The paddle steamerCaledonia was in collision with the schoonerStars and Stripes and drove ashore on Governors Island, Massachusetts. Caledonia was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to London. She was later refloated, resuming her voyage on 7 April. Stars and Stripes was severely damaged.[1][2]
Iscudear
Ottoman Empire
The steamship was driven ashore near Cape Floroz, in the Black Sea with some loss of life. She was on her maiden voyage, from Constantinople to Trebizond. Iscudear was refloated on 16 April and taken in to Trebizond.[3][4]
John Jardine
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Browns Island, Maine. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John, New Brunswick.[5]
The ship ran aground on the West Mouse Sand, in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to New Ross, County Wexford.[7]
Louisa Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Stettin.[8]
Njiord
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore on the Råbjerg mile, Denmark with the loss of a crew member. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[8][9]
3 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Courrier de Moule
France
The ship was wrecked at San Juan, Puerto Rico.[10]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Barry, Glamorgan to Bideford.[11]
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in .[12]
Erndte
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Swinemünde. She had been refloated by 13 May and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[13][14]
Houghton le Spring
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Bahia, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Mauritius.[15]
Rajasthan
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Île Bourbon. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Bombay, India. She was subsequently taken in to Saint Gilles, Mauritius.[16]
Waterloo
Cape Colony
The coaster was wrecked in with the loss of two of her crew.[17]
5 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Ann Harley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Clyde 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) downstream of Gourock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New York, United States. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[18][19]
The ship was driven ashore at Hirtshals, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Neufahrwassar. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition. Subsequently taken in to Dantzic for repairs.[8]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Western Ledge, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[21]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was ran aground on a reef south of Saint Croix. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Sain Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage on 7 April.[10]
Janus
Greifswald
The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør.[8]
The ship was driven ashore at Memel. Her crew were rescued.[23] She was on a voyage from Memel to Limerick, United Kingdom. She was consequently condemned.[24]
The ship collided with Agnes (United Kingdom) and sank off the Tuskar Rock with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire.[27]
6 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Comet
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Green Island", near Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to London.[14]
Emma
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore at , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, South Carolina, United States to Gothenburg.[8]
Rosebud
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "West Klit", Jutland. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Stettin. She had been refloated by 11 April and sailed for Fredrikshavn, Denmark for repairs.[28][8]
Ruby
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Skagen, Denmark. she was on a voyage from Grangemouth to Stettin.[14]
Sarah and Martha
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Boulder Sandbank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage.[27]
Success
South Australia
The ship was driven ashore at Adelaide. She was refloated.[29]
William
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock off The Lizard, Cornwall and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London. She consequently put in to Falmouth, Cornwall.[27]
7 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Elizabeth, and an Unknown vessel
United Kingdom France
The full-rigged shipElizabeth was run into by an unknown French vessel, which foundered with the loss of all hands. Elizabeth was abandoned on 9 April. Her 23 crew were rescued by the brigQuebec (British North America). Elizabeth was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30]
Rambler
United Kingdom
The ship was lost at the mouth of the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterloo, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal and the Rio Grance.[31]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at Belfast, County Antrim and was scuttled.[32]
The brig sprang a leak and was beached near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She became a wreck the next day.[32]
Berlin
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and was abandoned by all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated,[32][34] and was subsequently towed in to Waterford by Duke of Cornwall (United Kingdom).[35]
Concord
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[36]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with a brig in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued by the brig and Asenath (United Kingdom), which took five men. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool.[37][31]
Expedition
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank off St. Ives, Cornwall with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Gloucester.[6]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Inglesilla Shoal, in the Atlantic Ocean east of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was reported to be on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Stettin.[28]
North Durham
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to L'Orient, Morbihan, France. She was refloated.[36]
Timandra
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was later refloated.[38]
9 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Cambria
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and sank at Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Dublin.[32]Cambria was refloated on 17 April and taken in to Drogheda for repairs.[1]
