List of shipwrecks in April 1831

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The list of shipwrecks in April 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1831.

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1 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1831
Ship Country Description
Dumfries  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Loggerhead Shoals, off the coast of Florida, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[1]

2 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1831
Ship Country Description
 United Kingdom The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire at Kirkcaldy, Fife.[2]

8 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1831
Ship Country Description
Maria  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank in the River Tyne.[3]
Neutraliten  Sweden The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of six of her twelve crew.[4]
Robert Fudge  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico with the loss of two lives.. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Alvarado.[5]

10 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1831
Ship Country Description
Helen  United States The ship was wrecked at Ocracoke, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Eastport, California to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[1]

12 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1831
Ship Country Description
John  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cádiz, Spain.[6]
Pomerania  France The ship ran aground at "Quellebourg".[7]

13 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1831
Ship Country Description
HMS Pylades  Royal Navy The sloop-of-war ran aground and capsized at Roona Point, County Mayo.[7]

14 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1831
Ship Country Description
Liberty  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered whilst on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her crew were rescued.[8]

15 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1831
Ship Country Description
Therese  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[9]

18 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1831
Ship Country Description
Romulus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 70 nautical miles (130 km) east of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Halifax.[5][10]

19 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1831
Ship Country Description
Brailsford  United Kingdom The ship struck on Langley Island as Brailsford was sailing from Plymouth to Quebec. Her crew abandoned her on 24 April after securing her sails and rigging. However, a gale sprang up and afterwards the wreck had disappeared; it was believed that she had sunk.[11]

21 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1831
Ship Country Description
Castro Primeiro  Portugal The ship was wrecked at Oporto.[12]
Swallow  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Hull, Yorkshire.[13] Swallow was refloated on 9 May and taken in to Great Yarmouth for repairs.[14]

22 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1831
Ship Country Description
Carlisle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 26 April.[15]
Dauntless  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to a Dutch port.[13]

25 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1831
Ship Country Description
Bee  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands and was abandoned by her crew.[13]
Lord Nelson  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands and sank. Her crew were rescued.[13]

30 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1831
Ship Country Description
Coquette  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Terceira, Azores, Portugal.[16]
Juno  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the English Stones, in the River Severn and was consequently beached at Slimeroad Bay. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Gloucester.[17] She was taken in to Gloucester on 11 May for repairs.[18]

Unknown date[]

For the loss of the British ship Guildford in late April or early May, see List of shipwrecks in December 1830 § 29 December.
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1831
Ship Country Description
Caribbean United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The cutter was wrecked off Port Stephens. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Jonge Arie  Netherlands The ship capsized in the Tagus with the loss of three of her crew.[12]
Mirables  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Skenoer", Sweden before 26 April. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[20]
Rockingham  United Kingdom The ship sank at Garden Island, Swan River Colony.
Rover United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The cutter foundered whilst on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[19]
Waterloo United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The steamboat was sunk by ice in the St. Lawrence River. All on board survived. She was on a voyage between Montreal and Quebec City, Lower Canada.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "From Lloyd's List – June 3". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17144. 6 June 1831.
  2. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2421. 12 April 1831.
  3. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1221. 13 April 1831.
  4. ^ Renno, David (2004). Beachy Head Shipwrecks of the 19th Century. Sevenoaks: Amhurst Publishing. pp. 115–117. ISBN 1 903637 20 1.
  5. ^ a b "From Lloyd's List – June 10". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17147. 13 June 1831.
  6. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 19243. 2 May 1831.
  7. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2423. 26 April 1831.
  8. ^ "From Lloyd's List – April 19". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17125. 23 April 1831.
  9. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1228. 21 April 1831.
  10. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1270. 9 June 1831.
  11. ^ "SHIP NEWS". Caledonian Mercury (Edinburgh, Scotland), 18 June 1831; Issue 17149.
  12. ^ a b "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1248. 14 May 1831.
  13. ^ a b c d "From Lloyd's List – April 26". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17128. 30 April 1831.
  14. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2426. 17 May 1831.
  15. ^ "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastke Courant etc. No. 8153. 30 April 1831.
  16. ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14559. London. 8 June 1831. col F, p. 1.
  17. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2425. 10 May 1831.
  18. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1246. 13 May 1831.
  19. ^ a b "Shipwrecks". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 23 April 1831.
  20. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 19245. 4 May 1831.
  21. ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14552. London. 31 May 1831. col C, p. 2.
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