List of shipwrecks in 1849
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The list of shipwrecks in 1849 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1849.
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| Ship | State | Description |
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| Algoma |  United States | The steamboat sank in the Missouri River below Lexington, Missouri.[1] |
| Apollo | United States | The full-rigged ship capsized off Cape Horn with the loss of all hands.[2] |
| Delfshaven |  Netherlands | The ship was wrecked near "Pulo Dupur", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port.[3] |
| Finette |  France | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to the River Plate.[4] |
| Hebe |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in the Strait of Magellan. All on board were rescued by Unicorn ( United Kingdom).[2] |
| Herald | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Narva Bay between 6 May and 29 November. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia.[5] |
| Isabella Anna |  New South Wales | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, New Caledonia before 20 August.[6] |
| John Youlston |  United States | The ship was wrecked in the Falkland Islands. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
| La Fauvette | Unknown | The barque 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.[8] |
| Mary Whitney, or Sarah Whitney | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Yangtze Kiang. All on board were rescued by HMS Medea ( Royal Navy).[9][10] |
| Persian | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Yangtze Kiang. All on board were rescued by HMS Medea ( Royal Navy).[9][10] |
| Royal Archer | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Benares ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia.[11] |
| Sarah Crisp | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship sprang a leak and capsized in the South China Sea with the subsequent loss of thirteen of her 32 crew. Survivors were rescued by Emma Sherratt ( United Kingdom) after spending 27 days on the wreck.[12] |
| Sylph | United Kingdom | The ship was lost with all hands whilst on a voyage from Hong Kong to Singapore. |
| Ursia | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[13] |
| Watt | United Kingdom | The tug was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. She was refloated on 26 February having been ashore "for some time".[14] |
References[edit]
- ^ Martin, George W., ed., Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society 1905–1906, Volume 9, Topeka, Kansas: State Printing Office, 1906, p. 297.
- ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 24977. London. 8 November 1849.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 20130. London. 22 March 1849. col F, p. 8.
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23682. London. 1 November 1849. p. 8.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 1105. London. 11 December 1849.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 20366. London. 22 December 1849. col E, p. 7.
- ^ "The Navy". The Standard. No. 7884. London. 19 November 1849.
- ^ "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- ^ a b "Foreign Correspondence". Daily News. No. 1042. London. 27 September 1849.
- ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 1042. London. 27 September 1849.
- ^ "Shipping". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19957. Edinburgh. 24 January 1850.
- ^ "Dreadful Shipwreck - Thirteen Persons Starved to Death". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19902. Edinburgh. 16 July 1849.
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23687. London. 7 November 1849. p. 8.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19864. Edinburgh. 5 March 1849.