The list of shipwrecks in April 1822 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1822.
1 April
2 April
3 April
4 April
7 April
8 April
9 April
10 April
11 April
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1822
Ship
State
Description
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Pará , Brazil to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 16] Aurora was refloated on 18 April and taken in to Liverpool.[ 17]
Lark
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but one of those on board. The survivor was rescued by Susan Jane ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 18]
Maria
Stettin
The ship sprang a leak in the English Channel and was beached between Christchurch, Dorset and Lymington , Hampshire , United Kingdom , where she was wrecked. Maria was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Stettin.[ 15]
Phœbe Ann
United States
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Belize. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York .[ 19]
12 April
15 April
16 April
18 April
19 April
20 April
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1822
Ship
State
Description
Amphitrite
Norway
The ship collided with Harrison & Tomb ( United Kingdom ) and foundered with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Harrison & Tomb .[ 24]
21 April
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1822
Ship
State
Description
Concord
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Irish Sea near the Tuskar Rock . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Newfoundland .[ 25]
HMS Confiance
Royal Navy
The 18-gun Cruizer -class brig-sloop was wrecked on Mizen Head , County Cork with the loss of all 120 crew.[ 26]
Daphne
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Alexandria , Egypt . She was later refloated.[ 27]
Esther
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked off the Hook Lighthouse , County Wexford with the loss of seven lives. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina , United States to Liverpool.[ 28] [ 26]
Fly
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Ballymacotter, County Cork with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island , Azores , Portugal to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 24]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carron Point , County Wexford with the loss of five of the seven people on board. She was on a voyage from Cork to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 28]
Nimble
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on rocks at Robert's Cove, County Cork with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Southampton , Hampshire to Cork.[ 29]
Sandwich
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off the Hook Lighthouse with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire to Waterford .[ 28]
Three Brothers
Norway
The ship was driven ashore near Tralee , County Kerry , United Kingdom .[ 30]
Unity
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Castletown, County Cork with the loss of all hands.[ 29] [ 31]
22 April
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1822
Ship
State
Description
Albion
United States
The ship was wrecked at Old Head of Kinsale , County Cork with the loss of 46 of the 54 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 28] [ 32]
Asia
United States
The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay . She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Liverpool.[ 17]
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged off Blennerville , County Kerry . She was on a voyage from Tralee , County Kerry to Liverpool. Britannia was later refloated and taken in to Blennerville.[ 23]
Mohawk
United States
The ship was wrecked near Tralee , County Kerry , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Newry , County Antrim , United Kingdom.[ 29]
Robert and Edward
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Castlehaven , County Cork with the loss of all hands.[ 30]
23 April
24 April
25 April
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1822
Ship
State
Description
Charlotte Ann
United States
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Eastport, Maine to Barbadoes .[ 36]
Hermes
United Kingdom
The whaler was lost in the South Seas . Her crew were rescued.[ 37] Another account says she was wrecked on a coral reef in the NW of the Hawaiian Islands which is supported by the fact two of the crewmen formed the James Robinson & Co boat repair company in Honolulu.[ 38]
Pearl
United Kingdom
The whaler was lost in the South Sea. Her crew were rescued.[ 37]
26 April
28 April
30 April
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1822
Ship
State
Description
Adelaide
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Hanstholm , Denmark with the loss of three of her crew.[ 8]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was lost on the East Florida Keys in late April. She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 36]
Argo
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Castletown, Isle of Man .[ 23]
Barbara
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Sumburgh Head , Shetland Islands with the loss of all four crew. She was on a voyage from Peterhead , Aberdeenshire to Lerwick , Shetland Islands.[ 42]
Elizabeth and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Chios , Greece.[ 43]
Findon
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Flamborough Head by Blossom ( United Kingdom ) Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Maldon, Essex .[ 44]
Haabet
Norway
The ship was lost on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom . Her crew survived.[ 45]
Jemima
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on "Castel Island". Her crew were rescued.[ 46]
Linen Hall
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Wicklow .[ 47]
Lovely Emily
United Kingdom
The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Hayle , Cornwall .[ 15]
Margaretha Laurentia
Netherlands
The ship was lost near Brest , Finistère , France. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht , North Holland to Brest.[ 48]
Palladium
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near "Robsnout", Jutland . She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Riga , Russia .[ 24]
Spectator
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island , New York , United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York City to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America [ 49]
Ulrica
Spain
The ship was lost off "Rodehuus" with the loss of a crew member.[ 8] [ 6]
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