The smack was wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth with the loss of five of her seven crew.[1]
2 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Douro
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Gironde River. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[2]
Majestic
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on Tiree, Outer Hebrides with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Londonderry.[3]
Thomas Green
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Gironde River. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Bordeaux.[2]
3 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Nestor
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground on the Lappe Grund, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Riga, Russia.[4]
6 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Poor Knight Rocks. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to New Zealand.[5]
7 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Margaretha
United States
The ship was reported to have been driven ashore in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Antwerp, Belgium.[2][6] Other sources state that she was not driven ashore.[4]
Morgensterne
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt.[2][6] She was refloated.[4]
Sydney
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Victoria Channel, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica. Sydney was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[7]
Triton
United Kingdom
The ship foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) off St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon.[8]
8 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Carrywell
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[4]
Dido
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to Newfoundland, British North America. Dido was refloated and taken into Figueira da Foz.[9]
Tally Ho!
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore west of "Faro Point". She was on a voyage from the Baltic to Messina, Sicily. Tally Ho! was refloated on 10 April.[10]
9 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Corinna
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Corinna was refloated and resumed her voyage.[4]
Lady Stormont
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Mud Point and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire.[11][12]
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Brazil 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from London to Monte Video, Uruguay.[14]
11 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Belle Alliance
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore by ice at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Memel to Antwerp. Belle Alliance was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15]
Courtney
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Horn Island Reef, in the Gulf of Mexico. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Mobile, Alabama.[16]
The ship was driven ashore south of Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bayonne.[9]
12 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Friends
United Kingdom
The schooner was destroyed by fire at Sunderland, County Durham.[17]
13 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Armin
France
The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, off the coast of Argentina.[18]
Mary Henney
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at , Isle of Mull, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia. She was refloated on 17 April and resumed her voyage.[19]
15 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Albion
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. Five crew were rescued the next day by Suffolk(United Kingdom). Albion was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[13]
Grasshopper
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on a reef north west of Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from , Denmark to Penzance, Cornwall. Grasshopper was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20]
Sir William Heathcote
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope. She was on a voyage from the Breede River to Table Bay.[21]
Sourabaya
Netherlands
The ship struck a coral reef off Tahiti and was consequently condemned.[14]
The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[15]
17 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Earl of Durham
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Landskrona, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia. Earl of Durham was refloated and taken into Landskrona for repairs.[23]
The ship was driven ashore between "Bellingen" and Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to a Belgian port. Elizabeth was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[20]
Ferguson
United Kingdom
The transport ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued by Marquis of Hastings and Orient (both United Kingdom).[24][25][26]
The collier was driven ashore and wrecked near Cherchell, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Algiers.[33][34][35]
Jeune Flavie
France
The ship collided with Ann and Jane (United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member.[36] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Dunkerque, Nord.[17]
19 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Alida
Rostock
The ship ran aground off Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Ghent, Belgium to Rostock. Alida was refloated and taken into Heligoland, but subsequently resumed her voyage.[20]
William and Henry
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at South Shields, County Durham. She was righted the next day.[37]
The ship collided with an iceberg 250 nautical miles (460 km) southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland, British North America and foundered with the loss of 31 of the 81 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Crescent (United States). William Brown was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
20 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Betsey Stewart
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked 14 nautical miles (26 km) south of Ventava, Courland Governorate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Riga, Russia.[38][39]
The ship was driven ashore at Dunbar, Lothian.[41]
Susan
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was subsequently driven ashore at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was refloated on 22 April and taken into Figueira da Foz in a severely damaged condition.[42]
21 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Amelia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Memel to London. Amelia was refloated on 27 April and resumed her voyage.[42]
Barlow
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. Barlow was refloated and taken into Bermuda.[13]
Jewess
New Zealand
The schooner was driven ashore during a heavy gale and wrecked 12 miles (19 km) north of Porirua at "Pakakaria" (possibly Paekakariki) with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Wellington to Wanganui and Taranaki.[43][44][45][46]
Narcissus
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Hayle, Cornwall and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hayle. Narcissus was righted and taken into Penzance.[41]
Sylvia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Beaumont Shoal, off the coast of British North America.[22][16]
The smack ran aground and was wrecked at Maranhão. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Maranhão.[47]
24 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Drogheda.[15]Ann was refloated on 4 May and taken into Drogheda.[48]
Elizabeth Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon.[42]
Elizabeth Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fisherrow, Aberdeenshire.[42]
Enigheden
Norway
The ship was wrecked on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Wicklow, United Kingdom.[49]
Queen
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Lochmaddy, North Uist, Outer Hebrides. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Londonderry.[42][50][51]
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Westport to London. Susan was refloated and taken into Westport for repairs.[10]
25 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Caledonia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off the coast of Glamorgan.[55]
Salacia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to South Shields. She was refloated.[15]
26 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Anklam, Prussia to Whitby, Yorkshire. Ocean was refloated and resumed her voyage.[48]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent.[55] She was on a voyage from Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire to Grays, Essex.[15]
29 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Anna Birgitta Maria
Sweden
The ship ran aground off "Ellsborg". She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Calais, France. She was later refloated.[56][57]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Rossnas, in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Kalundborg, Denmark.[38]
Meteor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Partridge Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[22]
30 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Affleck
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Dry Tortugas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savanilla, near Puerto Colombia, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Albion
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Red Island Reef before 20 April. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[22]
Alpha
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Moslem (flag unknown). Alpha was on a voyage from New York to Oporto, Portugal.[10]
Arietta
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan via New York.[10]
Comet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in . She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated on 29 April and beached at Tobermory, Isle of Mull.[58]
The schooner was driven ashore in Encounter Bay. She was later refloated and taken into Port Adelaide, South Australia.[59][60]
Eole
France
The ship was wrecked on the Banco Ortiz before 11 April. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[18]
Herald and Nicholais
Norway
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain on or before 29 April. She was subsequently towed into Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom by Scheepsboulust (Netherlands). She arrived on 8 May.[33][48]
Jeune Adelaide
France
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Havana, Cuba.[33]
Leander
United States
The ship ran aground on the Carysfort Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Trieste. Leander was refloated and taken into Key West, Florida Territory, where she was condemned.[22]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides to Wicklow. Mary was refloated on 26 April.[61]
Traveller
New South Wales
The coaster was wrecked off Reid's Mistake. She was on a voyage from Brisbane to Newcastle.[62]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Mauritius. She was refloated on 20 April and taken into Rye.[37][63]
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