List of shipwrecks in April 1843
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hibernia |  United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Thracian ( United States) and foundered off Point Lynas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[1][2] She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth, to Preston, Lancashire.[3] |
| James Lock | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Brilliant ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Madeira.[4] |
| Libra |  Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore in Rhossili Bay. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
| Mohawk | United Kingdom |
The barque was in collision with the brig William ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged off Hartlepool, County Durham. She put into Hartlepool in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[5] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Primrose ( United Kingdom). Sarah was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Plymouth, Devon.[2] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with Henry ( United Kingdom and sank at Dublin. She was later refloated.[6] |
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abeona | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked off Cape San Antonio, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[7] |
| Atlantic | United Kingdom |
The ship was run ashore in Newark Bay, Sanday, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to St. John's, Newfoundland.[8][9][10] |
| Christopher Rawson | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a reef in the South China Sea off "Pulo Sapata", Spanish East Indies and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Macao to Singapore.[11] |
| Lebru | Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llanmadock, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[12] |
| St. Bertrand |  France |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Montezuma ( United Kingdom). St, Bertrand was on a voyage from Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, to Newfoundland, British North America.[13] |
3 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orient | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Perranarworthal, Cornwall.[12] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America, to London.[14] |
| Pytho | France |
The ship ran aground on the Dunkirk Banks. She was refloated and taken into Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[1] |
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acklam | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Gilleleje, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, to Stettin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15] |
| Aylesford | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Gilleleje. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Stettin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15] |
| Chieftain | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by the barque New England ( United States).[16] |
| China | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Charleston.[17] |
| Lord Hawkesbury | United Kingdom |
The ship sank in a squall off Portsmouth, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[1] |
| Medora | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the Boston Deeps by Sarah ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Sarah. Medora was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, to Faversham, Kent.[16] |
| Miracle | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated the next day and put back to Liverpool.[18] |
| Telegraph | United Kingdom |
The schooner capsized in a squall off Portland, Dorset. All seventeen people on board survived.[16] |
| Voluna | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at the mouth of the River Usk.[1] |
5 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[1] She was refloated the next day and taken into Grimsby for repairs.[8] |
| Edward | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven against the pier and severely damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire.[19] |
| Oithona | United Kingdom |
The snow struck the Lafolle Reef, Haiti in heavy fog and became a wreck. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[20][21] |
| Phœbe | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hibernia | United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with Jericen ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued.[16] |
| Lydia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in a capsized condition at Caernarfon.[16] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[23] |
| Orient | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on a rock near the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[16] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | United Kingdom |
The schooner was destroyed by fire in the North Sea (54°09′N 3°00′E / 54.150°N 3.000°E). Her crew were rescued by the barque Sostre ( Norway). Agnes was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hamburg.[8][24] |
| Athalon | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on the Île-à-Vache, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[25] |
| Charles and William | United Kingdom |
The steam tug was stolen from the River Tyne. She was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland, with the loss of one of the two people on board.[26][27][28] The survivor was rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat.[9] |
| Dale | United Kingdom |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Lisbon, Portugal. Her eighteen crew were rescued by the schooner Porto Novo ( Portugal).[29][30][31][4] |
| Flora | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Castletown, Isle of Man.[16] |
| Henrick |  Denmark |
The ship was wrecked near "Melazzo".[16] |
| Marquis of Breadalbane | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Perth to London. She was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex, in a leaky condition.[32] |
| Mary Dixon | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[9] |
| New Margaretha | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Atherstone, Isle of Wight.[16] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[32] |
| Pomona | Norway |
The ship was abandoned off the Pentland Firth. She came ashore on Burray, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom, and was wrecked.[8] |
| Queen Victoria | United Kingdom |
The East Indiaman was wrecked on a reef off the south west of Rodrigues, Mauritius with the loss of eleven lives. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[33][34] |
| Salamanca | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Rye, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[16][32] |
| San Sparidone |  Greece |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by a French fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[8] |
| Solway | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer was wrecked on the Baldargo Reef, 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of A Coruña, Spain with the loss of 35 of the 125 people on board. Survivors were rescued by L'Erlbe ( France), North Britain ( United Kingdom), local boats or reached shore in the ships' boats. Solway was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, to the West Indies.[35] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean | United Kingdom |
The ship was sunk by ice off Cape Bollard, Newfoundland, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[36] |
| Maria Anna |  Bremen |
The ship was run into and sunk off "Weddermarden Hurst" by a Hanovarian pilot cutter. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[37] |
| Olive Branch | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[9] She was refloated on 10 April and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[10] |
| Russell | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Pevensey Bay, Sussex. Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Poole, Dorset.[9] Russell was refloated on 13 April and taken into Rye Harbour, Sussex.[15] |
| St. Leon | France |
The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[38][39] |
| Whitehaven | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Kingstown, County Dublin, She was refloated.[40] |
9 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constitution | United States |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[36] |
