| Stafford | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Tees at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[15] |
19 July
List of shipwrecks: July 1839 | Ship | State | Description |
| Apollo | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Tenby, Pembrokeshire with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[25][26] |
| Autumn | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Millbay, Devon.[23] |
| Dorchester | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Laugharne, Carmarthenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[25] Dorchester was refloated on 26 July.[27] |
| Drake | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. All on board were rescued.[23] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Millbay. She was on a voyage from London to Gloucester. Elizabeth was later refloated.[23] |
| Erwartung | Flag unknown | The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia. to Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28] |
| Falkland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool.[23] Falkland was refloated on 20 July and taken into Liverpool.[29] |
| Frau Kea | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was driven ashore at Seathorne, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Leer to hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[23] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridport, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London.[25] |
| Mary | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore at Hull. She was refloated the next day and taken into Hull.[23] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Pollock Rocks, off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by Mona's Isle ( Isle of Man). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Drogheda, County Louth.[30][19] |
| Naomi | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridport. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[24][23] |
| Pheasant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near the Hook Lighthouse, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Newport to Waterford.[25] |
| Pickering Dodge | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Tâf with the loss of five of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Newport and Salem, Massachusetts.[25][29][31] |
| Visitor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[25] |
20 July
21 July
List of shipwrecks: July 1839 | Ship | State | Description |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dove Point. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston.[25] Charlotte was refloated on 22 July and resumed her voyage.[29] |
23 July
24 July
25 July
26 July
27 July
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1839 | Ship | State | Description |
| British Queen | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Walberswick, Suffolk.[39] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southwold, Suffolk.[1] |
| Oceanus | Stettin | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Honfleur, Calvados, France. Oceanus was refloated on 30 July.[27][40] |
| Superior | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France.[27] |
| Trotter | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland by Manchester ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[27] |
28 July
29 July
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1839 | Ship | State | Description |
| George Lockwood | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was later refloated and taken into Penzance.[40] |
30 July
31 July
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1839 | Ship | State | Description |
| Angel | Spain | The ship was wrecked on Point Carubbulus, Cuba. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Havana, Cuba.[44] |
| Benledi | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was holed following a steampipe explosion. All 200-plus passengers were rescued by the paddle steamer Bonnie Dundee ( United Kingdom). Benledi was on a voyage from Newshaven, Lothian to Dundee, Forfarshire.[45] |
| Cornelis | Netherlands | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam, North Holland.[46][47] |
| Egeria | 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 Arkhangelsk, Russia to London.[48][49] |
| George IV | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llanddulas, Caernarfonshire Her crew were rescued.[40] |
| Margaretha Mathilda | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Thisted to London, United Kingdom. Margaretha Matilda was refloated the next day and put into Hollum, Friesland.[50] |
| Severn | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground of the Gunfleet Sand and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken into Wivenhoe, Essex.[48][51] |
| Thomas and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire.[6] |
| William and Edward | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Llanddulas. She was refloated on 3 August.[6] |
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1839 | Ship | State | Description |
| Bethel | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Thomas ( United Kingdom).Bethel was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[52] |
| Drake | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated on 29 July.[40] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Millbay. She was on a voyage from London to Gloucester. Elizabeth was later refloated.[25] |
| Farmer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 19 July and taken into Montrose.[25] |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks off the Île d'Orléans, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Hull, Yorkshire. John was towed back to Quebec City, where she arrived on 8 July.[50] She was consequently condemned.[53] |
| Mentor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Varberg, Sweden. She was later refloated and towed into Gothenburg.[54] |
| Mic Mac | New South Wales | The whaler, a brig, was wrecked on Bond's Reefs before 8 July.[55][56] |
| Naparina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Malane" before 22 July. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City. Naparina was late refloated and taken into Quebec City.[21][57] |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 20 July and put into Hartlepool, County Durham.[25] |
| Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Runswick Bay. She was refloated on 11 July.[9] |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was run aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated on 26 July and proceeded on her voyage.[27] |
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