List of shipwrecks in May 1828
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Herald |  New Zealand |
The schooner was wrecked at the entrance to the Hokianga Harbour. The wind suddenly changed direction as she was crossing the bar at the harbour mouth and she was carried onto the rocks. Her crew were rescued.[1][2] |
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza |  United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston.[3] |
| Orpheus | United Kingdom |
Lloyd's List reported that the merchant ship had arrived at Dover, England, after running aground on Goodwin Sands in the southern North Sea. |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Ringkøbing, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg, Prussia.[4] |
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grampus | Nevis |
The drogher was driven ashore and wrecked on Nevis.[5] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Gut of Canso. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Car of Commerce |  United States |
The steamboat was sunk in the Mississippi River by the explosion of her boiler with the loss of 24 lives. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Louisville, Kentucky.[7][8] |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clydesdale | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire off the Corsewall Lighthouse, Dumfriesshire. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin.[9] |
| George | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbados. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Saint Vincent.[10] |
| HMS Parthian |  Royal Navy |
The Cherokee-class brig-sloop was wrecked near Alexandria, Egypt.[11] |
16 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Seine. She was on a voyage from london to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[12] |
17 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[9] |
| Jackall | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at Blyth, Northumberland.[13] |
18 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adeline | United Kingdom |
The steamboat ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. All on board took to the lifeboats. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sunderland.[13] |
| Scotland | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Copiapó, Chile for Bengal, India. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of all hands.[14] |
19 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janet | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.[15] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Antigua.[16] |
| Meridian | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked between Simons Bay and Table Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to the Cape of Good Hope.[17] |
20 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Charles | United Kingdom |
The ship wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[18] |
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Echo | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Boatman's Bank, in the Atlantic Ocean 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[11] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Melrose | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in Sable Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17] |
24 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| North Star | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of all hands.[19] |
25 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George and James | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Cape St. Antonio, Cuba and was abandoned by her crew.[20] |
| Marmion | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in St. Maces Bay, British North America.[21] |
| Robert Bruce | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated but consequently sank.[22] |
