The list of shipwrecks in April 1843 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1843.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Hibernia | ![]() | The ship collided with Thracian (![]() |
James Lock | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Brilliant (![]() |
Libra | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Rhossili Bay. Her crew were rescued. [3] |
Mohawk | ![]() | The barque was in collision with the brig William (![]() |
Sarah | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Primrose (![]() |
Sarah | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Henry (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Abeona | ![]() | The barque was wrecked off Cape San Antonio, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [7] |
Atlantic | ![]() | The ship was run ashore in Newark Bay, Sanday, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to St. John's, Newfoundland. [8] [9] [10] |
Christopher Rawson | ![]() | The ship struck a reef in the South China Sea off "Pulo Sapata", Spanish East Indies and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Macao to Singapore. [11] |
Lebru | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llanmadock, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [12] |
St. Bertrand | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Montezuma (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Orient | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Perranarworthal, Cornwall. [12] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America, to London. [14] |
Pytho | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Dunkirk Banks. She was refloated and taken into Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. [1] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Acklam | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Gilleleje, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, to Stettin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [15] |
Aylesford | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Gilleleje. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Stettin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [15] |
Chieftain | ![]() | The ship foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by the barque New England (![]() |
China | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Charleston. [17] |
Lord Hawkesbury | ![]() | The ship sank in a squall off Portsmouth, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. [1] |
Medora | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk in the Boston Deeps by Sarah (![]() |
Miracle | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated the next day and put back to Liverpool. [18] |
Telegraph | ![]() | The schooner capsized in a squall off Portland, Dorset. All seventeen people on board survived. [16] |
Voluna | ![]() | The ship sank at the mouth of the River Usk. [1] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [1] She was refloated the next day and taken into Grimsby for repairs. [8] |
Edward | ![]() | The ship was driven against the pier and severely damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. [19] |
Oithona | ![]() | The snow struck the Lafolle Reef, Haiti in heavy fog and became a wreck. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [20] [21] |
Phœbe | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Hibernia | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Jericen (![]() |
Lydia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in a capsized condition at Caernarfon. [16] |
Mary | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex. [23] |
Orient | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on a rock near the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. [16] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Agnes | ![]() | The schooner was destroyed by fire in the North Sea ( 54°09′N3°00′E / 54.150°N 3.000°E ). Her crew were rescued by the barque Sostre (![]() |
Athalon | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Île-à-Vache, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [25] |
Charles and William | ![]() | The steam tug was stolen from the River Tyne. She was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland, with the loss of one of the two people on board. [26] [27] [28] The survivor was rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. [9] |
Dale | ![]() | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Lisbon, Portugal. Her eighteen crew were rescued by the schooner Porto Novo (![]() |
Flora | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Castletown, Isle of Man. [16] |
Henrick | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near "Melazzo". [16] |
Marquis of Breadalbane | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Perth to London. She was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex, in a leaky condition. [32] |
Mary Dixon | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. [9] |
New Margaretha | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Atherstone, Isle of Wight. [16] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [32] |
Pomona | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off the Pentland Firth. She came ashore on Burray, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom, and was wrecked. [8] |
Queen Victoria | ![]() | The East Indiaman was wrecked on a reef off the south west of Rodrigues, Mauritius with the loss of eleven lives. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India, to Liverpool, Lancashire. [33] [34] |
Salamanca | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Rye, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [16] [32] |
San Sparidone | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by a French fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [8] |
Solway | ![]() | The paddle steamer was wrecked on the Baldargo Reef, 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of A Coruña, Spain with the loss of 35 of the 125 people on board. Survivors were rescued by L'Erlbe (![]() ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Caribbean | ![]() | The ship was sunk by ice off Cape Bollard, Newfoundland, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint John's, Newfoundland. [36] |
Maria Anna | ![]() | The ship was run into and sunk off "Weddermarden Hurst" by a Hanovarian pilot cutter. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. [37] |
Olive Branch | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [9] She was refloated on 10 April and taken into Ramsgate, Kent. [10] |
Russell | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Pevensey Bay, Sussex. Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Poole, Dorset. [9] Russell was refloated on 13 April and taken into Rye Harbour, Sussex. [15] |
St. Leon | ![]() | The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [38] [39] |
Whitehaven | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Kingstown, County Dublin, She was refloated. [40] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Constitution | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. [36] |
Hendrick Robert | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Jutland. [30] She came ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Schleswig on 13 April. [41] |
Thomas | ![]() | The sloop ran aground on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire, to Broomhill. She was refloated. [8] [10] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Jornfru Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Niding Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, to Copenhagen. [37] |
Peak | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. [8] [16] She was refloated on 12 April and taken into Whitby in a severely damaged condition. [42] [43] |
Sussex | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brier Island, Nova Scotia, British North America, to Saint Lucia. [44] |
William and Henry | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Sound of Islay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Waterford. She was refloated on 13 April and resumed her voyage. [45] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Selina | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef. She was refloated and towed into Copenhagen, Denmark. [30] |
Success | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Fremantle, Colony of Western Australia. She was refloated on 18 April. She was on a voyage from London to Fremantle. [11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fenice | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Lima, Peru. [4] |
Holder Bolden | ![]() | The whaler was lost in the Pacific to a reef at 26.01N 174.55W, near Lisianski Island, the crew survived and built a schooner over 5 months which departed 14th Sept, arriving Honolulu 8 October, then arranged for recovery of the remaining crew and stores. [46] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Emily | ![]() | The ship ran aground and sank in the Victoria Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. [47] [14] |
