The list of shipwrecks in April 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1831.
| April 1831 | ||||||
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| 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 | |
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| References | ||||||
1 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dumfries |  United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the Loggerhead Shoals, off the coast of Florida, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[1] |
2 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid | United Kingdom
|
The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire at Kirkcaldy, Fife.[2] |
8 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground and sank in the River Tyne.[3] |
| Neutraliten |  Sweden
|
The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of six of her twelve crew.[4] |
| Robert Fudge | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked at Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico with the loss of two lives.. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Alvarado.[5] |
10 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen |  United States
|
The ship was wrecked at Ocracoke, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Eastport, California to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[1] |
12 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked near Cádiz, Spain.[6] |
| Pomerania |  France
|
The ship ran aground at "Quellebourg".[7] |
13 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Pylades |  Royal Navy
|
The sloop-of-war ran aground and capsized at Roona Point, County Mayo.[7] |
14 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty | United Kingdom
|
The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered whilst on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her crew were rescued.[8] |
15 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Therese | United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[9] |
18 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Romulus | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked 70 nautical miles (130 km) east of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Halifax.[5][10] |
19 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brailsford | United Kingdom
|
The ship struck on Langley Island as Brailsford was sailing from Plymouth to Quebec. Her crew abandoned her on 24 April after securing her sails and rigging. However, a gale sprang up and afterwards the wreck had disappeared; it was believed that she had sunk.[11] |
21 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castro Primeiro |  Portugal
|
The ship was wrecked at Oporto.[12] |
| Swallow | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Hull, Yorkshire.[13] Swallow was refloated on 9 May and taken in to Great Yarmouth for repairs.[14] |
22 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 26 April.[15] |
| Dauntless | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to a Dutch port.[13] |
25 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bee | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands and was abandoned by her crew.[13] |
| Lord Nelson | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands and sank. Her crew were rescued.[13] |
30 April
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coquette | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was wrecked at Terceira, Azores, Portugal.[16] |
| Juno | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the English Stones, in the River Severn and was consequently beached at Slimeroad Bay. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Gloucester.[17] She was taken in to Gloucester on 11 May for repairs.[18] |
Unknown date
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean |  New South Wales
|
The cutter was wrecked off Port Stephens. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
| Jonge Arie |  Netherlands
|
The ship capsized in the Tagus with the loss of three of her crew.[12] |
| Mirables | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked at "Skenoer", Sweden before 26 April. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[20] |
| Rockingham | United Kingdom
|
The ship sank at Garden Island, Swan River Colony. |
| Rover | New South Wales
|
The cutter foundered whilst on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[19] |
| Waterloo | British North America
|
The steamboat was sunk by ice in the St. Lawrence River. All on board survived. She was on a voyage between Montreal and Quebec City, Lower Canada.[21] |
References
edit- ^ a b "From Lloyd's List – June 3". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17144. 6 June 1831.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2421. 12 April 1831.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1221. 13 April 1831.
- ^ Renno, David (2004). Beachy Head Shipwrecks of the 19th Century. Sevenoaks: Amherst Publishing. pp. 115–117. ISBN 1-903637-20-1.
- ^ a b "From Lloyd's List – June 10". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17147. 13 June 1831.
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 19243. 2 May 1831.
- ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2423. 26 April 1831.
- ^ "From Lloyd's List – April 19". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17125. 23 April 1831.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1228. 21 April 1831.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1270. 9 June 1831.
- ^ "SHIP NEWS". Caledonian Mercury (Edinburgh, Scotland), 18 June 1831; Issue 17149.
- ^ a b "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1248. 14 May 1831.
- ^ a b c d "From Lloyd's List – April 26". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17128. 30 April 1831.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2426. 17 May 1831.
- ^ "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. No. 8153. 30 April 1831.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14559. London. 8 June 1831. col F, p. 1.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2425. 10 May 1831.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1246. 13 May 1831.
- ^ a b "Shipwrecks". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 23 April 1831.
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 19245. 4 May 1831.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14552. London. 31 May 1831. col C, p. 2.