List of shipwrecks in April 1872
The list of shipwrecks in April 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1872.
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1 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Amanda Jane | Canada | The River Amazon. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Pará, Brazil. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition, but had to be beached at "Vegia".[1]
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Baltic | United Kingdom | The |
Matford | United Kingdom | The |
2 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Astrologer | United Kingdom | The Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 4 April and completed her voyage.[5]
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Jessie | United Kingdom | The ketch ran aground on the Woolpack Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was wrecked. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[6][7] |
Viking | United Kingdom | The |
3 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Germania | Flag unknown | The Reval, Russia.[8]
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Matagorda | United Kingdom | The |
Storm | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Pará, Brazil.[11][1] |
4 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Carrick Maid | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Excelsior ( United Kingdom). Carrick Maid was on a voyage from the Clyde to the Rio Grande.[12][13] |
Mary Ellen | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore in the River Mersey and sank. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon.[8][14] |
5 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Danube | Sweden | The schooner was towed in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands in a derelict condition. She had been on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[5] |
Dromedary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight.[15] |
6 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Angora | United Kingdom | The |
7 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Argyll | United Kingdom | The |
Bosphorus | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to Penarth, Glamorgan.[13] |
Davidi | Italy | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Algiers, Algeria.[16][17] |
Furness Abbey | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Troon, Ayrshire.[18] |
Mariquitas | Spain | The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Minho. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marín to "Campos Ancos".[19] |
8 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Adelaide Baker | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas.[20]
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George Pyman | United Kingdom | The |
Kensington | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Seascale, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[12][23] She was later refloated.[24] |
Margaret | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked near the Point of Ayr Lighthouse, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Queensferry, Flintshire to Plymouth, Devon.[12] |
Maria | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Coleraine, County Antrim.[23] |
Merton | United Kingdom | The |
Strathmore | United Kingdom | The barque collided with the barque Glengaber ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued. Strathmore was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16][18] She was refloated on 22 April and beached.[25] She broke in two on 7 May.[26] |
9 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near the Ribble Lighthouse, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Piel Island to Preston, Lancashire.[16] Also reported as on a voyage from Preston to Kiel, Germany.[18] |
Marie Nicholson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay.[17]
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Tokei Marie | Japan | The ship was wrecked between Cape Esau and Cape Blunt, Hokkaido. All on board survived.[27] |
10 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Charles H. Southard | United States | The ship struck a sunken wreck and was damaged. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She put back to New Orleans in a leaky condition.[28]
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John | United Kingdom | The ship was run ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Hull, Yorkshire. She was condemned.[29] |
11 April
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Jackal | Royal Navy | The River Aray. She was refloated.[30]
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P. B. King | Turks Islands
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The |
Wimbledon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the South Breakers off the coast of Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Darien, Georgia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day.[32][33]
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Unnamed | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with a steamship and sank in the Gull Stream. Her crew were rescued by the steamship.[34] |
12 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Maori | United Kingdom | The |
Palkee | India | The buggalow was run down and sunk by the Bombay with the loss of eleven of the 44 people on board. .[35]
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13 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Sorrento | United Kingdom | The steamship sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[36] |
15 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Adele Oswald | Germany | The |
Bushire Merchant | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[38] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
El Majidi | Sultanate of Zanzibar | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Zanzibar. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 7 July. |
Euphemia | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and was beached on the Isle of Arran, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[29][17] |
Fiera Mosca | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom and was scuttled.[40] |
Hinrich | Germany | The schooner sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to a British port.[41] |
Iskandar Shah | Sultanate of Zanzibar | The frigate was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Kiboko | Sultanate of Zanzibar | The steam launch was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[39]
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Lobelia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[38] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Palmer | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Walcott, Norfolk.[41] |
