List of shipwrecks in April 1820

The list of shipwrecks in April 1820 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during April 1820.

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April 1820
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
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3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Unknown date
References

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
Echo	United Kingdom	The whaler was wrecked on the Cato Reef, in the Coral Sea. Her crew were rescued. [1]

2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
Horatio	United States	The full-rigged ship was lost on the Diamond Shoals, off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of eight lives. [2]
Ocean	United States	The ship foundered with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal, to Alexandria, Virginia. [3]
Rose	United Kingdom	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]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
Bellona	Jamaica	The schooner was wrecked on the Mariguana Reef, Jamaica. All on board were rescued by Merlin (  United Kingdom ). [6]
Dash	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex. [7]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
Rock	United Kingdom	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]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
Equator	Portugal	The ship was beached at Lisbon. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain, to Lisbon. [9]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
Carl Johan	Sweden	The ship foundered off Kalmar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Kalmar. [10]
Friendship	United Kingdom	The ship was destroyed by fire at Mauritius. [11] Superior was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [12]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
Hope	United Kingdom	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	United States	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]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
Hibernia	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near Cape St Mary's, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [14]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
Echo	United Kingdom	The whaler was wrecked on Cato's Shoal, in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew survived. [15]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
Neptune	United Kingdom	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	United Kingdom	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]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
New Society	United Kingdom	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]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
Flirt	United Kingdom	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]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
Staffa	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Alicante, Spain. [6]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1820

Ship	Country	Description
Ann	United Kingdom	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	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. [18]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland. [18]
Fortitude	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in British waters. [5]
Four Brothers	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland. [18]
Hatt	United Kingdom	The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 48°08′N22°28′W / 48.133°N 22.467°W / 48.133; -22.467 ) before 14 April.. Her crew were rescued by Hercules (  United Kingdom . Hatt was on a voyage from Torquay, Devon, to Newfoundland, British North America. [19] [20] [21]
Havre de Grâce	France	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	Portugal	The schooner was attacked by an insurgent privateer and left in distress. Her crew were rescued by Peter and John (  United Kingdom ). Principe de Beira was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores, to Figueira da Foz. [23]
Quatre Sœurs	France	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	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland. [18]
Star	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland. [18]
St. George	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Bermuda. [24]

References

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5. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5480). 7 April 1820.
6. "Lloyd's Marine List – May 19". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15403. 27 May 1820.
7. "Lloyd's Marine List – April 7". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15383. 10 April 1820.
8. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5486). 28 April 1820.
9. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5487). 2 May 1820.
10. "Lloyd's Marine List – May 5". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15395. 8 May 1820.
11. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5515). 8 August 1820.
12. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5516). 11 August 1820.
13. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5502). 23 June 1820.
14. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5503). 27 June 1820.
15. "Sydney". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 8 July 1820.
16. "Lloyd's Marine List – My 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15407. 5 June 1820.
17. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5499). 13 June 1820.
18. "Lloyd's Marine List – June 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15419. 3 July 1820.
19. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5485). 25 April 1820.
20. "Lloyd's Marine List – June 13". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15412. 17 June 1820.
21. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5499). 13 June 1820.
22. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5510). 21 July 1820.
23. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5488). 5 May 1820.
24. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5497). 6 June 1820.

Ship events in 1820
Ship launches:	1815	1816	1817	1818	1819	1820	1821	1822	1823	1824	1825
Ship commissionings:	1815	1816	1817	1818	1819	1820	1821	1822	1823	1824	1825
Ship decommissionings:	1815	1816	1817	1818	1819	1820	1821	1822	1823	1824	1825
Shipwrecks:	1815	1816	1817	1818	1819	1820	1821	1822	1823	1824	1825