The ship was driven ashore at Ness Point, Suffolk. She was refloated.[1]
Clyde, and Gothenburg
United Kingdom
The steamshipClyde was run into and sunk in the River Thames by Gothenburg (United Kingdom) on the occasion of the latter vessel's launching. Gothenburg was severely damaged at the stern.
Courier
United States
The ship was wrecked in the Falkland Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
Duke of Sussex
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She floated off and sank off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[3]
Fuchsia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands.[4]
Industry
United Kingdom
The sloop sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off st. Abbs Head, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to South Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[1][5]
Quiberonnais
France
The ship was in collision with Jeune Amand (France) and sank in the Bay of Biscay off the mouth of the Gironde. Her crew were rescued by Jeune Amand.[6]
Visitor
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of the Dungeness Lighthouse, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[5]
2 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
French Navy
The corvette ran aground and was wrecked off Zeyla, Egypt. Her crew were rescued by HMS Bellerophon and (both Royal Navy).[7][8]
Columbien
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked between Point Lonsdale and Barwon Heads, Victoria with the loss of four of her crew.[9]
Eagle
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]
The ship was lost in the Caratasca Lagoon, British Honduras.[12]
4 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Ivanhoe
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Rotterdam.[4]
Spirit of the Times
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Paraíba, Brazil. She was refloated and put back to Pernambuco in a leaky condition.[13]
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Memel.[15]
6 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Anne Logan
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire in the English Channel and put in to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands.[16]
Felix
United Kingdom
The whaler was wrecked on the coast of Greenland with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued on 12 April by the whaler Dolphin (Bremen).[17]
7 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Alliance
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[18]
Cowslip
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Memel.[19]
Exchange
United Kingdom
The schooner was run down and sunk in the Patapsco River by the steamshipHugh Jenkins (United States). Exchange was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[20]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from an English port to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven.[21]
Mary Ann Cook
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Memel. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Memel.[19]
8 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Calcutta
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Barrington, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10] She was later refloated and taken in to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, where she arrived on 15 April.[22]
City of Manchester
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground off Reedy Island, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[23]
Gazelle
United States
The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Willamette River at Canemah, Oregon Territory. At least 24 people were killed. She was subsequently salvaged, rebuilt, and re-entered service as Sarah Hoyt.
Saxony
United States
The ship was driven ashore in the Jupiter Inlet. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Matanzas, Cuba and Liverpool.[24]
William Connal
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Hurushpoor" with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[25]
9 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Catharina Henrietta
Prussia
The ship ran aground at Memel and was damaged. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Memel.[15]
10 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Arabia
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the São Francisco River. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26][27]
Celebrity
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Exmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Aberdeen.[19][28]
Exchange
United Kingdom
The schooner was run into and sunk at Baltimore, Maryland, United States by the steamshipHugh Jenkins (United States). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to Baltimore.[10]
Harmina
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Nehrung, in the Baltic Sea off Pillau, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Königsberg, Prussia.[15]
11 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Dumfries
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Pescadores. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London.[29]
12 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Ace of Trumps
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Nillage Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[15] She was refloated on 20 May with assistance from the schoonerSusan (United Kingdom) and taken in to Watermouth, Devon.[30]
Calcutta
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to London.[14]
Defender
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. She was refloated and put back to South Shields.[15]
The ship ran aground of Dragør, Denmark.[31] She was refloated the next day.[32]
Governor Briggs
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from the Clyde to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33]
The frigate ran aground on being launched at Northam, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[34]
Richard Alsop
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Alexandria, Virginia, United States.[22]
15 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground whilst on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[35]
Arion
Cape Colony
The ship was wrecked at Port Beaufort. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cape Town to Port Beaufort.[36]
Imperial Russian Navy
Crimean War: The corvette was sunk at Odessa by HMS Furious (Royal Navy).[37]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Andros, Greece and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Valencia, Spain and Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was later refloated and taken in to Piraeus, Greece.[38]
Manhattan
United States
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Beach Haven, New Jersey with the loss of eight of her nine crew.[39]
The passenger ship ran aground off Beach Haven. She broke up the next day with the loss of all on board, estimated as between 200 and 365 people.
