List of shipwrecks in April 1831
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dumfries |  United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Loggerhead Shoals, off the coast of Florida, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[1] |
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire at Kirkcaldy, Fife.[2] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and sank in the River Tyne.[3] |
| Neutraliten |  Sweden |
The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of six of her twelve crew.[4] |
| Robert Fudge | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico with the loss of two lives.. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Alvarado.[5] |
10 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen |  United States |
The ship was wrecked at Ocracoke, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Eastport, California to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[1] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Cádiz, Spain.[6] |
| Pomerania |  France |
The ship ran aground at "Quellebourg".[7] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Pylades |  Royal Navy |
The sloop-of-war ran aground and capsized at Roona Point, County Mayo.[7] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered whilst on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her crew were rescued.[8] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Therese | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[9] |
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Romulus | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked 70 nautical miles (130 km) east of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Halifax.[5][10] |
19 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brailsford | United Kingdom |
The ship struck on Langley Island as Brailsford was sailing from Plymouth to Quebec. Her crew abandoned her on 24 April after securing her sails and rigging. However, a gale sprang up and afterwards the wreck had disappeared; it was believed that she had sunk.[11] |
21 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castro Primeiro |  Portugal |
The ship was wrecked at Porto.[12] |
| Swallow | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Hull, Yorkshire.[13] Swallow was refloated on 9 May and taken in to Great Yarmouth for repairs.[14] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 26 April.[15] |
| Dauntless | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to a Dutch port.[13] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bee | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands and was abandoned by her crew.[13] |
| Lord Nelson | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands and sank. Her crew were rescued.[13] |
