List of shipwrecks in April 1840
The list of shipwrecks in April 1840 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1840.
April 1840 | ||||||
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27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Unknown date | ||
References |
1 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Paragon | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to London.[1][2] | |
Psyche | The ship was driven ashore in the River Carron. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[3] | |
Splendid | The ship ran aground at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to London.[4] | |
Wells | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[5] | |
Zephyr | The whaler ran aground of a reef off Borneo, Spanish East Indies. Her crew abandoned the ship on 3 April and set fire to her. They reached "Macassa Island" and were then found a ship to take them to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[6][7] |
2 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Acht Gebroders | The ship was wrecked on the Île de Planier, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[8] | |
Experiment | The ship was driven ashore on Campobello Island, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Saint John, New Brunswick.[9] | |
Thomas Beaufort | The ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent.[4] She was refloated on 3 April.[5] |
3 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Athenais | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar. She was refloated.[10] |
Catherine | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel by Oceanus ( | |
Hope | The ship was driven ashore at Carbonear, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Carbonear and Saint John's, Newfoundland.[12] | |
Ino | The ship ran aground on the Middle Bank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[5] | |
Isabella | The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued.[3] | |
Joseph Tyson | The ship was driven ashore on the Algarve coast, Portugal. She had been refloated by 23 April.[13] | |
Sleepless | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 5 April and put back to Sunderland.[14] | |
Tweed | The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire.[4] |
5 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Vrow Gebina | The ship was wrecked on the Poldern Sandbank, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Eider. She was on a voyage from Groningen to a Baltic port.[15][8] |
6 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Creole | The schooner was wrecked on the Recas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Curaçao.[16] | |
John and Susan | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. John and Susan was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[14] | |
Minerva | The ship was wrecked on the English coast. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Three crew reached Guernsey, Channel Islands in a boat on 10 April.[17] | |
Princess Victoria | The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage drom London to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Princess Victoria was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18] | |
Surrey | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Daring ( |
7 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hudscott | The ship was driven ashore on St Margaret's Island, Pembrokeshire.[15] | |
Jane | The ship was driven ashore and sank near Huntcliffe, County Durham Her crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Stockton-on-Tees.[15] | |
Jane | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[15] She was refloated on 10 April and taken into Milford Haven.[17] | |
Maitland | The ship ran aground on Brownie's Island Reef and was wrecked with the loss of three of her nineteen crew.[9] | |
Mary Ann | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Pedan Olva Point, Cornwall. Both crew members were rescued.[20] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Poole, Dorset.[15] | |
New Hope | The ship struck a rock and sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.[15] | |
Polly | The brig was wrecked on Rat Island, off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Endeavour ( |
8 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Glasgow | The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Inverness.[8] | |
Joseph and Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was later refloated.[8] | |
Lydia | The ship was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London. Lydia was refloated the next day and taken into Seaford, Sussex.[8] |
9 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Artaxerxes | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Menorca, Spain with the loss of 29 lives. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Algiers, Algeria.[22] | |
Caroline | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius.[23] | |
Cervantes | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius.[23] | |
Cove | The ship was driven ashore at Mauritius.[23] | |
Deux Frères | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius.[23] | |
Esperance | The ship sank at Port Louis, Mauritius with the loss of all eight crew.[23] | |
George McCloud | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius. She was refloated.[23] | |
Gregorio | The schooner was damaged at Mauritius.[23] | |
Jeune Ferdinand | The coaster sank at Mauritius.[23] | |
Laurencia | The brig was driven ashore at Mauritius.[23] | |
Louise | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius.[23] | |
Lynhersand | The schooner was damaged at Mauritius.[23] | |
Patriot | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Mauritius. Her crew survived.[23] | |
Reform | The brig was run into by Stratford ( | |
Revenant | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius.[23] | |
Sarah Doyle | The ship was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17] | |
St. Jean | The coaster capsized and sank at Mauritius.[23] | |
Stratford | The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius.[23] | |
Vrai Francais | The barque was driven ashore at Mauritius.[23] |
11 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cordelia | The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent.[17] | |
Eclipse | The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit.[17] | |
Repeal | The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached on Cross Island, Maine, United States. She was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork.[24][9][25] |
12 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Paulina | The ship struck a rock and foundered off the "Isle of Glass". She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[22] |
13 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Indien | The ship ran aground in the Ganges and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[26] | |
Pauline | The ship was wrecked off the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[27] | |
Terpisichore | The ship ran aground on the Morven Sand and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Cuxhaven. Terpsichore was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28] |
14 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bonito | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in the River Tyne at South Shields, County Durham.[29] She was refloated on 20 April and beached in a severely damaged condition.[30] | |
