List of shipwrecks in May 1832
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sugnal |  United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Eastport, Maine. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
2 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rose | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost off Tory Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2] |
4 May
5 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Domesnes, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
| Opsray |  Denmark |
The brig was wrecked on Asparagus Island, off The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.[6][7] |
6 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near "Portraeth", Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued.[8] |
| Thomas Baker | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Götaland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[9] |
7 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Götaland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[9] |
8 May
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[11] |
| Erbgrossherzog |  Rostock |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Warnemünde. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Rostock.[12] |
| Douglas |  France |
The ship was driven ashore near Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to a Baltic port.[13] |
Woodhall |
United Kingdom |
The brig foundered off Skagen, Denmark with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint Petersburg.[14][15][16] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore 9 nautical miles (17 km) east of Warnemünde, Rostock. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lübeck.[14][17] |
| Cholmondley | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Sewerby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[12][18] |
| Johanna | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Randers, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Randers.[5] |
12 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotta |  Jamaica |
The cutter was wrecked on the Ship Rock.[19] |
| Ingersburg Elizabeth |  Russia |
The ship was wrecked in the Vlie. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liepāja to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[20] |
| Po | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Ramsgate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[21] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[19] |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Cape Rozier, British North America. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[22] |
16 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conveyance | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Brora, Sutherland. Her crew were rescued[5] |
| Fingal | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Eastport, Maine, United States.[23] |
20 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Only Son | British North America |
The ship was wrecked on Deer Island, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[23][24] |
| Traveller | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
21 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Chief |  United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Eastport, Maine. She was refloated but was declared a total loss.[23] |
| Susan | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at Eastport.[23] |