Mercator
Spain
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Antwerp.[5]
Rubicon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rügen, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Stettin.[39]
Trusty
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York.[5]
10 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Hoffnung
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[40]
The ship was wrecked at Moriches, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York City to London.[43]
Resolution
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Skerweather Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Porthcawl, Glamorgan in a leaky condition.[23]
Seeblume
Stettin
The ship was driven ashore on Rügen, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Stettin.[14]
Susan and Isabella
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore on the north coast of Rügen, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Dantsic. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28]
12 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Jane A. Morice
British North America
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[44]
Janet Kinnear
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire.[45]
Jemmy
France
The ship was wrecked on the Calvados Rocks. She was on a voyage from Libourne, Gironde to Caen, Calvados.[14][40]
Rose
Norway
The ship was driven ashore near Brekkestø. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Gothenburg, Sweden.[38]
Vestal
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with the brigDarlington (United Kingdom) and sank off the ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Liberty (United Kingdom). Vestal was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[46][47]
13 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Jane Williams
New South Wales
The cutter ran aground on a reef off Nobbys Head. She was refloated and taken in to Newcastle for repairs.[48]
Mantura
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with the steamshipWilliam Penn (United States) and sank in the Irish Sea off The Skerries, off the coast of County Antrim. Her crew were rescued by William Penn. Mantura was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool, Lancashire.[46][49]
Sarah Wilson
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked on a reef off Nobbys Head. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[48]
14 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Apollo
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Hansted", Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[50] She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Papenburg.[51]
Childe Harold
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at the Swinemünde Lighthouse, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Stettin.[28][31]
Herald
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on False Immanuel Head, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to South Shields, County Durham.[52]
Nabob
United Kingdom
The East Indiaman, a barque, struck the Ecrehos Rocks, off Jersey, Channel Islands and was wrecked with the loss of eleven of her 21 crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[53][52][54]
The barque sprang a leak and sank off Brixham, Devon.[45][52]
Soeblomsten
Norway
The ship ran aground on the Lemon Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Christiania to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 18 April and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition.[1][24]
15 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Dolphin
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Shamble Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[55]
Earl St. Vincent
Tobago
The drogher was driven ashore and wrecked in Richmond Bay.[44]
Giorge
Prussia
The schooner was wrecked at Coulse Point, Gironde, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde.[39][56]
Navarino
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and abandoned at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk.[14] She was on a voyage from London to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[52]
Relief
United Kingdom
The sloop was in collision with Bee and Veracity (both United Kingdom) and was beached at Scarborough, Yorkshire.[47]
The whaling ship struck a rock near the entrance to the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Crew and cargo were saved with the assistance of HMS Calliope (Royal Navy).[57]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship arrived at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands in a severely damaged condition. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Callao, Peru. She was consequently condemned and sold for breaking.[58]
Mary and Dorothy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Cop Point Rocks, off Folkstone, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Folkstone the next day.[24]
The ship ran aground on the Steil Sand, in the North Sea and sank. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to "Petersen". She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven.[28]
17 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Boussole
Belgium
The ship was severely damaged at Antwerp. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Antwerp.[28]
18 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
William and Nancy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Barnstaple, Devon.[28]
The ship ran aground off Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg. She was refloated on 21 April and taken into Nieuw Diep.[60]
Shields
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at St. David's. She was refloated.[61]
Sterling
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Tybee Island, Georgia, United States.[62]
20 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Alliwal
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Sucar Point, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[28][37]
The steamship caught fire, exploded and sank in the Ganges 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) downstream of Rajmahal with the loss of 20 to 30 lives.[63]
Henry
United Kingdom
The ship struck The Manacles and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[60]
Margaretta
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with the cables securing the ( Trinity House ) and sank. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rochester, Kent.[38]
Octavie
