The sloop departed from Fraserburg, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom for Icelandic waters. Presumed subsequently foundered off Banff, Aberdeenshire.[1]
Rapid
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2]
2 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Geerdina
Netherlands
The koff ran aground on the Puttgard Reef. she was refloated and beached at "Heilingerhafen". She was on a voyage from Stettin to Amsterdam, North Holland.[3][4]
Ironside
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Queen Pomare (United Kingdom. Ironside was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Cork.[5]
Romp
United Kingdom
The ship capsized during a squall with the loss of all but her captain. He was rescued by Arthur (United Kingdom). Romp was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6]
The ship caught fire and was abandoned in the North Sea with the loss of crew member. Survivors were rescued from their boat on 8 April.[3][8]
Jeune Charles
France
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[9]
5 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Brodrene
Flag unknown
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark.[10]
Falcon
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[11]
Gannet
United Kingdom
The brig collided with Fanny (United Kingdom) and was abandoned ed in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[12][13]Gannet was discovered on 16 May by Ann (United Kingdom and set afire.[14]
St. Michael
Hamburg
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Antwerp, Belgium. St. Michael subsequently drove ashore on Terschelling and was wrecked.[3][15]
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Queen Mab (United Kingdom). Alhambra was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile.[17]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartland Quay, Devon. All on board were rescued.[18] She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[4]
Tunstall
United Kingdom
The brig departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Saint Petersburg, Russia. Presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands; part of a nameboare bearing the letters "TUNS" was discovered by the brig Henrietta (Stettin ), believed to have come from Tunstall.[19]
8 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Baptiste Marie
France
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Margate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the Charente to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Margate in a leaky condition.[18][4]
Ewarts
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated the next day.[20]
Indus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Aboukir Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated on 11 April and taken in to Alexandria.[21]
Irrwisch
Prussia
The steamship caught fire and sank off "Wiedenburg". All on board were rescued.[9]
Lillias
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Queensferry, Scotland.[15][22]
Northumberland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Ardmore, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and put back to Greenock.[22]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by (United Kingdom).[20]Sarah was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[4]
Saluna
United Kingdom
The brig foundered off Dunnet Head, Caithness with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Islay, Inner Hebrides.[3][23][24][25][26]
Twende Brodre
Denmark
The ship was beached at Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Denmark to London.[3]
Yarmouth
British North America
The ship was driven ashore in Berlin Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[27]
9 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Ann Catherine
United States
The ship collided with an iceberg and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Messenger (United States). Ann Catherine was on a voyage from Alexandria, Virginia to Limerick, United Kingdom.[28]
The ship was wrecked on the Grunderwald with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to a Norwegian port.[15]
Good Intent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire.[3]
Hebe
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered in the North Sea 26 nautical miles (48 km) east of Huntley Foot, Yorkshire.[3][24][32] Her crew were rescued by Albion (United Kingdom). Hebe was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[5]
The ship was driven ashore near Petten, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Antwerp, Belgium.[15]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea 67 nautical miles (124 km) off Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth Reid (United Kingdom). Isabella was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Leith, Lothian.[23][33]
Josephine
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Jura, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Londonderry, United Kingdom.[6]
Leadbetter
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Flotta, Orkney Islands.[15]
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[3] She was refloated on 12 April and taken in to Whitby.[15]
Endeavour
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Tynemouth, Northumberland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool, County Durham in a sinking condition.[20]
Emilie Heikema
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore near "Zolltkampf", Prussia.[15]
The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire in a waterlogged condition.[5]
11 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Mayflower
United Kingdom
The brig foundered off Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Callao, Peru.[22]
Penelope
Jersey
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Prampram, British Accra.[35][36]
12 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Jannet
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks at Cauler Head, Orkney Islands and was damaged. She was refloated and taken in to Stromness, Orkney Islands.[37]
Neptune
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Workington to Drogheda, County Louth.[23]
Unity
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Nairn.[3][24]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[15]
The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the Humber by (United Kingdom) with the loss of a crew member.[15]
James
United Kingdom
The schooner 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 Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields.[37][39]
Port Leon
United States
The ship was wrecked at Cape Bold, Africa. She was on a voyage from the Gambia River to New York.[40]
Rio
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hirtshals, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[41]
Rochester
United States
The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea and sank. All on board, over 300 people, were rescued by boats from Arklow, County Wicklow, United Kingdom. Rochester was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[23][42]
Tagus
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Riga, Russia.[9]
Vertumnus
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Harboøre, Denmark with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[41]
14 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Golden Fleece
New South Wales
The barque was driven ashore at the mouth of the Richmond River. Her crew were rescued.[43]
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer, Liverpool for Drogheda caught fire 30 miles east of Lambay Island and north west of Anglesey and sank. 69 passengers and crew saved by fishing smack Bessey; about thirty lives lost (maybe more as not all passengers were counted), included Captain Rawden.[44]
Highlander
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[45]
John and Sally
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Kate
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire off the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Bantry to Cork.[38]
Kitty
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off The Scalp. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portree, Isle of Skye to Lochgilphead, Argyllshire.[23]
The barque was on the Shoad Subad reef, south west of Yambo, Ottoman Empire with the loss of fifteen of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Suez, Egypt.[21][46]
Whitburn
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[4]
15 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Canopus
United Kingdom
The barque departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47]
The paddle steamer foundered in the Indian Ocean off the Malabar Coast with the loss of nearly 300 lives. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Bombay.
