List of shipwrecks in May 1842

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The list of shipwrecks in May 1842 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1842.

Contents

1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
Dennis CartyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Wexford to London. She was refloated the next day [1]
Thomas WorthingtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship, which had previously been abandoned by all but one of her crew, was discovered at sea by another vessel, which took off the remaining crew member. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Pembroke. [2]

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
Anna Margaretha Flagge der Hansestadt Lubeck.svg Lübeck The ship ran aground on the Peter Black Sand, in The Wash. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom. [3]
EclipseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated. [1]
VeracityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Girdler Sand. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Dartmouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent for repairs. [3]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
Duke of AtholCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Lerwick, Shetland Islands. She was refloated. [4]

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
PaoliCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to South Shields, County Durham She was refloated on 10 May and put back to Hull for repairs. [5]
PhœnixCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship ran aground on Morop's Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel to Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put into Gothenburg, Sweden. [5]
WallaceFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at "Kwac-point". South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam, South Holland. [6]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig capsized off the Hebbes Sandbank, in the North Sea during a squall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Hull, Yorkshire. [2] She was refloated on 29 May and taken into the Hull Roads, where she again sank. [7]
CaspianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank between Biorko and Seskar, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued. [8]
GazelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Hanover (Flag of France.svg  France) and St. John ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America). [9] Gazelle was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America. [10]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at the Souter Lighthouse, South Shields, County Durham. She was later refloated and taken into South Shields. [6]
JeremiahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north east of "Hennegaard". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Stettin. [8] [11]
Joseph StoreyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank between Biorko and Seskar. Her crew were rescued. [8]
Red RoverCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Seine. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [12]
ScotiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice off Nervo Island, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [8]
SheldrakeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Inisquitte Island, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Westport, County Mayo. [6] [13]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
Baptist MeyrickFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at Callantsoog, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Hamburg [14]
CharlesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig collided with the steamship Comet (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [15]
DundeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Paragona". She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Maracaibo, Venezuela. [16]
GazelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 48°21′N32°30′W / 48.350°N 32.500°W / 48.350; -32.500 ). All on board were rescued by the full-rigged ship Hanover (Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States) and the barque St. John (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Gazelle was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, British North America. [17]
Helen SymersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Havana, Cuba. [18] Her crew were rescued by the paddle steamer Congreso (Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spanish Navy). Helen Symers was on a voyage from Havana to Cowes, Isle of Wight. [19]
Lady CharlesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was in collision with the steamship Gazelle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [20] [21]
Richard WebbCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on a reef off the Tiger Islands, in the Pacific Ocean ( 6°51′S121°25′E / 6.850°S 121.417°E / -6.850; 121.417 ). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [22] [23] [24]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
ArdgowanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by James Harris (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). The derelict was discovered on 17 June by Iodine and Marquess of Wellington (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was scuttled. [16]
KentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seven Islands, British North America. Her crew and 72 passengers were rescued. [19]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Pictou, Nova Scotia. Isabella was refloated on 14 June and taken into Sydney, Nova Scotia. [16] [25]
Jane BlackCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River downstream of "Pointe des Monts", Province of Canada, British North America. Her crew and all but two of the 417 passengers on board were rescued by Lumber Merchant ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America). Jane Black was on a voyage from Limerick to Montreal, Province of Canada. [19]
TransitCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Rottnest Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Fremantle, Swan River Colony. [26]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
DiligenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the schooner Sally and Ann (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Hartland Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued by Sally Ann. Diligence was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Newport, Monmouthshire. [27] [28]
EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Sierra Leone. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [29]
IndianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Aves Island Reef, off the coast of Venezuela. Her crew were rescued. [30] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Trinidad and Santa Marta, Republic of New Granada. [31]
John and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated and resumed her voyage to London. [27]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cley-next-the-Sea. She was later refloated and taken into port. [27]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
AmeliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked at Spanish Head, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Strangford, County Antrim. [32]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Margate. [27]
FrancesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottoms, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and taken into Helsingør for repairs. [8] [33]
HerculesFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship ran aground in the Swine Bottoms. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Copenhagen. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [8]
Medina Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was wrecked on a reef in the Turks Islands. All 179 people on board were rescued by the schooner Larne and paddle steamer Tweed (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Medina was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Jamaica. [34] [35]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
