List of shipwrecks in April 1835
The list of shipwrecks in April 1835 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during February 1835.
| April 1835 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Unknown date | ||
| References | ||||||
1 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria | The ship ran aground of Partridge Island, New Brunswick, British North America and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
3 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Felix | The ship was driven ashore at Stavanger, Norway. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Bergen, Norway.[2] | |
| Heinrich | The ship struck ice and was consequently beached at "Surophead" She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Reval, Russia.[3] |
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off County Durham. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to South Shields, County Durham.[4] Alert was refloated on 9 April and taken in to South Shields, where she was beached after her cargo had been discharged.[5] |
5 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shamrock | The ship ran aground at Maughold Head, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Westport, County Mayo.[6] |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Odesa.[4] | |
| Mariner | The ship was driven ashore at Savannah, Georgia, United States.[1] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Madeline | The ship was wrecked on a shoal east of Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales.[7][8] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oceanus | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Gothenburg, Sweden.[3] |
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel and Mary | The ship struck the Crow Rock and foundered in the Bristol Channel near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[9][5][6] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George III | The convict ship was wrecked in the River Derwent, Van Diemen's Land with the loss of 134 of the 294 people on board. She was on a voyage from Woolwich, Kent to Van Diemen's Land.[10][11] | |
| Martha | The ship capsized at Swansea, Glamorgan and was severely damaged.[2] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship struck a rock and sank at Crail, Fife.[12] | |
| Unity | The ship was wrecked in the River Moy at Ballina, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Ballina to London.[2] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Erin | The ship struck the Crow Rock, in the Irish Sea and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[2] | |
| Marie Cecile | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from La Roquette-sur-Var, Alpes-Maritimes to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[13] |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | The ship ran aground at Wicklow and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Swansea, Glamorgan.[2] | |
| General Sharp | The sloop capsized and sank in a squall off Maryport, Cumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Maryport to Dumfries.[14] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sirene | The ship foundered off Sogndahl. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Levant | The ship was wrecked near Tétouan, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15][16] | |
| Sarah Margaret | The schooner struck rocks off Inisheer, County Galway and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Galway to New York, United States.[17] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Josephine | The ship was driven ashore at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp, Belgium.[2] |
21 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ligiera | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (8°N 33°W / 8°N 33°W). Her crew were rescued.[18] | |
| Thomas | The flat sank off Rhyl, Caernarvonshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat.[14] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire for Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[19] |
23 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speedwell | The ship was abandoned in ice off Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America to Hull, yorkshire.[20] |
24 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | The ship sank in the River Mersey with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Runcorn, Cheshire.[22] | |
| Green Isle | The paddle steamer was in collision with Manchester ( | |
| James Morgan | The ship was in collision with Montcalm ( |
26 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clutha | The ship was driven ashore at Ballywalter, County Down. Her crew were rescued. Shje was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America.[17] | |
| Constant Trader | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[27][17] | |
| Hero | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[27][17] | |
| Phœnix | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brora, Sutherland to Liverpool.[27][17] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | The ship departed from Calcutta, India for Mauritius. Presumed lost in the Indian Ocean with the loss of all hands as she had not arrived by 28 August.[28] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Familien | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Tönning to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[29][30] | |
| King George IV | The ship was wrecked at Douglas, Isle of Man.[29] |
29 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Margaretta | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cuxhaven, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[31] | |
| Ardent | The ship was run down and sunk near Gibraltar by Nautilus ( | |
| Hero | The steamship foundered in Liverpool Bay. All on board were rescued by the steamship Druid ( | |
| James | The ship was driven ashore in the Humber at Winteringham, Lincolnshire. She capsized and was swept downstream and sank. Her crew survived.[30] | |
| Mary | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Caldey Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by Star ( |
30 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbird | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of four of her crew.[30] | |
| Frederick Auguste | The ship was wrecked on the Whittaker Spit, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her captain drowned. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Memel.[30] | |
| Gambia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandsend, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sandwich, Kent to Blyth, Northumberland.[31][33] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Licata, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Leith, Lothian.[29] Ann was refloated by 18 April, repaired and returned to service.[1] | |
| Boston | The ship was wrecked between Locronan and Guissény, Finistère, France. She was reported to have been on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Antwerp, Belgium.[4] | |
| Countess of Pembroke | The steamship was in collision with the steamship Mermaid ( | |
| Fairy | The cutter foundered off Cape Hawke before 30 April.[34] | |
| Marys | The ship was in collision with Scotia ( | |
| Nile | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland before 15 April.[3] | |
| Pilate | The brig was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt Eyalet to Candia, Crete. Plague had broken out on board, killing most of the crew.[35] |
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