The ship was wrecked on the Dick Sand, in the North Sea off the Oldenburg coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Hamburg.[3]
Thomas and Ann
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Petten, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the Petten Lifeboat.[4]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[5] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Amsterdam, North Holland.[6]
2 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1836
Ship
Country
Description
Amity
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Boston, Lincolnshire.[7]
Eliza
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Ostend.[8]
Mary McGill
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank at the mouth of the River Shannon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9]
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Ayr.[8]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship foundered at Padstow, Cornwall with the loss of all hands and a pilot.[10]
Robert and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Barnstaple, Devon.[7]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.[6]
Vallenia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia.[11]
3 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1836
Ship
Country
Description
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[12]
Traveller
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Cork to London. Traveller was refloated the next day.[10]
United Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[13][14]
4 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1836
Ship
Country
Description
Adelphi
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Perch Rock, off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Gloucester.[9] She was refloated the next day and put back to Beaumaris.[6]
Lisbon Packet
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[15]
The collier struck the Hecla Reef and foundered off Havre de Grâce. Her crew were rescued by Bienfaisante (France).[7][16][6]
Venus
Norway
The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Caen, Calvados, France.[17]
The ship was driven ashore on the north coast of Fehmarn.[18]
7 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1836
Ship
Country
Description
Bassenthwaite
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks off the Isles of Scilly and foundered with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[15][17]
The ship collided with Mells (United Kingdom) and was abandoned 7 leagues (21 nautical miles (39 km)) west south west of the Tuscar Rock. Her crew were rescued by Mells.[19]
The brig (built 1825 in South Shields) was wrecked near Wick, Scotland, around midnight on 11 (or 12?[23]) April 1836.[24] She was sailing from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Quebec in ballast under the command of Captain Green, during a severe easterly gale, and was driven onto rocks at Elzy, a couple of miles east of Wick.[23]
12 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1836
Ship
Country
Description
Collingwood
United Kingdom
The collier foundered in the English Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) south west by south of Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gibraltar.[21][25][17]
13 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1836
Ship
Country
Description
Catherine
Hamburg
The ship capsized in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of four of the six people on board. The survivors were rescued the next day by Lucie (United Kingdom). Catherine was on a voyage from Hamburg to London, United Kingdom.[17]
Mercurius
Bremen
The ship was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bremen to a Baltic port.[26]
The ship was lost in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Bridgwater, Somerset.[29]
James
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Florida, Florida Territory. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[30][31]
17 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1836
Ship
Country
Description
Spring
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore crewless at Whitby, Yorkshire.[29] She was refloated on 23 April and taken in to Whitby.[32]
18 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1836
Ship
Country
Description
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire and sank in the English Channel off Exmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Exeter, Devon.[27] The wreck was later refloated.[18]
Johanna
Belgium
The ship sank at Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[33]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Pará. She was on a voyage from Maranhão to Pará.[34]
22 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1836
Ship
Country
Description
Guernsey Lily
Guernsey
The ship ran aground, capsized and was severely damaged at Jersey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Jersey.[35][18]
Vrow Elizabeth
Dantzig
The ship was wrecked by ice off "Point Perrispoe", Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Dantzig and Narva, Russia.[36]
The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wilmington, Delaware, United States.[38][18]
27 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1836
Ship
Country
Description
Bonny Lass
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Sanday, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Tarbert, Argyllshire.[39] She was refloated on 26 May and taken in to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[40]
28 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1836
Ship
Country
Description
Penketh
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the mouth of the River Dee. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarvon to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41]
29 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1836
Ship
Country
Description
Ann Eliza
Antigua
The drogher was wrecked in the Bird Island Channel.[42]
Charles Guillaume
France
The ship ran aground on the Belfast Rock, Antigua. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Guadeloupe.[43]
The ship was driven ashore at , Russia. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to a Baltic port.[33]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1836
Ship
Country
Description
Arethusa
United Kingdom
The schooner was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Tuskar Rock by Molo (United Kingdom) on or before 4 April. Her crew were rescued by Molo.[44]
Arzac
France
The ship was wrecked at "Lachaume" on or before 3 April. She was on a voyage from New York to La Rochelle, Charente Maritime.[7][45][46]
Caledonia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Laguna. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[31]
Catharina Elizabeth
Heligoland
The ship was lost near the mouth of the Eider.[37]
Cora Nelly
France
The ship was driven ashore on the Île d'Aix, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from India to Bordeaux, Gironde.[45][6]
Henry and Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ravenglass, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Maryport, Cumberland. Henry and Thomas was refloated on 23 April and taken in to Maryport.[37]
The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Lower Canada. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Lower Canada to London, United Kingdom.[54]
Success
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) south west of Beachy Head, Sussex, She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London.[15]
Thomas
United States
The brig was abandoned off Dielette, Manche, France before 6 April.[7]
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