The list of shipwrecks in May 1842 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1842 .
List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1842
Ship
State
Description
Dennis Carty
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Wexford . She was on a voyage from Wexford to London . She was refloated the next day [ 1]
Thomas Worthington
United Kingdom
The ship, which had previously been abandoned by all but one of her crew, was discovered at sea by another vessel, which took off the remaining crew member. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Pembroke .[ 2]
List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1842
Ship
State
Description
Paoli
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to South Shields , County Durham She was refloated on 10 May and put back to Hull for repairs.[ 5]
Phœnix
Prussia
The ship ran aground on Morop's Reef, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Memel to Fareham , Hampshire , United Kingdom . She was refloated and put into Gothenburg , Sweden.[ 5]
Wallace
United States
The ship was driven ashore at "Kwac-point". South Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam , South Holland.[ 6]
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1842
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The brig capsized off the Hebbes Sandbank, in the North Sea during a squall . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 2] She was refloated on 29 May and taken into the Hull Roads, where she again sank.[ 7]
Caspian
United Kingdom
The ship sank between Biorko and Seskar , Grand Duchy of Finland . Her crew were rescued.[ 8]
Gazelle
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . All on board were rescued by Hanover ( France ) and St. John ( British North America ).[ 9] Gazelle was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Newfoundland , British North America.[ 10]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at the Souter Lighthouse , South Shields , County Durham . She was later refloated and taken into South Shields.[ 6]
Jeremiah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north east of "Hennegaard". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Stettin .[ 8] [ 11]
Joseph Storey
United Kingdom
The ship sank between Biorko and Seskar. Her crew were rescued.[ 8]
Red Rover
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Seine . Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 12]
Scotia
United Kingdom
The ship was sunk by ice off Nervo Island, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Saint Petersburg , Russia.[ 8]
Sheldrake
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Inisquitte Island, County Mayo . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Westport, County Mayo .[ 6] [ 13]
List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1842
Ship
State
Description
Baptist Meyrick
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Callantsoog , North Holland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Hamburg [ 14]
Charles
United Kingdom
The brig collided with the steamship Comet ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames . She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 15]
Dundee
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Paragona". She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands to Maracaibo , Venezuela.[ 16]
Gazelle
United Kingdom
The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (48°21′N 32°30′W / 48.350°N 32.500°W / 48.350; -32.500 ). All on board were rescued by the full-rigged ship Hanover ( United States ) and the barque St. John ( United Kingdom ). Gazelle was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Harbour Grace , Newfoundland , British North America .[ 17]
Helen Symers
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Havana , Cuba .[ 18] Her crew were rescued by the paddle steamer Congreso ( Spanish Navy ). Helen Symers was on a voyage from Havana to Cowes , Isle of Wight .[ 19]
Lady Charles
United Kingdom
The brig was in collision with the steamship Gazelle ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames . She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 20] [ 21]
Richard Webb
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on a reef off the Tiger Islands, in the Pacific Ocean (6°51′S 121°25′E / 6.850°S 121.417°E / -6.850; 121.417 ). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney , New South Wales to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies .[ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1842
Ship
State
Description
Amelia
United Kingdom
The smack was wrecked at Spanish Head , Isle of Man . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Strangford , County Antrim .[ 32]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Margate , Kent . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Margate.[ 27]
Frances
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottoms, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated and taken into Helsingør for repairs.[ 8] [ 33]
Hercules
United States
The ship ran aground in the Swine Bottoms. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Copenhagen . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 8]
Medina
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer was wrecked on a reef in the Turks Islands . All 179 people on board were rescued by the schooner Larne and paddle steamer Tweed (both United Kingdom ). Medina was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Jamaica.[ 34] [ 35]
List of shipwrecks: unknown date in May 1842
Ship
State
Description
Alexandre
Senegal
The steamship was lost in the Bissagos Channel, off Senegal before 13 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Nunez River to Bissau .[ 61]
Anne
Gambia Colony and Protectorate
The ship was wrecked on "Alcatrass" before 25 May. Her crew were rescued.[ 62]
Avon
New South Wales
The whaler was lost at "Rottormar", New Zealand before 13 May.[ 63]
Edward
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 May. Six of her crew were rescued by Irvine ( United Kingdom ). Edward was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America .[ 61]
Lady Willoughby
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Gannel", Cornwall on or before 24 May. She was on a voyage from Youghal , County Cork to Portreath , Cornwall.[ 50]
Leocadie
France
The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom . She was refloated on 20 May with assistance from Good Intent , Rumley and Sea Mew (all United Kingdom ). Leocadie was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure .[ 64]
Lively
United States
The fishing schooner was lost on Cape Cod . Crew saved.[ 65]
Wanderer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near the Cape of Good Hope before 7 May. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Halifax , Nova Scotia , British North America. Wanderer was refloated but consequently condemned.[ 66]
Zavala
Texas Navy
The paddle schooner was scuttled at Galveston .
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