List of shipwrecks in May 1822
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorchester |  British North America |
The schooner was wrecked on Grand Cayman Island.[1] |
| Fairby |  United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Demerara River with the loss of a crew member.[2][3][4] |
5 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbine | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Grenada. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tobago to Grenada.[5] |
6 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Halliday | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Alcoran Rock. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Campeche, Mexico.[6] |
| Sally Ann |  Bremen |
The ship sank near Bremen. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Bremen.[7] |
7 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Favorite |  United States |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Edgartown, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Boston, Massachusetts.[8] |
| Nimble | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[9] |
8 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak in the Dogger Bank and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[10] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Cairn Roads. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Drogheda, County Louth.[11] |
| Jonge Heinrick |  Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris, Anglesey, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[7] |
| Proxy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat.[12] Proxy was refloated on 21 May. She was declared a total loss.[10] |
| Speculation |  Sweden |
The ship struck a reef off Falsterbo and foundered. Her crew were rescued by a British ship. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Viana do Castelo, Portugal.[13][14] |
| Unity | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Tuskar Rock. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dublin.[11] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near South Shields, County Durham with the loss of all hands.[15] |
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore about 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Poole, Dorset.[7] Acorn was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[16] |
| Enterprize | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of five of her crew.[12] |
| Langley | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member.[7][12] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Eden Dean".[17] |
| Ocean | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland. Her crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat.[12] |
| Ormus | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Sunderland.[12] |
| Ruby | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of three of her crew.[17] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near North Shields, County Durham.[18] |
12 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Haabet |  Norway |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom.[7] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea between the Smalls and the Tuskar Rock.[17] |
| Pallas | Norway |
The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Gunfleet Sand. She was later refloated and taken in to the River Colne.[7] |
| Vine | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent, Her crew were rescued by Sir Godfrey Webster ( United Kingdom).[17] Vine was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Caen, Calvados, France.[18] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Trader | United Kingdom |
The East Indiaman capsized in a squall; the wreck was driven ashore at "Trumoon". Her crew were rescued.[19] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off The Cumbraes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saltcoats, Ayrshire to Rothesay, Bute.[11] |
17 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Fawcett | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the Cheshire bank of the River Mersey and hogged severely. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Charles Fawcett was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[16] |
| Providence | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk at Plymouth, Devon by Thalia ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. Providence was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[20] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was n a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to New Brunswick, British North America.[11] |
19 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brougham | United Kingdom |
The brig was last sighted off the Cape of Good Hope on this date. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to the Cape of Good Hope.[21] |
20 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Africaine |  French Navy |
The 44-gun Pallas-class frigate was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of six of her 250-plus crew.[2] She was on a voyage from Martinique to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[22] |
| Charles Mills | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Bay of Bengal (15°00′N 85°30′E / 15.000°N 85.500°E) with the loss of all but seven of the 73 people on board. The brig Scythe ( France) rescued the survivors and took them to Kedgeree.[23] |
| Robert Neilson | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Maracaibo, Venezuela. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maracaibo.[24] |
21 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Andrew | British North America |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Nantucket, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Dominica to St. Andrews, New Brunswick.[9] |
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colibri | France |
The ship was wrecked on Saint Pierre Island. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
| Elizabeth | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to new York City.[2] |
| Thames | United States |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on "Norman's Sand". She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cubato Boston, Massachusetts.[9] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardent | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Friends ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Exeter, Devon.[25] |
| Earl Fitzwilliam | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America. All on board were rescued.[26] |
| Little William | United States |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Tuscarora ( United States). Little William was on a voyage from New York to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.[9] She was discovered at sea on 10 August by Mercator ( United Kingdom); some of her cargo was salvaged.[27] |
25 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl Fitzwilliam | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. All on board were rescued.[28] |
| Emma | United Kingdom |
The ship fell off the blocks in drydock at North Shields, County Durham and was consequently condemned.[10] |
| Recovery | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[29][30] Recovery was refloated on 30 May and towed in to Greenock.[31] |
27 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Echo | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire.[6] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to London.[32] |
