The list of shipwrecks in May 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1844 .
List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1844
Ship
State
Description
Dolphin
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship foundered off Arendal , Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Køge , Denmark to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 2]
List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1844
Ship
State
Description
Brisk
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Duncannon , County Wexford . She was on a voyage from Waterford to Lancaster, Lancashire . She was refloated.[ 22]
Charles
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Callich Stone and was beached on Skye , Outer Hebrides . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Lerwick , Shetland Isles .[ 23]
Colebrook
United Kingdom
The ship was sunk by ice off Scatterie Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America.[ 24]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock in the Pentland Firth and was holed. She was abandoned in the North Sea two days later with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dundee , Forfarshire .[ 3]
Luiz d' Abkerque
Netherlands
The ship caught fire at Albreda , Gambia Colony and was scuttled.[ 25]
List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1844
Ship
State
Description
King William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Parello", 18 nautical miles (33 km) from Valencia , Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 4]
Lady Leitrim
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Bird Island Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Antigua .[ 35]
Margaret Ann
British North America
The ship was wrecked on Goose Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to a port in Labrador .[ 6]
Nicole Benjamin
France
The ship was driven ashore and sank east of Calais . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad , Denmark to Honfleur , Calvados .[ 36] [ 23]
Roscius
United States
The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to New York . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 3] [ 37]
List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1844
Ship
State
Description
Balcombe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Banff .[ 38]
Derritend
United Kingdom
The flat was wrecked near the Formby Lightship ( Trinity House ). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Walney Island , Lancashire to Runcorn , Cheshire .[ 36] [ 13]
Granger
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Falsterboe Reef, off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 15]
Guernsey Lily
Guernsey
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Portuguese West Africa . Her crew were rescued by the barque Charles ( United Kingdom , which lost two men.[ 39]
Mary Frances
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Buccoo Reef. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Trinidad .[ 35]
Royal Adelaide
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Victoria Channel and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Baltimore, Maryland , United States. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[ 13]
List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1844
Ship
State
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Saint Aubin , Jersey , Channel Islands . She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 4]
Catherina Eclipse
United Kingdom Duchy of Holstein
The ships collided off the French coast and both foundered. Their crews were rescued by Seven Soskende ( Norway ). Catherina was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Altona . Eclipse was on a voyage from Harwich , Essex , United Kingdom to Altona.[ 43] [ 40] [ 42]
Edouard
France
The ship was wrecked at Bay Roberts , Newfoundland , British North America . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to Port Royal , Jamaica.[ 44]
Catherine
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with the brig Louisa ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the English Channel off St. Catherine's Point , Isle of Wight with the loss of six of the eight people on board. Survivors were rescued by the brig Nuevo Ramoncito ( Spain ). Catherine was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 23] [ 43]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Magilligan Point , County Londonderry .[ 4]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Orfordness , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from London to Harlingen, Friesland , Netherlands.[ 40] [ 45]
List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1844
Ship
State
Description
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Half Ebb Rock. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich , Essex .[ 40]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Truro, Nova Scotia , British North America for Boston, Massachusetts . Subsequently sighted in the Bay of Fundy , after which no further trace. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 46]
Giletta
Dantzic
The ship ran aground on Saltholm , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 15]
Red Rover
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Scrabster , Caithness . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Ichaboe Island , Portuguese West Africa .[ 40]
San Jose Venusos
Brazil
The ship was in collision with an American whaler and foundered. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Bahia .[ 47]
Squirrel
British North America
The schooner was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[ 6]
Susan
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at the Carlingford Lighthouse . She was on a voyage from Odessa to Newry , County Antrim . Susan was refloated and taken in to Newry.[ 41] [ 4]
Zitella
Dantzic
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Hull. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 4]
List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1844
Ship
State
Description
Challenger
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Key West , Florida Territory . She was on a voyage from Galveston , Republic of Texas to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated on 28 May and taken in to Key West.[ 49]
Chance
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 50]
Fama
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Terra Penna, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . She was on a voyage from Trieste to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[ 49]
Femegina Elizabeth
Hamburg
The ship ran aground on the Kleine Nagelsand. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Nantes , Loire-Inférieure .[ 15]
Florence
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Pictou , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America. She was refloated and towed in to Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island .[ 6]
Tees
United Kingdom
The collier , a brig , ran aground on the Steil Sand, in the North Sea. She was refloated.[ 51]
List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1844
Ship
State
Description
Caroline
Hamburg
The barque was destroyed by fire off the west coast of Costa Rica. Her crew were rescued.[ 56]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1844
Ship
State
Description
Bourvoyeur
France
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Caen , Calvados to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[ 59]
Challenge
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Marcus Keys. She was on a voyage from Galveston , Texas Republic to an English port. She was refloated and taken in to Key West , Florida Territory , where she arrived on 29 May.[ 44]
Content
United States
The brig was wrecked at Metis, Province of Canada , British North America before 1 June.[ 44]
Courier
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Prussia .[ 13]
Julius Frein Schimbristchunn
Rostock
The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. She was subsequently towed in to "Luchenten".[ 4]
Mania
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to London . She was later refloated and taken in tow.[ 41]
Maria Teresa
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The brig was driven ashore at "Realless" and became hogged . She was refloated and made for a port in Peru.[ 60]
Prince Albert
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 May.[ 48]
Prosperite
France
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Nantes , Loire-Inférieure .[ 23]
Purvoyeur
France
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Caen , Calvados to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom.[ 23]
Tom Wood
United States
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 May.[ 29]
Union
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Galveston , Texas Republic before 30 May.[ 32]
William Johnson
United Kingdom
The ship ran sground on the Spaniard Sandbank and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 1]
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