The list of shipwrecks in April 1826 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1826.
1 April
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Rosenbaum | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Memel.[1] |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was captured off "St. Andrew's", Africa. Her crew were murdered and the ship was run onto rocks and wrecked.[2] |
2 April
7 April
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Emanuel | Netherlands | The ship ran aground at Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland . Emanuel was refloated on 10 April and beached at Cooden, Sussex, where she was wrecked on 12 April.[5][6] |
| Goodintent | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Janet ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Yorkshireman ( United Kingdom).[5] |
| Norval | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from London to the Cape Colony and Bengal, India. Norval was refloated the next day.[7] |
| Sylvanus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Hogeness", Sweden.[8] She was refloated in mid-July.[9] |
| Verheldersum | Netherlands | The ship struck a rock and foundered off Warren Point, County Down, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[5] |
8 April
9 April
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Twey Gebroeders | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Norway to Harlingen, Friesland.[10] |
10 April
11 April
12 April
13 April
15 April
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Duncan Forbes | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Mazagan, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Gibraltar.[21][22] |
| Hoop | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Escalles, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Lisbon, Portugal.[1] |
| Howard | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near the mouth of the Hunter's River, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Sydney, New South Wales.[23] |
| Livonia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Torekov, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Libava, Courland Governorate.[24] |
| Whitby | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in the River Thames and was severely damaged.[19] |
16 April
17 April
18 April
19 April
22 April
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Ernestine | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[31] |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Adra, Spain.[32] |
23 April
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Pereverance | United Kingdom | The ship was run into at Montevideo, Uruguay by a warship and was damaged beyond repair.[33] |
| Tipton Hall | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Peniscola, Spain.[34] |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship's crew were murdered and the vessel run ashore and burnt at St. Andrew's, Africa.[35] |
24 April
26 April
27 April
28 April
30 April
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| James Hunter | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[40] |
| Model | France | The ship was wrecked on the Morasoca Rock, off Marajó, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pará, Brazil to Martinique.[41] |
| Skipsey | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Isaac Hicks ( United States). Skipsey was on a voyage from London to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[7] |
| Symmetry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Youghal, County Cork.[31] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1826 | Ship | State | Description |
| Amoricain | France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Senegal.[42] |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was beached at Porto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Porto.[5] |
| Errinerung | Stettin | The ship was lost on Ertholmene, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, United Kingdom.[37] |
| Freundschaft | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked near Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Gibraltar.[1] |
| George & Wilhelm | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the coast of Cornwall between 10 and 17 April. She was on a voyage from Cork to Riga, Russia.[8] |
| Inca | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Camotal Bank. She was on a voyage from Guatemala City to Lima, Peru. Inca was refloated three days later with assistance from Diligente ( French Navy) and USS United States ( United States Navy).[43] |
| Mars | New South Wales | The cutter was wrecked near Port Stephens.[44] |
| Narrow Escape | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in a cove near Tintagel, Cornwall when a heavy ground sea suddenly rose. Her crew survived.[45][46] |
| Scipio | Flag unknown | The schooner was lost at Tangier, Morocco.[38] |
| Stanmore | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Bengal, India before 5 April.[47] |
| Sylvanus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hogeness, Sweden.[24] |
| Tamibestotten | Norway | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Bergen.[37] |
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