The list of shipwrecks in April 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1844 .
1 April [ edit ] 2 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1844 Ship State Description Alice United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the north Kent coast with some loss of life.[5] Baltimore United States The ship was driven ashore at Memel , Prussia . She was on a voyage from Memel to London , United Kingdom .[6] Elida Norway The ship ran aground and was damaged leaving Svelvik . She put back to Svelvik.[3] Helen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Edisto Island , South Carolina , United States, and was abandoned by her crew.[7] Koninginn Prussia The ship ran aground at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Bristol , Gloucestershire , United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Memel.[6] Penelope United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged leaving Svelvik. She put back to Svelvil.[3] Stadt Netherlands The steamship was holed and sank at Vlissingen , Zeeland . She was refloated.[4] Stillman United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Whydah , Dahomey with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim , to Whydah.[8]
3 April [ edit ] 4 April [ edit ] 5 April [ edit ] 6 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1844 Ship State Description Ann Eliza United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Danube . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[16] She had been refloated by 1 May.[23] Friendship United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , to London . She was refloated and put in to Wivenhoe , Essex.[4] [15] Hercules United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground in the River Avon . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , to Llanelly , Glamorgan .[15] Neptunus Hamburg The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York , United States, to Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands.[7]
7 April [ edit ] 8 April [ edit ] 9 April [ edit ] 10 April [ edit ] 11 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1844 Ship State Description Fancy United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Doom Bar . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire , to Brixham , Devon . She was refloated.[22] King William United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Flotta , Orkney Islands , and sank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Stettin .[2] [32] She was refloated on 15 April and beached at Stromness to be repaired.[25] Rapid United Kingdom The ship sank at Hubberstone Pill , Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk .[33] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire.[34] Rosebud United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottoms. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham , to a Baltic port. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark, for repairs.[25]
12 April [ edit ] 13 April [ edit ] 14 April [ edit ] 15 April [ edit ] 16 April [ edit ] 17 April [ edit ] 18 April [ edit ] 19 April [ edit ] 20 April [ edit ] 22 April [ edit ] 23 April [ edit ] 24 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1844 Ship State Description Bandicoot Van Diemen's Land The schooner was driven ashore between The Heads and George Town . She was refloated on 27 April and taken into Launceston .[53] Julius Sweden The ship was in collision with a sloop and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from "Jernavik" to Malmö .[54] Marshall United Kingdom The ship was lost off the west coast of Jutland near "Laurvig". She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg , Prussia .[51] Patriot United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Tannager", Norway. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire , to a Baltic port. She was refloated and taken in to Tannager.[6] Star United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunnet Head , Caithness . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Dingwall , Ross-shire .[31] St. John British North America The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles near Koum Kali, Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire. She was consequently condemned.[55] [7]
25 April [ edit ] 26 April [ edit ] 27 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1844 Ship State Description Aviso Spain The ship ran aground at Puerta Mala. She was refloated the next day.[59] Forth United Kingdom The ship departed from Manila , Spanish East Indies , for Falmouth, Cornwall . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[60] Heart of Oak United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Clee Ness, Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , to Scarborough , Yorkshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[31] Jane Martell Jersey The ship was lost near Arichat, Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Jersey to Arichat.[61] Jessie Ritchie United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Jardine Reefs. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Havana , Cuba .[61] Patriot United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and was damaged at Stavanger , Norway. She was on a voyage from Fraserburg , Aberdeenshire , to a Baltic port. She put in to Stavanger.[56] Teazer United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Jardine Reefs. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Boston, Massachusetts .[61] Waterman No.10 United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank at Hastings , Sussex .[62] She was refloated on 29 April.[31] [63]
28 April [ edit ] 29 April [ edit ] 30 April [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1844 Ship State Description Ashantee United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Assinie , Ivory Coast. Her crew were rescued.[65] Bridget Timmens United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America , to an English port. She was subsequently towed in to Salem, Massachusetts , United States, in a waterlogged condition.[16] Gladiator United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook , New Jersey , United States. She was on a voyage from London to New York , United States. She was refloated, and arrived at New York on 19 April.[16] Jane Walker United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 April.[18] Margaretta United Kingdom The sloop sank at Cardigan .[20]
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