The list of shipwrecks in May 1826 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1826.
2 May
4 May
7 May
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Aimable Paulina | France | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°30′N 31°00′W / 38.500°N 31.000°W / 38.500; -31.000). She was on a voyage from St. Domingo to Fayal Island, Azores and Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[4] |
| Frau Maria | Hamburg | The ship foundered off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Duchy of Holstein to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[5] |
| Regannot | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked near Tromsø, Norway.[6] |
| Weare Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was lost on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[2] |
8 May
9 May
10 May
List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | Hamburg | The ship collided with Orinoco ( United States) in the Elbe and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Orinoco. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Hamburg. She was later taken in to Blankenese.[12] |
11 May
12 May
13 May
15 May
16 May
17 May
List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Nordstern | Rostock | The ship was abandoned off Rostock. She was on a voyage from "Niestadt" to Rostock.[5] |
18 May
19 May
List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Courier d'Haiti | France | The ship struck a rock at Cayenne and was wrecked.[18] |
22 May
List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Philippine | France | The ship was wrecked at Senegal.[19] |
24 May
26 May
28 May
29 May
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Bruce | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Hamburg.[6] |
| Dido | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Goeree, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Rotterdam, South Holland.[22] |
| General Brock | Jersey | The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (47°50′N 48°30′W / 47.833°N 48.500°W / 47.833; -48.500) with the ultimate loss of fourteen of her eighteen crew.[23] She was on a voyage from Jersey to Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America.[24] |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom | The smack struck a rock and foundered in the North Sea north of Bergen, Norway.[25] Her crew were rescued.[7] |
| Wilhelmina | Bremen | The ship was lost on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen tt St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.[6] |
30 May
31 May
List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Marli | Grenada | The drogher was wrecked in Sautlens Bay.[27] |
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Agenora | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Dragor Reef. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to London. Agenora was later refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[10] |
| Belle Julie | France | The whaler was lost in ice off Newfoundland, British North America with much loss of life. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Newfoundland.[28] |
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Cork. Caroline was later taken in to Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[27] |
| Gurnet | New South Wales | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Sydney with the loss of all four crewe.[29] |
| Nathalie | France | The whaler was lost in ice off Newfoundland with much loss of life. She was on a voyage from Granville to Newfoundland[28] |
| Storkedder | Denmark | The ship capsized in the North Sea before 25 May. She was towed in to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom bottom up.[10] |
| Stranger | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Dragor Reef. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Plymouth, Devon. She was later refloated and put into Helsingør, Denmark.[10] |
| Sun | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in the Torres Strait with the loss of 24 of the 36 people on board.[30] |
References
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6113). 5 May 1826.
- ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6114). 9 May 1826.
- ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6116). 16 May 1826.
- ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6132). 11 July 1826.
- ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6119). 26 May 1826.
- ^ a b c "From Lloyd's Marine List - June 3". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16348. 3 June 1826.
- ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6126). 20 June 1826.
- ^ "From Lloyd's Marine List - July 4". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16362. 8 July 1826.
- ^ "Aberdeen Shipping". The Aberdeen Journal. No. 4096. 12 July 1826.
- ^ a b c d "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6120). 30 May 1826.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6115). 12 May 1826.
- ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6117). 19 May 1826.
- ^ "Meteorology". The Sydney Herald. Sydney. 7 March 1842. p. 2.
- ^ "From Lloyd's Marine List - Oct. 3". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16401. 7 October 1826.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Morning Post. No. 17464. 5 December 1826.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6146). 29 August 1826.
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 17358. 5 August 1826.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6137). 28 July 1826.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6136). 25 July 1826.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6122). 6 June 1826.
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 17733. 14 July 1826.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6121). 2 June 1826.
- ^ "Ship News". The Bristol Mercury. No. 1853. 24 July 1826.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6135). 21 July 1826.
- ^ "From Lloyd's List - June 20". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16356. 24 June 1826.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 13036. London. 3 August 1826. col F, p. 3.
- ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6133). 14 July 1826.
- ^ a b "Ship News". The Glasgow Herald. No. 2476. 15 September 1826.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 10 May 1826.
- ^ "LOSS OF THE BRIG SUN". The Morning Post. No. 17465. 6 December 1826.
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