List of shipwrecks in April 1866

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The list of shipwrecks in April 1866 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1866.

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1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
BerbiceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked. [1]
Curlew Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The cutter was wrecked at Auckland wharf during a gale which raged from 30 March to 1 April. [2]
Frederick H. Parker Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She came ashore at "Boa Nova", Portugal on 17 February 1867. [3] [4]
HindCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. [5]
Martha Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Mechanics Bay, Auckland, during a gale which raged from 30 March to 1 April. [2]
RosaraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig sank. [6]
TenterdenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland. All seven people on board were rescued by rocket appartus and breeches buoy. Tenterden was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 17 April and towed in to the River Wear. [7] [8]
Tyne Lifeboat Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution The lifeboat was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth whilst going to the aid of Tenterden (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Her crew survived. [7]

2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
Clara MorseFlag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States The ship ran aground at Rangoon, Burma. She was on a voyage from Rangoon to a British port. She was refloated and put back to Rangoon. [9]
EliseFlag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States The ship was run down by a steamship and sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Portland Bill, Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of eight of the nine people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremerhaven. [10]
FameCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner struck a submerged object and sank off the Runnel Stone, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Plymouth, Devon. [11]
HeatherbellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Port Said, Egypt. [12] [13]
JackalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tugboat was severely damaged by fire at Blackwall, Middlesex. [14]
ReenaFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The jacht foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad, Denmark to Bremen. [15]

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
ÆolusSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Gilleleje, Denmark. [16] [13]
Bangor PacketCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea. She floated off and came ashore at Penmon, Anglesey. [17] She had been refloated by 12 April and taken in to Bangor, Caernarfonshire. [18]
CaribbeanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by the explosion of European (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) at Aspinwall, United States of Colombia. [19]
ClarindeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Swine Bottoms, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dantzic. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition. [13]
EuropeanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was destroyed by an explosion of glonoin oil and sank at Aspinwall with the loss of about 60 lives, including eleven of her crew. [20] [19] [21]
Frederica Wilhelmina POL Gdansk flag.svg Dantzic The ship was driven ashore on Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London, United Kingdom. [13]
IoniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Hetton (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) at Monkwearmouth, County Durham and was destroyed by fire when her cargo of quicklime got wet. [22]
LlandulasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was driven ashore at Llandulas, Caernarfonshire. [5]
St. LawrenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil. Her crew were rescued. [23] She was on a voyage from the Lagos Colony to Liverpool, Lancashire. [3]
ThankfulCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mazagan, Morocco. She had been refloated by 20 April. [24]
Two SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the River Dee. She was on a voyage from Dromore West, County Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire. [5]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was driven ashore at Llandulas. [5]

4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1866
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Elegante Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg British North America While en route from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire with a cargo of oak, the vessel was abandoned by her crew in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of the Isles of Scilly. They were rescued by Ferdinand (Flag of Bremen.svg  Bremen). [25] [26] [27]
HectorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Lundy Island, Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [28]
Laughing WaterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Calcutta, India. [3]
MillbankCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Avon at Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Valencia, Spain and Bristol. She was refloated. [11] [29]
Miss EvansCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Bangor. [28] [15]
RoseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Westport. [30] [29]

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
AliceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Brook, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire to Caen, Calvados, France. She was refloated. [16]
Isabella CrollCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [30]
Mary ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Ayr. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. [16]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
AmaranthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Poole. She was refloated and towed in to Poole. [17]
FloraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Nuevitas, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba. [31] [32]
Mecklenburg Flagge der Hansestadt Rostock.svg Rostock The brig ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from the River Wear to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [24]
Patrick HenryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Queenstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. She was refloated but had to be beached. [10]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
FontenaryAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The barque was lost south of the "Moscow Islands". She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Rangoon, Burma. [12]
NemesisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Malden Island. [33]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
BerbiceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Alabama (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Herbice was on a voyage from Tayport, Fife to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [9] [34]
Helen McGregorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug caught fire at Glasgow, Renfrewshire and was scuttled. She was refloated the next day and found to have been severely damaged. [17]
Lady RussellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Tybee Island, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and towed back to Savannah in a leaky condition. [27]
Mary JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Coloradoes. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to the River Thames. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [35]
ThomasineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Horsey, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Almería, Spain. [36]

