List of shipwrecks in 1838

The list of shipwrecks in 1838 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1838.

1 March
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 * ship=Alonzo
 * flag= undefined
 * desc=The brig collided with Indemnity ( undefined}) off Cromer, Norfolk and was later driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. Alonzo was refloated on 8 March  and taken into Blakeney.

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 * ship=Relief
 * flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
 * desc=The barque was wrecked off Pederneira, Portugal with the loss of three of her eight crew.
 * ship=Resolution
 * flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
 * desc=The brig was wrecked on the Salt Scar Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool  Lifeboat.