List of shipwrecks in April 1860
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline |  New Zealand |
The barque was wrecked when she grounded on a sandbar at the mouth of the New River in southern New Zealand. She was lying low in the water due to a heavy cargo of coal.[1] |
| Dauntless |  United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore at Towyn Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Carmarthen.[2] |
| Frederic Gustave |  France |
The ship foundered 36 nautical miles (67 km) west south west of Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by John Masterman ( United Kingdom). Frederic Gustave was on a voyage rom Bordeaux, Gironde to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[3] |
| General Grant | United Kingdom |
The schooner was lost at Anguilla.[4] |
| John Wesley | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Duncansby Head, Caithness. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Dumfries. John Wesley had become a wreck by 4 April.[5] |
| Notre Dame de Bon Port | France |
The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Swansea.[6] Notre Dame de Bon Port was refloated on 3 April with the assistance of three tugs.[7] |
| Oberon | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on Sarn Badrig and was abandoned. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Portmadoc Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Macao, China to Liverpool, Lancashire. She floated off and came ashore on Shell Island, Caernarfonshire.[7][8] |
| Vivid | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore in Plettenberg Bay. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cape Town, Cape Colony to Table Bay.[4] |
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alphonsine Estelle | United Kingdom |
The schooner sank off Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a Deal lugger. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[7][9] |
| Dominica | United Kingdom |
The brig was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dominica to London.[4] |
| Fort George | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Diamond Sand, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India.[10] She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Calcutta.[11] |
| Susan Emily | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to New Orleans.[4] |
| Yrca | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship caught fire off the Isles of Scilly. She sank the next day. Her 30 crew were rescued by the schooner Empress ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Birkenhead, Cheshire to Bombay, India.[5][4] |
3 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny Holmes |  United States |
The barque was destroyed by fire at Apalachicola, Florida.[12] |
| Forsoget |  Norway |
The ship was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Fraserburgh in a severely damaged condition.[13] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[7] |
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[7] |
| Emanuel |  Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Prestonpans, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Brake to Cockenzie, Lothian.[2] |
| Fiery Cross | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on a reef near the Investigator Shoal, in the South China Sea. All 30 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hong Kong.[14][15][16][17][18] |
| Hannah | United Kingdom |
The cutter foundered off Baboon Point, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Lambert's Bay to Table Bay.[4] |
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Lossiemouth, Moray. She was on a voyage from Lossiemouth to Burghead.[13] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lossiemouth.[19] |
| Saladin | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Egremont, Cheshire.[20] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[7] |
5 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alceste | United Kingdom |
The barque struck a sunken rock off the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Sarah ( United Kingdom). Alceste was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Southampton, Hampshire.[13] |
| Benin | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Benin.[21] |
| Black Hawk | United States |
The ship capsized and sank in the Bay of Bengal with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts.[22] |
| John Purdie | United Kingdom |
The schooner, in ballast, struck a sunken rock near the Runnel Stone off Gwennap Head, Cornwall and sank. Her crew escaped in the ship′s boat; they were rescuced by Kellow ( United Kingdom). John Purdie was on a voyage from St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[23][13] |
| Sextus | United Kingdom |
The sailing barge capsized at Harwich, Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Sheerness, Kent.[13] |
| Surprise | United Kingdom |
The schooner was run down and sunk off the coast of Pembrokeshire by Isabella ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5][13] She was raised on 26 August.[24] |
| Vigo | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with the steamship Baron Osy ( Belgium) and sank in the River Thames.[25] |
| Weddrington | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground at Caen, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Caen.[2] |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harvest | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Mobile, Alabama, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26] |
| Tiverton | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Pampus, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Runcorn, Cheshire.[19] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Despatch | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with the full-rigged ship Jeunesse ( France) and foundered with the loss of two of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by Jeunesse. Despatch was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to the Clyde[27][4] |
| Fatul Karlem |  Netherlands East Indies |
The barque was destroyed by fire at Ternate.[28] |
| Friedrich Wilhelm |  Prussia |
The ship ran aground at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Dublin, United Kingdom.[29] She was refloated.[3] |
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Gloucester. She was refloated.[3] |
| Moorsfort | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in Tombeau Bay. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Mauritius. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and completed her voyage.[30] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Express ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames with the loss of two of her crew.[2] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Villaricos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to the River Tyne.[2] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alva | British North America |
The schooner was wrecked on the coast of North Carolina, United States. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick.[31][4] |
| Jankina | Netherlands |