9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Elie, Fife to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [17]
Mary and ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore between Bacton and Mundesley, Norfolk. Her eleven crew were rescued by the Mundesley Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Montreal, Province of Quebec, British North America. She was refloated on 12 April and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. [12] [8] [37]
ShamrockCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack ran aground and was wrecked on the Dogger Bank, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by the Wexford Lifeboat. [17]
VictoryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Penarth, Glamorgan. [12]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
Arthur Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape St. Mary's, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Saint John's, Newfoundland. [38]
Douglas Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The schooner collided with George Durker (Flag of Bremen.svg  Bremen) and sank in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by George Durker. Douglas was on a voyage from Douglas to Swansea, Glamorgan. [39]
DredSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Wadsö. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [40]
ExpressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. A crew member was rescued by the schooner Coalition ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America. Express was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [23]
George and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank near Rhyl, Denbighshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Conway, Caernarfonshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. [41]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
EconomyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The dandy was run into by a brig and sank off Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Both crew were rescued by Malcolm (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Economy was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Seaham, County Durham. [8]
Ethel BoltonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Morehead City, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Morehead City. She was refloated and taken in to Norfolk, Virginia, United States, where she was repaired. [42]
GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground leaving Sunderland, County Durham and was damaged. She was refloated and put in to North Shields, Northumberland. [8]

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
Bon St. NicholasFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée to Newry, County Antrim, United Kingdom. [39]
FloraCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Douglas, Isle of Man. She was refloated and out in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. [39]
Gilmore Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked off St Martin's, Isles of Scilly. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Wakefield and was severely damaged at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [43]
RoseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Themis (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Rose was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bilboa, Spain. [43] Themis put five crew on board Rose; they took her in to Falmouth, Cornwall. [44]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
ApolloFlag unknownThe brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Manila, Spanish East Indies. [45]
CeferinaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Manila. [45]
ClansmanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and sank at St. Combs, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Tain, Ross-shire. [8] [46]
DextrousCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat collided with the schooner Amelia (Flag of France.svg  France) and sank in the North Sea off Burnmouth, Berwickshire with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Amelia. [8]
Jamaica Packet Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jamaica The ship was driven ashore at Absecon, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Kingston to New York, United States. [47]
LucienetBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Manila. [45]
TiempoBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Manila Bay. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to Manila. [45]
VolunteerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run down by a steamship off Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. [43]
VriendschapFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship departed from the River Tyne for Roskilde, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [48]

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
Admiral KanarisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Sunderland. She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland. [8]
AmaliaSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The schooner was driven against the pier at Sunderland. She put back to Sunderland for repairs. [8]
George TurnerFlag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States The ship was destroyed by fire at New York. [49]
John WilsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [24]
Tamar Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Tasmania The ship was wrecked at Port Phillip Heads, Victoria with the loss of all but one of her crew. [50]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
VigilantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by another vessel and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Margate, Kent. [8]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
Colleen BawnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs. [8]
DominicaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Jadder, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Swinemünde, Prussia. [8]
EmileCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The brig was driven ashore near Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated. [24]
FavouriteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Karlshamn, Sweden. She was refloated the next day with assistance from a Danish steamship. [8]
IrwellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [51]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Emsworth, Hampshire. [8]
Labouchere Hudson's Bay Company Flag.svg Hudson's Bay Company The steamship was wrecked at Point Reyes, California, United States with the loss of two lives. [27] She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Victoria, British Columbia. [23]
NomadenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated the next day. [8]
WexfordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Gelippia", Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Wexford. She was severely damaged in a gale on 26 April. [32]

