List of shipwrecks in April 1820
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The list of shipwrecks in April 1820 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during April 1820.
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References |
1 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Echo | United Kingdom | The whaler was wrecked on the Cato Reef, in the Coral Sea. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
2 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Horatio | United States | The full-rigged ship was lost on the Diamond Shoals, off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of eight lives.[2] |
Ocean | United States | The ship foundered with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal, to Alexandria, Virginia.[3] |
Rose | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Madeira to London.[4] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Margate.[5] |
6 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Bellona | Jamaica | The schooner was wrecked on the Mariguana Reef, Jamaica. All on board were rescued by Merlin ( United Kingdom).[6] |
Dash | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex.[7] |
7 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Rock | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Shoals of Grado, in the Adriatic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Trieste.[8] Rock was refloated on 13 April and taken in to Trieste.[9] |
8 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Equator | Portugal | The ship was beached at Lisbon. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain, to Lisbon.[9] |
10 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Carl Johan | Sweden | The ship foundered off Kalmar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Kalmar.[10] |
Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Mauritius.[11] Superior was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[12] |
11 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on St. Philip's Key, off Cape St. Antonio. Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire.[13] |
Telegraph | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gravesend, Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to New York City.[13] |
15 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hibernia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Cape St Mary's, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[14] |
21 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Echo | United Kingdom | The whaler was wrecked on Cato's Shoal, in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew survived.[15] |
25 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She floated off and consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. Neptune was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[8] |
Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Killough, County Down, to Whitehaven.[10] |
26 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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New Society | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Dublin.[10] |
28 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Flirt | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between Padstow and St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[16] |
30 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Staffa | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Alicante, Spain.[6] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to Aberdeen.[17] |
Betsey | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America.[18] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[18] |
Fortitude | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in British waters.[5] |
Four Brothers | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[18] |
Hatt | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (48°08′N 22°28′W / 48.133°N 22.467°W) before 14 April.. Her crew were rescued by Hercules ( United Kingdom. Hatt was on a voyage from Torquay, Devon, to Newfoundland, British North America.[19][20][21] |
Havre de Grâce | France | The ship struck a sandbank at the mouth of the Amazon in late April. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal, to Pará, Brazil.[22] |
Principe de Beira | Portugal | The schooner was attacked by an insurgent privateer and left in distress. Her crew were rescued by Peter and John ( United Kingdom). Principe de Beira was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores, to Figueira da Foz.[23] |
Quatre Sœurs | France | The ship was wrecked at La Tremblade, Seine-Inférieure, with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Bordeaux, Gironde.[5] |
Sophia | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[18] |
Star | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[18] |
St. George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Bermuda.[24] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – Feb. 6". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15514. 10 February 1821.
- ^ "Ships Lost 1526 to 1825". OBX History. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5497). 6 June 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5479). 4 April 1820.
- ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5480). 7 April 1820.
- ^ a b "Lloyd's Marine List – May 19". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15403. 27 May 1820.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – April 7". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15383. 10 April 1820.
- ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5486). 28 April 1820.
- ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5487). 2 May 1820.
- ^ a b c "Lloyd's Marine List – May 5". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15395. 8 May 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5515). 8 August 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5516). 11 August 1820.
- ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5502). 23 June 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5503). 27 June 1820.
- ^ "Sydney". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 8 July 1820.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – My 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15407. 5 June 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5499). 13 June 1820.
- ^ a b c d e "Lloyd's Marine List – June 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15419. 3 July 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5485). 25 April 1820.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – June 13". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15412. 17 June 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5499). 13 June 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5510). 21 July 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5488). 5 May 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5497). 6 June 1820.