List of shipwrecks in April 1830
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friends Goodwill |  United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Falmouth, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[1] |
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bramsty | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Yucatán, Mexico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tampico, Mexico.[2] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea off the Tuskar Rock with the loss of three of the seven people on board. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Chester, Cheshire.[3][4][5] |
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unanimity | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her eleven crew were rescued by Provesteen ( Norway). Unanimity was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Kiel, Duchy of Schleswig.[6] |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | United Kingdom |
The ship departed New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, for Liverpool, Lancashire, England. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7] |
8 April
9 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thetis | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a rock and sank off Stroma, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[8] |
10 April
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane |  United States |
The ship collided with Alicia ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off the Nantucket Shoals and foundered. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[10] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a rock and sank off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Cape Palos. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Dublin, United Kingdom.[12] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Bermuda. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Leith, Lothian.[13] |
| Lord Blaney | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on a rock in Carlingford Lough.[14] |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Newry | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked near Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire with the loss of about 20 lives.[15][16] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Union | United Kingdom |
The brig was run into by Ann ( United Kingdom) and sank in Loch Indaal with the loss of five of her eight crew.[17][18] |
| Zealous | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked near Ballyglass, County Mayo. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scotia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark.[20] She was refloated on 21 April and taken in to Helsingør.[11] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nymph | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the North Sea off Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to "Southton".[21] |
| Three Sisters | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn, Norfolk with the loss of two of her crew.[22] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edward | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked near Aberavon, Glamorgan with the loss of eight of the ten people on board. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork.[23][24] |
23 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heyden | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Whitesand Bay. Her crew were rescued.[17] |
| Katherine | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Valparaiso, Chile.[25] |
24 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Dundalk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near "Wingo", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, United Kingdom of the Netherlands to Helsingør, Denmark.[22] |
| Montevidiano |  Uruguay |
The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Santa Rosa. She was on a voyage from Rosario, Argentina to Montevideo.[26] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | United Kingdom |
The ship was sunk by ice off Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from London to Memel.[11] |
| Rambler | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Fehmarn, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Kiel, Duchy of Schleswig.[11] |