For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for
List of shipwrecks in May 1843 .
The list of shipwrecks in May 1843 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1843 .
List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1843
Ship
State
Description
Eliza
United States
The brig collided with Avon ( United Kingdom ) and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°30′N 17°13′W / 43.500°N 17.217°W / 43.500; -17.217 ). All thirteen people on board were rescued by Avon . Eliza was on a voyage from Faial Island , Azores to Savannah, Georgia .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] >
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Plymouth , Devon .[ 1]
Lancet
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Absecon, New Jersey , United States.[ 6]
HDMS St. Jan
Royal Danish Navy
The ship sprang a leak in the Øresund . The leak was repaired, but she subsequently sprang another leak off Flekkerøy , Norway. Consequently decommissioned on 26 Jund and scrapped.[ 10]
Tay
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Shippegan Harbour , New Brunswick , British North America .[ 11] She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Miramichi, New Brunswick .[ 12] She was refloated on 23 June and put under repair.[ 13]
List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1843
Ship
State
Description
Briton
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Crosby, Lancashire . She was o a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 1]
Maria
Russian Empire
The ship was holed by ice and capsized at "Tolbeacon", Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Messina , Sicily to Saint Petersburg . She was driven ashore and wrecked before 15 May.[ 14] [ 15]
Perseverance
New South Wales
The cutter was wrecked on the South Reef, off Sydney Heads . She was on a voyage from Sydney to Kiama .[ 16]
Sarah Crisp
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Rangoon River .[ 17]
Two Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex . She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Shoreham-by-the-Sea. She was refloated on 7 May and taken into Shoreham-by-the-Sea.[ 18] [ 1]
Twee Gebroeders
Belgium
The galiot ran aground off Brook, Isle of Wight , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to Brussels . She was refloated and taken into Cowes , Isle of Wight , where she was repaired.[ 1] [ 19]
List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1843
Ship
State
Description
Fox
Van Diemen's Land
The whaler , a brig , was driven ashore and wrecked at George Town .[ 35] She was refloated and put under repair.[ 36]
Harmonie
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Friesland , Netherlands . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Bremen.[ 4] [ 6]
Virginia
United States
The packet ship , a brig , was run into off the coast of County Cork , United Kingdom by the schooner Jane ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued by Jane . She capsized the next day and was driven ashore and wrecked at Derk Cove, near Kinsale , County Cork on 20 May.[ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40] Virginia was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 41]
List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1843
Ship
State
Description
Albion
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Inchkeith . She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 68]
Aurora
United States
The barque was driven ashore at Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 69]
Brilliante
Kingdom of Sardinia
The brig was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[ 70] [ 71]
Celerity
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Southampton , Hampshire to Penzance , Cornwall .[ 50]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Palmones . She was on a voyage from Algiers , Algeria to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America . She was refloated and taken into Algeceiras Bay.[ 72]
Jeune Estelle
France
The brig was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[ 70] [ 71]
Marco Polo
Belgium
The ship was damaged in a gale at Bueno Aires. She was consequently condemned.[ 73]
Oswego
United States
The brig was driven aground at Buenos Aires.[ 71]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1843
Ship
State
Description
Abigail
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Shannon . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Limerick . She was refloated on 29 May and taken into Limerick.[ 14]
Adventurer
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Sandown Bay, Cape Colony . She was on a voyage from Sandown Bay to Algoa Bay .[ 70]
Ariel
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate , Kent before 21 May.[ 37]
Athenais
France
The ship capsized whilst on a voyage from Nantes , Loire-Inférieure to Cette , Hérault . She was taken into the Bay of Bourgneuf on 27 May in a capsized condition.[ 50]
Chance
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Swan River before 31 May. She was on a voyage from Java , Netherlands East Indies to the Swan River Colony .[ 74]
Concord
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Ebenezar ( United Kingdom and foundered.[ 15] [ 75]
Eliza and Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship departed from London in late May. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 76]
Industry
British North America
The ship was wrecked on Partridge Island . She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick .[ 4]