Emmanuel | The ship capsized in the River Tyne at South Shields.[29] | |
Johannes | The ship sprang a leak and was beached near "Harlingenhafen". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Riga, Russia.[31] | |
Wave | The ship was driven ashore at Latakia, Syria. She was on a voyage from Beirut to Alexandretta, Ottoman Empire.[32] |
15 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brighton | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Penarth. Brighton was refloated and taken into Cardiff, Glamorgan for repairs.[10] | |
Brompton | The ship struck the Whitby Rock and sank.[29] | |
Deux Sœurs | The whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[12] | |
Janet Towers | The ship ran aground at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. She was taken into Mullaghmore, where she sank.[33] |
16 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Exchange | The schooner was wrecked on Stroma in the Pentland Firth. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[33] | |
Voluna | The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Voluna was refloated and taken into Padstow.[10] |
17 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carouge | The ship was destroyed by fire at Londonderry.[22][34] | |
Exchange | The ship struck the south west point of Swanna, Orkney Islands and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[31] | |
Jacob Pennell | The ship ran aground on the Long Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. Jacob Pennell was later refloated.[27] | |
Mandarin | The ship was lost at "St. Leu".[35] | |
Robert Bruce | The ship ran aground on the Long Bank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork.[27] She was refloated and arrived at Cork on 23 April.[36] | |
Winscales | p | The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Maryport.[10] |
18 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Louisa | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[22] | |
Lydia | The ship was driven ashore south of Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[22] |
19 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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James | The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport.[37] | |
Uitreding | The ship was driven ashore and severet damaged on Lolland, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to a Dutch port.[38] Uitreding was refloated on 27 April and taken into Rødby.[39] |
20 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Belle | The ship was sunk by ice in the Bay of Riga. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russian Empire to Hull, Yorkshire.[40][41] | |
Pauline | The ship capsized in the Bay of Palamos. Her crew were rescued.[42] |
22 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bee | The ship was driven ashore in the Cantach Sound.[24] | |
Scotia | The schooner was wrecked on Canna, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued.[43] She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Hull, Yorkshire.[44][9] |
23 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amanda | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to the Cape of Good Hope. Amanda was refloated and taken into Ramsgate.[31] | |
Hope | The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged at Carbonear, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Carbonear and Saint Johns, Newfoundland.[45] | |
Wismar | The ship was driven ashore at Formby Point, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Liverpool, Lancashire. Wismar was refloated and taken into Liverpool.[31] |
24 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Emerald | The ship caught fire in Lough Swilly and was scuttled.[46] | |
Neptune | The ship ran aground at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Helsingfors, Grand Duchy of Finland.[39] |
25 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bedford | The steamboat struck a submerged object and sank in the Missouri River with the loss of seven lives.[47] | |
Byron | The full-rigged ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[48] | |
Polack | The barque ran aground at New Orleans.[48] | |
Rapid | The ship ran aground on a reef north west of Aalborg, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stettin. Rapid was later refloated.[13] | |
Robert | The ship was driven ashore near Rixhöft, Prussia.[13] | |
Shakespeare | The full-rigged ship ran aground at New Orleans.[48] |
26 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bee | The ship ran aground off Longhope, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[49] |
27 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aurora | The barque struck a rock and was wrecked at Kaipara Harbour. Her crew were rescued.[50][51] |
28 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mercury | The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee to Copenhagen, Denmark. Mercury was refloated and resumed her voyage.[52] |
29 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Peace | The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Southampton, Hampshire.[53] Peace was later refloated and taken into Southampton.[54] |
30 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Chippewa | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Rosier, Maine, United States with the loss of all but two of the 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America.[55] | |
Elizabeth | The cutter was wrecked in Latarde Bay.[56] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albion | The collier was driven ashore at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She had been refloated and taken into Dieppe by 4 April.[18] | |
Aurora Frederica | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France before 8 April.[57] |
Eagle | The schooner struck a rock and foundered in Whirlpool Reach, in the Tamar River.[58] | |
Margaret | The ship was driven ashore in Busika Bay before 25 April. She was refloated an put into Tenedos, Ottoman Empire.[59] | |
Naiad | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles before 4 April. She was later refloated.[54] | |
Navarino | The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand.[35] | |
Orion | The ship was lost off "Cape St. Rocque" before 23 April. She was on a voyage from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti to the Cape of Good Hope, Africa.[60] | |
Peace | The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off The Needles, Isle of Wight and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Southampton, Hampshire. Peace was later refloated and taken into Southampton.[39] | |
Robert | The ship was sunk by ice in Riga Bay between 3 and 21 April.[38] | |
Snire | The ship was driven ashore near Llanmadoc, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 3 April and towed into Llanelly.[5] | |
Star | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was subsequently taken into North Sunderland, County Durham.[31] |
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Ship events in 1840 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 |
Ship commissionings: | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 |
Shipwrecks: | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 |
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