The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hamburg.[1]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship struck the pier at "Falhom" and sank. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Newry, County Antrim.[2]
2 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Breeze
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea and was wrecked with the loss of all eight crew.[3][4]
Hoffnung
Stettin
The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Memel.[5]
Yamohi
United States
The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to New York.[6]
3 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Chieftain
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Mouille Point, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony.[7]
Tancred
United Kingdom
The brig, which had sprung a leak on 23 April, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her eight crew were rescued by Merlin (United Kingdom). Tancred was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[8][9][10]
The ship was holed by ice and sank 30 nautical miles (56 km) south east by east of Scatterie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[13]
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche, France. Her crew were rescued.[6]
Vine
British North America
The ship was holed by ice and was beached in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island.[15][16]
7 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[17] She was refloated on 3 June and taken in to Calcutta.[18]
Vancouver
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Columbia River. All on board were rescued.[19]
8 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Vancouver
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in the mouth of the Columbia River with vessel and cargo a total loss.[20]
10 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Lord Morpeth
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the English Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south west of Beachy Head, Sussex.[21]
United Kingdom
The paddletug struck the Longcraig Rock and sank.[22] She was refloated on 12 May with assistance from two sloops and a steam tug and was towed in to Leith, Lothian.[23] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[24]
Star
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and put back to Sunderland.[22]
11 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Hemisphere
United States
The ship was driven ashore near Salem, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Maitland, Florida.[25] She was later refloated.[26]
Susan
United Kingdom
The ship was lost at "St. Purris", Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[26]
Vineyard
British North America
The schooner was driven ashore at Cape New Waggon, Province of Canada. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Saint John, New Brunswick.[27]
12 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Arethusa
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Aberdeen. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[28]
Astoria
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock and capsized near Gaspé, Province of Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[29]
The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued.[32] She was refloated on 12 August and taken in to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[33]
14 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Theodosia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Goose Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and taken in to Quebec City in a leaky condition.[26]
Triune
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Anticosti Island, Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. British North America before 13 May. She was later refloated but foundered off Cape St. Anne. Four crew were rescued by Energy (United Kingdom).[26][32]
15 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Louisa
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Albion (Norway) in the North Sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. She was subsequently taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[6]
Montefiores
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ganjam, India. Her crew were rescued.[34][35]
Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Dagö, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated but drove ashore in Polody Bay. Her crew were rescued. Subsequently refloated and taken in to "Rockshaven".[36]
Susan
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, and sank. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Colchester, Essex.[6]
Wupper
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[6]
16 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Euphrates
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6]
British Lady
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on Prince Edward Island, British North America with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to "Port Hill", Prince Edward Island. She was consequently condemned.[27][26]
17 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Ayrshire
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Île d'Orleans, Province of Canada, British North America. Some of her passengers were taken off by the steamshipSt. George (British North America). Ayrshire was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[27] She was refloated and taken in to Quebec City, where she arrived on 18 May.[32]
Mathilde
Hamburg
The ship capsized at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[6]
Paragon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Thurso, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to an American port. She was refloated and taken in to Scrabster, Caithness.[37]
The barque was wrecked in the West Indies. Her crew were rescued.[39]
Rowena
Jersey
The schooner was wrecked on the Hartwell Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[40]
19 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Mary Whitney
United States
The ship was ran aground on the Bass Rip, off Nantucket, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Newport, Rhode Island to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and arrived at Boston then next day in a severely leaky condition.[26]
21 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Adele
Belgium
The brig struck the Longships and was abandoned. Her crw were rescued by the sloopThree Sisters (United Kingdom). Adele was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked between Land's End and Cape Cornwall, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Ostend, West Flanders.[41][28]
Athens
United States
The brig was driven ashore in the Scheldt near Lillo, Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Antwerp city.[42] She was refloated on 24 May with assistance from the steamshipGazelle (Belgium) and taken in to Antwerp in a leaky condition.[43]
22 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Eagle
United Kingdom
The brig struck an sunken rock at Galway and was holed.[3]
General Sir William Nott
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Liverpool (United Kingdom). General Sir William Nott was on a voyage from Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[44]
The ship was driven ashore on Kotlin Island, Russia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia.[36] She was refloated the next day.[26]
Ingonville
France
The schooner was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Akyab, Burma.[35]
Petrel
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Pevensey Bay, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[3]
24 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Berlin
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Seal Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[46]
25 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Liberty
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank in Clanyard Bay. She was on a voyage from East Loch Tarbert to the .[47]
First Schleswig War: The ship was captured by a Royal Danish Navycruiser whilst on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Hamburg. She was sent in to Amrum, Duchy of Holstein but ran aground off that island. Subsequently refloated and sent to Copenhagen, Denmark.[36]
Terry
United Kingdom
The brig, which had been struck by a whale on 16 May, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued before she sank. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[50]
29 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Agenoria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey, Channel Islands. She was refloated the next day.[51]
Commerce
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on Cape Negro, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of nine lives. She was on a voyage from Galway to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[16][52]
30 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Diana
United States
The towboat ran aground in the Mississippi River and was run into by Eliza Pirrie, which she was towing.[53]
The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Bangor. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[56][57]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Alida Jantina
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore on the Villez Maston Rocks. She was refloated on 6 May and taken in to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France.[58]
The brig was driven ashore at English Point, British North America before 22 May.[32]
Harold
Hamburg
The schooner was wrecked on the African coast before 19 May. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sierra Leone.[18]
Hector
Denmark
The brig was wrecked on the English Bank, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Monte Video, Uruguay.[63]
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Cienfuegos, Cuba before 31 May. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos to Trieste. She was refloated and taken in to Cienfuegos, where she was condemned.[65]
Mountaineer
United States
The three-masted schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 May.[53]
Narcissus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ventava, Courland Governorate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ventspils.[30]
Ulysses
France
The ship was driven ashore on Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America.[3]
References[]
^"Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 24504. London. 5 May 1848.
^"Ship News". The Standard. No. 7401. London. 4 May 1848.