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
LouiseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and damaged in Hornbeck Bay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated on 30 April and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark. [24] [52]
MariaCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship ran aground near Wolgast. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Wolgast. [24]
Morning Star Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The schooner was wrecked on Stephenson Island while en route from Whangaroa to Auckland. All hands were saved. [53]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
DryadCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamboat ran aground and sank in the River Thames near London Bridge. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hungerford Pier, London to Greenwich, Kent. [54]
GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Albert the Good (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [52] George was discovered derelict off the coast of Jutland. She was towed in to Gothenburg, Sweden on 20 April by the steamship Volga (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [46]
Prince of the SeasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Cape Recife, Cape Colony with the loss of seven of her fourteen crew. [55] She was on a voyage from London to Algoa Bay. [56]
Queen of the SeasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Bassein, India for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [57]
Rescue Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The brigantine ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Brest, Finistère. France. She was refloated. [24]
ShepherdCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Cronstadt, Russia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [58]

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
Anna MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Adra, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. [59]
CeresCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and sank in the Haff, on the coast of Prussia. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Stettin. [60]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Brigadier (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom and sank in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent. Her crew were rescued. [24]
Kawelen Merchant Ensign of Holstein-Gottorp (Lions sinister).svg Duchy of Holstein The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Cypress (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Kawelen was on a voyage from Tønsberg to Ventava, Courland Governorate. [61]
Louisa AtwoodFlag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States The brig was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [6]
ReaperCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Akyab, Burma. She was on a voyage from Akyab to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and put back to Akyab. [42]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
AlmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Panama City, United States of Colombia. [62]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Paternosters, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. [46]
Archibald McMillanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Clachan Point, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. [46]
Elizabeth and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Macduff, Aberdeenshire. [63]
Mary CampbellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop sank at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Tayport, Fife. [46]
VenusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Marstrand, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia. [24]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
AtkinSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship foundered off Söderhamn, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Gävle, Sweden. [64] [65] [52]
Orange of NassauFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship put in to the Falkland Islands on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to San Francisco, California United States. She was consequently condemned. [66]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
BlossomCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and capsized at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Hartlepool. [63]
HoffnungCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The schooner ran aground in the Kiel Fjord. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Kiel. [24]
Rika AnnCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The koff ran aground on the Medam Sand, in the North Sea. she was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. [24]

23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
Abby BFlag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States The schooner ran aground and sank in the Savannah River near Fort Jackson, Savannah, Georgia. [38]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner struck the breakwater and sank at Whitby, Yorkshire whilst avoiding a collision with Barbara (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Mary was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to a Lincolnshire port. She was refloated and placed under repair. [63]

