The ship ran aground of Partridge Island, New Brunswick, British North America and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1]
3 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1835
Ship
Country
Description
Felix
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore at Stavanger, Norway. She was on a voyage from Köningsberg to Bergen, Norway.[2]
The ship struck ice and was consequently beached at "Surophead" She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Reval, Russia.[3]
4 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1835
Ship
Country
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The ship ran agroundd on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off County Durham. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to South Shields, County Durham.[4]Alert was refloated on 9 April and taken in to South Shields, where she was beached after her cargo had been discharged.[5]
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Odessa.[4]
Mariner
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Savannah, Georgia, United States.[1]
7 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1835
Ship
Country
Description
Madeline
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a shoal east of Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales.[7][8]
The ship capsized at Swansea, Glamorgan and was severely damaged.[2]
14 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1835
Ship
Country
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock and sank at Crail, Fife.[12]
Unity
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the River Moy at Ballina, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Ballina to London.[2]
15 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1835
Ship
Country
Description
Erin
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Crow Rock, in the Irish Sea and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[2]
The ship ran aground at Wicklow and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Swansea, Glamorgan.[2]
General Sharp
United Kingdom
The sloop capsized and sank in a squall off Maryport, Cumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Maryport to Dumfries.[14]
17 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1835
Ship
Country
Description
Sirene
Norway
The ship foundered off . Her crew were rescued.[1]
18 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1835
Ship
Country
Description
Levant
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Tétouan, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15][16]
Sarah Margaret
United Kingdom
The schooner struck rocks off Inisheer, County Galway and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Galway to New York, United States.[17]
20 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1835
Ship
Country
Description
Josephine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp, Belgium.[2]
The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire for Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[19]
The ship sank in the River Mersey with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21]
25 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1835
Ship
Country
Description
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Runcorn, Cheshire.[22]
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer was in collision with (United Kingdom) and was beached at "Red Noses", Liverpool. Green Isle was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.[23][24]
James Morgan
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Montcalm (United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean (39°N47°W / 39°N 47°W / 39; -47) and foundered with the loss of eight of her nine crew. The survivor was rescued by Montcalm. James Morgan was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cork.[25][26]
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[27][17]
Hero
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[27][17]
Phœnix
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brora, Sutherland to Liverpool.[27][17]
27 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1835
Ship
Country
Description
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Calcutta, India for Mauritius. Presumed lost in the Indian Ocean with the loss of all hands as she had not arrived by 28 August.[28]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cuxhaven, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[31]
Ardent
Denmark
The ship was run down and sunk near Gibraltar by Nautilus (United Kingdom). Ardent was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Tarragona, Spain.[15]
The ship was driven ashore in the Humber at Winteringham, Lincolnshire. She capsized and was swept downstream and sank. Her crew survived.[30]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Caldey Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by Star (United Kingdom). Mary was on a voyage from Gloucester to Dublin.[32]
30 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1835
Ship
Country
Description
Blackbird
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of four of her crew.[30]
Frederick Auguste
Prussia
The ship was wrecked on the Whittaker Spit, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her captain drowned. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Memel.[30]
The ship was driven ashore at Licata, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Leith, Lothian.[29]Ann was refloated by 18 April, repaired and returned to service.[1]
Boston
United States
The ship was wrecked between Locronan and Guissény, Finistère, France. She was reported to have been on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Antwerp, Belgium.[4]
Countess of Pembroke
United Kingdom
The steamship was in collision with the steamship Mermaid (United Kingdom) in the River Avon and was beached.[3]
Fairy
New South Wales
The cutter foundered off Cape Hawke before 30 April.[34]
Marys
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Scotia (United Kingdom off Elsinore, Norway and was beached. She was later refloated and taken in to Elsinore.[29]
Nile
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland before 15 April.[3]
The brig was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt Eyalet to Candia, Crete. Plague had broken out on board, killing most of the crew.[35]
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