The galiot foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (46°45′N 8°30′W / 46.750°N 8.500°W). Her crew were rescued by the brig Galatea (.svg){kind=small} Kingdom of Sardinia). Jankina was on a voyage from Ayr, United Kingdom to Seville, Spain.[32] |
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The brig was beached 7 leagues (21 nautical miles (39 km)) north east of Bastia, Corsica, France. Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[33][34] |
9 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earsdon | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Nyhavn, Denmark. Her sixteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Libava, Courland Governorate.[35] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom |
The brigantine ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. Her nine crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Tynemouth, Northumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[36][37] She had become a wreck by 11 April.[38] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[36] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[29] |
10 April
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hedwig |  Russia |
The full-rigged ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Johker van Stogteren (Flag unknown). Hedwig was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[39] |
| Jacob A. Westervelt | United States |
The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at New York.[40] Her passengers and crew were rescued by the steamboat Magnolia ( New York City Police Department).[31] |
| Mary A. McLeod | United Kingdom |
The smack collided with the steamship Rebecca ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Firth of Clyde. Her three crew were rescued by Rebecca. Mary A. McLeod was on a voyage from Easdale, Argyllshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[41] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Creole | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[42] She was being towed from the River Tyne to Amble, Northumberland.[43] |
| Fairy | United Kingdom |
The barque was lost on the coast of Greenland. Her 50 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Greenland.[4] |
| Sirene | France |
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Tréguier River. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine.[44] |
| St. Peter and St. Paul | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Spijkerplaat, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Antwerp, Belgium.[38] |
| Themis, or Thetis |  Sweden or Norway |
The brigantine was wrecked near "Braciotto", Kingdom of Sardinia with the loss of all seven people on board.[45] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aerolite | United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. All nineteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Akyab, Burma.[4] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The schooner sank 14 nautical miles (26 km) north east of Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Perth.[3][33] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The brig was damaged by fire at Hamburg with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[43] |
| Jan Zylker | Netherlands |
The galiot sprang a leak and foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) north west of Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued by the barque Baron H. Adersveld ( United Kingdom). Jan Zylker was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Trieste.[42][46] |
| R. L. Fay | United States |
The schooner caught fire at Savannah, Georgia and was scuttled.[31] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Brixham, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The brig was damaged by fire at Hamburg with the loss of a crew member.[46] |
| Jane Frances | United Kingdom |
The barque was damaged by fire in the North River, New York, United States.[48] |
| Newcastle | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Corfu, United States of the Ionian Islands. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[43] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Arendina | Russia |
The ship collided with a Norwegian barque and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Narva.[49] |
| Belle | United States |
The barque collided with Invincible ( United States) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Invincible and the brig A. Milliken ( United States). Belle was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[48] |
| Flora | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered in the North Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[45][4] |
| Gezina Mensinga | Prussia |
The koff was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingborg Sweden. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to the River Tyne.[33] |
| Lady Bruce | United Kingdom |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her sixteen crew took to the boats; they were rescued six days later by the barque Dunbrody ( United Kingdom). Lady Bruce was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[4][50] |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Bertha | Netherlands |
The ship ran aground off Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was refloated.[51] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eamont | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated the next day with assistance from three steamships.[43] |
| Lucinda | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Queenstown, County Cork.[4] |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to Holyhead.[52] |
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Segunda Clavinella |  Spain |
The ship struck the Cochinos and sank. Her crew were rescued.[53] |
| Emerald Isle | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Cienfuegos, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[4] |
| Helena | Norway |
The brig struck the Runnel Stone off Gwennap Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Despite taking on water she was towed to Penzance, Cornwall, by a passing steamer. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway, to Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, with a cargo of ice.[23] |
| Hermine |  Denmark |
The koff sank near Fredrikshavn. She was on a voyage from Aalborg to Hull, Yorkshire, UNited Kingdom.[54] |
| Little Joe | United Kingdom |
The ship sank off Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Kessingland Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[33] |
| Old England | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her sixteen crew were rescued by Robert Burns ( United Kingdom). Old England was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Queenstown, County Cork.[4][21] |
| Olive Leaf | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Whitstable, Kent.[33] |
| Victor | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore on Ven Island, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[43] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[33] |
| Warburton | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and ran aground at Baltimore, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[55] |