Orb
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Man of War Shoals before 23 May. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York .[ 11]
Pathfinder
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on St James' and Marys' Lump, in the Hooghly River . She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to London.[ 25]
Phoebe
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Aberdyfi , Merionethshire before 17 May.[ 42]
Racer
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Bare Bush Keys, off the coast of Jamaica before 29 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Vera Cruz , Mexico.[ 77]
Resolution
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to a port in Arracan . She was refloated on 7 May.[ 25]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship was departed from Arakan for Penang , Malaya . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 78]
Thompson
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Crooked Island Passage, Bahamas .[ 37]
Tres Irmaos
Portugal
The ship foundered off Socotra , Mahra Sultanate with the loss of 25 of the 40 people on board. She was on a voyage from Mozambique to Bombay , India .[ 55]
Vigilant
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar before 8 May. Three crew were rescued by Rodolphe ( Île Bourbon ). Vigilant was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Île Bourbon . She came ashore on Madagascar in early July and was wrecked.[ 79] [ 59] [ 80]
Zakrewsky
Grand Duchy of Finland
The ship was lost off Saaremaa before 18 May. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes , Portugal to Oulu .[ 81]
^ a b c d e f g "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19237. Edinburgh. 11 May 1843.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22555. London. 3 May 1843.
^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 18288. London. 5 May 1843. col E, p. 7.
^ a b c "Ship News". The Times . No. 18309. London. 30 May 1843. col B, p. 7.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22557. London. 5 May 1843.
^ a b c d e f "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19246. Edinburgh. 1 June 1843.
^ "Southampton, May 10, Six O'clock". The Morning Chronicle . No. 22925. London. 10 May 1843.
^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22562. London. 11 May 1843. p. 8.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22565. London. 15 May 1843. p. 7.
^ "Sea Accidents and Losses" . Danish Naval History. Retrieved 24 December 2019 .
^ a b c d e "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19254. Edinburgh. 19 June 1843.
^ "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc . No. 8794. London. 23 June 1843.
^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 22990. London. 26 July 1843.
^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 18313. London. 3 June 1843. col A, p. 8.
^ a b c "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22576. London. 27 May 1843.
^ "Coasters Inwards" . Australasian Chronicle . Sydney. 9 May 1843. p. 2.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19274. Edinburgh. 5 August 1843.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18292. London. 10 May 1843. col E, p. 7.
^ "Isle of Wight and General Yacht Club Gazette". Hampshire Advertiser and Salisbury Guardian . No. 1034. Southampton. 20 May 1843.
^ a b "Shipping intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19240. Edinburgh. 21 May 1843.
^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 18293. London. 11 May 1843. col E-F, p. 8.
^ "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc . No. 8788. Newcastle upon Tyne. 12 May 1843.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and East Riding Times . No. 3048. Hull. 19 May 1843.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 23006. London. 14 August 1843.
^ a b c d "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19262. Edinburgh. 8 July 1843.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22588. London. 10 June 1843. p. 7.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19243. Edinburgh. 25 May 1843.
^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 18338. London. 3 July 1843. col C-D, p. 2.
^ "(untitled)". The Standard . No. 5971. London. 7 September 1843.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19289. Edinburgh. 9 September 1843.
^ a b "Ship News". The Standard . No. 5875. London. 18 May 1843.
^ a b "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc . No. 8790. Newcastle upon Tyne. 26 May 1843.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18368. London. 7 August 1843. col F, p. 7.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18322. London. 14 June 1843. col B, p. 7.
^ "Commercial and Maritime Intelligence" . Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser . Portland. 20 May 1843. p. 2.
^ "Shipping Intelligence" . Port Phillip Gazette . Port Phillip. 20 May 1843. p. 2.
^ a b c d "Ship News". The Times . No. 18303. London. 23 May 1843. col F, p. 5.
^ "Shipwreck". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser . Dublin. 23 May 1843.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 22935. London. 23 May 1843.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1672. Liverpool. 26 May 1843.
^ "Rumoured Loss of an American Liner". The Standard . No. 5880. London. 25 May 1843.
^ a b c "Ship News". The Times . No. 18301. London. 20 May 1843. col F, p. 8.
