List of shipwrecks in April 1835
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria |  United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground of Partridge Island, New Brunswick, British North America and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
3 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Felix |  Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore at Stavanger, Norway. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Bergen, Norway.[2] |
| Heinrich |  Lübeck |
The ship struck ice and was consequently beached at "Surophead" She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Reval, Russia.[3] |
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off County Durham. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to South Shields, County Durham.[4] Alert was refloated on 9 April and taken in to South Shields, where she was beached after her cargo had been discharged.[5] |
5 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shamrock | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Maughold Head, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Westport, County Mayo.[6] |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Odesa.[4] |
| Mariner | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Savannah, Georgia, United States.[1] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Madeline | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on a shoal east of Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales.[7][8] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oceanus |  Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Gothenburg, Sweden.[3] |
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Crow Rock and foundered in the Bristol Channel near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[9][5][6] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George III | United Kingdom |
The convict ship was wrecked in the River Derwent, Van Diemen's Land with the loss of 134 of the 294 people on board. She was on a voyage from Woolwich, Kent to Van Diemen's Land.[10][11] |
| Martha | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at Swansea, Glamorgan and was severely damaged.[2] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a rock and sank at Crail, Fife.[12] |
| Unity | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the River Moy at Ballina, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Ballina to London.[2] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Erin | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Crow Rock, in the Irish Sea and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[2] |
| Marie Cecile |  France |
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from La Roquette-sur-Var, Alpes-Maritimes to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[13] |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Wicklow and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Swansea, Glamorgan.[2] |
| General Sharp | United Kingdom |
The sloop capsized and sank in a squall off Maryport, Cumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Maryport to Dumfries.[14] |
17 April
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Levant | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Tétouan, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15][16] |
| Sarah Margaret | United Kingdom |
The schooner struck rocks off Inisheer, County Galway and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Galway to New York, United States.[17] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Josephine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp, Belgium.[2] |
21 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ligiera |  Portugal |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (8°N 33°W / 8°N 33°W). Her crew were rescued.[18] |
| Thomas | United Kingdom |
The flat sank off Rhyl, Caernarvonshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat.[14] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire for Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[19] |
23 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speedwell | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in ice off Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America to Hull, yorkshire.[20] |
24 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | United Kingdom |
The ship sank in the River Mersey with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Runcorn, Cheshire.[22] |
| Green Isle | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer was in collision with Manchester ( United Kingdom) and was beached at "Red Noses", Liverpool. Green Isle was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.[23][24] |
| James Morgan | United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with Montcalm ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean (39°N 47°W / 39°N 47°W) and foundered with the loss of eight of her nine crew. The survivor was rescued by Montcalm. James Morgan was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cork.[25][26] |
26 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clutha | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Ballywalter, County Down. Her crew were rescued. Shje was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America.[17] |
| Constant Trader | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[27][17] |
| Hero | United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[27][17] |
| Phœnix | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brora, Sutherland to Liverpool.[27][17] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Calcutta, India for Mauritius. Presumed lost in the Indian Ocean with the loss of all hands as she had not arrived by 28 August.[28] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Familien |  Duchy of Schleswig |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Tönning to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[29][30] |
| King George IV | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Douglas, Isle of Man.[29] |
29 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Margaretta |  Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cuxhaven, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[31] |
| Ardent | Denmark |
The ship was run down and sunk near Gibraltar by Nautilus ( United Kingdom). Ardent was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Tarragona, Spain.[15] |
| Hero | United Kingdom |
The steamship foundered in Liverpool Bay. All on board were rescued by the steamship Druid ( United Kingdom).[17][30] |
| James | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Humber at Winteringham, Lincolnshire. She capsized and was swept downstream and sank. Her crew survived.[30] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Caldey Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by Star ( United Kingdom). Mary was on a voyage from Gloucester to Dublin.[32] |