Golden Eagle | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Lucca, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [48] |
Hewes | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Industry (![]() |
Heinrich Robert | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore derelict on Amrum, Duchy of Schleswig. [37] |
Helena | ![]() | The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the English Channel off Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [47] Helena was refloated on 30 April and taken into Penzance. [50] |
Independence | ![]() | The ship struck a rock off New Grimsby, Isles of Scilly, and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, to Neath, Glamorgan. She put into St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, for repairs. [43] |
Ship | State | Description |
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John and Ellen | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off Howth, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bantry, County Cork, to the Clyde. [51] |
Lady Grant | ![]() | The ship departed from Bombay, India, or Singapore for Chusan, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [52] [53] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte | ![]() | The ship struck the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly, and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to Waterford. [51] |
Dolphin | ![]() | The ship ran aground, capsized and was severely damaged at Cardiff. [49] |
Emilie | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at "Torre Chica". Her crew were rescued. [54] |
Maria Anna | ![]() | The ship was run into and sunk off "Weddemarden" by Hanoverian (![]() |
Rosa | ![]() | The ship was lost off Puerto Rico. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havana, Cuba. [55] |
Vittoriso Principe Metternich | ![]() | The ship foundered off Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. [41] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bedford | ![]() | The smack was discovered abandoned off Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan, to Southampton, Hampshire. She was taken into Ilfracombe, Devon. [51] |
Cumberland | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore on the west coast of Horse Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated and towed into Kilrush, County Clare, by the steamship Garry Owen (![]() |
Eliza | ![]() | The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Lancaster, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [51] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Enfield | ![]() | The schooner ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to South Shields. [58] [59] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mary | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Hoborg Reef, off Gotland, Sweden. She was refloated but consequently foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire, to Riga, Russia. [36] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sarah & Rachel | ![]() | The oyster skiff was lost in the Bristol Channel with the loss of both crew. [60] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Croft | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. [61] |
Fame | ![]() | The schooner struck Avery's Rock and was severely damaged. She put into Pigeon Cove, Newfoundland, British North America. [36] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [61] |
Mary and Isabella | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea off the Buchan Ness Lighthouse, Aberdeenshire. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to the Moray Firth. [62] [63] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire off Seal Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, to London. [64] |
Ship | State | Description |
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William Glen Anderson | ![]() | The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire. [65] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Don | ![]() | The smack ran aground at Wick, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Wick. She was later refloated and taken into Wick. [62] |
Ship | State | Description |
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British Queen | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Antigua. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to Cowes, Isle of Wight. [55] |
Diana | ![]() | The whaler was severely damaged by an explosion at Saint Helena. She was consequently condemned. [66] [67] |
Giacomo Giorgio | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Santarcangelo de Romagna. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom, to Ancona. [68] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland. [62] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cambois, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Cambois. She was refloated and towed into Blyth. [62] |
R. La Maure | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom, to Bordeaux, Gironde. [69] |
Tennant | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Stettin. She put into Lerwick, Shetland Islands in a sinking condition. [70] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adeline | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Barrington, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [20] |
Brunette | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [71] |
Hermine | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse, Argyllshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. [17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adelphia | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Blanch Point, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [72] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Catherine | ![]() | The ship collided with Ann Elizabeth (![]() |
Ebenezer | ![]() | The brig collided with Juno (![]() |
William Rippon | ![]() | The brig was sunk by ice off Cape North, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [71] [72] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ocean | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orlock Point, County Down. Her crew were rescued. [69] |
Oswego | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Buenos Aires. [74] |
William and Thomas | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Cardiff, Glamorgan, and was damaged. She put into Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Youghal, County Cork. [73] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Barbara Ann | ![]() | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 48°17′N9°11′W / 48.283°N 9.183°W ) before 11 April. Her seven crew were rescued by the brig James ( ![]() |
Breton | ![]() | The sealer was sunk by ice south of Saint John's, Newfoundland, before 8 April. [36] |
Catherine Power | ![]() | The sealer was sunk by ice south of Saint John's before 8 April. [36] |
Charlotte | ![]() | The sealer was sunk by ice south of Saint John's before 8 April. [36] |
Dart | ![]() | The sealer was sunk by ice south of Saint John's before 8 April. [36] |
Despatch | ![]() | The sealer was sunk by ice south of Saint John's before 8 April. [36] |
Don | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore at Wick, Caithness. She was refloated on 28 April. [69] |
Favourite | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Richmond River. [75] |
Henry and Mary Ann | ![]() | The sealer was sunk by ice south of Saint John's before 8 April. [36] |
Industry | ![]() | The sealer was sunk by ice south of Saint John's before 8 April. [36] |
John and Mary | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire. She was refloated on 13 April. [45] |
Joseph Pease | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off Seal Island, Nova Scotia, British North America, before 23 April. [64] |
Louis | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in the Bay of Hioff, Africa, with the loss of seven of her crew before 26 April. [44] |
Louise | ![]() | The ship was lost off Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Barcelona. [62] |
Mary | ![]() | The sealer was sunk by ice south of Saint John's before 8 April. [36] |
Ocean | ![]() | The sealer was sunk by ice south of Saint John's before 8 April. [36] |
Princess | ![]() | The sealer was driven by onto a reef off Hant's Harbour, Newfoundland before 8 April with the loss of fifteen of her crew. She was subsequently taken into New Harbour, Newfoundland. [36] |
Rover | ![]() | The sealer was sunk by ice south of Saint John's before 8 April. [36] |
Sapphire | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Bank before 8 April. [36] |
Shamrock | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was refloated on 30 April. [50] |
Singular | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Prata Shoal before 16 April. Her crew were rescued by Emma (![]() |
Three Sisters | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near the Dungeness Lighthouse, Kent, before 9 April. [16] [10] |
Twee Gebroeders | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Kan Galangs before 4 April. She was on a voyage from Batavia to Makassar, Netherlands East Indies. [77] |