16 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Fairy, Victoria.[40]
Shackamaxon
United States
The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Barnegat, New Jersey.[22]
17 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Alida
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship ran aground off Spiekeroog and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven to Leer.[20]
Argo
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued on 19 April by Mohongo (United Kingdom). Argo was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[25]
Brenda
United Kingdom
The smack struck a sunken rock in Rathlin Sound and was consequently abandoned. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Donegal.[41]
18 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Bellona
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by (United Kingdom). Bellona was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[30][42]
Hopewell
United Kingdom
The collier, a barque, ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was refloated with the assistance of the steamshipBeacon, the lifeboatPrince Albert and the yawlMusquito (all United Kingdom and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[43][44]
Lucy
United Kingdom
The ship which had run aground at Jurby, Isle of Man on in March, was towed from Ramsey to Peel, Isle of Man by Ben-my-Chree (Isle of Man) and beached there.[45]
19 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Amelia
Portugal
The schooner was wrecked on the Devil's Tongue, off Gibraltar.[46]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by SS Arabia (United Kingdom).[24][47]
James Moran
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Davenport and/or Delia (United Kingdom). James Moran was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[48][49]
London
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Quebec City.[50]
Solide
France
The ship was discovered abandoned in the Bristol Channel, having been in collision with another vessel. She was towed in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom by HMRC Adder (Board of Customs). Solide was on a voyage from a French port to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[51]
20 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Britannia
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged shipPremier (United Kingdom). Britannia was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[52]
Commerce
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Wallfleet (United Kingdom). Commerce was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Quebec City.[53]
Elbira
Cape Colony
The ship was abandoned off the African coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to an English port.[54]
Rambler
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between Brighton and Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[41]
21 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Boucalaise Campagne
France
The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint-Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[55]
Choice
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore north of Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to Hartlepool.[56][55]
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Hoppet (Sweden). John Cooper was on a voyage from Cochin, India to London.[57][58][59]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Neath, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Neath to Padstow, Cornwall. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[35]
Sir William Gomm
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Moulmein, Burma for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[60]
22 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Audia
Russia
Crimean War, Bombardment of Odessa: The steamship was sunk at Odessa by cannonfire from French Navy and Royal Navy vessels.[61] She was later refloated.[62]
Dneipr
Russia
Crimean War, Bombardment of Odessa: The steamship was sunk at Odessa by cannonfire from French Navy and Royal Navy vessels.[61]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fort Point, California. She was on a voyage from San Francisco to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[27]
Lulea
Russia
Crimean War, Bombardment of Odessa: The steamship was sunk at Odessa by cannonfire from French Navy and Royal Navy vessels.[61]
Nicholas I
Russia
Crimean War, Bombardment of Odessa: The ship was sunk at Odessa by cannonfire from French Navy and Royal Navy vessels.[61]
Weland
United Kingdom
The sloop was discovered derelice in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was towed in to Grimsby by the pilot boatNo. 9 (United Kingdom).[35]
23 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Anenome
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated but drove ashore at Walmer, Kent and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[14][35][55]
Ann and Sarah
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her four crew were rescued by the pilot cutterJohn and Mary (United Kingdom).[10][64][65][55]Ann and Sarah was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[35]
Bear
United Kingdom
The sloop driven ashore and wrecked at , County Durham. She was on a voyage from the River Spey to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[35]
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship departed from South Shields for Dartmouth, Devon and Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, wreckage from the ship was sighted on 27 April 8 nautical miles (15 km) off the (Trinity House).[66]
Juno
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[67]
The ship was beached in Studland Bay, She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to London.[35]
Robert
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked north of Hartlepool, County Durham.[10][55] She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hartlepool.[35]
24 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Albertina
Sweden
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom, with the loss of six of her thirteen crew. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[68]
Black Hawk
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Of the 838 people on board, 140 had been taken off on 19 April by the barqueCaroline (United Kingdom), yet more had been taken off on 20 April by the barque Dirigio (United States). The full-rigged ship Currituck (United States and an unidentified barque took more off between 21 and 23 April, with Currituck rescuing the remainder on 24 April.[69]
Cheshire Lass
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on The Platters, off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from London to Chester, Cheshire. She was refloated.[35]
The steamship sank after a collision with Sicilia (Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) in the Gulf of Genoa. The passengers included Thomas Plumer Halsey MP, who was drowned along with his wife, youngest son, and two servants. Sir Robert Peel, MP, another passenger, survived by swimming ashore.[70]
Mary Shepphard
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire 7 nautical miles (13 km) north west of "St. Bernartuno Island". All on board took to boats and survived. She was on a voyage from London to Shanghai, China.[58]
25 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Pére Grenet
France
The brig was in collision with Gazeteer (United Kingdom) in the Irish Sea with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Liverpool in a sinking condition.[10]
26 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Emile et Angela
France
The schooner was in collision with the schooner Bertholly (United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Brest, Finistère.[71][72]
Riso
Sweden
The brig ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Lisbon, Portugal. She subsequently floated off in a waterlogged condition.[73]
27 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Aerdt van Nes
Netherlands
