List of shipwrecks in April 1872
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The list of shipwrecks in April 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1872.
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1 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amanda Jane | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground at the mouth of the River Amazon. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Pará, Brazil. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition, but had to be beached at "Vegia".[1] |
Baltic | ![]() |
The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[2] |
Matford | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Exeter, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[3][4] |
2 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Astrologer | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the New Cut of the Danube. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 4 April and completed her voyage.[5] |
Jessie | ![]() |
The ketch ran aground on the Woolpack Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was wrecked. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[6][7] |
Viking | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Harlyn Bay with the loss of two lives. Seven people were rescued by the Padstow Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[8][9][10] |
3 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Germania | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Reval, Russia.[8] |
Matagorda | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Isle of May, Fife. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Dantsic, Germany.[8][7] |
Storm | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Pará, Brazil.[11][1] |
4 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Carrick Maid | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Excelsior (![]() |
Mary Ellen | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore in the River Mersey and sank. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon.[8][14] |
5 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Danube | ![]() |
The schooner was towed in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands in a derelict condition. She had been on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[5] |
Dromedary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight.[15] |
6 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Angora | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north west of The Skerries, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to London.[12] |
7 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Argyll | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north west of The Skerries, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Dundalk, County Louth.[12] |
Bosphorus | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to Penarth, Glamorgan.[13] |
Davidi | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Algiers, Algeria.[16][17] |
Furness Abbey | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Troon, Ayrshire.[18] |
Mariquitas | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Minho. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marín to "Campos Ancos".[19] |
8 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Adelaide Baker | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Grand Bahama, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas.[20] |
George Pyman | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a leak and foundered off the Dogger Bank. Her seventeen crew were rescued by fishing smacks. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Hamburg, Germany.[21][22] |
Kensington | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore at Seascale, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[12][23] She was later refloated.[24] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked near the Point of Ayr Lighthouse, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Queensferry, Flintshire to Plymouth, Devon.[12] |
Maria | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Coleraine, County Antrim.[23] |
Merton | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Borth, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire.[16][23] |
Strathmore | ![]() |
The barque collided with the barque Glengaber (![]() |
9 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near the Ribble Lighthouse, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Piel Island to Preston, Lancashire.[16] Also reported as on a voyage from Preston to Kiel, Germany.[18] |
Marie Nicholson | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay.[17] |
Tokei Marie | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked between Cape Esau and Cape Blunt, Hokkaido. All on board survived.[27] |
10 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Charles H. Southard | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken wreck and was damaged. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She put back to New Orleans in a leaky condition.[28] |
John | ![]() |
The ship was run ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Hull, Yorkshire. She was condemned.[29] |
11 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Jackal | ![]() |
The Jackal-class gunvessel was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Aray. She was refloated.[30] |
P. B. King | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on a reef off the Grand Turk Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to the Turks Islands.[31] |
Wimbledon | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the South Breakers off the coast of Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Darien, Georgia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day.[32][33] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner collided with a steamship and sank in the Gull Stream. Her crew were rescued by the steamship.[34] |
12 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Maori | ![]() |
The schooner struck the Carr Rock and sank north west of Fife Ness. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[29][17][33] |
Palkee | ![]() |
The buggalow was run down and sunk by the steamship Livornio (![]() |
13 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Sorrento | ![]() |
The steamship sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[36] |
15 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Adele Oswald | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the Manga Paui Rocks, 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Zanzibar in a hurricane with the loss of all thirteen crew.[37][38] |
Bushire Merchant | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[38] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
El Majidi | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Zanzibar. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 7 July. |
Euphemia | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and was beached on the Isle of Arran, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[29][17] |
Fiera Mosca | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom and was scuttled.[40] |
Hinrich | ![]() |