19 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fisher | United Kingdom |
The brigantine was lost on the coast of Greenland. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Greenland.[4] |
| Hilda | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Swin Island, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[56] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Black Rock. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Galway. She was refloated.[56] |
| Sir Thomas Gresham | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship sank in the Indian Ocean. Her eighteen crew survived; nine crew were rescued by Bellona ( United Kingdom). Sir Thomas Gresham was on a voyage from Madras, India to "Gobalpore".[57][4] |
| Zerce | Flag unknown | The brig was driven ashore in the Gudenå. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Prussia to an English port. She was refloated and taken in to Dybbøl, Denmark in a waterlogged condition.[58] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | United Kingdom |
The sloop sank and capsized at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Skerries, County Dublin.[58] |
| Arethusa | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven onto rocks at Bovisand, Devon. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Plymouth.[55] |
| Fortuna | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[33] |
| Freeman | United Kingdom |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maranhão, Brazil.[4] |
| Harvest | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted off the coast of Florida, United States whilst on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[59] |
| Mystery | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Ives. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[56][4] |
| Trafalgar | United Kingdom |
The barque sprang a leak due to shipworm and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 30 crew were rescued by two ships. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to London.[4][60][61] |
21 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fatih Rehmen | .svg){kind=small} India |
The ship was driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) north west of Aden. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Jeddah, Habesh Eyalet. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Lady Canning ( United Kingdom). Fatih Rehman was set afire to prevent capture by the Arabs.[62] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Port Lonsdale Reef.[4] |
| Miriam | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated.[33] |
23 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The collier, a brig, ran aground on the Insand, in the North Sea. She was refloated.[33] |
| Florence Dombey | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Cape Santo Vito, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her eight crew survived.[4][63] |
| Neckar |  Hamburg |
The ship ran aground at Sunderland, England. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Hong Kong. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Portsmouth, England in a leaky condition on 26 April.[39] |
| Wave | New South Wales |
The schooner was wrecked near Nobbys Head. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[4] |
24 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Jane | United Kingdom |
The smack ran aground and sank whilst giving assistance to Mary Ann ( United Kingdom) at Felixtowe, Suffolk. Her crew survived.[40] |
| Miriam | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at the Landguard Fort, Felixtowe. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[58][64] |
| Tyrer | United Kingdom |
The barque struck the Stag Rocks, in the English Channel off the coast of Cornwall and foundered. Her sixteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to the Clyde.[58][4] |
| Wonder | United Kingdom |
The smack sank in the English Channel off the coast of Devon. Both crew were rescued by the Teignmouth Lifeboat.[39][65] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre | France |
The ship was driven ashore at Ouistreham, Calvados with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from an English port to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure.[66] |
| Florence Dombey | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Cape Santo Vito, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew were rescued.[52] |
| Nyssia |  Stettin |
The brig capsized and sank off Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of six of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Hermine ( Denmark). Nyssia was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Stettin.[67][68] |
| Ocean | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Isigny Bay. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to South Shields, County Durham.[4] She subsequently broke up.[44] |
| Remi | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost off the coast of Korea. Her 26 crew survived.[35] |
| Triton | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cowes. She was refloated the next day.[44] |
26 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Teviot | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off the north Kent coast.[44] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gustav Carl | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked near Cape Palos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to a British port.[69] |
| Margaretta | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Tonalá River, Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[70][4] |
| Sperwer | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Adra, Spain.[71] She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[72] |
| Sunderland | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Carrick Rock, off Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. She was refloated the next day.[44] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | Norway |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered off The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[73] |
| Forth | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Burntisland, Fife. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to Burntisland.[74] |
| Solon |  Grand Duchy of Oldenburg |
The barque was wrecked near Shoalhaven, New South Wales with the loss of al crew member. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Geelong, Victoria.[75] |
| William Bartlett | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and sank at Banff, Aberdeenshire.[44] |
| Zingari | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground off Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Zeeland ( Netherlands).[44] |
29 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Don Quixhote | United Kingdom |
The schooner struck rocks and sank. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Galway.[4] |
| Garland | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her 28 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[4][76] |
| Mimic | Sweden |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Mary Rogerson ( United Kingdom). Mimic was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to New York, United States.[77] |