Francis JeffreyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on Barebedi Point, Venezuela. Her crew were rescued. [30]
ValiantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and put back to Sunderland. [11]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
LedaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the River Usk. She was righted on 17 May and taken into Newport, Monmouthshire. [11]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
HiramCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Willems Rek Channel. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was later refloated and put back to Antwerp. [36]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
Anna LiffeyFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship struck an iceberg and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp, Belgium. [37]
DoveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was refloated and taken into Kingstown. [36]
EdgarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Ooster Sandbank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. Edgar was refloated and completed her voyage. [36]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1942
ShipCountryDescription
INS Ariadne Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg Indian Navy The steamship struck a rock off Shanghai, China, and was damaged. She was refloated with the assistance of INS Sesostris ( Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg Indian Navy) and beached at Chusan. She sank on 23 June with the loss of three crew. [38]
Marie CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Maroun". She was on a voyage from Maroun to Stockholm. [39]
William Nicol Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The ship was wrecked on a reef off Port Louis, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to Bombay, India. [40]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the Bristol Channel 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south east of The Mumbles, Glamorgan with the loss of one of her two crew. She was on a voyage from Aberthaw to Aberavon, Glamorgan. [41]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
Nordstjernen Flag of Russia.svg Grand Duchy of Finland The ship foundered 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) off Hanö, Sweden. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Helsinki to Hull, Yorkshire and/or London, United Kingdom. [42] [43] [44]
Recovery Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The schooner was wrecked at Red Head with the loss of one of her six crew. [45] [46] [47]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
Pell's OneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated the next day and proceeded on her voyage. [48]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
Amelia Flag of France.svg Guadeloupe The schooner was wrecked at Fort Point, Nevis. [30]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
Carl FrederickFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship ran aground off "Undersken" and was consequently beached in "Fioge Bay". She was on a voyage from "Kasco" to London, United Kingdom. [42]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [43]
HarmonieFlag of France.svg  France The ship caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 40 leagues (120 nautical miles (220 km)) off the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Dunkerque, Nord. [49]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
HanoverCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Inner Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands. She was later refloated. [50]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
GalateaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock west of Tarifa, Spain and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Providence (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Galatea was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. [51]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the Bristol Channel off the Mumbles Lighthouse, Glamorgan with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to The Mumbles. [42] [43]
Sir William CurtisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Haverfordwest. [7]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
Blue-eyed Maid Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamaica The sloop foundered off Oracabessa. Her crew were rescued. [52]
Water Witch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tobago The drogher was wrecked on Smith's Island. [51]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
AdangFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated. [53]
FosterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sulina, Ottoman Empire. [54] [37]
MedoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cobler's Rocks, off Barbadoes. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes. [55]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
HelenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Helena to the Cape Colony. [56]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
LibertyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked near Longhope, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Arklow, County Wicklow to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [49]
NinaFlag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg  Mexico The ship was driven ashore in the Gulf of California. [57]
VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea 210 nautical miles (390 km) east by south of the Isle of May. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Phœnix (Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium). [58] She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Travemünde, Prussia. [18]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
Janet PhillippsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to the Rhône. she was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [59]
MayflowerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the Nakkehead Lighthouse, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to "Wisbeck". She was later refloated. [60]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: unknown date in May 1842
ShipCountryDescription
Alexandre Flag of France.svg Senegal The steamship was lost in the Bissagos Channel, off Senegal before 13 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Nunez River to Bissau. [61]
Anne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gambia Colony and Protectorate The ship was wrecked on "Alcatrass" before 25 May. Her crew were rescued. [62]
Avon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The whaler was lost at "Rottormar", New Zealand before 13 May. [63]
EdwardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 May. Six of her crew were rescued by Irvine (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Edward was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [61]
Lady WilloughbyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Gannel", Cornwall on or before 24 May. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Portreath, Cornwall. [50]
LeocadieFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 20 May with assistance from Good Intent, Rumley and Sea Mew (all Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Leocadie was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. [64]
Lively Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The fishing schooner was lost on Cape Cod. Crew saved. [65]
WandererCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the Cape of Good Hope before 7 May. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. Wanderer was refloated but consequently condemned. [66]
Zavala Texas 2nd Naval Ensign.svg  Texas Navy The paddle schooner was scuttled at Galveston.

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