List of shipwrecks in April 1836
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friends |  United Kingdom |
The sloop ran aground and was holed at Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was subsequently taken in to Arbroath for repairs.[1] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The barque was destroyed by fire at Cobh, County Cork.[2] |
| Shelmalire | United Kingdom |
The shipran aground on Harold's Rock, off Cratloe, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[2] |
| Tesson |  Hamburg |
The ship was wrecked on the Dick Sand, in the North Sea off the Oldenburg coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Hamburg.[3] |
| Thomas and Ann | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Petten, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the Petten Lifeboat.[4] |
| Venus | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[5] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Amsterdam, North Holland.[6] |
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Boston, Lincolnshire.[7] |
| Eliza |  Belgium |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Ostend.[8] |
| Mary McGill | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized and sank at the mouth of the River Shannon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] |
| Nimrod | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Ayr.[8] |
| Ocean | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered at Padstow, Cornwall with the loss of all hands and a pilot.[10] |
| Robert and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Barnstaple, Devon.[7] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.[6] |
| Vallenia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia.[11] |
3 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[12] |
| Traveller | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Cork to London. Traveller was refloated the next day.[10] |
| United Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[13][14] |
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelphi | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Perch Rock, off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Gloucester.[9] She was refloated the next day and put back to Beaumaris.[6] |
| Lisbon Packet | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[15] |
| Phylarea | United Kingdom |
The collier struck the Hecla Reef and foundered off Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. France. Her crew were rescued.[16][6] |
| Speculator | United Kingdom |
The collier struck the Hecla Reef and foundered off Havre de Grâce. Her crew were rescued by Bienfaisante ( France).[7][16][6] |
| Venus |  Norway |
The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Caen, Calvados, France.[17] |
5 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
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The ship was driven ashore on the north coast of Fehmarn.[18] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bassenthwaite | United Kingdom |
The ship struck rocks off the Isles of Scilly and foundered with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[15][17] |
| Elizabeth | Duchy of Holstein |
The ship sank near the mouth of the Eider.[17] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Astrea | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Mells ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned 7 leagues (21 nautical miles (39 km)) west south west of the Tuscar Rock. Her crew were rescued by Mells.[19] |
9 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henrick | Norway |
The ship was wrecked at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Arendal to Douglas.[13] |
| Johannes |  Russia |
The ship was driven ashore at Hamburg. She was on a voyage from Riga to "Rivadeo". Johannes was later refloated and taken in to "Burgowick".[20] |
10 April
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry and Thomas | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Ravenglass, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Maryport, Cumberland.[22] |
| Lalla Rookh | United Kingdom |
The brig (built 1825 in South Shields) was wrecked near Wick, Scotland, around midnight on 11 (or 12?[23]) April 1836.[24] She was sailing from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Quebec in ballast under the command of Captain Green, during a severe easterly gale, and was driven onto rocks at Elzy, a couple of miles east of Wick.[23] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | United Kingdom |
The collier foundered in the English Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) south west by south of Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gibraltar.[21][25][17] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine |  Hamburg |
The ship capsized in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of four of the six people on board. The survivors were rescued the next day by Lucie ( United Kingdom). Catherine was on a voyage from Hamburg to London, United Kingdom.[17] |
| Mercurius |  Bremen |
The ship was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bremen to a Baltic port.[26] |
| Northumberland | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Ness of Guise, off John o' Groats, Caithness and was wrecked.[27] She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Hamburg.[28] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland.[22] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Bridgwater, Somerset.[29] |
| James | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Florida, Florida Territory. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[30][31] |
17 April
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire and sank in the English Channel off Exmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Exeter, Devon.[27] The wreck was later refloated.[18] |
| Johanna | Belgium |
The ship sank at Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[33] |
19 April
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey Lily | Guernsey |
The ship ran aground, capsized and was severely damaged at Jersey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Jersey.[35][18] |
| Vrow Elizabeth |  Danzig |
The ship was wrecked by ice off "Point Perrispoe", Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Danzig and Narva, Russia.[36] |
| William Huskisson | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[37][35] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wilmington, Delaware, United States.[38][18] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonny Lass | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Sanday, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Tarbert, Argyllshire.[39] She was refloated on 26 May and taken in to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[40] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Penketh | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off the mouth of the River Dee. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarvon to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41] |
