The list of shipwrecks in May 1824 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1824.
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References |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alpha | ![]() | The sealer was wrecked on Flat Rock, Torbay, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. [1] |
Francis | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at La Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued. [2] |
Henry | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Dædalus (![]() |
Mantura | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Black Middings, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was severely damaged. She was refloated and taken in to North Shields for repairs. [3] |
Policy | ![]() | The whaler was lost on Otaheite. [4] [5] |
Prince William | ![]() | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Venus (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Joseph & Mary | ![]() | The ship collided with Neptune (![]() |
Sincapore | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay. [8] |
Snow Drop | ![]() | The Humber Keel was reported to have foundered in the North Sea off Skegness, Lincolnshire with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Snow Drop was taken in to Great Yarmouth on 5 May in a waterlogged condition. [7] [9] |
Two Brothers | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. [10] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Harriet | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Canada and Elizabeth (both ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hope | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her ten crew were rescued by Ranger and William (both ![]() |
Nelly | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Beeves Rocks in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to County Clare. [13] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Experiment | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Lascar (![]() |
Jessy & Charlotte | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [16] |
Providence | ![]() | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to York. [13] |
Sector | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Anegada Shoals, Virgin Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aimable Eulalie | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Anegada Shoals, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Berkeley Castle | ![]() | The ship was lost near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [18] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Berkeley, Gloucestershire. [13] [19] |
Lion | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Algiers, Algeria. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [20] |
Matthew and Thomas | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. William Dawson(![]() |
Susannah | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire. [13] [18] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cacique | ![]() | The ship was lost on this date. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Vera Cruz, Mexico. [21] |
Dowson | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. British Queen rescued the crew. [22] |
Pactolus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz, Spain. She was later refloated. [23] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Margery | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fancy (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Liberality | ![]() | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Charlotte (![]() |
Pilgrim | ![]() | The ship departed from Campeachy, Mexico for Bristol, Gloucestershire. Initially, there was no further trace; she was presumed to have foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [26] However, the ship had been captured by pirates. (See Shannon, below.) |
Shannon | ![]() | The ship departed from Campeachy for Cork. Initially, there was no further trace; she was presumed to have foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [26] Casson ( ![]() |
Unity | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked between Overstrand and Sidestrand, Norfolk. Her five crew were rescued. [30] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Colombian | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Gaspar Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from China to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [31] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cynthia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at "Candias", Brazil. [32] |
Eleanor | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on the Brothers Keys, 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Ragged Island, Bahamas with the loss of seventeen of the 22 people on board. She was in a voyage from Nuevitas, Cuba to Baracoa, Cuba. [33] |
St. Bruno | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Faial Island, Azores, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Senegal to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [14] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Briton | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Riga, Russia. Her crew were rescued. [34] She was later refloated. [35] |
General Kempt | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [36] |
Margaret | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Messina, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London. [16] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Intrepid | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Antigua. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint-Domingue. [37] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bellona | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bideford, Devon in early May. She was on a voyage from Bideford to Prince Edward Island, British North America. Bellond was taken in to Bideford for repairs. [38] |
Caledonia | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in the Los Roques archipelago, Gran Colombia before 15 April. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to La Guayra, Gran Colombia. [11] |
Ceres | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of British North America. She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [39] |
Crown | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Hare Island, Lower Canada, British North America before 17 May. [15] |
Cumberland | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 11 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [23] |
Cynthia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cape St. Augustine, Brazil. [36] |
Duncomber | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Scaterie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 2 June. Her crew were rescued. [35] |
El Carmen | ![]() | The schooner was captured and burnt by HMS Hussar (![]() |
Endeavour | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of British North America. She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City. [39] |
Ewretta | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Franklin (![]() |
Friends | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Green Island, British North America. She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City. [39] |
Gilbert | ![]() | The ship was lost on the coast of Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. [39] |
Hannah | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued. [22] |
Governor | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the White Island Shoal, off the coast of British North America. [32] |
Harriet | ![]() | The ship was lost on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Tampico Mexico. [36] |
Hit or Miss | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at St. Peter's, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Conception Bay. [41] |
Hope | ![]() | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eight crew were rescued by William (![]() |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Wigton, Cumberland before 7 May and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America. Hope was later refloated [13] |
Hope | ![]() | The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland. [15] |
Houston | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. [32] |
Icarus and Speedwell | ![]() | The felucca was captured and burnt by HMS Hussar (![]() |
James Murdock | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near "Ramegat". She was on a voyage from Cuba to an American port. [15] |
Resolution | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew survived. [22] |
Venus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of British North America. She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City. [39] |
Ship events in 1824 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 |
Ship commissionings: | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 |
Shipwrecks: | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 |