Croft
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to a Scottish port.[48][49]
The schooner was wrecked on Swan Island. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Zealand to Launceston.[50]
Juliette
France
The ship was in collision with Jeune Basquaise (France) in the North Sea off the Lemon Sand and was abandoned by all but one of her crew, who were rescued by Jeune Basquaise. The other crew member was also rescued. Juliette was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rochefort, Charente-Maritime.[23][51]
Lactor et Emergo
United States
The ship ran aground at Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Boston, Massachusetts.[51]
Van Spyck
Netherlands
The schooner was in collision with the barqueEmma (Bremen) and sank in the English Channel8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Emma. Van Spyck was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland[52]
16 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Montcalm
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated on 18 April and taken in to Port Ellen, Islay, Inner Hebrides.[53]
Wizard
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Hayland Rocks, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[23]
17 April[]
List of shipwrecks: April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Atlantic
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near , Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Conway, Caernarfonshire.[38]
Day
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Limerick to New York, United States.[54]
John
United Kingdom
The brig was holed by an anchor and sank in the River Tyne.[38]
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[27]
Menai
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Ward (United Kingdom). Menai was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to New York, United States.[9]
Merlin
United States
The ship departed from the Clyde for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58]
St. Patrick
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[59]
William
United Kingdom
The William shifted at her berth in Holy Island Harbour on Lindisfarne on 17 April 1847. The vessel settled on her anchor, puncturing the hull. Water got to the cargo of quicklime and the boat caught fire, only eventually being extinguished by the rising tide.[60]
18 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Frances
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with a steamship and sank in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent with the loss of all but one of her crew.[52] She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire.[39]
Herring
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with the steamshipMyrtle (United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was towed in to Newhaven, Sussex in a waterlogged condition by Myrtle. Herring was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Plymouth, Devon.[38]
Nova Scotia
British North America
The ship was wrecked on Jardine's Bank, off the Isle of Pines, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Newfoundland.[55]
Sceptre
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham.[61]
19 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Diamond
Grenada
The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked in Macquis Bay.[29][30]
Hero
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered "in the Steene". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[21]
Janet Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship departed from the Clyde for Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[62]
Lightfoot
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America. She was refloated and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim.[39]
Mermaid
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from Vingoria, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Singapore and China.[21][63][64]
Orontes
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[38]
Vrouw Wobbegina
Netherlands
The ship was abandoned off Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was subsequently beached on Rottumeroog.[65]
20 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[66]
Ashland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Southampton, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York City. She was refloated on 8 May but drove ashore again.[28]Ashland was refloated on 5 June and taken in to New York City.[67]
Charles
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim. . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Coleraine, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[68]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on The Skerries. Her crew survived.[68]
Ligonia
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Dawson (United Kingdom). Ligonia was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Brest, Finistère, France.[13]
Orion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near the , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to a Baltic port.[69] She was refloated on 25 April and taken in to Thisted for repairs.[45]
Waterloo Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Dauntless (United Kingdom).[28]
Yucatan
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[70]
21 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Albatross
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with the full-rigged shipNonpareil (Spain) and foundered with the loss of five of her seven crew. The survivors were rescued by Nonpareil. Albatross was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal.[71][72]
Dane
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[41]
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground off The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was refloated and taken in to Southampton, Hampshire.[73]
Margaret Power
British North America
The ship was lost off Green Pond with the loss of 21 of her crew.[21]
The ship was driven ashore near Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated on 24 April and resumed her voyage.[45]
Fulmar
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a shoal 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km)) west of Estepona, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[75]
Medusa
Prussia
The barque was abandoned off the coast of Ireland with some loss of life. Five crew were rescued by Oriental (United Kingdom). Medusa was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool.[13]
Prince of Wales
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Gray Point. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim, She was refloated.[41]
Vesper
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Tito, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Zante, Greece to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall.[76] She was refloated on 3 May and resumed her voyage.[40]
23 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Amor de Patria
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The ship was wrecked on the English Bank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Monte Video, Uruguay.[77]
Le President
Haitian Navy
The barque exploded and sank at Port-au-Prince with the loss of over 80 lives.[78]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bottomry Point. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[41]