The schooner sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to a British port.[41] |
Iskandar Shah | ![]() |
The frigate was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Kiboko | ![]() |
The steam launch was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[39] |
Lobelia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[38] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Palmer | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Walcott, Norfolk.[41] |
Secunder Shah | ![]() |
The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[38] |
Shah Allum | ![]() |
The corvette was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[38] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Suleyman Shah | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[38] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Star | ![]() |
The steamship sank in a hurricane at Zanzibar.[38] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Sultana | ![]() |
The steamship was lost in a hurricane at Zanzibar .[38] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
16 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ciara Brown | Flag unknown | The schooner was taken in to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony in a derelict condition.[32] |
17 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Fleur de Marie | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42] |
Johan Wilhelm | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Forenginen (![]() |
Lutzken | ![]() |
The barque caught fire at New York and was scuttled.[44] |
Mary Catherine | ![]() |
The Yorkshire Billyboy collided with the Yorkshire Billyboy Village Maid (![]() |
Merry Andrew | ![]() |
The tug collided with another vessel and sank in the River Mersey.[42] |
Ocean Bird | ![]() |
The 33-ton schooner left Lyttelton Harbour. The master of the schooner Emerald (![]() ![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The Mersey Flat sank in the River Mersey off Seacombe, Cheshire.[42] |
18 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ellen Lewis | ![]() |
The barque caught fire at Singapore, Straits Settlements and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Amoy, China to Singapore. She was refloated.[37] |
19 April
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Mathilde | ![]() |
The barque caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew.[46] |
20 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alcyone | ![]() |
The ship was sighted off Anjer, Netherlands East Indies whilst bound for a Dutch port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47] |
Alicia | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at Rangoon, Burma. She was on a voyage from Rangoon to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[37] |
Antonie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on North Ronaldshay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Liverpool, Lancashire.[25] |
Barbara Christine | ![]() |
The galiot was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her five crew. The survivor was rescued by John and Emma (![]() |
Fritz Gruber | ![]() |
The schooner was destroyed by fire at Pyrgos.[51] |
Neva | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Bangka Strait and was wrecked.[25][52] |
Rona | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Ava (![]() |
21 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Brothers | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Rothesay, Isle of Bute.[54] |
Leonie | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Gravelines, Nord. She was on a voyage from Gravelines to London, United Kingdom.[55] |
Little Nell | ![]() |
The fishing boat foundered off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[28][56] |
Mariette | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingstown, County Dublin, United Kingdom. Her twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Londonderry, United Kingdom.[25][57][58] |
Princess Elfida | ![]() |
The barque foundered off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Hercules (![]() |
Sally Anne | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingstown with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Londonderry.[25][57][54] |
Thomas | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground on the Little Burbo Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay. She floated off and sank at the mouth of the River Mersey with the loss of one of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by the pilot boat No. 12 (![]() |
22 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amphitrite | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. Amphitrite was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to South Shields, County Durham.[25] She was refloated on 8 May and taken in to South Shields.[60] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near Fowey, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Charlestown, Cornwall.[25][49] |
Bonnie | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Hoylake and Point of Ayr Lifeboats. She was refloated.[58] |
Intrepid | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Greenore, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Neath, Glamorgan.[25][49] She was refloated on 24 April.[56] |
Isabella Hunter | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Bon, Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Patras, Greece to a British port.[13] |
Magdalena | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Bon.[13] |
Margaret and Ann | ![]() |
The schooner sank off Leith, Lothian. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Nairn.[25][43] |
23 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ceres | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore between Amble and Cresswell, Northumberland.[61][49] She was refloated on 25 April.[62] |
Daniel Huntley | ![]() |
The brigantine was abandoned in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by Travancore (![]() |
Queen of the East | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Newcastle, New South Wales and Hong Kong.[63] |
24 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Evora | ![]() |
The steamship was driven onto rocks at Montevideo, Uruguay. All on board survived. She was a total loss.[37][64] |
Ingeborg | ![]() |
The ship ran aground, capsized and sank at Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Whitby.[65][56] |
25 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alert | ![]() |
The ship struck the pier at Dunkerque, Nord, France and sank. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Dunkerque. She was refloated.[32][62] |
Cynthia | ![]() |
The steamship was driven onto the Bondicar Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51] |
Princess Elfrida | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her fourteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Odessa, Russia.[55] |
26 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Hawk | ![]() |
The gunboat ran aground on Butler Pladdy, off the Irish coast. She was refloated and taken in to Kingstown, County Dublin.[62] |
Nant-y-glo | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at East London, Cape Colony Her crew were rescued.[66][67] |
