List of shipwrecks in May 1846

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The list of shipwrecks in May 1846 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1846.\

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1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
ErinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes. [1] [2]
HSwMS Carlscrona Naval Ensign of Sweden (1844-1905).svg  Swedish Navy The corvette was wrecked at Matanzas, Cuba with the loss of 117 of the 133 people on board. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Sweden. [3] [4] [5]
Ocean QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool. [6]
SimpsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Dale, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Skylark ( HM Customs Ensign.PNG Board of Customs). She was subsequently taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [7]

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
EclairFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship was wrecked at Safi, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Antwerp. [8]
FloridaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Carlisle, County Cork She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated and beached for repairs. [9]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Possession Island, Portuguese West Africa. Her crew were rescued. [10]
St. AndrewCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Island, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated on 9 May and towed in to Quebec City. [11]

3 May

List of shipwrecks: May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
Charles KiddCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Ringkøbing, Denmark with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [12] [13]
HalcyonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated. [9]
SpeculationCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Snekkersten, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [14] [15] She subsequently put in to Jarrow, Northumberland for repairs. [16]
SpeedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Knock Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Boston, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [17] [9]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
CirceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank on the Long Sand, in The Wash. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [18]
Dolphin Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The schooner was sunk by ice in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia. [19]
MarthaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Torquay, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London. [20]
Seagull Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The schooner was sunk by ice in the Magdalen Islands. [19]
Sea Star Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The schooner was sunk by ice in the Magdalen Islands. [19]
Thomas RowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Harrington, Province of Canada. [19]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
Hoop OldendorfAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship struck the wrecked of the steamship Manchester (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was wrecked off the coast of Dithmarschen, Duchy of Schleswig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Königsberg, Prussia. [14]

