The barque foundered off the North Rock, New Zealand with the loss of all hands.[1]
Petrel
New Zealand
The schooner was inundated with water and sank during a heavy storm off Waikanae Beach, with the loss of both crew.[2][3]
2 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Andromeda
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Odessa.[4] She was refloated on 13 April.[5]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea.[6]
Laura
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked south of Mobile, Alabama, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile.[7]
3 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Andromeda
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Odessa.[8] She was refloated on 13 April.[9]
Insignia
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued by Von Spac (Netherlands). Insignia was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10][11]
Magnificent
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by J. C. J. van Speyk (Netherlands). Magnificent was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[12]
Margiena Margaretha
Netherlands
The smack was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Martin Luther (Norway).[6][13]
New York
United States
The ship ran aground on Robbin's Reef. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage.[14]
Supply
Isle of Man
The smack was wrecked on the Carter Rock, off Port St. Mary.[15]
William Griffith
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Reinhard (flag unknown). William Griffith was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Travemünde.[16]
4 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Example
United States
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth Whitney (United States). Example was on a voyage from Staten Island, New York to a port in Virginia.[17][5]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The brigantine sprang a leak and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of the Copeland Islands, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Runcorn, Cheshire.[18]
Olive
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire with the loss of two of the seventeen people on board and two rescuers. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stonehaven.[19][20]
Shannon
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak off Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire. She was beached in Sandy Haven Bay. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Wicklow.[21]
5 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Robert Lawe
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken wreck off the north coast of Norfolk. She put in to King's Lynn in a leaky condition.[21]
Shannon
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Sandy Haven Bay. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Wicklow.[11]
First Schleswig War, Battle of Eckernförde: The fifth ratefrigate was severely damaged by Prussian artillery at Eckernförde. She was consequently captured by the Prussians with the loss of 200 of her 300 crew.[22]
7 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
James Harvey
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Nahant, Massachusetts, United States.[14]
8 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Earl Grey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Glenarm, County Antrim.[12]
Helen
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Louth, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[10]
9 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire.[23]
The brig departed from Montego Bay, Jamaica for London. She was subsequently wrecked in the Cayman Islands.[25]
Downes
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She had been refloated by 18 April and taken in to New York, United States.[26]
Eclipse
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Gloucester. She was refloated and beached in Pegwell Bay.[27]
Queen Victoria
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground and sank on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by the luggerIntrepid (United Kingdom). Queen Victoria was on a voyage from Rostock to London.[10][20][28]
11 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Crescent
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground and sank in the River Tay. Her crew survives. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to a Baltic port.[12]
Rose
United Kingdom
The fishing trawler was in collision with a brig and sank between Cromer and Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[29][30]
Vanguard
British North America
The ship was wrecked on the Black Ledge, off the coast of Nova Scotia.[14]
12 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Crescent
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Abertay Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire, She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to a Baltic port.[23]
Hope
France
The schooner ran aground at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Alexandria, Egypt.[23] She was refloated.[31]
13 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Ann and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with a schooner and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[32]
Jane
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Rocky Point, Belize City, British Honduras. All on board were rescued.[33]
Lady Alice
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at , Sutherland. She was refloated.[32][34]
Sundsvall
Sweden
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Trefontane", Sicily. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[35]
Village Maid
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from North Sunderland, County Durham to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[29] She was refloated and taken in to Blyth.[30]
14 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Francis
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Caicos Reef. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Jessie Stevens
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the North Gar Sand, off the mouth of the River Tees. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[36]
Tatalina
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Runswick, Yorkshire.[29]
15 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Friendship
United Kingdom
The sloop sprang a leak and foundered 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[37]
Honor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of Stralsund. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to London.[38]
Northumbria
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[39]
16 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Brenda
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[36]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with Amphitrite (United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to London. Mary Ann was taken in to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[40][8][38]
The schooner sprang a leak in the North Sea off St. Abbs Head, Berwickshire. She was beached at Coldingham, Berwickshire, where she was wrecked. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kirkintilloch, Renfrewshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[38][41]
Wave
United States
The schooner was wrecked in the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[42]
17 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Elephanta
Denmark
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Nyborg.[38][43][44]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[45]
Good Intent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Skegness, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Goole, Yorkshire.[32] She was refloated on 21 April and taken in to Boston for repairs.[46]
Haabet
Norway
The yacht was sunk by ice off Svelvigen. Her crew were rescued.[35]
The ship was driven ashore at Auckland, New Zealand. She was on a voyage from Wellington to Auckland. She was refloated.[47][48]
Lord Seaham
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cowden, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[38]
Thetis
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated on 2 May and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[49]
18 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Agenoria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Penlee Point, Mousehole, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to a Welsh port. She was refloated on 24 April and taken in to Penzance, Cornwall.[50]
Ann and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Dungarvan. She was refloated.[43]
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at , Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Neath, Glamorgan.[45]
Laurel
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Larne, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Pärnu, Russia.[50][43] She was refloated on 24 April.[51]
Lively
United Kingdom
The ship sank off The Mumbles, Glamorgan.[45] she was refloated on 22 April.[43]
Myriam
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Albisala". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Savona, Kingdom of Sardinia.[50]
Veronica
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Annet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[45]
19 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on the Castle Cornet Rocks, off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Newfoundland, British North America.[45]
Andorinha
Portugal
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg.[38]
Blazer
United Kingdom
