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The list of shipwrecks in May 1829 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during May 1829.
1 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flora |  Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel with the loss of eleven lives.[1] |
| Governor Arthur |  New South Wales |
The ship was wrecked at Nobbys Island. All on board were rescued.[2] |
| Henriette Auguste | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel.[1] |
| Nautilus |  United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
| Ploughman | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
3 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham and capsized.[3] |
6 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comet | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked in the Torres Strait. Her crew survived and was rescued by Fairfield three days later.[4] |
7 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dispatch | Tobago |
The ship was wrecked at Tobago.[5] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by Dee ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[6] |
8 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Batchelor | Guernsey |
The ship ran aground near Cape Spartel, Morocco and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Trieste.[7][8] |
| Splendid |  United States |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[8] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clyde | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Magdalen Islands, British North America. She was on a voyage from Belfast, county Antrim to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[9] |
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Theodosia | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off The Smalls Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by Waterloo ( United Kingdom).[10] |
13 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at Reval, Russia.[11] |
| Joseph | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Bird Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[12] |
16 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Boston Bay, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[13] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The brigantine was sighted off Bermuda whilst on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Aberdeen. No further trace, presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[14] |
18 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Governor Ready | United Kingdom |
 |
21 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The schooner capsized off "Winga" with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by St. Andrew ( United Kingdom). Ann was on a voyage from Kiel, Duchy of Holstein to Leith, Lothian.[17] |
| Glory | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Saint Lucia.[18] |
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helping |  Imperial Russian Navy |
The frigate ran aground off Osmussaar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Sveaborg, Grand Duchy of Finland. Helping subsequently broke up.[19] |
| John and Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Marsden, County Durham.[20] |
25 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janet | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
27 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nelly | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
31 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emulus | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
| Oscar | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Cape Rouse (21°45′N 59°40′E). She was on a voyage from Bombay to Bushehr, Iran.[23] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adolphine |  France |
The galiot was wrecked near Deal, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Malmö, Sweden to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[11] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of all six crew.[24] |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, British North America.[25] |
| Cuba Packet | Jamaica |
The schooner was wrecked on a reef off the mouth of the Bannada River. Her crew were rescued.[13] |
| James Lucas | New South Wales |
The schooner-rigged lighter was wrecked on Bruny Island, Van Diemen's Land. She was on a voyage from Maquarie Harbour to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land.[26] |
| Legatus | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Chaleur Bay, Lower Canada, British North America before 23 May.[9] |
| Thetis | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 9 May. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Pictou, Nova Scotia.[27] |
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