List of shipwrecks in 1851

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The list of shipwrecks in 1851 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1851.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1851
ShipCountryDescription
AjaxFlag of France.svg  France The whaler was lost in the Bering Strait. [1] Her crew survived. [2]
Albert Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gambia Colony and Protectorate The paddle steamer sank in the Gambia River before 8 March. [3]
Alceste Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America.The ship was lost in the Pacific Ocean. She was on a voyage from England to San Francisco, California, United States. [4]
ArienisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The East Indiaman was wrecked in the "Eugans Islands" with the loss of 20 of her 44 crew. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India and China. [5]
Belle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was wrecked at Saint Kitts with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Saint Martin. [6]
BelvidereFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on Santa María Island, Chile. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco to Lima, Peru. [7]
Bloater Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was lost before 10 May. [8]
BrutusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the "Bay of Quentino" with the loss of all but two of her crew. [9]
Canton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground in the Pearl River at Cumsingmoon, China. She was refloated and taken in to Whampoa for repairs. [10]
Conway CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. [11]
EmblemCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 16 April. [12]
EmmyAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Tampico, Mexico between 27 June and 2 July. She was consequently condemned. [13]
Eudora Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The barque was driven on shore on the Gisborne coast during July or August. All hands were saved. [14]
FawnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship's crew mutinied, murdered her officers and scuttled her off Singapore. [15]
Helene Frederika GoveringSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship capsized in the Baltic Sea between 16 August and 14 October with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Haparanda to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [16]
HotspurCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Great Inagua. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to an English port. [17]
Jane ShieldsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on a reef south of Talcahuano, Chile before 1 December. [18]
Jeune MarieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was lost at Carmen. Her crew were rescued. [19]
Jubilee Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The fishing schooner was run down in Bay of St. Lawrence by schooner Summit. Crew saved. [20]
KirkwoodFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New York. [21]
Lucy Ann Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The cutter was destroyed at Murray Island. Her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants. [22]
Marie FelicitéFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was wrecked at Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast. She was on a voyage from Grand-Bassam to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [23]
Mary Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bermuda The whaler, a barque, was wrecked on Lachlan Island. Her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants. [22]
MetropolisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on "Bintang". The wreck was later towed to Singapore by the steamship Hooghly ( Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg India) and sold. [24]
MexicanFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The 226-ton whaling ship was lost in the Arctic. [25]
MontalembertFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked on "Panani Island", Spanish East Indies between 5 June and 9 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco to Manila, Spanish East Indies and Calcutta, India] [26]
NarvalFlag of France.svg  France The whaler was wrecked on the coast of Korea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to the South Seas. [27]
PekinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Columbia River at Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory and was abandoned by her crew. [28]
PioneerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Australia and New Zealand. [29]
RoselandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aden to London. [30]
Solomon Saltus Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The barque was lost in the Bering Strait. [31]
Sons of CommerceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Aden. Her crew survived, but were murdered by the local inhabitants. [32] [33]
TreasurerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Cuba. [34]
UlricaSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was severely damaged by fire at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. [19]
WashingtonFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was lost at Pitt's Island (now Kruzof Island) in the Alexander Archipelago in Russian Alaska. [35]

References

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  2. "United States". Daily News. No. 1698. London. 1 November 1851.
  3. "Naval Intelligence". The Times. No. 20769. London. 7 April 1851. col F, p. 5.
  4. "Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 20895. London. 1 September 1851. col B, p. 5.
  5. "Wreck of the Arienis - Twenty Lives Lost". The Standard. No. 8907. London. 24 February 1853.
  6. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 26476. London. 21 October 1851.
  7. "Ship News". The Times. No. 20810. London. 24 May 1851. col F, p. 7.
  8. "Ship News". The Times. No. 20812. London. 26 May 1851. col E, p. 7.
  9. "Ship News". The Times. No. 20783. London. 23 April 1851. col E, p. 8.
  10. "China". The Morning Post. No. 24197. London. 30 June 1851. p. 6.
  11. "Ship News". The Times. No. 21041. London. 18 February 1852. col C, p. 7.
  12. "Ship News". The Times. No. 20778. London. 17 April 1851. col E, p. 8.
  13. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 26418. London. 15 August 1851.
  14. Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. p. 53.
  15. "Ship News". The Times. No. 20987. London. 17 December 1851. col F, p. 7.
  16. "Ship News". The Times. No. 20945. London. 29 October 1851. col E, p. 7.
  17. "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 1551. London. 14 May 1851.
  18. "Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 210 30. London. 5 February 1852. col E, p. 5.
  19. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times. No. 20753. London. 19 March 1851. col F, p. 7.
  20. "1851". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  21. "Ship News". The Times. No. 20765. London. 2 April 1851. col D, p. 8.
  22. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 26497. London. 15 November 1851.
  23. "Ship News". The Times. No. 20767. London. 4 April 1851. col D, p. 8.
  24. "Ship News". The Times. No. 209. London. November 1851.
  25. "Alaska Shipwrecks (M)". Alaskashipwrecks. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  26. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 26568. London. 19 February 1852.
  27. "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 24214. London. 21 July 1851. p. 8.
  28. "Ship News". The Times. No. 20914. London. 23 September 1851. col F, p. 8.
  29. "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 1657. London. 15 September 1851.
  30. "Ship News". The Times. No. 20793. London. 5 May 1851. col E, p. 8.
  31. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 26502. London. 22 November 1851.
  32. "India". The Times. No. 20882. London. 16 August 1851. col D, p. 5.
  33. "Ship News". The Times. No. 20882. London. 16 August 1851. col C, p. 8.
  34. "Ship News". The Times. No. 20948. London. 1 November 1851. col D, p. 7.
  35. "Alaska Shipwrecks (W)". Alaska Shipwrecks. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
Ship events in 1851
Ship launches: 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856
Ship commissionings: 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856
Ship decommissionings: 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856
Shipwrecks: 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856