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MayflowerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition. [46] [24]
OportoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by Thia Elpis (Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece ). She was on a voyage from Sines, Portugal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [67]
WilhelmCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The barque ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed back to Sunderland. [24]
YarraunknownThe 63-ton schooner was wrecked off the New Zealand coast. [68]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
CommodoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. [69]
Demetrio Fario Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg Austrian Empire The brig caught fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina. Firefighting efforts by a French Navy and United States Navy warship were ineffectual and she was scuttled the next day. [70]
Johannes Kepler Flagge der Hansestadt Rostock.svg Rostock The brig was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Rostock. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [23]
Vibilia Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Torquay, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage but was consequently towed in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition and was beached. [24]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was sunk by ice off Seskar, Russia with the loss of all hands. [71]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
Black DiamondCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated, repaired and resumed her voyage. [52]
CalphurniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Auguste (Flag of France.svg  France). Calphurnia was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [32] [72]
CubanaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque struck the Seven Stones reef while both her master and mate were asleep below. She was bound for St Jago, Cuba, with sixteen crew, one passenger, and a cargo of coal, iron, and mining gear. Nine of her crew and the passenger took to one of the boats, rowed to the Sevenstones Lightship, ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) and transferred to St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, by a pilot cutter. Seven crew drowned. [25] [73]
ExpressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack collided with the fishing smack Excelsior (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [63]
Heart of OakCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Lady Jocelyn (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank with the loss of all but one of her crew. [64] She was on a voyage from Cape Agulhas, Cape Colony to South Shields, County Durham. [65]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in North Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Wexford. [74]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
DenmarkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque foundered 170 nautical miles (310 km) off the Falkland Islands. Her crew were rescued by Matilda (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [75]
Water Witch Flag of the United States.svg  United States Overloaded with iron ore, the schooner sank in a storm on Lake Champlain. An infant on board was killed.
WeardaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [52] [76]
ZephyrCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Schulhoek Bank, off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. [27]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
MentorCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was refloated and anchored in the Wold, but was consequently abandoned by her crew. Mentor was towed to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by the steamship Seagull (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [27]
Ocean SprayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 45°00′N19°35′W / 45.000°N 19.583°W / 45.000; -19.583 ). Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship James Russell (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Ocean Spray subsequently foundered. [77] [78] She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. [79]
Undaunted Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The brigantine was driven ashore at Prospect, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Halifax, Nova Scotia. [80]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
BolivianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Abacoa, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [81]
CharmCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. [14]
CrosbyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached near Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [27] She broke up the next day. [52]
CruiserCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [52]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Løkken-Vrå, Denmark. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. [82] [27]
ExpressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. Her crew were rescued by Victoria (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway). [61] Express was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. [83]
Flying ScudCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Tenerife, Canary Islands. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition. [27]
Good IntentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Trevose Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amlwch, Anglesey to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [52]
MelitaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Ballyhack, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [52]
Sir Charles NapierNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Christiania. [23]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1866
ShipStateDescription
Acorn or AlberdinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom One of the ships ran aground on the Spykerplaat, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. [52]
HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on the Sands Heads, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ryde, Isle of Wight. [52] She was refloated and taken in to Ryde for repairs. [84]
Lord LyndhurstCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Point Huges, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Wallaroo, South Australia to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [85]
ProgressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of Portland, Dorset. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Civita Vecchia, Papal States. [61] [47]
ReubensCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The galiot was driven ashore at Monlochy, Moray. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Monlochy. She was refloated and taken in to Monlochy in a severely damaged condition. [52]
William VICivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Ryde, Isle of Wight. [47]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1866
ShipStateDescription
AmaliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Barbuda. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Kitts. [18]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Baltic Sea. [24]
Bitter Beer Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg South Australia The schooner departed from Warrnambool, Victoria for Adelaide in early April. Believed to have foundered before 16 April, when a message in a bottle from the ship was found. [86]
CarmenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at La Guaira, Venezuela before 12 April. She was on a voyage from the Turks Islands to Frontera, Mexico. [26]
CarolieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Exeter, Devon. She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [24]
EllidaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark before 30 April. She was refloated but drove ashore again and was wrecked. [87]
Elongra Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The steamship was wrecked at the mouth of the Grey River before 11 April. [88]
FairlieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Negapatam, India. Her crew took to a raft; they were rescued by Innisfallen (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Fairlie was on a voyage from London to an Indian port. [47]
FannyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Rio Grande before 16 April. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the rio Grande. [51]
GrecianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Trieste. She on a voyage from Trieste to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated. [28]
HamiltonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Ballywalter, County Down. She was refloated on 4 April and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim. [28]
H. E. SpearingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was abandoned before 21 April. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to London. [83]
xxxxCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship. [38]
HowardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered before 5 April. Her crew were rescued by Douglas Castle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [89]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank in the Sundhamma Inlet. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Gävle, Sweden. [24]
John RutherfordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the Nieuwe Diep. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to the Nieuwe Diep. [8] [24]
JunoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 April. [90]
LedaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Baltic Sea. [24]
Mandarin Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Victoria The barque was wrecked near Wilsons Promontory. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to Newcastle, New South Wales. [75]
MinervaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk by Pathway (Flag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States). Minerva was on a voyage form New York to Norfolk, Virginia, United States. [26]
Princess of WalesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Sea of Marmara. She was on a voyage from the Danube to a British port. She was refloated. [52]
Quickstep Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The cutter was lost while en route from Manukau to Greymouth. Wreckage was found near Waiuku. [2]
Sea Bird Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 April. [72]
SimlaFlag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Frigate Beach, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York. She was refloated. [6]
SiriusAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The brig was wrecked on the Roncadora Reef before 28 April. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Panama City, United States of Colombia to Santa Martha. [91] [92] [88]
St. OswinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Seraglio Point, Ottoman Empire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to London. She was refloated on 30 April. [38] [84]
Vera CruzFlag of Mexico (1864-1867).svg  Mexico The steamship was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Vera Cruz. [93]

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