The list of shipwrecks in April 1826 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1826.
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1826
Ship
State
Description
Rosenbaum
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore at Memel , Prussia . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Memel.[ 1]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was captured off "St. Andrew's", Africa. Her crew were murdered and the ship was run onto rocks and wrecked.[ 2]
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1826
Ship
State
Description
Emanuel
Netherlands
The ship ran aground at Beachy Head , Sussex , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam , North Holland . Emanuel was refloated on 10 April and beached at Cooden , Sussex, where she was wrecked on 12 April.[ 5] [ 6]
Goodintent
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Janet ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Yorkshireman ( United Kingdom ).[ 5]
Norval
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Table Bay . She was on a voyage from London to the Cape Colony and Bengal , India . Norval was refloated the next day.[ 7]
Sylvanus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Hogeness", Sweden.[ 8] She was refloated in mid-July.[ 9]
Verheldersum
Netherlands
The ship struck a rock and foundered off Warren Point , County Down , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Belfast , County Antrim , United Kingdom.[ 5]
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1826
Ship
State
Description
Twey Gebroeders
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Norway to Harlingen, Friesland .[ 10]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1826
Ship
State
Description
Duncan Forbes
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Mazagan , Morocco. She was on a voyage from Bahia , Brazil to Gibraltar .[ 21] [ 22]
Hoop
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Escalles , Pas-de-Calais , France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Lisbon , Portugal.[ 1]
Howard
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near the mouth of the Hunter's River , New South Wales . She was on a voyage from Singapore to Sydney , New South Wales.[ 23]
Livonia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Torekov , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Libava , Courland Governorate .[ 24]
Whitby
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire in the River Thames and was severely damaged.[ 19]
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1826
Ship
State
Description
Pereverance
United Kingdom
The ship was run into at Monte Video , Uruguay by a warship and was damaged beyond repair.[ 33]
Tipton Hall
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Peniscola , Spain.[ 34]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship's crew were murdered and the vessel run ashore and burnt at St. Andrew's, Africa.[ 35]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1826
Ship
State
Description
James Hunter
United States
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands , Nova Scotia , British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Halifax , Nova Scotia to Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America.[ 40]
Model
France
The ship was wrecked on the Morasoca Rock, off Marajó , Brazil . She was on a voyage from Pará , Brazil to Martinique .[ 41]
Skipsey
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Isaac Hicks ( United States ). Skipsey was on a voyage from London to Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America .[ 7]
Symmetry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Youghal , County Cork .[ 31]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1826
Ship
State
Description
Amoricain
France
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Senegal.[ 42]
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was beached at Oporto , Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Oporto.[ 5]
Errinerung
Stettin
The ship was lost on Ertholmene , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London , United Kingdom .[ 37]
Freundschaft
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked near Gibraltar . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Matanzas , Cuba to Gibraltar.[ 1]
George & Wilhelm
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the coast of Cornwall between 10 and 17 April. She was on a voyage from Cork to Riga , Russia .[ 8]
Inca
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Camotal Bank. She was on a voyage from Guatemala City to Lima , Peru. Inca was refloated three days later with assistance from Diligente ( French Navy ) and USS United States ( United States Navy ).[ 43]
Mars
New South Wales
The cutter was wrecked near Port Stephens .[ 44]
Narrow Escape
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in a cove near Tintagel , Cornwall when a heavy ground sea suddenly rose. Her crew survived.[ 45] [ 46]
Scipio
Flag unknown
The schooner was lost at Tangier , Morocco.[ 38]
Stanmore
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at Bengal , India before 5 April.[ 47]
Sylvanus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hogeness, Sweden.[ 24]
Tamibestotten
Norway
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht , South Holland , Netherlands to Bergen .[ 37]
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