The list of shipwrecks in May 1833 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1833.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Flora | New South Wales | The ship was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef. [1] |
Thomas and Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Scowrie". Her crew were rescued. [2] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albion | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of fifteen of the 30 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the brig Neptune ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [3] [4] [5] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eagle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Carnarvon Bay and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America. [6] |
Sweedland | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at Saugor, India. [7] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Harriet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Riding Rocks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States. [3] |
Tronto | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at St. Mary's, Nova Scotia, British North America. [8] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Catharine | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked by ice. Her crew were rescued by Traveller ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [9] [10] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Harvest Home | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. [11] [12] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Courier de Cette | France | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Harfleur, Seine-Inférieure, where she was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. An insurance claim was rejected due to suspected barratry. [13] [14] |
Martha | United Kingdom | The brig was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean 290 nautical miles (540 km) off the coast of Newfoundland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland. [15] [16] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lady of the Lake | United Kingdom | The brig was sunk by ice off Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of between 170 and 265 lives. About 30 survivors were rescued by Amazon ( United Kingdom ). |
Panana | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fortitude ( United Kingdom ). [10] |
Ranger | United Kingdom | The barque was in collision with an iceberg and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. [17] [18] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hero | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newfoundland, British North America. [19] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Baltic | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Manila, Spanish East Indies for Singapore. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [20] [21] |
Lady Campbell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Saint John. [22] |
Viscount Palmerston | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore om the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [23] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fortuna | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship struck a rock and foundered near Porvoo, Finland. The crew were rescued. Fortuna was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Porvoo, Grand Duchy of Finland. [17] [24] |
Julia | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Breakwater ( United Kingdom ). Julia was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Little Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of British North America. Her crew were rescued by Amethyst ( British North America.) [8] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elphinstone | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of "Mayo". She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Sumatra. [25] |
Lioness | United States | The steamboat was destroyed by an explosion and fire in the Red River, Louisiana with the loss of fourteen lives. Lioness was on a voyage from New Orleans to Natchitoches, Louisiana. [16] [26] |
Raikes | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in Conception Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. [15] [27] |
Sylph | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in ice off Carbonear Island Newfoundland. She was later towed into "Musquito". [27] [28] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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George | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [3] |
Orb | United States | The ship was wrecked on The Triangles. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Vera Cruz, Mexico. [19] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Duke of York | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was driven ashore at "Hedgellee Creek", India. Although almost undamaged, she was not refloatable. Duke of York was on a voyage from London to Madras, India. [29] [30] |
Eamont | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked south of Kedgeree, India. [29] [30] |
General Fisher | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Kedgeree. [30] |
J & H Cumming | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Long Island, United States with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. [27] |
Lord Amherst | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Kedgeree and broke her back. [29] [30] |
Robert | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked north of Kedgeree. [29] [30] |
Sultan | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the coast of India. Two of her crew survived. [30] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hope | United Kingdom | The ship struck an iceberg and foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | United States | The ship was wrecked in Hell Gate. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York. [19] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hoppet | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship was driven ashore on "Magunsholm". She was on a voyage from Vaasa to Riga, Russia. [31] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Despreux | France | The whaler was lost in the Chiloé Archipelago, Chile. [32] [33] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Twee Gebroeders | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on Langeoog, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to a Norwegian port. [31] |
Volunteer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Fonchin, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [34] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hannah | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near St. Ann's, Nova Scotia, British North America and was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [35] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Inverary Castle | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground in the Clyde and was abandoned by her crew. [36] |
Magnet | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 May. Her crew were rescued by the brig Jane ( United Kingdom . [19] [37] |
Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland before 24 May. Her crew were rescued by Frances and Harriet ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Miramichi, New Brunswick. [19] [27] [37] |
Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in ice. Her crew were rescued by Shannon ( United Kingdom ). [27] |
Ship events in 1833 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1828 | 1829 | 1830 | 1831 | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 |
Ship commissionings: | 1828 | 1829 | 1830 | 1831 | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1828 | 1829 | 1830 | 1831 | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 |
Shipwrecks: | 1828 | 1829 | 1830 | 1831 | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 |