The list of shipwrecks in April 1830 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1830.
| April 1830 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ||
| Unknown date | ||||||
| References | ||||||
1 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friends Goodwill |  United Kingdom
|
The ship was lost near Falmouth, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[1] |
2 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bramsty | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Yucatán, Mexico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tampico, Mexico.[2] |
| Hope | United Kingdom
|
The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea off the Tuskar Rock with the loss of three of the seven people on board. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Chester, Cheshire.[3][4][5] |
4 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unanimity | United Kingdom
|
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her eleven crew were rescued by Provesteen ( Norway). Unanimity was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Kiel, Duchy of Schleswig.[6]
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6 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | United Kingdom
|
The ship departed New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, for Liverpool, Lancashire, England. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7] |
8 April
edit9 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thetis | United Kingdom
|
The ship struck a rock and sank off Stroma, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[8] |
10 April
edit11 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane |  United States
|
The ship collided with Alicia ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off the Nantucket Shoals and foundered. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[10]
|
12 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three Brothers | United Kingdom
|
The ship struck a rock and sank off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Cape Palos. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Dublin, United Kingdom.[12] |
15 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony | United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Bermuda. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Leith, Lothian.[13] |
| Lord Blaney | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground on a rock in Carlingford Lough.[14] |
16 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Newry | United Kingdom
|
The brig was wrecked near Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire with the loss of about 20 lives.[15][16] |
17 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Union | United Kingdom
|
The brig was run into by Ann ( United Kingdom) and sank in Loch Indaal with the loss of five of her eight crew.[17][18]
|
| Zealous | United Kingdom
|
The brig was wrecked near Ballyglass, County Mayo. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
18 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scotia | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark.[20] She was refloated on 21 April and taken in to Helsingør.[11] |
20 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nymph | United Kingdom
|
The ship was lost in the North Sea off Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to "Southton".[21] |
| Three Sisters | United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn, Norfolk with the loss of two of her crew.[22] |
22 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edward | United Kingdom
|
The sloop was wrecked near Aberavon, Glamorgan with the loss of eight of the ten people on board. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork.[23][24] |
23 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heyden | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Whitesand Bay. Her crew were rescued.[17] |
| Katherine | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked at Valparaiso, Chile.[25] |
24 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Ann | United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Dundalk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21] |
25 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked near "Wingo", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, United Kingdom of the Netherlands to Helsingør, Denmark.[22] |
| Montevidiano |  Uruguay
|
The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Santa Rosa. She was on a voyage from Rosario, Argentina to Montevideo.[26] |
27 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | United Kingdom
|
The ship was sunk by ice off Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from London to Memel.[11] |
| Rambler | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on Fehmarn, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Kiel, Duchy of Schleswig.[11] |
30 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen.[6] |
Unknown date
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assulli and Anna | Norway
|
The ship was wrecked on Stroma, Caithness, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Arendal to the Isle of Man.[8] |
| Cunningham | United Kingdom
|
The ship was lost off the Isle of Man.[20] |
| Friends | United Kingdom
|
The ship sprang a leak and put into Holyhead, Anglesey, where she sank. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3] |
| Harmony | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked off Bermuda.[27] |
| Termagant | United Kingdom
|
The ship was run down and sunk in the River Mersey by the steamship Nottingham ( United Kingdom.[21]
|
References
edit- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2370. 20 April 1830.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14233. London. 15 June 1830. col B, p. 4.
- ^ a b "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 988. 9 April 1830.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14196. London. 9 April 1830. col C, p. 4.
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 18921. 17 April 1830.
- ^ a b c "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. No. 8101. 1 May 1830.
- ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 1005. 6 August 1830.
- ^ a b c "Ship News". The Standard. No. 912. 9 April 1830.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 921. 28 April 1830.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14234. London. 24 May 1830. col F, p. 3.
- ^ a b c d "From Lloyd's List – May 4". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16977. 8 May 1830.
- ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 993. 18 March 1830.
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 18551. 27 May 1830.
- ^ "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. No. 8103. 15 May 1830.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. 21 April 1830.
- ^ "WRECK OF THE SHIP NEWRY". The Belfast News-Letter. No. 9690. 27 April 1830.
- ^ a b "Ship News". The Times. No. 14211. London. 27 April 1830. col C, p. 4.
- ^ "Ship News". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17009. 22 July 1830.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14215. London. 1 May 1830. col C, p. 5.
- ^ a b "From Lloyd's List – April 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16975. 3 May 1830.
- ^ a b c "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 18526. 28 April 1830.
- ^ a b "(untitled)". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2373. 11 May 1830.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 919. 26 April 1830.
- ^ "Ship News". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16977. 8 May 1830.
- ^ "From Lloyd's List – August 24". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17023. 27 August 1830.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14282. London. 19 July 1830. col B, p. 3.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 943. 24 May 1830.