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore at the Bumen Paudermark, in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Antwerp. She was refloated on 22 April and taken in to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[60]
21 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Euphrasia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Pickles Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States, where she arrived on 27 April.[43][64]
The schooner departed from Stralsund for Helsingør, Denmark. No furthr trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. Possibly foundered off Rügen, Prussia.[66]
Lady Sarah Maitland
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Isabella Reef, off the cost of Cuba. Her crew were rescued by Maitland (United Kingdom). Lady Sarah Maitland was on a voyage from Port Maria, Jamaica to Matanzas, Cuba.[43]
Matchless
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition.[67]
Regent
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Pinel Rocks, off Guernsey, Channel Islands and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Guernsey.[68]
Vertrauen
Dantzic
The ship was wrecked on Selchy Skerry, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38]
22 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Grande
Flag unknown
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hancock (United States).[4]
Hardy
Jersey
The ship was driven ashore on Walcheren, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hamburg.[38]
Henry and Jane
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore 1 league (4.8 km) north east of Cape Palos, Spain. She was refloated on 25 April and taken in to Cartagena, Spain.[50]
Jane
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was subsequently wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[69] Her crew were rescued by the smacksAurora's Increase and Orwell (United Kingdom).[61]Jane was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[60]
Marianne
Dantzic
The ship was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the English Channel 2 leagues (5.2 nmi; 9.7 km) off Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Marianne was subsequently taken in to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[60][70]
Paradox
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized and sank in a squall in the South China Sea with the loss of seven lives. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Hong Kong.[16]
23 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Dolore
Spain
The ship was driven ashore in the "Tagebucht" and sank. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Christiansand, Norway.[66]
Eleaore
United Kingdom
The lugger was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and taken in to Rye.[60]
Judy
Jersey
The ship was wrecked on the Minquiers, in the Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Jersey.[38]
Juliana
Guernsey
The ship struck the Humph Rocks and was abandoned by her crew. She foundered the next day. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London.[68]
The brig ran aground on the Brai Bank, in the English Channel off the coast of Nord, capsized and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[72]
24 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
London
United Kingdom
The ship was ran aground on the Margate Sand, off the coast of Kent. She was refloated and made for Whitstable, but consequently sank off Reculver. Her crew were rescued.[68] She was refloated on 26 April and towed in to Margate, Kent.[73]
25 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Colonial
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Half Moon Keys, off the coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Savanilla, Republic of New Granada to Jamaica.[74]
Eleonora
British North America
The barque was wrecked at Burlington. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States, where she arrived on 30 April.[43][64]
John Williams
United Kingdom
The ship ran ashore on "Amack Island", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[75]
The ship was driven ashore by ice in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Canso, Nova Scotia, British North America and Liverpool, Lancashire.[77] She was consequently condemned.[78]
Cove
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Westpoint (United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of her crew. Her passengers and surviving crew were rescued by Westpoint. Cove was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[79]
Petras
France
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Key West, Florida, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[43]
28 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Monarch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Chapel St. Leonards, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Hull, Yorkshire and Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[72]
29 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Jacoba Maria
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on a reef north west of Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Randers, Norway.[15]
Spring, and Vestal
United Kingdom
The ships collided in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank with the loss of all hands.[80]
30 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 in April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Rosalinda
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered near Algeciras, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Cronstadt, Russia.[81]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Alexina
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore by ice in the Gut of Canso after 22 April. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[13]
United States
Carrying a cargo of clay, the 114-foot-9-inch (35 m), 269.14-gross register tonbrig sank in Lake Michigan south of Racine, Wisconsin. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[82]
Alice Gray
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for Londonderry in mid-April. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[83]
The ship was lost on the coast of Sicily before 20 April. Her crew were rescued.[60]
Elizabeth Helen
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 April. Her crew were rescued by Emma (France). Elizabeth Helen was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz, Portugal to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[86]
Fortuna
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France before 6 April. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Amsterdam, North Holland.[32]
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