List of shipwrecks in April 1823
The list of shipwrecks in April 1823 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1823.
April 1823 | ||||||
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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 | Unknown date | |||
References |
1 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mary | The ship was wrecked south of "Burral Island". She was on a voyage from Sicily to Belfast, County Antrim.[1] | |
HNLMS Zeepaard | The corvette was wrecked in Algoa Bay or Saldanha Bay, Africa, with the loss of at least seven of her 180 crew. Tiger ( |
2 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agatha | The ship was driven ashore near Sahurs, Seine-Inférieure.[5] | |
Barbara | The ship was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Troon to Dumfries. Barbara was refloated in late April.[6] | |
George | The ship was driven ashore at Southport, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] | |
Kinloch | The ship was in collision with a brig off Lamlash, Isle of Arran and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Vine ( | |
Lively | The ship was driven ashore near Peel, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Preston, Lancashire.[7] | |
Phillippa | The ship ran aground at the Birling Gap, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to London. Philippa broke up the next day.[8][9] | |
Vriendschap | The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Bermuda.[10] | |
William and James | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ayr. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Waterford.[7] |
3 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Cockburn | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Simon's Bay, Cape Colony. Her crew survived.[2] | |
Marie Josephine | The ship was driven ashore near Bardouville, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[5] |
4 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Andate | The ship was wrecked in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire, to South Shields, County Durham.[11] | |
Benjamin | The ship was driven ashore near Bardouville, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Maritime to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[5] | |
Chumco | The ship was destroyed by fire at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[12] | |
Hunter | The ship struck the Chevrier Bank and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Hunter subsequently came ashore near Royan, Charente-Maritime, France.[5] She was later refloated and taken in to Bordeaux.[6] | |
Nary Ann | The schooner was wrecked on Brier Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued.[13] | |
William and Mary | The ship struck a sunken wreck in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk, and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Jane. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Margate, Kent.[7] |
5 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Clarence | The ship was lost near Thisted, Denmark. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark, to London.[14] | |
Mary | The ship foundered in St Bride's Bay.[5] |
7 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ulysses | The ship was wrecked on the coast of County Kerry.[5] | |
Zephyr | The schooner was driven ashore near Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[15] |
8 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Commerce | The ship ran aground in the Savannah River. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States, to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[13] | |
Courier | The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Liverpool. Courier was later refloated and beached.[5] | |
Dolphin | The ship was wrecked at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Dieppe.[16] | |
Faith | The ship ran aground in the Savannah River. She was on a voyage from Savannah to Jamaica.[13] | |
Maria | The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London.[11] |
9 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Margaret | The ship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea off Hamburg. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[17] | |
St. Etienne | The ship was lost off Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom, to Rouen, Seine Maritime.[17] | |
Suspicious | The ship was wrecked near Ilfracombe, Devon.[18] |
11 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Warre | The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia.[19] |
12 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bicton | The ship was in collision with USS Constitution ( | |
Dromo | The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Liffey. She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin, United Kingdom.[21] | |
Graciosa | The schooner was lost on the "New Shoal". Her crew were rescued by Ana ( | |
Warre | The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[23] |
13 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Constantia | The ship was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[24] |
14 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pomona | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Solon ( |
15 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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New Hope | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Memel, Prussia.[25] She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire, to Memel.[26] New Hope was later refloated. She arrived at Memel on 9 May.[27] |
16 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Apollo | The ship was wrecked at Green Point, Cape of Good Hope with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Bengal and Madras, India, to London.[10] | |
Venus | The ship was in collision with Union ( |
17 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Biene | The ship was driven ashore north of "Toreko". She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, United Kingdom.[29] | |
Hastings | The brig was destroyed by fire off Padang, Netherlands East Indies. | |
Janet | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea by Charles ( | |
Martha | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued.[25] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Memel.[26] |
19 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ant | The ship was wrecked on Mort Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork, to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[28] | |
Mary & Kitty | The sloop was run down and sunk by Tiger ( | |
Scipio | The ship was lost near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia, United States.[6] |
20 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gambler | The ship was wrecked on the Heaps Sand, in the North Sea off Wivenhoe, Essex.[23] |
22 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maria Francisca | The ship was wrecked on the Hinder Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of South Holland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, to Rotterdam, South Holland.[14] |
23 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anthony Sterry | The ship was wrecked on the Shivering Sand, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[14] | |
Berentina Maria | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stavanger, Norway, to Memel.[31] | |
Fame | The whaler was destroyed by fire in Deer Sound, Orkney Islands. Her crew survived.[23][32] | |
Smart | The schooner was sunk by ice 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Domesnes, Norway. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Riga, Russia.[33] |
24 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lively | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
25 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Vriendschap | The ship ran aground off Domesnes, Norway, and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Riga, Russian Empire.[20] |
26 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Avon | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) off Padstow, Cornwall. Her four crew were rescued by Richmond ( | |
Berentina Maria | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia.[35] | |
Eliza | The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked at Mizen Head, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[23] | |
Hero | The ship was driven ashore at Cartmel, Cumberland.[29] |
27 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | The ship was lost at St. Mary's, Gambia.[36] | |
Cossack | The schooner was wrecked on the west coast of New Zealand.[37] The ship had called in at the Hokianga Harbour for provisions, but embarked at low tide when the ship was barely able to navigate the channel and unable to cope with an incoming tide. The ship hit a sandbar and went ashore stern first. The crew were all saved with the help of local Hokianga Māori.[38] Some referenced place the wreck in Sumatra rather than New Zealand.[39] |
29 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fremling | The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France, to Hamburg.[40] | |
Isabella | The sloop collided with Mary ( |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Churruca | The ship was destroyed by fire at Morro Castle, Cuba, in early April. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[41] | |
Courier | The ship ran aground near Antwerp, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Antwerp.[42] | |
Courier du Fort Dauphin | The ship foundered off Madagascar.[43] | |
Dromo | The ship ran aground in the River Liffey at Dublin, United Kingdom, and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin.[42] | |
Elizabeth Joanna | The ship was wrecked near Port Isaac before 21 April. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[44] | |
Elizabeth & Jane | The ship was severely damaged on a reef off the Fox Islands, Maine, on or before 12 April. She was later taken in to Harpswell, Maine, by Merritt ( | |
George IV | The ship departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, for Syra, Greece. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[43] | |
Jane | The ship was wrecked near Barcelona, Spain, in early April with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Barcelona.[20] | |
Kekke | The ship was lost near the Faroe Islands. She was on a voyage from Drontheim to Barcelona, Spain.[26] | |
Palermo | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay of the mouth of the Gironde.[29] | |
Scipio | The ship was lost near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia, United States.[14] |
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Ship events in 1823 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 |
Ship commissionings: | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 |
Shipwrecks: | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 |
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