- Source: List of shipwrecks in May 1839
- Orang Māori
- List of shipwrecks in May 1839
- List of shipwrecks in February 1839
- List of shipwrecks in July 1839
- List of shipwrecks in August 1839
- List of shipwrecks in 1839
- List of shipwrecks in March 1839
- List of shipwrecks in September 1839
- List of shipwrecks in November 1839
- List of shipwrecks in April 1839
- List of shipwrecks in December 1839
The list of shipwrecks in May 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1839.