6 May

List of shipwrecks: May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
Abraham YoungCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by ice off Scatterie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. [21]
Anna LouiseCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Heringsdorf. [12]
DruidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Cove (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Druid was on a voyage rom Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [19]
Fritz Flagge der Hansestadt Rostock.svg Rostock The ship was wrecked on a reef off Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. [12]
GlenalvonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cuba. [22]
HoopAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was wrecked at Tönning, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Hambrug to Königsberg, Prussia. [23]
Indian Queen Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was driven ashore at Cocagne, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Halifax, Nova Scotia. [11]
WetherallCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cowes. [24]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
ClaraSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was driven ashore south of Helsingør, Denmark. [25] She was refloated on 10 May and taken in to Helsingør for repairs. [12]
Ellen GormanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off the Secadiva Atoll, Maldive Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Madras, India. [26]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
Ann GrantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Bombay, India. She was on a voyage from London to Cannanore, India. [27]
William Rathbone Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She sank the next day. Her crew were rescued by Agincourt (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). William Rathbone was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. [28]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
IrisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Salem, Massachusetts, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [29]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the mast of a sunken vessel and was severely damaged at Runcorn, Cheshire. [23]
Mary CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Auckland to Kaipara Harbour. [30] [31] [32]
Princess Alice MaudeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Musquash, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick. [33]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
Ann Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was wrecked on the east point of Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Quebec City, Province of Canada. [19]
RosalindCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gronne Reef. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [34]
St. Martin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was wrecked on Brier Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick. [33]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
CorsairCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Danube at Galatz Ottoman Empire. She was later refloated but was again driven ashore. [35] Corsair was again refloated on 18 May and taken in to Galatz. [36]
Emma Flagge Greifswald.png Greifswald The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged at Kleve, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Greifswald. [37] [38]
St. Martin'sCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Brier Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [39]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
BrilliantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Lamaline, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of two lives; 153 people were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [19] [40]
CatharinaCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The ship sank in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig. [41]
PekinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St Lawrence. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Quebec City. [19]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
GaditanoFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  UKGBI The mistico was wrecked in the Islas Sisargas with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to A Coruña. [42]
Glasgow PacketCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock in the Bay of Rugg and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She put back to Aberdeen. [43]
LinnetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of the Mull of Galloway, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [44]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
St. Martin's Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Brier Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick. [19]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
SpinsterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Porto Plata". [45]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
BezalielCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Palermo, Sicily. [46]
British QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near "Cronsloot", Russia. She was on a voyage from Messina, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated. [21]
DartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Palermo. [46]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Palermo. [46]
FidelityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 23 May. [34]
Johanne CatherineSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was lost near the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nyköping to London, United Kingdom. [47]
ShepherdCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth the next day. [43]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
DartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Teignmouth. She was refloated on 21 May and taken in to Teignmouth. [43] [48]
Emily Flag of the United Kingdom.svg South Australia The cutter departed from Port Phillip for Circular Head, Van Diemen's Land. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [49]
ErminioOttoman red flag.svg  Ottoman Empire The ship was lost off Cape Santa Maria, Portugal. She was on a voyage from the Gulf of Saros to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [46]
Marshall BennettCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire and was scuttled. [47]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
AlexanderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Royal William (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Alexander was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [50] [51]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was holed by a pile and sank at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sutton Bridge to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. [43]
ArdjoenaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bridport Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [43]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk. [43]
PandoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire. [43] Pandora was refloated on 26 May and taken to the River Mersey in a severely damaged condition. [34]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
AmmonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Smerwick, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Sligo. [52]
Lord VernonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dawlish, Devon. She was refloated on 22 May and taken in to Torquay. [34]
OscarFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship ran aground and was damaged in the English Channel between Littlehampton and Worthing, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea Sussed with the assistance of the Coast Guard. Oscar was on a voyage from "Aviza" to Helsingør. [53]
SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank in the River Annan. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Annan, Dumfriesshire. [48]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
AlertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She capsized the next day with the loss of nine of the fifteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by the smack William and Elizabeth (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Alert was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Whitby, Yorkshire. She was towed in to Harwich the next day. [54] [48]
GrouvilleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at London, United Kingdom. [55]
HawkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [55]
John and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Pembrey, Glamorgan. [48]
Margaret and RachelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. [48]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
Eleanor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The whaler, a brig, was wrecked on Youell's Reef. Her crew were rescued by Anna Louisa (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [56] [57]
Squatter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The ship, a brigantine or schooner, was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Port Fairy. All fourteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Melbourne and Portland Bay. [58] [59]
TantivyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered off Ramsey Island, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [34]
VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She put in to Key West, Florida, United States where she was condemned. [60]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
DionBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brig was in collision with Clara (Flag of the United States (1845-1846).svg  United States) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean ( 30°35′N74°00′W / 30.583°N 74.000°W / 30.583; -74.000 ). Her crew were rescued by Clara. Dion was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Majorca. [61]
IvanFlag of The Russian Empire 1883.svg  Russia The ship foundered off Cape de Gatt, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Æolus (flag unknown). [62] [63]
Johanna MariaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Altona. [34] She was refloated on 25 May and taken in to Hamburg. [42]
John PirieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off the coast of Patagonia, Argentina. [64]
SwanFlag of The Russian Empire 1883.svg  Russia The ship foundered off Cape de Gatt, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Æolus (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [65]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
Eliza and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [34]
GipseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [34]
GipsyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [34]
KonohassettFlag of the United States (1845-1846).svg  United States The Boston whaler Konohassett (a converted merchant ship) under Captain Worth, struck at night the unmarked reef near Lisianski Island (Pell's Island). The crew took to the boats and in the morning from the mizzen of the wreck they spied land 17 miles away. On reaching it they found the remains of Holder Bolden and realised they would have to emulate that crew. They salvaged sufficient materials to make a boat to sail to the Hawaiian Islands. They completed her in only 18 days and sailed on 20 June. [66] The seven men arriving in Hawaii on 31 July, after 42 days at sea. [67] The American Consul was loaned the schooner Haalilio (Flag of the United States (1845-1846).svg  United States) to recover the remaining 26 crew, who were landed at Honolulu in mid-September. [68]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
Cheval MarindaFlag of France.svg  France The ship was run down and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 45 nautical miles (83 km) off Cape Lardier, Var. Her crew were rescued. [38]
Rambler
Sea Nymph 		Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamers collided in the River Mersey. Twenty-one people were killed with Rambler sinking. Survivors from Rambler were rescued by the Magazines Lifeboat. Rambler was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 26 May and taken in to Liverpool. She was repaired only to be lost on her next voyage. Sea Nymph was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry, County Antrim. She put back to Liverpool in a severely damaged condition. [69] [11] [70]
YareCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cobblers, off Barbadoes. Her crew were rescued. [45]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
ClarisseFlag of France.svg  France The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape de Gatt, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Halvor (flag unknown). [65] [62] [63]
JacobFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. [71]
Trinity Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Gibraltar The steamship tug caught fire and sank at Gibraltar. [37]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
Bombay CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by a fire and explosion at "Saugor", India. All on board were rescued. [72] [73]
LouisaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the pier and sank at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. [71]
SpeedwellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Salcombe, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [71]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
CalcuttaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Metis, Province of Canada, British North America. [19] [74] [75] The wreck was refloated in September and towed in to Quebec City, Province of Canada, arriving on the 7th. [76]
GeorgeFlag of France.svg  France The barque was wrecked off Rodrigues. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Sonapere" to the Île Bourbon. [77]
HoffnungCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was wrecked in the Jade Bight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Varel. [35]
PekinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fox River, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada. [75]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
EmulationFlag of France.svg  France The brig ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [29]
ProvidenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Portneuf, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Quebec City, Province of Canada. [60] Providence was refloated on 12 June and towed in to Quebec City. [50]
VictorieuxFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She was refloated and taken in to Wivenhoe, Essex. [28]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
AntinaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The tjalk was wrecked on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom to Hamburg. [37] [38]
NormaFlag of the United States (1845-1846).svg  United States The steamship sprang a leak and sank in Mobile Bay. [78]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
AgincourtCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to London. She was refloated. [29]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1846
ShipCountryDescription
AdenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was scuttled and abandoned before 8 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Hamburg. [35]
AdlerAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was scuttled before 8 May. Her crew were rescued by HMS Philomel (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). Adler was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Hamburg. [79] Her crew alleged barratry against her captain, who jumped overboard from HMS Philomel and was drowned. [38]
AlexanderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 May. [37]
Bella ClaraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 5°21′S22°31′W / 5.350°S 22.517°W / -5.350; -22.517 ). Her crew were rescued. [20]
Catherine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All 36 people on board were rescued by Braeus (flag unknown). Catherine was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Lancashire. [80]
CircaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank off King's Lynn, Norfolk. She had been refloated by 11 May and taken in to King's Lynn. [25]
CologneFlag of France.svg  France The whaler was wrecked on the south coast of Banks Peninsula, New Zealand, in late May. Two men drowned, and two others died attempting to walk to Akaroa to get assistance. [81]
ColumbineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Coutali Island", Ottoman Empire before 6 May. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in t Gallipoli in a leaky condition. [21]
Dolphin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The schooner was lost in ice off the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia. [82]
EllisonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Ship Island, Patagonia, Argentina before 10 May. [83]
Halcyon TraderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated. [54]
Hugh WallaceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice. Her crew took to the boats and were rescued by Lord Metcalfe (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [75]
HNLMS Kameleon Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg  Royal Netherlands Navy The schooner was attacked by pirates off the coast of Bangka Island, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were massacred and the ship was sunk. [84]
Lady Alice LambtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued. [85]
MiguelaFlag of the United States (1845-1846).svg  United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 May. [86]
PactolusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark for repairs She arrived on 15 May. [87]
PallasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Cochin, for Calcutta, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [88]
PerthshireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was holed by ice and was beached on "Sanerins Island", Nova Scotia. She was refloated and take in to Arichat, Nova Scotia in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Pictou, Nova Scotia. [33]
Sea Gull Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The schooner was lost in ice off the Magdalen Islands. [82]
Sea StarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was lost in ice off the Magdalen Islands. [82]
Trinidad Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Pink (Flag of the United States (1845-1846).svg  United States). Trinidad was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick to Liverpool. [80]
Uncle Sam Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The schooner wrecked on a reef off Māhia Peninsula, in Hawke Bay, New Zealand, while carrying mail from Wellington to Auckland. All hands were saved but the cargo was lost. [81] [89]

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