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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah & Rachel | The oyster skiff was lost in the Bristol Channel with the loss of both crew. [60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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] |