The list of shipwrecks in April 1820 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during April 1820.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Horatio | The full-rigged ship was lost on the Diamond Shoals, off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of eight lives. [2] | |
| Ocean | The ship foundered with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal, to Alexandria, Virginia. [3] | |
| Rose | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Madeira to London. [4] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Margate. [5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellona | | The schooner was wrecked on the Mariguana Reef, Jamaica. All on board were rescued by Merlin ( |
| Dash | The ship was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex. [7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | The brig ran aground on the Shoals of Grado, in the Adriatic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Trieste. [8] Rock was refloated on 13 April and taken in to Trieste. [9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Johan | The ship foundered off Kalmar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Kalmar. [10] | |
| Friendship | The ship was destroyed by fire at Mauritius. [11] Superior was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The ship was wrecked on St. Philip's Key, off Cape St. Antonio. Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire. [13] | |
| Telegraph | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gravesend, Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to New York City. [13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hibernia | The ship was wrecked near Maldonado, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Echo | The whaler was wrecked on Cato's Shoal, in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew survived. [15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She floated off and consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. Neptune was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London. [8] | |
| Peggy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Killough, County Down, to Whitehaven. [10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Society | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Dublin. [10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flirt | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between Padstow and St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Staffa | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Alicante, Spain. [6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was wrecked on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to Aberdeen. [17] | |
| Betsey | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. [18] | |
| Elizabeth | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland. [18] | |
| Fortitude | The ship foundered in British waters. [5] | |
| Four Brothers | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland. [18] | |
| Hatt | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 48°08′N22°28′W / 48.133°N 22.467°W ) before 14 April.. Her crew were rescued by Hercules ( | |
| Havre de Grâce | The ship struck a sandbank at the mouth of the Amazon in late April. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal, to Pará, Brazil. [22] | |
| Principe de Beira | The schooner was attacked by an insurgent privateer and left in distress. Her crew were rescued by Peter and John ( | |
| Quatre Sœurs | The ship was wrecked at La Tremblade, Seine-Inférieure, with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Bordeaux, Gironde. [5] | |
| Sophia | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland. [18] | |
| Star | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland. [18] | |
| St. George | The ship was driven ashore on Bermuda. [24] |