List of shipwrecks in April 1820
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2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Horatio |  United States |
The full-rigged ship was lost on the Diamond Shoals, off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of eight lives.[2] |
| Ocean | United States |
The ship foundered with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal, to Alexandria, Virginia.[3] |
| Rose |  United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Madeira to London.[4] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Margate.[5] |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellona |  Jamaica |
The schooner was wrecked on the Mariguana Reef, Jamaica. All on board were rescued by Merlin ( United Kingdom).[6] |
| Dash | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex.[7] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Shoals of Grado, in the Adriatic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Trieste.[8] Rock was refloated on 13 April and taken in to Trieste.[9] |
8 April
10 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Johan |  Sweden |
The ship foundered off Kalmar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Kalmar.[10] |
| Friendship | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Mauritius.[11] Superior was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[12] |
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on St. Philip's Key, off Cape St. Antonio. Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire.[13] |
| Telegraph | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gravesend, Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to New York City.[13] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hibernia | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Maldonado, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[14] |
21 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Echo | United Kingdom |
The whaler was wrecked on Cato's Shoal, in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew survived.[15] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She floated off and consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. Neptune was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[8] |
| Peggy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Killough, County Down, to Whitehaven.[10] |
26 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Society | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Dublin.[10] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flirt | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between Padstow and St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[16] |
