The list of shipwrecks in April 1856 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1856 .
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1856 Ship State Description Deux Sophie France The brig was driven ashore near Conil de la Frontera , Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan , United Kingdom , to Barcelona , Spain.[ 3] Elizabeth Buckham United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Ballyconnoly Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba , to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated on 8 May and sailed for Cork .[ 4] [ 5] Quayside United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields , County Durham . She was on a voyage from South Shields to London . She was refloated and put back to South Shields in a leaky condition.[ 6] Vivid United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , to the West Indies . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 7]
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1856 Ship State Description Glorias de Maria Spain The ship struck the pier at Dover , Kent , United Kingdom , and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Bremen .[ 4] Grecian Queen United Kingdom The brig was damaged by fire in the Yarra Yarra River .[ 8] Happy Return United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , to Dunkerque , Nord , France.[ 9] [ 10] Jessy United Kingdom The schooner struck a sunken wreck and sank in the River Tees . She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire , to Exeter , Devon . She was refloated but found to be severely damaged.[ 11] Sea Queen United Kingdom The schooner ran aground off Alexandria , Egypt . She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire , to Alexandria. She was refloated.[ 12] Vandal United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hartwell Reef, off the Cape Verde Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Ambriz , Portuguese West Africa .[ 13] Woodcock United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness , Kent.[ 4]
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1856 Ship State Description Deux Sophies France The brig was driven ashore near "Carril", Spain. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan , United Kingdom , to Barcelona , Spain.[ 12] John United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Broad Haven , Pembrokeshire .[ 14] New Darlington United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Smithwick Sand, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham , to London . She was refloated and taken in to Bridlington , Yorkshire , in a leaky condition.[ 14] [ 7]
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1856 Ship State Description Abbey Langdon France The ship was driven ashore at Cape Romain , South Carolina , United States. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , to Charleston, South Carolina . She was refloated and towed in to Charleston in a leaky condition.[ 33] Clara Maria Dantsic The ship was wrecked on Bornholm , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Sunderland, County Durham . United Kingdom .[ 34] Good Intent United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to The Swale . She was on a voyage from Whitby , Yorkshire , to Faversham , Kent . She was refloated on 19 April and taken in to Faversham.[ 35] [ 36] Halcyon United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Swin, off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued by Resolution (United Kingdom [ 10] Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , to London .[ 29] Isabella United Kingdom The schooner ran aground off Whitstable , Kent. She was refloated on 23 April.[ 37] Odin United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon tyne to London. She floated off and sank off Easton Bavents , Suffolk. Her crew survived.[ 38] [ 32] [ 29] [ 39] Wielands United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Newhaven, Sussex . She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk, in a severely leaky condition.[ 30]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1856 Ship State Description Australia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackwall, Middlesex . She was on a voyage from Callao , Peru, to London . She was refloated.[ 20] Blanchard United States The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsdown, Kent , United Kingdom . All sixteen people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina , to Bremen .[ 30] [ 40] Courier United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on the Kentish Knock with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom, to Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure .[ 41] [ 10] Despatch United Kingdom The ketch was abandoned in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Portland, Dorset . Her crew were rescued by the pilot boat Gosseline (France ). Despatch was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland , to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 35] [ 11] Falconer United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Happisburgh , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued by Sarah (United Kingdom Falconer was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , to Aldeburgh , Suffolk .[ 42] Glenmariner United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackwall. She was on a voyage from London to Port Phillip , Victoria . She was refloated.[ 20] Hope United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trimingham , Norfolk .[ 32] Sir Colin Campbell United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Moulmein , Burma , to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 43]
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1856 Ship State Description Alerte France The ship was in collision with the schooner Rambler (France ) off Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure . She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to Havre de Grâce. She tried to put in to Havre de Grâce but sank at the entrance to the harbour. A crew member was rescued.[ 31] [ 11] Diana Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tay . Her crew were rescued by the Dundee Lifeboat.[ 12] Fairy Queen United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 32] [ 29] Four Sisters United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak in the English Channel . She was run ashore and wrecked near Dover , Kent . Her crew were rescued. Four Sisters was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , to Abbeville , Somme , France.[ 12] [ 24] [ 11] La Belle Barbarie United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock . Her seven crew were rescued by the steamship Belgium (United Kingdom La Belle Barbarie and tooke her in to Gravesend, Kent . La Belle Barbarie was on a voyage from Sunderland to Genoa , Kingdom of Sardinia .[ 11]
