The list of shipwrecks in 1828 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1828.
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1828
Ship
State
Description
Adamant
United Kingdom
Her crew abandoned Adamant , Brown, master, as she was sailing from Quebec to London. Endeavour , of Hull, fell in with her and drove her onshore near Glace Bay . She was then sold under the authority of the Collector of Excise.[ 1]
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship was lost on the coast of Labrador , British North America after 17 October. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada to Tralee , County Cork .[ 2]
Bona Vista
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Kendall's Reef, Torres Straits . Her crew survived.[ 3]
Caledonia
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Strathy Head , Caithness some time before 4 April.[ 4]
HMS Doris
Royal Navy
The frigate foundered off the coast of Brazil . Her crew were rescued.[ 5]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The whaler was lost in the Davis Straits.[ 6]
HMS Hearty
Royal Navy
The Cherokee -class brig-sloop foundered.[ 7] Hearty was serving as a packet ship and was last seen a few days out of Barbados. She was officially paid off on 2 February 1828.
Kentish
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk by Clyde ( United Kingdom ).[ 8]
Madeira
United States
The ship was wrecked at Maranhão , Brazil .[ 9]
Maria
Imperial Russian Navy
The transport ship foundered in the Gulf of Burgas with the loss of all on board, over 200 lives.[ 10]
Marvel
Unknown
The brig was lost on Island Beach on the coast of New Jersey .[ 11]
Mobile
Unknown
The brig was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet .[ 11]
Morning Star
United Kingdom
The ship was captured and scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off Ascension Island by Defensor de Pedro ( Argentina ). Her crew were murdered.[ 12]
Paragon
United States
The whaler was wrecked in the Friendly Islands .[ 13]
Post Boy
Unknown
The schooner was lost on Island Beach on the coast of New Jersey .[ 11]
Relámpago
Spanish Navy
The ship-of-the-line was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to the Spanish East Indies .[ 14]
Speculation
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Cape Gregory , Newfoundland , British North America "at the end of the year". The wreck was burnt the following spring.[ 15]
St. Anne
Spain
The East Indiaman was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to the Spanish East Indies.[ 14]
William
United Kingdom
The armed brig was wrecked on a reef off Barbuda in mid-December.[ 16] [ 17]
References
^ The Times (25 March 1829), p.4.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 13992. London. 14 August 1829. col F, p. 1.
^ "(untitled)". The Australian . 28 October 1828.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle . No. 18275. 10 April 1828.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle . No. 18500. 31 December 1828.
^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 906. 3 October 1828.
^ "Loss of Lives and Property by Foundering at Sea". The Morning Chronicle . No. 18116. 6 January 1829.
^ "Ship News". The Standard . No. 353. 4 July 1828.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle . No. 18392. 25 August 1828.
^ "London, Thursday, January 8, 1829". The Times . No. 13797. London. 8 January 1828. col A-B, p. 2.
^ a b c "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck" " . Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01 .
^ "(untitled)". The Standard . No. 368. 22 July 1828.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser . 7 May 1828.
^ a b "From Lloyd's List - Oct. 10". Caledonian Mercury . No. 16716. 13 October 1828.
^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 970. 4 December 1829.
^ "Ship News". The Standard . No. 541. 9 February 1829.
^ "Ship News". The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland &c . No. 1444. 14 February 1829.
Shipwrecks 1820–29, by month
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