Secunder Shah | Sultanate of Zanzibar | The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[38] |
Shah Allum | Sultanate of Zanzibar | The corvette was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[38] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Suleyman Shah | Sultanate of Zanzibar | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[38] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Star | Sultanate of Zanzibar | The steamship sank in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[38] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Sultana | Sultanate of Zanzibar | The steamship was lost in a hurricane at Zanzibar .[38] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
16 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Ciara Brown | Flag unknown | The Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony in a derelict condition.[32]
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17 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Fleur de Marie | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42] |
Johan Wilhelm | Norway | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Forenginen ( Norway). Johan Wilhelm was on a voyage from Kragerø to Buckie, Banffshire, United Kingdom.[25][43] |
Lutzken | Germany | The barque caught fire at New York and was scuttled.[44] |
Mary Catherine | United Kingdom | The |
Merry Andrew | United Kingdom | The tug collided with another vessel and sank in the River Mersey.[42] |
Ocean Bird | New Zealand | The 33-ton Stephens Island a week later. All three men on board perished. The steamer Lyttelton, aided by the steamer Charles Edward (both New Zealand) managed to tow her to Nelson.[45]
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Unnamed | United Kingdom | The |
18 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Ellen Lewis | United Kingdom | The |
19 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Mathilde | Spain | The barque caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew.[46] |
20 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Alcyone | Netherlands | The ship was sighted off Netherlands East Indies whilst bound for a Dutch port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47]
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Alicia | United Kingdom | The |
Antonie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on |
Barbara Christine | Norway | The galiot was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her five crew. The survivor was rescued by John and Emma ( United Kingdom). Barbara Christine was on a voyage from Bergen to a French port.[48][49][50] |
Fritz Gruber | Greece | The schooner was destroyed by fire at Pyrgos.[51] |
Neva | France | The steamship ran aground in the Bangka Strait and was wrecked.[25][52] |
Rona | China | The steamship collided with the steamship Ava ( France) and sank at Hong Kong. Two crew were rescued, 60 crew were reported missing.[53][25] |
21 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Brothers | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Rothesay, Isle of Bute.[54] |
Leonie | France | The |
Little Nell | United Kingdom | The |
Mariette | France | The |
Princess Elfida | United Kingdom | The |
Sally Anne | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingstown with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Londonderry.[25][57][54] |
Thomas | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground on the Little Burbo Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay. She floated off and sank at the mouth of the River Mersey with the loss of one of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by the pilot boat No. 12 ( United Kingdom). Thomas was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Waterford.[25][59] |
22 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Amphitrite | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the Seine-Inférieure, France to South Shields, County Durham.[25] She was refloated on 8 May and taken in to South Shields.[60]
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Aurora | United Kingdom | The |
Bonnie | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Hoylake and Point of Ayr Lifeboats. She was refloated.[58] |
Intrepid | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Greenore, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Neath, Glamorgan.[25][49] She was refloated on 24 April.[56] |
Isabella Hunter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Bon, Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Patras, Greece to a British port.[13] |
Magdalena | Malta | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Bon.[13] |
Margaret and Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off Leith, Lothian. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Nairn.[25][43] |
23 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Amble and Cresswell, Northumberland.[61][49] She was refloated on 25 April.[62] |
Daniel Huntley | Canada | The brigantine was abandoned in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by Travancore ( United Kingdom). Daniel Huntley was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[51][62] |
Queen of the East | United States | The ship was wrecked on a reef in the |
24 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Evora | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven onto rocks at Montevideo, Uruguay. All on board survived. She was a total loss.[37][64] |
Ingeborg | Sweden | The ship ran aground, capsized and sank at Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Whitby.[65][56] |
25 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Alert | United Kingdom | The ship struck the pier at Nord, France and sank. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Dunkerque. She was refloated.[32][62]
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Cynthia | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven onto the Bondicar Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51] |
Princess Elfrida | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the |
26 April
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Hawk | Royal Navy | The Kingstown, County Dublin.[62]
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Nant-y-glo | United Kingdom | The |
Susan Pardew | Canada | The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mossel Bay to Montreal, Quebec.[66][67] |
28 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 74 lives.[68] |
Auster | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 97 lives.[68] |
Balaklava | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 79 lives.[68] |
