The list of shipwrecks in May 1843 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1843.
1 May
2 May
3 May
4 May
List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1843 | Ship | State | Description |
| Eliza | United States | The brig collided with Avon ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°30′N 17°13′W / 43.500°N 17.217°W / 43.500; -17.217). All thirteen people on board were rescued by Avon. Eliza was on a voyage from Faial Island, Azores to Savannah, Georgia.[7][8][9]> |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Plymouth, Devon.[1] |
| Lancet | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Absecon, New Jersey, United States.[6] |
| HDMS St. Jan | Royal Danish Navy | 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 | United Kingdom | 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] |
5 May
List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1843 | Ship | State | Description |
| Briton | United Kingdom | 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 | Russian Empire | 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 | New South Wales | The cutter was wrecked on the South Reef, off Sydney Heads. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Kiama.[16] |
| Sarah Crisp | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Rangoon River.[17] |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | 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 | Belgium | 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] |
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7 May
8 May
9 May
10 May
11 May
13 May
15 May
16 May
List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1843 | Ship | State | Description |
| Fox | Van Diemen's Land | The whaler, a brig, was driven ashore and wrecked at George Town.[35] She was refloated and put under repair.[36] |
| Harmonie | Bremen | 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 | United States | The packet ship, a brig, was run into off the coast of County Cork, United Kingdom by the schooner Jane ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Jane. She capsized the next day and was driven ashore and wrecked at Derk Cove, near Kinsale, County Cork on 20 May.[37][38][39][40] Virginia was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts.[41] |
17 May
18 May
19 May
20 May
21 May
22 May
23 May
24 May
25 May
26 May
27 May
28 May
29 May
30 May
List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1843 | Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Inchkeith. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[68] |
| Aurora | United States | The barque was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[69] |
| Brilliante | Kingdom of Sardinia | The brig was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[70][71] |
| Celerity | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | France | The brig was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[70][71] |
| Marco Polo | Belgium | The ship was damaged in a gale at Bueno Aires. She was consequently condemned.[73] |
| Oswego | United States | The brig was driven aground at Buenos Aires.[71] |
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1843 | Ship | State | Description |
| Abigail | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Sandown Bay, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Sandown Bay to Algoa Bay.[70] |
| Ariel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent before 21 May.[37] |
| Athenais | France | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Ebenezar ( United Kingdom and foundered.[15][75] |
| Eliza and Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship departed from London in late May. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[76] |
| Industry | British North America | The ship was wrecked on Partridge Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick.[4] |
| Orb | United States | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Aberdyfi, Merionethshire before 17 May.[42] |
| Racer | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was departed from Arakan for Penang, Malaya. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[78] |
| Thompson | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Crooked Island Passage, Bahamas.[37] |
| Tres Irmaos | Portugal | 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 | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar before 8 May. Three crew were rescued by Rodolphe ( Île Bourbon). Vigilant was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Île Bourbon. She came ashore on Madagascar in early July and was wrecked.[79][59][80] |
| Zakrewsky | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship was lost off Saaremaa before 18 May. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Oulu.[81] |
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