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List of shipwrecks in April 1820

The list of shipwrecks in April 1820 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during April 1820.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1820
Ship State Description
Echo  United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked on the Cato Reef, in the Coral Sea. Her crew were rescued.[1]

2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1820
Ship State Description
Horatio  United States The full-rigged ship was lost on the Diamond Shoals, off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of eight lives.[2]
Ocean  United States The ship foundered with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal, to Alexandria, Virginia.[3]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Madeira to London.[4] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Margate.[5]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1820
Ship State Description
Bellona United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jamaica The schooner was wrecked on the Mariguana Reef, Jamaica. All on board were rescued by Merlin ( United Kingdom).[6]
Dash  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex.[7]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1820
Ship State Description
Rock  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Shoals of Grado, in the Adriatic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Trieste.[8] Rock was refloated on 13 April and taken in to Trieste.[9]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1820
Ship State Description
Equator  Portugal The ship was beached at Lisbon. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain, to Lisbon.[9]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1820
Ship State Description
Carl Johan  Sweden The ship foundered off Kalmar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Kalmar.[10]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Mauritius.[11] Superior was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[12]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1820
Ship State Description
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on St. Philip's Key, off Cape St. Antonio. Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire.[13]
Telegraph  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gravesend, Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to New York City.[13]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1820
Ship State Description
Hibernia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape St Mary's, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[14]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1820
Ship State Description
Echo  United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked on Cato's Shoal, in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew survived.[15]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1820
Ship State Description
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She floated off and consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. Neptune was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[8]
Peggy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Killough, County Down, to Whitehaven.[10]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1820
Ship State Description
New Society  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Dublin.[10]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1820
Ship State Description
Flirt  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between Padstow and St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[16]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1820
Ship State Description
Staffa  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Alicante, Spain.[6]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1820
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to Aberdeen.[17]
Betsey  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America.[18]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[18]
Fortitude  United Kingdom The ship foundered in British waters.[5]
Four Brothers  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[18]
Hatt  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (48°08′N 22°28′W / 48.133°N 22.467°W / 48.133; -22.467) before 14 April.. Her crew were rescued by Hercules ( United Kingdom. Hatt was on a voyage from Torquay, Devon, to Newfoundland, British North America.[19][20][21]
Havre de Grâce  France The ship struck a sandbank at the mouth of the Amazon in late April. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal, to Pará, Brazil.[22]
Principe de Beira  Portugal The schooner was attacked by an insurgent privateer and left in distress. Her crew were rescued by Peter and John ( United Kingdom). Principe de Beira was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores, to Figueira da Foz.[23]
Quatre Sœurs  France The ship was wrecked at La Tremblade, Seine-Inférieure, with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Bordeaux, Gironde.[5]
Sophia  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[18]
Star  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[18]
St. George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Bermuda.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – Feb. 6". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15514. 10 February 1821.
  2. ^ "Ships Lost 1526 to 1825". OBX History. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5497). 6 June 1820.
  4. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5479). 4 April 1820.
  5. ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5480). 7 April 1820.
  6. ^ a b "Lloyd's Marine List – May 19". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15403. 27 May 1820.
  7. ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – April 7". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15383. 10 April 1820.
  8. ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5486). 28 April 1820.
  9. ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5487). 2 May 1820.
  10. ^ a b c "Lloyd's Marine List – May 5". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15395. 8 May 1820.
  11. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5515). 8 August 1820.
  12. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5516). 11 August 1820.
  13. ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5502). 23 June 1820.
  14. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5503). 27 June 1820.
  15. ^ "Sydney". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 8 July 1820.
  16. ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – My 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15407. 5 June 1820.
  17. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5499). 13 June 1820.
  18. ^ a b c d e "Lloyd's Marine List – June 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15419. 3 July 1820.
  19. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5485). 25 April 1820.
  20. ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – June 13". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15412. 17 June 1820.
  21. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5499). 13 June 1820.
  22. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5510). 21 July 1820.
  23. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5488). 5 May 1820.
  24. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5497). 6 June 1820.

Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1820