The yacht was driven ashore and sank at Dublin.[45]
Bloomfield
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore near Three Fathom Harbour, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[52]
Clio
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[45][38][53]
Dream
United Kingdom
The yacht was driven ashore and sank at Dublin.[45]
The ship was driven ashore at Whitstable, Kent.[43]
Harmony
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin.[45]
Hellespont
Ottoman Empire
The steamship ran aground in the Madeleine Passage.[54]
Lady Jane
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock and sank in the Sound of Kerrara. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Port Gordon, Moray.[38]
Love and Unity
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on The Needles, Isle of Wight with the loss of one of her six crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Poole, Dorset.[38][55]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Grey Point, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Belfast, County Antrim.[43]
Martha Washington
United States
The ship was wrecked at Getares, Spain with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to New York.[56]
The schooner ran aground on the Half Ebb Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was damaged.[45]
Tullimet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Lappen Grunden. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Pillau, Prussia.[51]
20 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Fidelity
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven onto the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to South Shields, County Durham.[41]
Rainbow
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked at Wanganui, New Zealand. All on board were rescued.[57]
Tullimet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Pillau, Prussia.[17]
Wilson
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Havana, Cuba. She floated off, but was abandoned the next day.[33]
21 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Bon Père
France
The ship was wrecked on the Samaná Peninsula, Dominican Republic. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime to Jérémie, Haiti.[58]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Domesnes, Russia.[14]
Joven Lucie
Spain
The ship was driven ashore at Leysdown, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Tarragona to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 25 April.[17][46]
Mary and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The smack sank at the entrance to the Glamorganshire Canal. She had been refloated by 23 April.[46]
Olimpie
France
The barque was wrecked at Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Senegal.[56]
Wisconsin
United States
The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[59]
22 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Coverdale
United Kingdom
The ship was sunk by ice off St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America.[60]
St. Anne
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank south of the Banana Islands, Sierra Leone. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to London.[61][62]
Volgange
Sweden
The sloop ran aground on the Sundischen Wicse.[17]
23 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
George and Mary
United Kingdom
The sloop was struck by lightning, caught fire and sank in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew survived.[9]
Olympio
France
The ship was wrecked south of Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to the River Gambia.[63]
Triune
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottoms, in the Baltic Sea of the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark.[7]
24 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Gipsy
British North America.
The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[24]
Primrose
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated on 26 April with assistance from the smacksJoseph and Orwell (both United Kingdom) and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[17][64]
Ramses
France
The steamship was wrecked at Trapani, Sicily. All 60 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Malta to Trapani.[65][66][67]
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Sluis Gatte, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship Director (United Kingdom). Soho was on a voyage from London to Antwerp, Belgium.[7] She was later refloated and put back to Deptford, Kent, where she arrived on 7 May.[49]
25 April[]
List of shipwrecks: April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Ellen Walker
Saint Kitts
The schooner was wrecked on St. Paul's Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[68]
Mandingo
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was refloated and put in to Scarborough. Yorkshire in a leaky condition.[17]
Mary Bulmer
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Bosphorus off Therapia, Ottoman Empire.[69]
Messenger
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[69]
Miranda
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidad. She was refloated.[5]
Newham
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off Mariel, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Havana, Cuba.[33]
26 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[9]
27 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Fauvette
France
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales to New York, United States.[52]
The whaler, a smack, foundered off the coast of Greenland. Her nineteen crew survived.[70][59][71]
29 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Chieftain
United Kingdom
The brig was sunk by ice off the coast of British North America. Her crew were rescued.[60]
Eleanor Hughes
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottoms, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Stettin. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[49]
The brig was holed by ice and foundered in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 49 lives. About 129 people were rescued by the barqueNicaragua (United Kingdom). Hannah was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Quebec City, Canada.
Ocean Queen
British North America
The ship was wrecked on the Half Moon Rock, off the coast of Nova Scotia.[72] Her crew were rescued.[73]
Torrance
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the boat. They were rescued on 6 May by Fingalton (United Kingdom). Torrance was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America.[72][73][74]
30 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Gregorius
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off "Trefontana" Sicily. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to a British port.[61][75]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and was presumed to have subsequently sank. Her crew were rescued by Trafalgar (United Kingdom). Jane was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America.[74]
Kingston
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Castletownshend, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[76]
Two Friends
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Panama City, Republic of New Granada for San Francisco, Alta California. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[77]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1849
Ship
Country
Description
Empress
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Cape St. Mary, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to a British port. She was refloated and put in to Faro, Portugal, where she was condemned.[9]
Fidelity
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated on 20 April and towed in to South Shields, County Durham.[43]
Firefly
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Salonica, Greece to Cork. She was refloated and put in to Malta, where she arrived on 22 April.[78]
Hibernia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Round Reef, off Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America before 28 April. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint John. She was refloated the next day and assisted in to Saint John.[26]
Iris
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Zembra, Beylik of Tunis before 26 April.[49]
The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to the Clyde.[38]
Ocean Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States before 17 April. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York. She was refloated on 21 April and towed in to New York.[26]
Old England
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Yangtse Kiang. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Shanghai, China. She was refloated.[80]
Speculator
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off the coast of Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tampico, Mexico. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, where she was condemned.[81]
Swatara
United States
The ship was driven ashore south of the Delaware Capesbefore 26 April. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[42] She was refloated on 27 April but was again driven ashore and was wrecked.[82]
Thistle
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at "Viller", Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued.[83]
Vrouw Antje
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Pezxmerwad. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to , Friesland.[38]
Wismar
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank off Lemnos, Greece.[4]
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