List of shipwrecks in May 1821
The list of shipwrecks in May 1821 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during May 1821.
May 1821 | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
1 | 2 | 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 | 31 | Unknown date | ||
References |
1 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jason | The ship was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[1] |
2 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jenny | The ship was wrecked in the Islas Sisargas, Spain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] | |
Telemaque | The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France.[3] |
7 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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General Goldie | The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all seven people on board. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4] [5] |
8 May
9 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann and Isabella | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Cowie, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[7] |
10 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tom Hazard | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (43°25′N 45°21′W). All on board were rescued by Lucy ( |
13 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Esperance | The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Cayenne. She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Bordeaux, Gironde. Esperance was later refloated.[10] | |
Lynx | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the St. Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec, British North America.[11] | |
Tweed | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Her crew were rescued.[12][13] |
16 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Enchantress | The ship was driven ashore near Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Plymouth.[2] |
17 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Frolic | The sloop foundered in the English Channel off Rame Head, Cornwall with the loss of all three crew and her passengers. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Falmouth, Cornwall.[2][14] |
18 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amethyst | The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham.[4] |
20 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lynx | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River.[15] She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Lynx was later refloated and put into Quebec City.[16] |
21 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jean | The ship struck a rock at Scarborough, Yorkshire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Scarborough to Sunderland, County Durham. Jean was later refloated and taken in to Scarborouh.[17] | |
Two Friends | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Falmouth, Cornwall.[4] |
24 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sea Horse | The pilot boat foundered in the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all three crew.[18] |
25 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Flying Fish | The drogher was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Vincent.[19][20] |
26 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Helena | The ship was lost at Baltic Port, Russia. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Danzig.[21] | |
Maria | The ship was wrecked on Rügen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Memel, Prussia.[21] | |
Mary | The ship was wrecked in Two-fold Bay. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Port Jackson to Port Dalrymple[22] |
27 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Blue-eyed Maid | The ship capsized in a squall 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Deadman Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Charlotte & Esther ( |
28 May
30 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Experiment | The ship foundered off Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
31 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Three Friends | The ship capsized and sank in the Tagus.[25] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lady Banks | Lady Banks, Vallance, master, which had been sailing from Bengal to London, and which had put into Mauritius in April with seven feet of water in her hold, had been condemned and sold at Mauritius. Also, a fire had consumed part of her cargo; the rest was to be sold at auction.[26] | |
Peggy and Jenny | The ship was wrecked in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[8] | |
Prince Blucher | The ship sailed from Bengal on 3 May for Mauritius but stranded on the James and Mary Shoal in the Ganges River. She was refloated but was so badly damaged she had to be taken back to Calcutta where she was condemned in June.[27] | |
Windsor | The ship was driven ashore near Killala, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Killala to the Clyde.[23] |
References
- "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (524). 15 June 1821.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5594). 22 May 1821.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5590). 5 May 1821.
- "Lloyd's Marine List – May 22". Caledonian Mercury (15559). 28 May 1821.
- "(untitled)". Caledonian Mercury (15560). 31 May 1821.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5596). 29 May 1821.
- "Edinburgh News Continued". Caledonian Mercury (15554). 17 May 1821.
- "Ship News". The Morning Post (15676). 13 June 1821.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5600). 12 June 1821.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5614). 31 July 1821.
- "Lloyd's Marine List – July 31". Caledonian Mercury (15588). 4 August 1821.
- "Lloyd's Marine List – June 12". Caledonian Mercury (15567). 16 June 1821.
- "Ship News". The Morning Post (15697). 7 July 1821.
- "(untitled)". Trewman's Exeter Flying Post, or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser (2904). 24 May 1821.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5608). 10 July 1821.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5609). 13 July 1821.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5598). 5 June 1821.
- "Ship News". The Morning Post (15663). 29 May 1821.
- "Ship News". The Morning Post (15712). 25 July 1821.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5612). 24 July 1821.
- "Lloyd's Marine List – June 26". Caledonian Mercury (15573). 30 June 1821.
- "Sydney". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 23 July 1821.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5597). 1 June 1821.
- "Lloyd's Marine List – June 15". Caledonian Mercury (15568). 18 June 1821.
- "Lloyd's Marine List – July 3". Caledonian Mercury (15577). 9 July 1821.
- Lloyd's List №5627.
- Lloyd's List №5647.
Ship events in 1821 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 |
Ship commissionings: | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 |
Shipwrecks: | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 |
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