List of shipwrecks in April 1844
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The list of shipwrecks in April 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1844.
1 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Ada | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Longships, off the coast of Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Penzance, Cornwall.[1] |
Helen | ![]() |
The ship ran aground 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Marsala, Sicily. She was on a voyage from London to Malta.[2][3] |
Wohlfahrt | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on the south west coast of "Seelam". She was on a voyage from Haderslev, Denmark, to the Weser. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition.[4] |
2 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Alice | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the north Kent coast with some loss of life.[5] |
Baltimore | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom.[6] |
Elida | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was damaged leaving Svelvik. She put back to Svelvik.[3] |
Helen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Edisto Island, South Carolina, United States, and was abandoned by her crew.[7] |
Koninginn | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Memel.[6] |
Penelope | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was damaged leaving Svelvik. She put back to Svelvil.[3] |
Stadt | ![]() |
The steamship was holed and sank at Vlissingen, Zeeland. She was refloated.[4] |
Stillman | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Whydah, Dahomey with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Whydah.[8] |
3 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Frances | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Woolcombe Sands, off the north coast of Devon. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[1] She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[9] She had become a wreck by 4 April.[10] |
Queen or Queen Mary | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Heligoland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[11][12] |
Queen of Scotland | ![]() |
The paddle steamer ran aground off Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Hamburg. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[11] |
Rapid | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Laguna". She was on a voyage from Laguna to Cobh, County Cork.[13] |
4 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Marida | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on "Lappen". She was refloated.[14][15] |
Tecumseh | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Trinidad. She was refloated.[16] |
William Skyrme | ![]() |
The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Tralee, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Tralee to Dublin. She was refloated on 6 April.[17] |
5 April
Ship | State | Description |
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James Harris | ![]() |
The barque was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean (46°19′N 49°00′W) with the loss of one of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by L'Encarnet (![]() |
Jane | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (38°15′N 9°40′W). Her crew were rescued by the schooner Greyhound (![]() |
Senora de Conceicão | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground at Figueira da Foz. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to Bahia, Brazil.[22] |
6 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Danube. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[16] She had been refloated by 1 May.[23] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London. She was refloated and put in to Wivenhoe, Essex.[4][15] |
Hercules | ![]() |
The paddle steamer ran aground in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[15] |
Neptunus | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States, to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[7] |
7 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Dolphin | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with Martha Washington (![]() |
Hilda Mathilda | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Skagen Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Stockholm.[25][3] |
Tintern | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes. She was refloated.[15] |
8 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Helen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Sicily. She was on a voyage from London to Malta. She was later refloated.[26] |
Splendid | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Gigha.[11] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was refloated on 15 April and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[26] |
9 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Oremus | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on "Hepeloe". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Roskilde.[26] |
Peace | ![]() |
The brig was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean (46°52′N 46°30′W). Her crew were rescued from an ice floe on 18 April by Copernicus (![]() |
Pieternella | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Tylstrup, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, to Königsberg.[25][3] |
10 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Ane Margrethe | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Vedsteen. She was on a voyage from Stubbekøbing to an English port. She was refloated and put in to Fredrikshavn.[29] |
Pilot | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at the mouth of the River Ythan.[30] |
Portia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Thornby", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated but consequently sank.[31] |
11 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Fancy | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Brixham, Devon. She was refloated.[22] |
King William | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Flotta, Orkney Islands, and sank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Stettin.[2][32] She was refloated on 15 April and beached at Stromness to be repaired.[25] |
Rapid | ![]() |
The ship sank at Hubberstone Pill, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[33] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[34] |
Rosebud | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottoms. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, to a Baltic port. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark, for repairs.[25] |
12 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore by ice at Pillau, Prussia. She was refloated.[35] |
Lord Nelson | ![]() |
The ship sank in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off St Bees Head, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to the Duddon Estuary.[36] |
Northumberland | ![]() |
The cutter was wrecked at the mouth of the Manning River. Her crew were rescued.[37] |
13 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Lord Dalmeny | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore by ice at Pillau, Kingdom of Prussia.[35][30] She was refloated on 16 April.[26] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[38] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore by ice at Pillau.[35] She was refloated the next day.[39] |
14 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Corinna | ![]() |
The sloop struck a floating log whilst on a voyage from Faial Island to Flores Island, Azores. She consequently sank on arrival. Her crew were rescued.[23][40] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and capsized in the Humber at Brough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole to Hessle Cliff.[36] |
Nautilus | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Anegada Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Lucia to London.[23] |
Zephyr | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily, to Hamburg. She was refloated on 20 April.[31][39] |
15 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Prince Albert | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by ice and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Trafalgar (![]() |
16 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Eleonore | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on No Man's Land, in the Solent.[2] |