Susan Pardew | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mossel Bay to Montreal, Quebec.[66][67] |
28 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 74 lives.[68] |
Auster | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 97 lives.[68] |
Balaklava | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 79 lives.[68] |
Bloodhound | ![]() |
The sealer, a steamship, collided with an iceberg off the coast of Labrador. She was abandoned the next day and sank. Her 125 crew were rescued by the steamship Nimrod (![]() |
Brothers | ![]() |
The sealer, a brig, was driven ashore at Battle Harbour, Labrador. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Nimrod (![]() |
Brothers | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 90 lives.[68] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The sealer was driven ashore at Battle Harbour. Her crew survived.[69] |
Eclipse | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 99 lives.[68] |
Edgar Doran | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 102 lives.[68] |
Eglantine | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 80 lives.[68][70] |
Emily Ann | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 113 lives.[68] |
Esquimaux | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 104 lives.[68] |
First Fruit | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 75 lives.[68] |
Flash | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 101 lives.[68] |
Glencoe | ![]() |
The sealer was driven ashore at Battle Harbour. Her crew survived.[69] |
Hawk | ![]() |
The sealer, a steamship was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 175 lives.[68] |
Hector | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 100 lives.[68] |
Herbert Luby | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 98 lives.[68] |
Hero | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 42 lives.[68] |
Home of the North | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 132 lives.[68] |
Hunter | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 50 lives.[68] |
Huntsman | ![]() |
The sealer, a brig was destroyed by ice off the coast of Newfoundland with the loss of 45 or 55 of the 62 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Rescue (![]() |
Iceland | ![]() |
The sealer, a steamship, was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 132 lives.[68] |
Ironsides | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 115 lives.[68] |
Laplander | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 80 lives.[68] |
Leonora | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 62 lives.[68] |
Lord Clyde | ![]() |
The sealer was driven ashore at Battle Harbour. Her crew survived.[69] |
Lord of the Isles | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 75 lives.[68] |
Lucknow | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 98 lives.[68] |
Maid of Judah | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss on 97 lives.[68] |
Margante | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 45 lives.[68][70] |
Mary Jane | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 43 lives.[68] |
Meteor | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 70 lives.[68] |
Nightingale | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 65 lives.[68] |
Pride of the Sea | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 117 lives.[68] |
Queen of the Isles | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 96 lives.[68] |
Redman | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 68 lives.[68] |
R. G. Y. | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of all 100 crew.[68] |
Rover | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 90 lives.[68] |
Sandbach | ![]() |
The ship was driven into Christabel and Rachel Blackwood (both ![]() |
Spark | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 102 lives.[68] |
Teira Nova | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 115 lives.[68] |
Twin Sisters | ![]() |
The sealer, a brig was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 73 of her 98 crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Retriever (![]() |
William V. May | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 91 lives.[68] |
Witch of the Waves | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Labrador with the loss of 93 lives.[68] |
29 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amalia Emma | ![]() |
The schooner was discovered abandoned in the North Sea by the smack Poolster (Flag unknown). She was taken in tow but sank.[75] |
Baggio Asserto | ![]() |
The barque struck the Long Pladdy, off the Irish coast and sank.[76] She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Londonderry, United Kingdom.[77] |
Monticello | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the North Atlantic Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km) off Saint Pierre Island. All 130 people on board were rescued by a French steamship.[73] |
Retriever | ![]() |
The sealer, a steamship, ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Battle Harbour, Labrador and was abandoned by the 165 people on board, who were rescued by the steamship Nimrod (![]() |
30 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Colin Russell | ![]() |
The schooner was run into by Naomi and Jane (![]() |
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[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alma | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 6 April.[29] |
Alpha | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dram to Memel, Germany.[7] |
Anna | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked off Domesnes, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[61] She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[62] |
Antares | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off the Norwegian coast.[79] |
Argo | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore in "Dunworldy Bay". She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Queenstown, County Cork She subsequently capsized but her crew were rescued.[13][18] |
Argyll | ![]() |
The ship foundered off The Skerries, Anglesey.[13] |
Arragon | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on Governor's Island, New York. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to New York.[6] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship foundered off The Skerries. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Dundalk, County Louth.[13] |
Ayton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Anna Dorthes (![]() |
Bebbington | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in Saint Helena Sound. She was on a voyage from the Bull River to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18] |
Bidwell | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Antwerp, Belgium.[32] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The Mersey Flat was driven ashore in the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire.[51] |
Candace | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Crapad Harbour", Prince Edward Island, Canada. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Liverpool, Lancashire.[79] |