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1856 Ship State Description Newcastle United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whittaker Spit, in the Thames Estuary and sank.[ 46]
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1856 Ship State Description Angantyr United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Steenberg", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , to Cronstadt , Russia .[ 48] Eliza United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Scutari , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[ 49] Gazelle United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 17 nautical miles (31 km) from Tangier , Morocco. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , to Messina , Sicily .[ 50] [ 51] Herald United Kingdom The schooner was run ashore and wrecked at Throgg's Point, Massachusetts , United States. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia , British North America , to Wilmington, North Carolina , United States.[ 27] Mary United Kingdom The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off Gloucester, Massachusetts , United States, with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Argyle, Nova Scotia , to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 27] Omar Pasha Ottoman Empire The steamship was driven ashore in the Bosphorus .[ 46]
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1856 Ship State Description Adam Lamont United States The ship was driven ashore near Cárdenas, Cuba . She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas , to New Orleans, Louisiana .[ 54] Axel Waldeman Duchy of Holstein The ship was dismasted in the North Sea and was beached 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Peterhead , Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina , United States, to Tromsø , Norway. She was later refloated and towed to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom.[ 52] Great Conquest , andVictory United Kingdom The tugs ran aground in the Swilly Passage whilst towing Culloden (United Kingdom [ 34] Randolph United Kingdom The ship foundered off the east coast of the United States. Her crew were rescued by Atlas and Port Glasgow (both United Kingdom Randolph was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba , to Glasgow.[ 55] [ 56] Robert Stride United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Seaham , County Durham . She was on a voyage from Seaham to Saint Helena .[ 34]
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1856 Ship State Description Frances United States The ship was driven ashore on the Dry Docks Reef, off the coast of Florida . She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine , to Havana , Cuba .[ 19] John Laird United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean north of Lagos, Portugal , with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Casablanca , Morocco, to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 5]
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1856 Ship State Description Alma United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Pickles Reef. She was on a voyage from Matanzas , Cuba , to New York , United States. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida , United States.[ 63] Champion United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 59] Eugenie France The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby , Yorkshire , United Kingdom , with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland , United Kingdom, to Calais .[ 59] Patrick United Kingdom The smack struck the quayside at Dublin and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member.[ 62]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1856 Ship State Description Anna Prussia The ship ran aground on the Droogden, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Memel to Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom . She was refloated on 4 May and resumed her voyage.[ 66] Emma Ernestine France The ship was wrecked on the Antioches Rocks, off the Île d'Oléron , Charente-Inférieure . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom, to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 33] Endocia United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Empire State (United States ). Endocia was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America .[ 19] Lady Aberdour United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anholt , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London . She was refloated on 2 May and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark, in a leaky condition.[ 67] William and Isabella United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Seaton Carew , County Durham .[ 48]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1856 Ship State Description Baron of Bramber United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Menorca , Spain.[ 68] Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 69] Fanny Peru The barque was lost in the Chiloé Archipelago , Chile , with the loss of six of her crew.[ 43] Hondrine France The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Tripoli before 20 April. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to a port in Ottoman Syria .[ 69] Hooghly United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Deven on or before 13 April.[ 70] Industry United Kingdom The ship was in collision with another vessel in the Bristol Channel and was abandoned on or before 26 April. She was taken in to Swansea , Glamorgan , in a derelict condition on that date.[ 59] Marquis de Chinda Brazil The steamship was wrecked near "Goriana" before 15 April.[ 71] Montrose United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Greyhound (United Kingdom Montrose was on a voyage rom Glasgow , Renfrewshire , to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America .[ 72] [ 73] Promethée United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sulina , Ottoman Empire , before 17 April.[ 62] Queen Victoria United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 2 April. She was discovered on that date and set afire. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States, to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 74] Ringdove United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Frying Pan Shoals , off the coast of North Carolina , United States. She was on a voyage from Ship Island , Mississippi , United States, to Queenstown, County Cork . She was refloated and towed in to Wilmington, Delaware , United States.[ 17] Voie Lactee France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Yevpatoria , Russia , before 12 April.[ 2]
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