The list of shipwrecks in May 1841 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1841.
1 May
2 May
List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1841 | Ship | State | Description |
| Cambridge | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Russian ship. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[4][5] |
| Clyde | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks off Cooley Point, County Louth and sank. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Annagassan, County Louth.[6] |
| Exchange | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kettleness Steel, off the coast of North Riding of Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken into Whitby.[7] |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock, off the coast of Yorkshire.[8] She was refloated the next day.[7] |
| Johanna Sophia | Netherlands | The ship capsized and sank off Helsingør, Denmark with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Schiedam, South Holland.[9] Johanna Sophia was refloated on 22 May. She was subsequently taken into Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[10] |
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The ship was run aground and was damaged on the Whitby Rock. She was refloated the next day.[8][7] |
3 May
List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1841 | Ship | State | Description |
| Clytie | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks off Coolie Point, County Louth and sank. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Drogheda, County Louth.[11] |
| Effort | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Llanelly to London.[12] |
| Jackson | United Kingdomp | The ship struck a rock off the Mount of Corby, County Louth and sank. Her crew were rescued.[13] |
| Medway | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[2][14][15] |
| North Briton | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Anjer, Netherlands East Indies whilst on a voyage from Singapore to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[16] |
4 May
5 May
6 May
7 May
8 May
List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1841 | Ship | State | Description |
| Breeze | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Scatterie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board, the crew and 150 passengers, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[25] |
| Paragon | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Susquehanna ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean (43°20′N 26°30′E / 43.333°N 26.500°E / 43.333; 26.500) and was severely damaged. Her crew were taken off the next day by London ( United Kingdom). Paragon was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[19][25][26] |
| Rival | United Kingdom | The trow was wrecked at Sand Point, Somerset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Highbridge to Pill.[27] |
| To Systra | Prussia | The ship ran aground and sank off Hanö, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[15] |
9 May
10 May
11 May
12 May
List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1841 | Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Breton Point, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of seven crew. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[25] |
| City of Perth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "St. Louis", Republic of Texas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Louis to Liverpool, Lancashire.[36] |
| St. Petersburg | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[36] |
13 May
15 May
16 May
17 May
List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1841 | Ship | State | Description |
| Earl of Durham | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the "Walla Grundt". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia. She was refloated on 19 May and taken into Landskrona, Sweden for repairs.[38] |
| Elizabeth | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked on a reef off the Poor Knights. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bay of Islands to Auckland.[39] |
| Hope and Athlone | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the south east coast of Gotland, Sweden. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[30] |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Parton, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim.[40] |
| John Lloyd | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Youghal to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[41] |
| Raby Castle | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated the next day with assistance from three luggers.[40][5] |
18 May
List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1841 | Ship | State | Description |
| Catapilco | United States | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Acajutla, El Salvador.[42] |
| Diana | Hamburg | The ship struck a sunken rock off "Fugla Island" and was damaged. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Hamburg. Diana put into Hammerfest, Norway for repairs.[43] |
| Isadora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vizagapatam, India.[44][45] |
| James Tamer | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Long Point, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[46] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Point Escuminac, New Brunswick.[47] |
| Mersey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fox Island Gully, New Brunswick. She was later refloated.[47] |
| Minstrel | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Red Island Reef with the loss of 148 of the 156 people on board. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[48] |
19 May
20 May
21 May
List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1841 | Ship | State | Description |
| Annandale | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Province of Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[36][52] |
| Cornelius | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Monsicar Reef, in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Falmouth, Cornwall.[53] |
| Crown | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Budleigh Salterton, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[41] |
| Watchful | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Anholt Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. Watchful was later refloated.[54] |
22 May
23 May
24 May
25 May
List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1841 | Ship | State | Description |
| Henry Wellesley | United Kingdom | The barque went ashore near Calais, France, and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land. |
| Jannette | Belgium | The ship was in collision with Fortuna ( Danzig) in the English Channel off The Casquets and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Guernsey, Channel Islands. Jannette was towed into Salcombe, Devon, United Kingdom on 27 May.[59][54] |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38] |
| Miranda | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on "Reeas Island". Her crew took to the boats and reached Surabaya, Netherlands East Indies.[60] |
| Watchful | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Limerick. Watchful was later refloated.[61] |
| Wilsons | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[10] |
26 May
28 May
29 May
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1841 | Ship | State | Description |
| Anna | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the coast of Arakan. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Moulmein, Burma.[51] |
| Edina | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Torbay, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[65][66] |
| Edward and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gore Sand, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bridgwater, Somerset.[67] |
| Lady Douglas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Cape Le Have", Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[65] |
| Rosehill | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dunkirk, Nord, France.[68] |
| Samson | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock at Whitehead, Nova Scotia and was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States.[36][69] |
30 May
31 May
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1841 | Ship | State | Description |
| Alarm | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex before 29 May. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[54] |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Red Island Reef before 20 May, having been abandoned before 15 April. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[37][52] |
| Charles | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off British Honduras on or before 7 May, her crew possibly having been attacked. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[72] |
| Content | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Preston, Lancashire. Content was refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs, arriving on 15 May.[15] |
| Elizabeth | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked on a reef between the Bay of Islands and Auckland. Her crew were rescued.[73] |
| Elizabeth Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was refloated on 8 May.[40] |
| Harriett | New Zealand | The cutter was presumed to have foundered whilst on a voyage from Wellington to Auckland. No trace was ever found.[73] |
| Hiram | Netherlands | The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Veracruz, Mexico. She put into "St. Marks", where she was consequently condemned.[74] |
| Lord Wenlock | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Lord Wenlock was refloated and taken into Saint Petersburg for repairs. She arrived on 27 May.[43] |
| Mary Atkinson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated on 11 May.[41] |
| New Brunswick | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off the Isle of Grain, Kent. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Chatham, Kent. New Brunswick was refloated on 21 May.[41] |
| Olga | Russian Empire | The ship was driven ashore at "Alt Salls". She was refloated and taken into Pärnu, where she arrived on 16 May.[43] |
| Olivia | Danzig | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. she was refloated but subsequently came ashore between Landguard Fort and Felixtowe, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[75] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Galveston, Republic of Texas. She was on a voyage from Galveston to Liverpool, Lancashire.[69] |
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