^ "Shipwreck". The Hull Packet and East Riding Times . No. 3048. Hull. 19 May 1843.
^ "The Humber Pilot Boats". The Hull Packet and East Riding Times . No. 3052. Hull. 16 June 1843.
^ a b c "Ship News". The Times . No. 18324. London. 16 June 1843. col E, p. 7.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22681. London. 22 September 1843.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 23000. London. 7 August 1843.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22571. London. 22 May 1843.
^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercuary . No. 19244. Edinburgh. 27 May 1843.
^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19247. Edinburgh. 3 June 1843.
^ "Ship News". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19271. Edinburgh. 29 July 1843.
^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercuray . No. 19275. Edinburgh. 7 August 1843.
^ "Shipping Intelligence", Illustrated London News , 23 December 1843, p.403.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18365. London. 3 August 1843. col E, p. 8.
^ a b c "Ship News". The Times . No. 18364. London. 2 August 1843. col E, p. 7.
^ a b "Dreadful Shipwrecks". The Times . No. 18401. London. 14 September 1843. col E, p. 7.
^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and East Riding Times . No. 3050. Hull. 2 June 1843.
^ a b c "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc . No. 8791. Newcastle upon Tyne. 2 June 1843.
^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 23001. London. 8 August 1843.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18325. London. 17 June 1843. col E, p. 8.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22626. London. 20 July 1843. p. 8.
^ "Serious Steam-boat Collision". The Times . No. 18324. London. 16 June 1843. col C, p. 6.
^ a b "Three Steamers Totally Lost". The Morning Post . No. 22593. London. 16 June 1843. p. 7.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 23032. London. 14 September 1843.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1675. Liverpool. 16 June 1843.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18499. London. 6 January 1844. col B, p. 7.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19313. Edinburgh. 8 January 1844.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22583. London. 5 June 1843. p. 7.
^ "United States". The Morning Chronicle . No. 23006. London. 14 August 1843.
^ a b c "Ship News". The Times . No. 18373. London. 12 August 1843. col E, p. 8.
^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19278. Edinburgh. 14 August 1843.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19252. Edinburgh. 15 June 1843.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19293. Edinburgh. 24 September 1843.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18469. London. 2 December 1843. col F, p. 3.
^ "Ship News". The Standard . No. 5883. London. 27 May 1843.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22619. London. July 1843. p. 7.
^ "Ship News". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1677. Liverpool. 30 June 1843.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18474. London. 8 December 1843. col C, p. 7.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18421. London. 7 October 1843. col D, p. 7.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19277. Edinburgh. 12 August 1843.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18379. London. 19 August 1843. col E-F, p. 8.
Shipwrecks 1840–49, by month
1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849
{{bottomLinkPreText}}
{{bottomLinkText}}
This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by
contributors (read /edit ).
Text is available under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
List of shipwrecks in May 1843
{{current.index+1}} of {{items.length}}
Thanks for reporting this video!
This browser is not supported by Wikiwand :( Wikiwand requires a browser with modern capabilities in order to provide you with the best reading experience. Please download and use one of the following browsers:
An extension you use may be preventing Wikiwand articles from loading properly.
If you're using HTTPS Everywhere or you're unable to access any article on Wikiwand, please consider switching to HTTPS (https ://www.wikiwand.com).
An extension you use may be preventing Wikiwand articles from loading properly.
If you are using an Ad-Blocker , it might have mistakenly blocked our content.
You will need to temporarily disable your Ad-blocker to view this page.
✕
This article was just edited, click to reload
Please click Add in the dialog above
Please click Allow in the top-left corner, then click Install Now in the dialog
Please click Open in the download dialog, then click Install
Please click the "Downloads" icon in the Safari toolbar, open the first download in the list, then click Install
{{::$root.activation.text}}
Follow Us
Don't forget to rate us
Oh no, there's been an error
Please help us solve this error by emailing us at
support@wikiwand.com
Let us know what you've done that caused this error, what browser you're using, and whether you have any special extensions/add-ons installed.
Thank you!