24 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
British Sovereign
United Kingdom
The whaler was wrecked in the Sandwich Islands. All but one of her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants.[79][80]
John Bromham
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Cork. She was refloated on 26 April and taken in to Charleston.[81]
The schooner ran aground at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[65]
Petronella
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Meven Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cuxhaven. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven.[45]
Queen Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[40]
Valiant
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Scattery Island, County Clare.[10] She was refloated on 6 May.[82]
27 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Argo
United States
The ship struck an iceberg and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Cork, United Kingdom.[7]
Conradine
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Sligo, United Kingdom.[68]
Demetri
Trieste
The ship ran aground near Tarifa, Spain and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Cork, United Kingdom.[83]
Emily
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Downings, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued.[84]
Firefly
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Boulmer, Northumberland.[10]
Fisher
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America.[85] She was refloated on 14 May.[86]
General von Thom
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Lowland Man's Bay, Jura, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Stralsund.[85]
Hunter
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the English Channel between Dungeness, Kent and Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to London.[59]
Mariner
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Waterville, County Kerry with the loss of two of her crew.[87]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Loch Indaal.[85]
Matthew Pearce
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Punta Real Island, in the Bay of Laguna. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Laguna.[88]
Messenger
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Downings. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain to Sligo. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[84]
Olive Branch
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Bowmore, Islay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ballyshannon, County Antrim. Olive Branch was refloated on 14 May.[67][85][68]
Success
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Appin, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ballachulish, Argyllshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[45]
Tyrian
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Jura with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Glasgow.[89]
William Carson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Lowland Man's Bay.[85]
The barque was wrecked on Islay, Inner Hebrides with the loss of 249 of the 252 people on board. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[90]
Helena
Denmark
The ship was abandoned off Barra, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently taken in to Vaterta Bay.[40]
Helen Cook
United Kingdom
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east by south of Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Dorothea (United Kingdom). Helen Cook was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Hull, Yorkshire. She subsequently capsized and caught fire.[86]
Kangaroo
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Aughrish". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Newport, Monmouthshire.[87]
Mary Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by Clara (United Kingdom).[87]
Olivia
United States
The schooner was wrecked at the Slyne Head Lighthouse, County Donegal, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Galway, United Kingdom. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[84]
29 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Daniel Norris
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Jutland. She was refloated and taken in to Aalborg, Denmark.[82]
United States
The fishing schooner was lost the Georges Bank. Crew saved by schooner .[91]
Fellowship
United Kingdom
The ship was beached at Tobermory, Isle of Mull. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Prince Edward Island, British North America.[92]
John and Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock and was beached on Flotta, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[92]
Moy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Scattery Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Kilrush, County Clare to Archangelsk, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[54]
Trefiw Trader
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered off the coast of Anglesey. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Holyhead to Pwllfanogl.[93]
30 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Experiment
United Kingdom
The screw steamer caught fire and sank in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. All 80 people on board were rescued by the paddle steamer (United Kingdom). Experiment was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[94][68][59]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Douglas Head, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by Emily (United Kingdom). Union was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[69]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Antelope
British North America
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 April.[95]
Brothers
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 3 April.[96]
Catharine
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape San Antonio, Cuba before 8 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[28][70]
Charles
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 April.[95]
Christine Maria
Flag unknown
The sloop was wrecked on the Rouer Scheern before 25 April with the loss of all hands.[65]
Crusader
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 April. Her crew were rescued by Cronstadt (Russia). Crusader was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[76]
Elwine
Stettin
The schooner capsized at "Summerfocht" before 17 April. She had been refloated by 3 May and taken in to Swinemünde, Prussia.[54]
Ireby
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of "Port Saloume" Egypt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt.[97]
Israel
United States
The whaler was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony before 14 April.[36]
Jane
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She subsequently broke up. Her crew were rescued.[98]
The patamar foundered off "Jageer" between 18 and 21 April. She was on a voyage from Calicut to Bombay.[63][64]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The schooner departed from Kirkcaldy, Fife for Donegal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[70]
Solide
Prussia
The barque sank off Caorle, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia before 3 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to L'Orient, Morbihan, France.[20]
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