Bloodhound | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer, a steamship, collided with an iceberg off the coast of Labrador. She was abandoned the next day and sank. Her 125 crew were rescued by the steamship Nimrod ( Newfoundland Colony).[69][68] |
Brothers | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer, a brig, was driven ashore at Battle Harbour, Labrador. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Nimrod ( Newfoundland Colony).[69] |
Brothers | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 90 lives.[68] |
Dolphin | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was driven ashore at Battle Harbour. Her crew survived.[69] |
Eclipse | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 99 lives.[68] |
Edgar Doran | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 102 lives.[68] |
Eglantine | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 80 lives.[68][70] |
Emily Ann | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 113 lives.[68] |
Esquimaux | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 104 lives.[68] |
First Fruit | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 75 lives.[68] |
Flash | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 101 lives.[68] |
Glencoe | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was driven ashore at Battle Harbour. Her crew survived.[69] |
Hawk | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer, a steamship was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 175 lives.[68] |
Hector | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 100 lives.[68] |
Herbert Luby | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 98 lives.[68] |
Hero | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 42 lives.[68] |
Home of the North | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 132 lives.[68] |
Hunter | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 50 lives.[68] |
Huntsman | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer, a brig was destroyed by ice off the coast of Newfoundland with the loss of 45 or 55 of the 62 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Rescue ( Newfoundland Colony).[71][72][69][73] |
Iceland | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer, a steamship, was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 132 lives.[68] |
Ironsides | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 115 lives.[68] |
Laplander | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 80 lives.[68] |
Leonora | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 62 lives.[68] |
Lord Clyde | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was driven ashore at Battle Harbour. Her crew survived.[69] |
Lord of the Isles | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 75 lives.[68] |
Lucknow | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 98 lives.[68] |
Maid of Judah | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss on 97 lives.[68] |
Margante | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 45 lives.[68][70] |
Mary Jane | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 43 lives.[68] |
Meteor | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 70 lives.[68] |
Nightingale | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 65 lives.[68] |
Pride of the Sea | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 117 lives.[68] |
Queen of the Isles | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 96 lives.[68] |
Redman | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 68 lives.[68] |
R. G. Y. | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of all 100 crew.[68] |
Rover | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 90 lives.[68] |
Sandbach | United Kingdom | The ship was driven into Christabel and Rachel Blackwood (both United Kingdom) and drove ashore at Demerara, British Guiana. She was severely damaged.[74] |
Spark | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 102 lives.[68] |
Teira Nova | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 115 lives.[68] |
Twin Sisters | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer, a brig was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 73 of her 98 crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Retriever ( Newfoundland Colony).[68][70] |
William V. May | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 91 lives.[68] |
Witch of the Waves | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 93 lives.[68] |
29 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Amalia Emma | Netherlands | The schooner was discovered abandoned in the North Sea by the smack Poolster (Flag unknown). She was taken in tow but sank.[75] |
Baggio Asserto | Italy | The |
Monticello | United States | The North Atlantic Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km) off Saint Pierre Island. All 130 people on board were rescued by a French steamship.[73]
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Retriever | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer, a steamship, ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Battle Harbour, Labrador and was abandoned by the 165 people on board, who were rescued by the steamship Nimrod ( Newfoundland Colony). Retriever sank the next day.[69][68][70] |
30 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Colin Russell | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by Naomi and Jane ( United Kingdom) and sank at Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew survived. Colin Russell was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Strangford, County Down.[78] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Alma | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 6 April.[29] |
Alpha | Norway | The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dram to Memel, Germany.[7] |
Anna | United Kingdom | The |
Antares | Germany | The ship was wrecked off the Norwegian coast.[79] |
Argo | United Kingdom | The |
Argyll | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off The Skerries, Anglesey.[13] |
Arragon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on |
Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off The Skerries. She was on a voyage from |
Ayton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Anna Dorthes ( Ottoman Empire).[79] |
Bebbington | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Saint Helena Sound. She was on a voyage from the Bull River to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18] |
Bidwell | United States | The |
Brothers | United Kingdom | The |
Candace | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Crapad Harbour", Prince Edward Island, Canada. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Liverpool, Lancashire.[79] |
Compass | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Clonakilty, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Clonakilty.[40] |
