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List of shipwrecks in May 1820

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

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2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1820
Ship State Description
Medea  Russia The ship departed from Bahia, Brazil for Reval. No further trace, presumed founderedwith the loss of all hands.[1]

3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1820
Ship State Description
Orb  United Kingdom The ship ran aground of the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Orb was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[2]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1820
Ship State Description
Molly  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Strangford, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[3]
Nestor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Stroma. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to the United States.[4] Nestor was later refloated.[5]
Phœnix  Prussia The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom.[6][7]
Richard  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[8]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1820
Ship State Description
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the River Suir. She had nothing on board and it was expected that she would be righted without damage.[9]
Four Sisters India The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Madras with the loss of all but one of her crew.[10]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1820
Ship State Description
Atlas  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Poulicat, India with the loss of three of her crew.[10]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1820
Ship State Description
Mary Ann  United States The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Sophia ( United Kingdom).[11][12]
Noah  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Barbados. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to "Margaritta".[13]
Telegraph  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York.[13]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1820
Ship State Description
Liveley United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was lost near Cape Negro, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[14]
William and Matthew  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Cape Negro with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[14][15]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1820
Ship State Description
Alligator  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The crew was saved[16]
Minerva  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River 18 nautical miles (33 km) below Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew survived, arriving Quebec on 14 May afternoon, having seen their ship sink at 11pm. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal.[17][18]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1820
Ship State Description
Nile  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks and was wrecked off Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Chaleur Bay.[19]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1820
Ship State Description
Boyton  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Amherst Island, in Lake Ontario. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Miramichi Bay.[20]
Harriet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Quebec, British North America. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Gaspee Point, Rhode Island, United States.[21]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1820
Ship State Description
Medea  Portugal The ship departed from Bahia, Brazil for Faial Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22]
Veronica Hamburg The ship was sunk by ice off Hogland, Russia Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[11]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1820
Ship State Description
Alexander  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Southern Four Keys (Lighthouse Reef). She was on a voyage from London and Jamaica to British Honduras.[23]
Bertha  Prussia The ship was wrecked near Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[8]
Jacoba  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea, with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[6]
Thetis Stettin The ship capsized off Anholt, Denmark. The wreck subsequently came ashore at Warberg.[11] She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Stettin.[24]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1820
Ship State Description
William and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Poole to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[5]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1820
Ship State Description
Frances Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Chaleur Bay.[25]
Halce  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Cape Spear, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[13]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1820
Ship State Description
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Gaspee Point, Rhode Island, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec, British North America.[23]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1820
Ship State Description
Flor de Tejo  Portugal The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Faial, Azores.[13]
Jacoba  Netherlands The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[26]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1820
Ship State Description
Aid  United Kingdom The ship was struck a sunken wreck and was beached at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[8] Aid was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for repairs.[27]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1820
Ship State Description
Flirt  United Kingdom The ship foundered between Padstow and St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[28]
Halec  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Cape Spear, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Faial Island, Azores to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[17]
Pilot  United Kingdom The ship departed from Bengal, India, for the United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[29]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1820
Ship State Description
Abeona  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to London. Abeona was later refloated.[17]
Cossack  United Kingdom Cossack struck on Alcide Rock, near Bic Island. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montreal but had to discharge her cargo at Quebec as she had sustained damage.[30] She arrived at Quebec on 20 May.
Freedom  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13]
Irmaoem  Portugal The ship was lost on Salt Island.[31]
Lady of the Lake  United States The ship capsized off Hawkins Point, Baltimore, Maryland in early May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[14]
Mary and Jane United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13]
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13]
Nostra Señora del Carmen  United Kingdom The ship was lost on the Musquito Shore. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Chagres, Viceroyalty of New Granada.[32]
Princess of Wales  United Kingdom The whaler departed from The Downs for the South Seas. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33]
Royal Oak  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the St. Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City.[13]
Susannah  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13]
Three Brothers  United Kingdom The ship foundered in a hurricane at Madras, India.[10]
William Pitt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Bermuda The brig was abandoned off Bermuda.[34]

References

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  11. ^ a b c "Lloyd's Marine List – June 13". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15412. 17 June 1820.
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Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1820