The list of shipwrecks in May 1843 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1843.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelie | The ship was driven ashore 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km) south west of Cette, Hérault. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Cette. [1] | |
| Chevalier Fleury | The ship was wrecked near Cette. [1] | |
| Indus | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dora | The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Wexford. [3] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [4] | |
| Elsje Poljce | The ship struck the Brisons and was consequently beached in Whitesand Bay. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was later refloated. [3] [5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Jardine | The ship was driven ashore at Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 8 May and taken into Portland for repairs. [6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | The brig collided with Avon ( | |
| Hope | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Plymouth, Devon. [1] | |
| Lancet | The brig was driven ashore at Absecon, New Jersey, United States. [6] | |
| HDMS St. Jan | The ship sprang a leak in the Øresund. The leak was repaired, but she subsequently sprang another leak off Flekkerøy, Norway. Consequently decommissioned on 26 Jund and scrapped. [10] | |
| Tay | The ship was driven ashore near Shippegan Harbour, New Brunswick, British North America. [11] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Miramichi, New Brunswick. [12] She was refloated on 23 June and put under repair. [13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Briton | The ship ran aground off Crosby, Lancashire. She was o a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [1] | |
| Maria | The ship was holed by ice and capsized at "Tolbeacon", Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg. She was driven ashore and wrecked before 15 May. [14] [15] | |
| Perseverance | | The cutter was wrecked on the South Reef, off Sydney Heads. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Kiama. [16] |
| Sarah Crisp | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Rangoon River. [17] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Shoreham-by-the-Sea. She was refloated on 7 May and taken into Shoreham-by-the-Sea. [18] [1] | |
| Twee Gebroeders | The galiot ran aground off Brook, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Brussels. She was refloated and taken into Cowes, Isle of Wight, where she was repaired. [1] [19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. John | The brig capsized at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was consequently condemned. [1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Elise | The ship was driven ashore on Süderoog, Duchy of Holstein. [20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amos or Anne | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. [21] [22] | |
| Robert | The collier, a full-rigged ship, struck the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was wrecked. Her crew survived. [21] [8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey, Sarah | The ships collided in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Both vessels were consequently beached at Sea Palling. Their crews were rescued. They were each on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cecile | The ship was wrecked at Cape Santa Maria, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [24] | |
| Sarah and Ann | The ship ran aground on the Klein Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [20] | |
| Warwick | The ship was driven ashore near the Kronstadt Lighthouse, Russia. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Kronstadt. She was refloated and taken into Kronstadt in a leaky condition. [15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John N. Gossler | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated. [25] | |
| Quebec | The ship was wrecked on the Red Island Reef, in the Saint Lawrence River. [26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella Dick | The ship was beached at Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to Malta. [27] | |
| John Hale | The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Norfolk, Virginia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [28] | |
| Regular | The ship foundered off Mauritius. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. [29] [30] | |
| Thomas and Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked in Sinclair's Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dublin. [31] [32] | |
| William Harris | The ship was wrecked on the Hobby Reef. She was on a voyage from London to British Honduras. [33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commodore Napier | The ship ran aground on the London Chest, in the Baltic Sea. She had been refloated by 29 May and taken into Saint Petersburg, Russia. [34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | | The whaler, a brig, was driven ashore and wrecked at George Town. [35] She was refloated and put under repair. [36] |
| Harmonie | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Bremen. [4] [6] | |
| Virginia | The packet ship, a brig, was run into off the coast of County Cork, United Kingdom by the schooner Jane ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Farnacres | The ship was wrecked on the Norton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. [42] [31] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. [32] | |
| Washington | The schooner was wrecked on the Stony Binks, in the North Sea at the mouth of the Humber. All on board were rescued by the pilot boats № 2 and № 3 (both |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | The ship ran aground on the west point of the Île d'Orléans, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated the next day. [45] | |
| Tranqueliade | The barque was wrecked on Luzon, Spanish East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Macao to the Sooloo Islands. [46] | |
| Washington | The ship was wrecked on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [42] | |
| William Harris | The ship was wrecked on the Hobby Reef. She was on a voyage from London to British Honduras. [47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ariel | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick. [48] | |
| Eddystone | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Point May, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Harvey | The ship was driven ashore near Shippegan, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated. [11] | |
| Lucy | The ship was driven ashore at Swanage, Dorset. [37] | |
| Mary Jane | The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Ballycotton Bay. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. [49] Mary Jane was refloated on 28 May and taken into Cork. [50] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas | The ship collided with Marion ( | |
| Janet | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Leven, Fife with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Leven. [49] | |
