List of shipwrecks in 1847
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral |  United States |
The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Missouri River near Weston, Missouri, apparently in 1847.[1] |
| Agenoria |  United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was refloated on 15 February.[2] |
| Aristides | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean south of Madagascar. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to the Cape of Good Hope.[3] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush. She was refloated on 15 February.[2] |
| Glencoe | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush. She was refloated on 17 February.[2] |
| Iris |  Denmark |
The ship was lost on the coast of Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
| La Petite Ernestine |  France |
The ship was lost in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Harp ( United Kingdom).[5] |
| Lucretia | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off Point Spirito Santo, on the west coast of South America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Punta Arenas, Chile and Guatemala City, Guatemala.[6][7] |
| Malabar | France |
The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Coringa, India to the Île Bourbon.[8] |
| Mars | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush. She was refloated on 15 February.[2] |
| Mary Jane |  British North America |
The brig was wrecked at Shelburne, Nova Scotia.[9] She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[10] |
| Monmouth |  United States |
The ship ran aground on the Mosella Reef. She was refloated with assistance from Republican ( United States) and taken in to Key West, Florida.[11] |
| Socrates |  Russia |
The ship was wrecked at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône one Wednesday in January or February.[12] |
| Sylphide |  Belgium |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Antwerp.[13] |