List of shipwrecks in May 1834

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The list of shipwrecks in May 1834 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during May 1834.

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2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
Burlington Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamaica The sloop was wrecked on Rodney Hall Beach, Jamaica. [1]
HippomeneCivil Flag and Civil Ensign of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1816-1848).svg  Kingdom of Sardinia The brig was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Havana, Cuba. [2]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
LibavaNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship was wrecked off Vormsi. [3]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
DiademCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Cape Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America. [4]
EdwardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was sunk by ice at "Port Nova". Her crew were rescued. [5] [6]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Cape Rosia, St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of one of the 98 people on board. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [5] [7] [8]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on St. Paul Island. [5] [7]
MoonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on St. Paul Island. Her crew were rescued. [5] [7]
PatriotCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on St. Paul Island. [7]
RebeccaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was sunk by ice near the "Green Bank", off Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City. [9] [5]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
Astrea Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of 208 of the 211 people on board. Astrea was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [9] [5] [10] [11]
Demetrius Ottoman red flag.svg Egypt The ship was destroyed by fire at Trieste. [12]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia with the loss of eight lives. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Quebec City. [13]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
BeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Coleraine, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Coleraine. [14]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
Charlotte LanganCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board took to the boats and were rescued three days later by Waldemar (Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States). Charlotte Langan was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [15]
ColumbusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was lost 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [5] [8]
FidelityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Scaterie Island, Nova Scotia. All on board, over 150 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City. [5] [6]
Marchioness of QueensburyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Miramichi, New Brunswick. [9]
ProselyteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Flat Islands, off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. All on board, over 230 people, were rescued by Juno ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America). Proselyte was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City. [4] [16]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
FavouriteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice at St Shott's, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. [17]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
Maria Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was sunk by ice in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint John's, Newfoundland. [18]
SussexCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 44°N28°W / 44°N 28°W / 44; -28 ), having sprang a leak two days previously. All on board were rescued by Rolla (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [16]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Barrington, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [6]
Two BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. [12]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Cape Chat, Lower Canada, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [8]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
CommerceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. [19]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
AbeonaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was wrecked on the Brake Sand, in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Torquay, Devon. [20] [21]
Charlotte Sophia Flag of The Russian Empire 1883.svg Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea. Her crew took to the boat and were subsequently rescued by Alert (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Helsinki to Cádiz, Spain. [9] [22]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
RichardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized in Savanilla Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [23]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
TriadCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Heaps Sand, in the North Sea. Her eleven crew survived. [24] [25]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
BerthaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was wrecked on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Faaborg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [26]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
ConfidenceFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Warnemünde, Rostock. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Caen, Calvados. [17]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1834
ShipCountryDescription
AbeonaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 May. [18]
Adelaide Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The cutter was wrecked near Bird Island, Norah Head, New South Wales.
Columbian or CumbrianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, British North America. [18] [27]
FannyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Torbay. Her crew were rescued. [24]
Goede FrauFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard sand, in the North Sea on or before 9 May. She was on a voyage from Sète, Hérault, France to Rotterdam, South Holland. [28] [29]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 13 May. [13]
John AtkinsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost near "Port Nova". She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Richibucto, New Brunswick. [8]
SallyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and sank at Jersey, Channel Islands. [22]
San Fernando y St. Bela ZaragozaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Banks. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cádiz. [19]
ThaliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Chittagong, India before 21 May. [30]

References

  1. ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 15529. London. 14 July 1834. col B, p. 7.
  2. ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 15526. London. 10 July 1834. col B, p. 4.
  3. ↑ Chernyshev, Alexander Alekseevich (2012). Погибли без боя. Катастрофы русских кораблей XVIII–XX вв [They died without a fight. Catastrophes of Russian ships of the XVIII-XX centuries] (in Russian). Veche.
  4. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet. No. 2589. 4 July 1834.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17634. 19 July 1834.
  6. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17624. 26 June 1834.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Shipwrecks". The Times. No. 15514. London. 26 June 1834. col C, p. 5.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet. No. 2588. 27 June 1834.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17617. 9 June 1834.
  10. ↑ "Passenger List of the Astrea Ship, 1834 • Chronicles".
  11. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17625. 28 June 1834.
  12. 1 2 "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 20199. 22 May 1834.
  13. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard. No. 2216. 18 June 1834.
  14. ↑ "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter. No. 10115. 23 May 1834.
  15. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17638. 28 July 1834.
  16. 1 2 "Belfast Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter. No. 10133. 25 July 1834.
  17. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonan Mercury. No. 17622. 21 June 1834.
  18. 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet. No. 2587. 20 June 1834.
  19. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard. No. 2203. 3 June 1834.
  20. ↑ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 2195. 24 May 1834.
  21. ↑ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 20202. 26 May 1834.
  22. 1 2 "Ship News". The Standard. No. 2196. 26 May 1834.
  23. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17644. 11 August 1834.
  24. 1 2 "Bristol Ship News". The Bristol Mercury. No. 2310. 31 May 1834.
  25. ↑ Benham, Hervey (1980). The Salvagers. Colchester: Essex County Newspapers Ltd. pp. 171–72. ISBN   00-950944-2-3.
  26. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet. No. 2584. 30 May 1834.
  27. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 1207. 20 June 1834.
  28. ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 15476. London. 13 May 1834. col A, p. 4.
  29. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17606. 17 May 1834.
  30. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17685. 15 November 1834.
Ship events in 1834
Ship launches: 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839
Ship commissionings: 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839
Ship decommissionings: 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839
Shipwrecks: 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839

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