| Hendrick Robert |  Prussia |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Jutland.[30] She came ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Schleswig on 13 April.[41] |
| Thomas | United Kingdom |
The sloop ran aground on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire, to Broomhill. She was refloated.[8][10] |
10 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jornfru Elizabeth | Denmark |
The ship was wrecked on the Niding Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, to Copenhagen.[37] |
| Peak | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire.[8][16] She was refloated on 12 April and taken into Whitby in a severely damaged condition.[42][43] |
| Sussex | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brier Island, Nova Scotia, British North America, to Saint Lucia.[44] |
| William and Henry | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Sound of Islay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Waterford. She was refloated on 13 April and resumed her voyage.[45] |
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Selina |  Danzig |
The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef. She was refloated and towed into Copenhagen, Denmark.[30] |
| Success | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Fremantle, Colony of Western Australia. She was refloated on 18 April. She was on a voyage from London to Fremantle.[11] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fenice |  Kingdom of Sardinia |
The ship was driven ashore near Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Lima, Peru.[4] |
| Holder Bolden |  United States |
The whaler was lost in the Pacific to a reef at 26.01N 174.55W, near Lisianski Island, the crew survived and built a schooner over 5 months which departed 14th Sept, arriving Honolulu 8 October, then arranged for recovery of the remaining crew and stores.[46] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emily | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and sank in the Victoria Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[47][14] |
| Golden Eagle | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lucca, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[48] |
| Hewes | United States |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Industry ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from New York to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[47][15][49] |
| Heinrich Robert | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore derelict on Amrum, Duchy of Schleswig.[37] |
| Helena |  Netherlands |
The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the English Channel off Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[47] Helena was refloated on 30 April and taken into Penzance.[50] |
| Independence | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a rock off New Grimsby, Isles of Scilly, and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, to Neath, Glamorgan. She put into St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, for repairs.[43] |
14 April
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John and Ellen | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off Howth, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bantry, County Cork, to the Clyde.[51] |
| Lady Grant | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Bombay, India, or Singapore for Chusan, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[52][53] |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly, and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to Waterford.[51] |
| Dolphin | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground, capsized and was severely damaged at Cardiff.[49] |
| Emilie | France |
The ship was wrecked at "Torre Chica". Her crew were rescued.[54] |
| Maria Anna | Bremen |
The ship was run into and sunk off "Weddemarden" by Hanoverian ( Kingdom of Hanover). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[41] |
| Rosa |  Spain |
The ship was lost off Puerto Rico. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havana, Cuba.[55] |
| Vittoriso Principe Metternich |  Austrian Empire |
The ship foundered off Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover.[41] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford | United Kingdom |
The smack was discovered abandoned off Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan, to Southampton, Hampshire. She was taken into Ilfracombe, Devon.[51] |
| Cumberland | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore on the west coast of Horse Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated and towed into Kilrush, County Clare, by the steamship Garry Owen ( United Kingdom).[56][57] |
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Lancaster, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51] |
19 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enfield | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to South Shields.[58][59] |
21 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Hoborg Reef, off Gotland, Sweden. She was refloated but consequently foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire, to Riga, Russia.[36] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah & Rachel | United Kingdom |
The oyster skiff was lost in the Bristol Channel with the loss of both crew.[60] |
23 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Croft | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[61] |
| Fame | United Kingdom |
The schooner struck Avery's Rock and was severely damaged. She put into Pigeon Cove, Newfoundland, British North America.[36] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[61] |
| Mary and Isabella | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea off the Buchan Ness Lighthouse, Aberdeenshire. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to the Moray Firth.[62][63] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire off Seal Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, to London.[64] |
24 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William Glen Anderson | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire.[65] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Don | United Kingdom |
The smack ran aground at Wick, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Wick. She was later refloated and taken into Wick.[62] |
26 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Queen | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Antigua. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[55] |
| Diana | United Kingdom |
The whaler was severely damaged by an explosion at Saint Helena. She was consequently condemned.[66][67] |
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The ship was wrecked near Santarcangelo de Romagna. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom, to Ancona.[68] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland.[62] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Cambois, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Cambois. She was refloated and towed into Blyth.[62] |
| R. La Maure | France |
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom, to Bordeaux, Gironde.[69] |
| Tennant | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Stettin. She put into Lerwick, Shetland Islands in a sinking condition.[70] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adeline | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Barrington, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[20] |
| Brunette | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[71] |
| Hermine | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse, Argyllshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[17] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelphia | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Blanch Point, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[72] |
29 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Ann Elizabeth ( United Kingdom) off the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall, and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Falmouth, Cornwall.[73] |
| Ebenezer | United Kingdom |
The brig collided with Juno ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk, and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued.[17][50] |
| William Rippon | United Kingdom |
The brig was sunk by ice off Cape North, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[71][72] |