Compass | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Clonakilty, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Clonakilty.[40] |
Concordia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in Gabarus Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[80][81] |
Cortes | ![]() |
The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ville de Cadiz (![]() |
C. W. Minott | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Salt Key. She was on a voyage from New York to Matanzas, Cuba.[55] |
Dacian | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on Flint Rock, in Clam Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[28][82][22] |
Daniel | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Lisbon, Portugal.[5] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at the Point of Ayr, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from London to Saltney, Cheshire.[61] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in Lake Nicaragua and was wrecked.[83] |
Everett Grey | ![]() |
The barque sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was refloated and beached.[34] |
Farval | ![]() |
The ship put in to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition.[79] |
Flor del Mar | ![]() |
The polacca was wrecked near Peniche, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Florencia | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Caminha, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Oliva to London.[41] |
Gerhard | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Riga.[17] |
Gouverneur de Rouville | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at San Juan Bautista, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Santo Domingo Tonalá. She had been refloated by 2 May and subsequently resumed her voyage.[28][55][84] |
Hailoong | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Breaker Point, near Swatow.[12] Her crew were rescued.[13] She was later refloated and towed in to Hong Kong.[33] |
Heimdall | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in ice in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kilrush, County Clare to Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada.[51][62] |
Helena | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the North Sea before 19 April.[55] |
Henry Lawson | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Motril Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Motril, Spain.[32][76] |
Jane A. Bishop | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gaboon to Hamburg, Germany.[33] |
Jeune Maria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Vendée. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure to Gloucester, United Kingdom.[22] |
Kathleen Allen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Riga.[42] |
Lahore | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Naples, Italy.[22] |
Louise | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ars-en-Ré, Charente-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Inférieure to Saint Pierre.[22] |
Magnet | ![]() |
The 153-ton brig was reported missing in April. In mid-May, the mate of the ketch Mary reported seeing a floating derelict brig drifting near the mouth of the Whanganui Inlet, which was thought to be the Magnet.[85] |
Maria Eugenia | ![]() |
The schooner was discovered abandoned in the Boca del Guazu, evidently having been attacked. Her cargo had been stolen and several dead crew were on board.[86] |
Marie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Coleraine, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Newnham, Gloucestershire to Coleraine.[18] |
Matichia | ![]() |
The brig collided with the steamship Staffa (![]() |
May Flower | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked off Seal Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Halifax.[19] |
Melanie | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at "Point Indeo", Brazil.[42] |
Miguel | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked near Peniche. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Mindanao | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Lynas Cove.[13] She was on a voyage from Leith to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool.[18] |
Mogart | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 16 April.[87] |
Mona's Queen | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Douglas Head. Her crew survive. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Douglas.[88][89] |
Moneta | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at New Orleans. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Cronstadt, Russia.[19] |
Nercy Marie | ![]() |
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Madagascar to Mayotte.[22] |
Ninas | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at "Bangary".[19] |
Polar Star | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Amoy, China. Her crew were rescued.[55][65] |
Proven | ![]() |
The schooner capsized in the North Sea. She was taken in to Farsund on 1 May in a capsized condition.[31] |
Right of Way | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Banff. She was refloated and taken in to Lossiemouth, Moray.[13] |
Roma | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on Ockseu Island, Formosa between 11 and 16 April. She was on a voyage from Swatow to Hong Kong.[67] |
Sikkoba | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Horn Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Gloucester, United Kingdom to Riga.[77][90] |
Negociant | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Algiers, Algeria.[46] |
Southwick | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[22] |
Speedwell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Punta Arenas, Chile. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Punta Arenas.[12] |
Tiber | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Anegada, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Baltimore, Maryland.[34] |
Tranquebar | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Savannah, Georgia.[29][17] |
Valentin | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near "Bouc". Her crew were rescued.[22] |
Vidar | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked near "São Jaca da Barra, Brazil before 26 April. Her crew survived.[91] |
Vincent White | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near Cárdenas, Cuba.[77] |
Virginia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground off Key West, Florida.[3] |
White Eagle | ![]() |
The fishing schooner was lost on the Grand Bank. Lost with all 12 crewmen.[92][93] |
White Star | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire and was beached at Cape Bon, Beylik of Tunis where she burnt out. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Kertch, Russia.[61] |
Wilhelmine | ![]() |
The ship was driven onto the Lysegrund in a capsized condition with the presumed loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Antwerp.[40] |
Willy and Emmy | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Nantucket Shoals, off the coast of Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Queenstown, County Cork.[12] |
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