List of shipwrecks in May 1838
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Priscilla |  United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Point-aux-Barques, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[1][2] |
2 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Wellington | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer was run into by the schooner Fairy ( United Kingdom) and was beached in the Humber. She was later refloated.[3] |
3 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria |  United States |
The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from New York to Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
| Salt Rock | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Ridge Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was later refloated.[5][6] |
| Zaanstrom |  Belgium |
The ship foundered off the Cape of Good Hope. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
4 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Durham | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset.[3] She was later refloated and taken into Weymouth.[8] |
5 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Horace |  United States |
The barque was wrecked on rocks off Kennebunkport, Maine and then came ashore. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[9] |
6 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constant | Belgium |
The ship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[10] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship was beached in the River Great Ouse 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from King's Lynn, Norfolk.[11] |
| Wilhelmine |  Stettin |
The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Sunderland. Wilhelmine was refloated the next day.[6] |
7 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria |  Bremen |
The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from Bremen to San Sebastián, Spain. Mariawas refloated on 8 May and resumed her voyage.[11] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was consequently beached at Orford, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk.[12] |
| Rebecca | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Millevache Shoal, off the coast of Labrador, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to the Clyde. Rebecca was refloated in late July and taken into Quebec City.[13][14][15] |
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brother | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire She was refloated and put back to Montrose.[16] |
| Minerva | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Montrose. She was later refloated and put back to Montrose.[16] |
| Phœnix | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at Jersey, Channel Islands.[17] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Johanna |  Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Hamburg. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[16] |
| Pauline | Hamburg |
The ship ran aground on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to a Baltic port.[16] |
| Thomas and Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Platters Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Althorpe, Lincolnshire. Thomas and Elizabeth was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex.[17] |
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay north of Aberdovey, Merionethshire with the loss of all hands.[18][19] |
| Felix |  France |
The ship was driven ashore near Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[18][19] |
| Kent | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (47°22′N 27°16′W / 47.367°N 27.267°W). Her crew were rescued by Demerara Packet and Hobart ( United Kingdom).[20] |
| Salus | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven into the New Cut Bridge, King's Lynn, Norfolk and sank.[21] |
| Symmetry | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the East Barrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bridport, Dorset. Symmetry was refloated the next day and put into Wivenhoe, Essex.[16][17][8] |
12 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire.[8] |
| Magnet | United Kingdom |
The ship was sunk by ice off Riga, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Riga.[22] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Exmouth, Devon.[8] |
| Monmouth | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Pomona and foundered off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[23] |
13 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America.[24] |
| Rebecca | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Millevaches Shoal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[25][26] |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Horn Reef, off Ringkøbing, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Riga, Russia.[27][28] |
19 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | Guernsey |
The ship was driven ashore at Sidmouth, Devon. She was refloated on 22 May at towed into Starcross.[29] |
| Clarence | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Sidmouth.[29] |
| Eclair |  Norway |
The ship foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bergen.[28] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the Orfordness Lighthouse, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[30] |
| John Cook | United Kingdom |
The schooner capsized off Ryhope, County Durham. She subsequently drove ashore and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[31] |
| Sybil | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned off Poorhead, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[32] |
20 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| X. Y. Z. | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 26 May and taken into South Shields.[32][33][34] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harriet | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Crygill, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22] Harriet was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[28] |
24 May
27 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on rocks in the Black Sea off "Foultcha" or "Trultcha". Her crew were rescued.[36][37] |
| Beauty | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Saint John's, Newfoundland and Fortune Bay.[38] |
| George | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Waterford.[39][40] |
| John | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland, County Durham. John was later refloated and taken into Seaton Sluice.[34] |
28 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[41] |
29 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flèche | Belgium |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Almería, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders to Algiers, Algeria.[15] |
| Sir Robert Peel | United Kingdom |
Patriot War, Rebellions of 1837–1838: The paddle steamer was set afire and destroyed by Patriotes in the Saint Lawrence River at Mullet Creek Bay, Lower Canada. Her crew were rescued by Oneida ( British North America).[42] |
30 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belzoni | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Saarenmaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Kronstadt, Russia.[15] |
| Bystro |  Imperial Russian Navy |
The tender was driven ashore at Tuapse.[43] |
| Femistokl | Imperial Russian Navy |
The brig was driven ashore at Tuapse with the loss of two of her 149 crew.[43] |
| Frembengeren | Hamburg |
The ship ran aground on the Oster Till with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Hamburg. Frembengeren was later refloated.[41] |
| Gazelle | British North America |
The steamship ran aground on a reef and consequently sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Windsor, Upper Canada.[44] |
| Langeron | Imperial Russian Navy |
The transport ship was driven ashore at Tuapse. Her crew survived.[43] |
| Luch | Imperial Russian Navy |
The tender was driven ashore at Tuapse with the loss of three of her 48 crew.[43] |
| Oderin | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Figueira da Foz.[45] |
| Yazon | Imperial Russian Navy |
The steamship was driven ashore at Tuapse with the loss of 41 of her 61 crew.[43] |
| Eight unnamed vessels |  Russia |
The ships were driven ashore at Tuapse.[43] |
