List of shipwrecks in April 1825
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Independence |  United States |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Maracaibo, Gran Colombia.[1] |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hiram | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Ocracoke, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Jamaica.[1] |
| Industry |  United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the Sherry of Ness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Trondheim, Norway to Portaferry, County Antrim. Industry was refloated on 14 April and taken in to Stromness, Orkney Islands, for repairs.[2] |
| Mechanic | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Mechanic was refloated the next day and taken in to Limerick for repairs.[3] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | United Kingdom |
The ship sank off Harwich, Essex. She was refloated on 18 June and beached.[4] |
| Reindeer | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Jamaica.[5] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Syren | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southend, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Cork and Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[3] |
9 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Royal George | United Kingdom |
The whaler was lost at Wahoo (Oahu).[6] |
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eglington | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[7] |
| Maria Agnetha |  Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Surinam.[8] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boldon | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
| Julian | United Kingdom |
The ship was holed by her anchor at Liverpool, Lancashire and was wrecked.[10] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Ertholmene, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Danzig.[11] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Lucia to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[12] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comus | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Swansea, Glamorgan.[13] |
| Paul Frederick |  Rostock |
The galiot sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea.[9][14] |
| Teche | United States |
 The steamboat was set on fire and sunk in the Mississippi River by a boiler explosion with the loss of three lives. Another twelve to eighteen people died when a boat from the steamboat Washington ( |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Drie Gesusters |  France |
The galiot was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to a Baltic port.[9][16] |
| Henry | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Torres Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Batavia.[17][18] |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in Torekov Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Memel, Prussia.[19] |
| Britannia | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Torekov, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Danzig.[19] |
| Caroline | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Pillau, Prussia.[20] |
| Eleonora |  Prussia |
The ship was lost in the Swinebottoms. She was on a voyage from London to Pillau.[11] |
| Flora | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in Torekov Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Memel.[19] |
| Janets | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Torekov. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
| Liebe |  Danzig |
The ship was lost in Torekov Bay. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by Sally ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[21] |
| Mary & Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Aberdeen.[21] |
| Neptunus | Danzig |
The ship was driven ashore near Landskrona, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Danzig.[19] |
| Oscar | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost on Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[2] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander de Bruyer |  Stettin |
The ship foundered in the Skaggerak on or about this date. She was on voyage from London, United Kingdom to a Baltic port.[4][22] |
| Christina Maria |  Sweden |
The ship capsized off Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kalmar to Copenhagen, Denmark.[11] |
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near "Polski". She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Königsburg, Prussia.[9] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[20] |
| Mercurius |  Hamburg |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea between Heligoland and Wangeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Hamburg.[19] |
| Minerva |  Brazil |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km)) from Bahia. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, Portugal.[23] |
| Thomas Hodgson | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Pillau, Prussia. She was refloated on 24 July and taken in to Pillau.[19][24] |
| Vrow Gerken | Netherlands |
The ship foundered in the Zuiderzee off Hoorn, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Hamburg.[25] |
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost off the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia.[9] |
| Eliza | Jamaica |
The drogging sloop was wrecked in Rodney Hall Bay.[4] |
| Mars | Danzig |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Baltrum, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued by America ( United States). Mars was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Danzig.[19] She subsequently came ashore on Baltrum and was wrecked.[26] |
19 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augustina |  Norway |
The ship was discovered abandoned in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Christiansand. Augustina was taken in to Ostend, West Flanders, Netherlands.[25][19] |
| Goede Hoop | Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland.[26] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire at North Shields, County Durham and was scuttled.[26] |
21 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | Hamburg |
The ship ran aground off Callantsoog, Groningen, Netherlands and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from China to Hamburg.[25] Asia was refloated on 19 May and taken into the Nieuw Diep.[1] |
| Julia | Guernsey |
The ship was wrecked at Gorey, Jersey, Channel Islands.[25] |
23 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorinda | United Kingdom |
The cutter foundered in the Irish Sea off Dublin with the loss of all hands.[9] |
| Freyheiden |  Denmark |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[25] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princess of Wales |  Jamaica |
The cutter was wrecked at Bahía Honda, Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[27] |
26 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharina | Stettin |
The ship was abandoned off the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Stettin.[20] Catharina was subsequently taken in to Helsingør, Denmark, by Edward ( Prussia).[11] |
| Maria Catharina | Rostock |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked off the "Sloot". She was on a voyage from Rostock to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[9] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire at North Shields, County Durham and was scuttled.[9] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbird | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked north of Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[9] |
| Claremont | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Water Key, off the coast of Haiti. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[28] |