Johann Wilhelm | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was refloated and put back to Gothenburg.[31][21] |
London | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from London to Pillau.[26] |
Spraycombe | ![]() |
The ship struck rocks in the Bristol Channel and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset, to Swansea, Glamorgan.[42] |
17 April
Ship | State | Description |
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British King | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire, to Riga, Russia.[43] |
18 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Clio | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Skagen. She was on a voyage from "Greenae" to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 20 April.[21] |
Columbine | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Saugor Sand, India. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
19 April
Ship | State | Description |
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George Welsford | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset, to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[45] |
Pilot | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at the mouth of the River Ythan.[46] |
20 April
Ship | State | Description |
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George Palmer | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore by ice at Memel, Prussia. She was refloated.[31] |
Madona di Montenegro di Niesi | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Menorca, Spain, with the loss of seven of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Algiers, Algeria.[47] |
New Volunteer | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Cádiz.[48] |
22 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Erin | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked 20 miles (32 km) east of Cape Palliser, New Zealand, when it struck a rock. All hands were saved.[49] |
George Palmer | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. She was refloated.[50] |
Kincardineshire | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Riga, Russia. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[51] |
Pallas | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Flotta, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to America. She was refloated.[31] |
Sir William Cumming | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Flotta. She was on a voyage from Nairn to Liverpool, Lancashire.[31] |
23 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Concurrent | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near "Packerort" with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily, to Reval, Russia.[52][7] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Palos, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, to Plymouth, Devon.[7] |
24 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Bandicoot | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore between The Heads and George Town. She was refloated on 27 April and taken into Launceston.[53] |
Julius | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with a sloop and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from "Jernavik" to Malmö.[54] |
Marshall | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the west coast of Jutland near "Laurvig". She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg, Prussia.[51] |
Patriot | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Tannager", Norway. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, to a Baltic port. She was refloated and taken in to Tannager.[6] |
Star | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunnet Head, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Dingwall, Ross-shire.[31] |
St. John | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles near Koum Kali, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was consequently condemned.[55][7] |
25 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Amor | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port.[21] |
Frederikke | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on a reef off Læsø and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, to Copenhagen.[56][6] |
John Woodall | ![]() |
The ship caught fire and was scuttled in the River Thames at Tilbury Fort, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. She was refloated on 28 April and taken in to London.[26][50] |
Marshall | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Thisted. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg, Prussia.[21] |
Portia | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Hjørring, Denmark.[51] |
Triton | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Eider. She was on a voyage from London to Friedrichstadt, Duchy of Schleswig.[21] |
26 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Kangaroo | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Parramatta River. She was on a voyage from Parramatta to Sydney.[57] |
Louisa | ![]() |
The sloop sprang a leak and sank in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Southampton, Hampshire.[58] |
Princess | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Antigua. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to London.[23] |
27 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Aviso | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Puerta Mala. She was refloated the next day.[59] |
Forth | ![]() |
The ship departed from Manila, Spanish East Indies, for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[60] |
Heart of Oak | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Clee Ness, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[31] |
Jane Martell | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Arichat, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Arichat.[61] |
Jessie Ritchie | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Jardine Reefs. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Havana, Cuba.[61] |
Patriot | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and was damaged at Stavanger, Norway. She was on a voyage from Fraserburg, Aberdeenshire, to a Baltic port. She put in to Stavanger.[56] |
Teazer | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Jardine Reefs. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Boston, Massachusetts.[61] |
Waterman No.10 | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground and sank at Hastings, Sussex.[62] She was refloated on 29 April.[31][63] |
28 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Lavinia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated.[20] |
29 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Jane and Margaret | ![]() |
The ship struck the Batten Reef, off the coast of Devon. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated.[31] |
Logan | ![]() |
The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies, to Boston, Massachusetts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands; probably during a typhoon between 1 and 3 May.[60] |
Morning Star | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Chéticamp, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued.[41] |
Prince of Wales | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in Stangate Creek. She was on a voyage from Surinam to London.[31] |
30 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Amelia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at St. Bernardino Point with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales, to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[64] |
Thomas Lambert | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Wexford.[21] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Ashantee | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Assinie, Ivory Coast. Her crew were rescued.[65] |
Bridget Timmens | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to an English port. She was subsequently towed in to Salem, Massachusetts, United States, in a waterlogged condition.[16] |
Gladiator | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States. She was refloated, and arrived at New York on 19 April.[16] |
Jane Walker | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 April.[18] |
Margaretta | ![]() |
The sloop sank at Cardigan.[20] |
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