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Warin's Reef, off Raine Island, New South Wales.[74]
The schooner was driven ashore at Thurso, Caithness, United Kingdom.[13] All eleven people on board were rescued by a fishing coble.[76]
Charlotte
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Maassluis, South Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland.[13][77]
Ericsson
United States
The paddle steamer was sunk by a tornado at Jersey City, New Jersey. All on board were rescued by boats from ships in port, including some from RMS Asia (United Kingdom).[39][78][79]Ericsson was refloated on 11 May.[80]
Heart of Oak
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Southport, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Amlwch, Anglesey to Preston, Lancashire.[22]
Italia
Kingdom of Sardinia
The brig was destroyed by fire at the , Azores. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[81]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Zebra Channel. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and beached at Birkenhead, Cheshire.[71]
Noord
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam.[13]
Orion
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Jamaica.[42]
Sarah Mary
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Albion (United Kingdom), OttawaBritish North America) and other vessels. Sarah Mary was on a voyage from the Clyde to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[82][49]
28 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Adele
France
The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of two of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[73]
Anna
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily to Leer.[75]
Bengt
Denmark
The schooner was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Honfleur, Manche, France. She was subsequently taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom in a waterlogged conditions. She arrived on 4 May.[83]
Comet
United Kingdom
The sloop spang a leak and was beached near Filey, Yorkshire where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Filey Lifeboat.[64][13]
Favourite
Bremen
The barque collided with the barque Hesper (United States) and sank in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of 201 lives. Six crew got on board Hesper. Favourite was on a voyage from Bremen to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[84][85]
Good Intent
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the smackActive (United Kingdom). Good Intent was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[13]
Kaffir
United Kingdom
The barque was in collision with another vessel in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) off North Foreland, Kent. The other vessel foundered with the loss of all hands. Kaffir also foundered. Her crew were rescued by Princess Royal (United Kingdom). Kaffir was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain.[86]
Railway King
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Trimum", Denmark with the loss of her four crew.[83]
The barque ran aground on Pickles Reef. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Trieste. She was refloated on 30 April and subsequently put in to Key West, Florida, United States.[88][48]
29 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Edward Robinson
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at , Beylik of Tunis. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to an English port.[89]
James David
United Kingdom
The smack was in collision with another vessel and sank off Ailsa Craig with the loss of both crew.[90]
Neptunus
Grand Duchy of Finland
The brig was holed by ice 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Bolderāja, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[91] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Bolderāja. Neptunus was taken in to Bolderāja on 5 May in a waterlogged condition.[92]
30 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Capella
Hamburg
The ship was destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued by Twee Anthonys (Flag unknown). She was on a voyage from Cochin, India to Hamburg.[93]
G. W. Garmany
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Currituck, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[94]
Harkaway
United Kingdom
The troopship struck a sunken wreck off Berry Head, Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Woolwich, Kent to Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She put in to Plymouth, Devon for repairs.[83]
Lady Harvey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Point Lonsdale, Victoria. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Melbourne, Victoria. She was refloated but found to be severely leaky and was beached in Shortland's Bay, where she sank.[9]
Mahaica
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Wreck Reef. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to Calcutta, India.[95]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Albertina
Sweden
The brig was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of six of the thirteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by the sloopLiberty (Jersey).[96]
Argo
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 April. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[91]
Broom
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 27 crew were rescued by Devon (United Kingdom). Broom was on a voyage from Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[42][48][29]
Colbert
France
The full-rigged ship was in collision with the full-rigged ship Scotland (United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of one of her twenty crew. Survivors were rescued by Scotland. Colbert was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[22][97]
Emma Watts
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Franziska Raake (Flag unknown).[10][65]
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground near Renfrew.[19][28] She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New York, United States.[98] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire in a leaky condition.[99]
Irene
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria.[22]
Jantina
Flag unknown
The koff was abandoned in Benskarssund before 7 April.[41]
Lena
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean between 7 and 19 April. Her thirteen crew were rescued by Hannah (United Kingdom). Lena was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[24][47]
Mary Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the Veere Channel. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[73]
Midas
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by BeatriceUnited Kingdom). Midas was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Cork.[11]
Pomaquod
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 April.[42]
Russell Sturgess
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Rainbow (United Kingdom). Russell Sturgess was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[14]
Sterling
United States
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Abeona (United Kingdom). Sterling was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Savannah, Georgia.[100]
Underwriter
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Manasquan, New Jersey before 19 April. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York. Underwriter was refloated on 25 April and towed in to New York.[101][22][102][24]
The tender sprang a leak and sank at Portsmouth, Hampshire. All on board were rescued.
Walter Claxton
United States
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at San Francisco, California.[103]
Y
France
The ship was wrecked on the Buyadere Reef, in the Bissagos Islands, Portuguese Guinea before 19 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Sierra Leone.[104]
Yorkshire Lass
United Kingdom
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Some of her crew were rescued by Eagle (United Kingdom). Yorkshire Lass was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Quebec City.[50][29]
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