List of shipwrecks in April 1821

The list of shipwrecks in April 1821 includes ships sunk, wrecked, or otherwise lost during April 1821.

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April 1821
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30	Unknown date
References

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Trio	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [1] She was refloated on 10 April and taken in to Great Yarmouth for repairs. [2]

2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Flora	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the King Road. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to New Brunswick, British North America. [3] Flora was later refloated. [4]
Golden Fleece	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Ramsgate, Kent. [1]
Hope	United Kingdom	The ship capsized and sank in the Thames Estuary off Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands to London. Hope was later refloated and taken in to London. [5]
Magnet	United States	The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 30 April and taken in to Liverpool. [6]

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Adolphe	France	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom. [4]
Freundschaft	Lübeck	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Lübeck. [3]
Goede Hoop	Netherlands	The ship was wrecked on Ameland, Friesland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Groningen. [7]
Spring	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Campos dos Goytaczes, Brazil. [8]
Tom & Margaret	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [3]

4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Mold	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Bank. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [3]
Success	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Bangor, County Down. [5]
Weser	United States	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sligo, United Kingdom. [9]

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Speculation	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. [4]
Young Augustus	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Lands End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [5]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Concert	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Caernarfon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barmouth, Merionethshire. [5]
Johns	United Kingdom	The ship struck the Hod Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was consequently beached at Great Yarmouth, where she sank. [4]
Langston	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Hull, Yorkshire. [5]
Venus	Saint Vincent	The schooner was lost 30 nautical miles (56 km) from Kingston, Jamaica. [10]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Jane	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of five of her eight crew. [5]
San Josef	Spain	The brig was wrecked on Barbuda. [11]
Venus	United Kingdom	The ship struck the Whitby Rock. She was taken in to Whitby where she sank. [5]
San Josef	Spain	The brig was wrecked on Barbuda. [12]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel. [13]
Emma	Stettin	The ship was wrecked at Torcka, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Stettin. [7]

9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Doris	France	The ship was lost at Guadeloupe. [14]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Fairly	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off the Isle of Skye. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. [15]
Thomas	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sweden. [7] She was later refloated and proceeded to Copenhagen, Denmark. [16]

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Supply	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Lønstrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia. [16] Supply was later refloated; she departed for Memel on 18 April. [17]
Union	United Kingdom	The ship departed from the Clyde for Quebec, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [18]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Belle Rose	France	The ship foundered in the English Channel off Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. [7]

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Ann	United Kingdom	The sloop foundered off Great Orme Head, Caernarvonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amlwch, Anglesey. [19]
Janet	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of five of her eight crew. The survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. [20]
Thomas and Mary	United Kingdom	The ship capsized off Portland Bill. Dorset with the loss of all hands. [7]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Ann	United Kingdom	The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea off Great Orme Head, Caernarvonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amlwch, Anglesey, [7] [9]
Confiance	France	The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Oléron, Charente Maritime. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Senegal. [16]
Rising Sun	United States	The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Guaymas River. She was on a voyage from New York to Angostura, Venezuela. [21]
Thomas and Mary	United Kingdom	The boat foundered in the English Channel off Portland Bill, Dorset with the loss of all seven of her crew. [22]

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Pesensia	Unknown	The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from "Frederickshall" to Calais, France. [13]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Remittance	United States	The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Charleston, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix, Virgin Islands to Savannah, Georgia. [12]
United Kingdom	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and sank at St. Andrew, New Brunswick, British North America. [23]
Vrow Maria	Netherlands	The ship foundered off Juist, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Eckernförde, Duchy of Schleswig to Amsterdam, North Holland. [24]

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Ann	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 45°50′N17°30′W / 45.833°N 17.500°W / 45.833; -17.500 ). Her crew were rescued by Sally and James (  United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Newfoundland, British North America. [6]
Favourite	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at St. Domingo, Dominican Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Monte Christo, Colombia. [25]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Fortuna	Prussia	The ship struck the Long Sand, in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a Barking Smack. She was refloated on 30 April and taken in to Harwich. [13] [6]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Agnes	United Kingdom	The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Union (  United Kingdom ). All on board were rescued by Union. [8]
Earl of Sandwich	United Kingdom	The drogher was wrecked at St. Lucia. [26]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Wharton	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean ( 46°37′N22°16′W / 46.617°N 22.267°W / 46.617; -22.267 ) and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Wilson (  United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Miramichi Bay. [27]

27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground near the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Mary was refloated on 29 April and taken in to Kinsale. [6]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Hall	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. Hall was refloated on 3 July and taken in to Havana for repairs. [28]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Fly	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground in The Wash off King's Lynn, Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to King's Lynn. Fly was later refloated and taken in to King's Lynn. [6]
Hall	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [29]
Lord Cathcart	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 45°38′N26°47′W / 45.633°N 26.783°W / 45.633; -26.783 ) Her crew were rescued by Neptune (  United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British North America. [30]
Neath Castle	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground and sank at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Deptford, Kent. [17]
Teat's Hill	United Kingdom	The ship struck the Black Rock and foundered. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was later refloated and taken in to Falmouth. [6]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Birmingham	United Kingdom	The ship struck the Runnel Stone and sank with the loss of six of the eight people on board. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [6]
Commerce	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork to London. [17] Commerce was later refloated. She sailed for London on 2 May. [31]
Hall	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Havana, Cuba. [32]
Vrow Hendrika	United Kingdom	The ship was in collision with a Russian vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Dutch fishing vessels. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam, North Holland. Vrow Hendrika was taken in to Brielle, South Holland on 5 May. [23]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1821

Ship	Country	Description
Margaretta	Kingdom of Hanover	The ship was lost off the coast of Greenland in mid-April. [33]
Marsh	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground off Carriacou and was wrecked in early April. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada. [34]
Neptune	United Kingdom	The ship was sunk by ice off Baltic Port, Russia before 11 April. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [31]
Standhaftighed	Netherlands	The ship was wrecked near "Schermoeke". She was on a voyage from "Swelvig" to Amsterdam, North Holland. [17]
Waterloo	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States at the end of April. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [12]
Wright	United Kingdom	The ship sank near Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Donaghadee, County Antrim to Whitehaven. [3]

References

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34. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5597). 1 June 1821.

Ship events in 1821
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Ship decommissionings:	1816	1817	1818	1819	1820	1821	1822	1823	1824	1825	1826
Shipwrecks:	1816	1817	1818	1819	1820	1821	1822	1823	1824	1825	1826