| Mercury | The whaler capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her crew. [51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hamsamalah | | The ship was driven ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Coringa with the loss of a crew member. [52] |
| Hydros | | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Colombo. She was on a voyage from Trincomalee to Colombo. [52] |
| Jubilee | | The ship was wrecked on Saint Pierre Island. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Charlotte Town, Prince Edward Island. [13] |
| Sarah and Elizabeth | The whaler was burnt in Coffin's Bay, Timor, by the local pirates. [53] | |
| Union | The brig foundered at Madras, India. [54] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Thompson | The ship foundered in a squall in the Indian Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) east by south of Bombay, India with the loss of seven of her crew. [55] [56] | |
| Isabella | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber by Itenerant ( | |
| Reward | The ship foundered in the North Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) south by west of Inchcape. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dublin to South Shields, County Durham. [49] [57] | |
| Union | The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean. All on board were rescued by Helen ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flower | The ship was driven ashore at Dennis Bale Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Polperro, Cornwall to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [6] | |
| Triton | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Bridlington, Yorkshire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated. [58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canton | The ship was run aground on the Beacon Rock Shoal. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. [11] | |
| Providence | The ship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Grimsby to London. [6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail | The ship ran aground on the Beeves Rock, in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick. She was refloated on 8 June. [60] | |
| Ambassador | The ship was wrecked on Key Conficio. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nuevitas, Cuba to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. [13] | |
| Granville | The ship was wrecked on Key Conficios. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nuevitas to Halifax. [61] | |
| Hero of Malown | The ship was wrecked on the Malabar Coast of India. She was on a voyage from Cochin to Cannonore. [55] | |
| Lequietiano | The ship was wrecked on the Caracole Shoals, off Saint Domingo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Santander to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. [25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Sydenham Queen | | The steamships collided in the Saint Lawrence River downstream of Machiche, Province of Canada. Both vessels sank with the loss of two lives on each ship. [62] [45] [63] |
| Thomas Rickinson | The brig was wrecked on a reef off Poudre d'Or, Mauritius. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to London. [56] [64] | |
| Tom Moore | The ship was wrecked on the White Island Reef. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [65] [11] | |
| Vienna | | The ship ran aground and sank in the Adriatic Sea with the loss of several lives. She was on a voyage from Vienna to Bratislava, Austrian Empire. [45] [63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella Anderson | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Inverness to South Shields, County Durham. [58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| O. C. Raymond | The ship departed from Chusan, China for Macao. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [66] [67] | |
| Patriot | | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Hull, Yorkshire. Patriot was reboarded the next day and towed into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship was wrecked on Inchkeith. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [68] | |
| Aurora | The barque was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina. [69] | |
| Brilliante | | The brig was driven ashore at Buenos Aires. [70] [71] |
| Celerity | The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Penzance, Cornwall. [50] | |
| Harriet | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Palmones. She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and taken into Algeceiras Bay. [72] | |
| Jeune Estelle | The brig was driven ashore at Buenos Aires. [70] [71] | |
| Marco Polo | The ship was damaged in a gale at Bueno Aires. She was consequently condemned. [73] | |
| Oswego | The brig was driven aground at Buenos Aires. [71] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail | The ship ran aground in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick. She was refloated on 29 May and taken into Limerick. [14] | |
| Adventurer | The ship was wrecked in Sandown Bay, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Sandown Bay to Algoa Bay. [70] | |
| Ariel | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent before 21 May. [37] | |
| Athenais | The ship capsized whilst on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Cette, Hérault. She was taken into the Bay of Bourgneuf on 27 May in a capsized condition. [50] | |
| Chance | The ship was wrecked in the Swan River before 31 May. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to the Swan River Colony. [74] | |
| Concord | The ship was in collision with Ebenezar ( | |
| Eliza and Ellen | The ship departed from London in late May. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [76] | |
| Industry | | The ship was wrecked on Partridge Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick. [4] |
| Orb | The ship was wrecked on the Man of War Shoals before 23 May. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York. [11] | |
| Pathfinder | The ship ran aground on St James' and Marys' Lump, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. [25] | |
| Phoebe | The ship was wrecked at Aberdyfi, Merionethshire before 17 May. [42] | |
| Racer | The ship was wrecked on the Bare Bush Keys, off the coast of Jamaica before 29 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Veracruz, Mexico. [77] | |
| Resolution | The ship ran aground and sank in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to a port in Arracan. She was refloated on 7 May. [25] | |
| Sarah | The ship was departed from Arakan for Penang, Malaya. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [78] | |
| Thompson | The ship was wrecked in the Crooked Island Passage, Bahamas. [37] | |
| Tres Irmaos | The ship foundered off Socotra, Mahra Sultanate with the loss of 25 of the 40 people on board. She was on a voyage from Mozambique to Bombay, India. [55] | |
| Vigilant | The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar before 8 May. Three crew were rescued by Rodolphe ( | |
| Zakrewsky | | The ship was lost off Saaremaa before 18 May. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Oulu. [81] |