List of shipwrecks in April 1820
The list of shipwrecks in April 1820 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during April 1820.
April 1820 | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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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 |
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References |
1 April
2 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Horatio | The full-rigged ship was lost on the Diamond Shoals, off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of eight lives.[2] | |
Ocean | The ship foundered with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Alexandria, Virginia.[3] | |
Rose | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Madeira to London.[4] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Margate.[5] |
6 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bellona | The schooner was wrecked on the Mariguana Reef, Jamaica. All on board were rescued by Merlin ( | |
Dash | The ship was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex.[7] |
7 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rock | The brig ran aground on the Shoals of Grado, in the Adriatic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Trieste.[8] Rock was refloated on 13 April and taken in to Trieste.[9] |
8 April
10 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carl Johan | The ship foundered off Kalmar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Kalmar.[10] | |
Friendship | The ship was destroyed by fire at Mauritius.[11] Superior was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[12] |
11 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hope | The ship was wrecked on St. Philip's Key, off Cape St. Antonio. Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire.[13] | |
Telegraph | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gravesend, Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York City.[13] |
15 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hibernia | The ship was wrecked near Cape St Mary's, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[14] |
21 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Echo | The whaler was wrecked on Cato's Shoal, in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew survived.[15] |
25 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Neptune | The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She floated off and consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. Neptune was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[8] | |
Peggy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Killough, County Down to Whitehaven.[10] |
26 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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New Society | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[10] |
28 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Flirt | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between Padstow and St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[16] |
30 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Staffa | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Alicante, Spain.[6] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | The ship was wrecked on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Aberdeen.[17] | |
Betsey | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America.[18] | |
Elizabeth | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[18] | |
Fortitude | The ship foundered in British waters.[5] | |
Four Brothers | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[18] | |
Hatt | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (48°08′N 22°28′W) before 14 April.. Her crew were rescued by Hercules ( | |
Havre de Grâce | The ship struck a sandbank at the mouth of the Amazon in late April. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Pará, Brazil.[22] | |
Principe de Beira | The schooner was attacked by an insurgent privateer and left in distress. Her crew were rescued by Peter and John ( | |
Quatre Sœurs | The ship was wrecked at La Tremblade, Seine-Inférieure with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[5] | |
Sophia | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[18] | |
Star | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[18] | |
St. George | The ship was driven ashore on Bermuda.[24] |
References
- "Lloyd's Marine List – Feb. 6". Caledonian Mercury (15514). 10 February 1821.
- "Ships Lost 1526 to 1825". OBX History. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5497). 6 June 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5479). 4 April 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5480). 7 April 1820.
- "Lloyd's Marine List – May 19". Caledonian Mercury (15403). 27 May 1820.
- "Lloyd's Marine List – April 7". Caledonian Mercury (15383). 10 April 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5486). 28 April 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5487). 2 May 1820.
- "Lloyd's Marine List – May 5". Caledonian Mercury (15395). 8 May 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5515). 8 August 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5516). 11 August 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5502). 23 June 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5503). 27 June 1820.
- "Sydney". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 8 July 1820.
- "Lloyd's Marine List – My 30". Caledonian Mercury (15407). 5 June 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5499). 13 June 1820.
- "Lloyd's Marine List – June 30". Caledonian Mercury (15419). 3 July 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5485). 25 April 1820.
- "Lloyd's Marine List – June 13". Caledonian Mercury (15412). 17 June 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5499). 13 June 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5510). 21 July 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5488). 5 May 1820.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5497). 6 June 1820.
Ship events in 1820 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 |
Ship commissionings: | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 |
Shipwrecks: | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 |
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