List of shipwrecks in 1848

The list of shipwrecks in 1848 includes some ships sunk, wrecked, or otherwise lost during 1848.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1848
ShipCountryDescription
Arachne United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Van Diemen's Land The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked in Trial Bay, New South Wales.[1]
USS Austin  United States Navy The sloop-of-war was beached at Pensacola Navy Yard, Florida. She was subsequently dismantled.
Caupolician  Chile The ship was wrecked in the Gambier Islands. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso to the Gambier Islands and Tahiti.[2]
Fair Play  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by United States ( United States). Fair Play was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Barbadoes.[3]
Sam Slick  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Gambia River. She was refloated but was consequently condemned.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ship News". The Morning Post (23370). London. 1 November 1848. p. 8.
  2. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (19815). Edinburgh. 14 September 1848.
  3. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (1969). Liverpool. 14 March 1848.
  4. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (24490) (Fourth ed.). London. 19 April 1848.
Ship events in 1848
Ship launches: 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853
Ship commissionings: 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853
Ship decommissionings: 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853
Shipwrecks: 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853
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