Concordia | United Kingdom | The |
Cortes | Spain | The steamship was abdandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ville de Cadiz ( France). Cortes was on a voyage from Barcelona to London, United Kingdom.[12][18] |
C. W. Minott | United States | The ship was wrecked on Salt Key. She was on a voyage from New York to Matanzas, Cuba.[55] |
Dacian | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on Flint Rock, in Clam Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[28][82][22] |
Daniel | Netherlands | The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Lisbon, Portugal.[5] |
Eliza | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at the Point of Ayr, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from London to Saltney, Cheshire.[61] |
Elizabeth | Nicaragua | The steamship ran aground in Lake Nicaragua and was wrecked.[83] |
Everett Grey | United Kingdom | The Blackwall, Middlesex. She was refloated and beached.[34]
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Farval | Norway | The ship put in to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition.[79] |
Flor del Mar | Spain | The polacca was wrecked near Peniche, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Florencia | Spain | The schooner was wrecked at Caminha, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Oliva to London.[41] |
Gerhard | Germany | The ship was wrecked off Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Riga.[17] |
Gouverneur de Rouville | France | The ship ran aground at San Juan Bautista, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Santo Domingo Tonalá. She had been refloated by 2 May and subsequently resumed her voyage.[28][55][84] |
Hailoong | China | The |
Heimdall | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in ice in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kilrush, County Clare to Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada.[51][62] |
Helena | Norway | The ship capsized in the North Sea before 19 April.[55] |
Henry Lawson | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Motril Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Motril, Spain.[32][76] |
Jane A. Bishop | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gaboon to Hamburg, Germany.[33] |
Jeune Maria | France | The ship was driven ashore at Charente-Inférieure to Gloucester, United Kingdom.[22]
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Kathleen Allen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Riga.[42] |
Lahore | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Naples, Italy.[22] |
Louise | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ars-en-Ré, Charente-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Inférieure to Saint Pierre.[22] |
Magnet | New Zealand | The 153-ton brig was reported missing in April. In mid-May, the mate of the ketch Mary reported seeing a floating derelict brig drifting near the mouth of the Whanganui Inlet, which was thought to be the Magnet.[85] |
Maria Eugenia | Chile | The schooner was discovered abandoned in the Boca del Guazu, evidently having been attacked. Her cargo had been stolen and several dead crew were on board.[86] |
Marie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Newnham, Gloucestershire to Coleraine.[18]
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Matichia | Greece | The Bosphorus.[40]
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May Flower | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked off Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Halifax.[19]
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Melanie | France | The barque was wrecked at "Point Indeo", Brazil.[42] |
Miguel | Spain | The brigantine was wrecked near Peniche. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Mindanao | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Lynas Cove.[13] She was on a voyage from Leith to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool.[18] |
Mogart | Canada | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 16 April.[87] |
Mona's Queen | Isle of Man | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Douglas Head. Her crew survive. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Douglas.[88][89] |
Moneta | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire at New Orleans. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Cronstadt, Russia.[19]
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Nercy Marie | France | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Madagascar to Mayotte.[22] |
Ninas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Bangary".[19] |
Polar Star | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at |
Proven | Norway | The schooner capsized in the North Sea. She was taken in to Farsund on 1 May in a capsized condition.[31] |
Right of Way | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Banff. She was refloated and taken in to Lossiemouth, Moray.[13] |
Roma | United Kingdom | The Swatow to Hong Kong.[67]
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Sikkoba | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Horn Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Gloucester, United Kingdom to Riga.[77][90] |
Negociant | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Algiers, Algeria.[46] |
Southwick | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[22] |
Speedwell | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at San Francisco, California to Punta Arenas.[12]
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Tiber | United States | The ship was wrecked on Baltimore, Maryland.[34]
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Tranquebar | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire at Savannah, Georgia.[29][17] |
Valentin | Spain | The schooner was wrecked near "Bouc". Her crew were rescued.[22] |
Vidar | Norway | The barque was wrecked near "São Jaca da Barra, Brazil before 26 April. Her crew survived.[91] |
Vincent White | Canada | The schooner was wrecked near Cárdenas, Cuba.[77] |
Virginia | United States | The Key West, Florida.[3]
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White Eagle | United States | The fishing schooner was lost on the Grand Bank. Lost with all 12 crewmen.[92][93] |
White Star | United Kingdom | The Kertch, Russia.[61]
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Wilhelmine | Belgium | The ship was driven onto the Lysegrund in a capsized condition with the presumed loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Antwerp.[40] |
Willy and Emmy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Nantucket Shoals, off the coast of Queenstown, County Cork.[12]
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