The list of shipwrecks in April 1852 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1852 .
1 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1852 Ship State Description Albertina Geyma Netherlands The ship was wrecked in the Vlie . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Elbing .[1] Johanna Gesina Bremen The ship driven ashore and wrecked on Eierland , North Holland. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Bremen.[2] Lucinde Prussia The brig ran aground near Trelleborg , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel to London , United Kingdom . She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[3] Maria Hamburg The ship was in collision with a British schooner and sank in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Leven , Fife , United Kingdom.[4] Rainbow United States The schooner foundered off New York with the loss of all four crew.[5] [6] Sir William Wallace United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore . She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian , to London . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[7]
2 April [ edit ] 3 April [ edit ] 4 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1852 Ship State Description Despatch United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Larache , Morocco.[12] Glencoe United States The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion , caught fire and sank in the Mississippi River at Saint Louis, Missouri with much loss of life. Three other vessels were damaged, with some further loss of life.[6] Jessica United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Sal , Cape Verde Islands . Her crew were rescued by Titania ( United Kingdom ). Jessica was on a voyage from London to Rio de Janeiro , Empire of Brazil .[13] [14] John Mayo United States The ship was wrecked on the South Heads, California . She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Hong Kong .[15] Mersey United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on North Uist , Outer Hebrides . She was on a voyage from Callao , Peru to Leith , Lothian . She was refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Leith on 13 April in a severely leaky condition.[16]
5 April [ edit ] 6 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1852 Ship State Description Anne Johanna Norway The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Sarpsborg to the Île d'Oléron , Charente-Maritime , France.[22] Concordia Kingdom of Hanover The ship was in collision with a brig . She then struck the Berner Rock, off the coast of Lothian , United Kingdom, capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness , Lothian to Altona, Hamburg .[8] Hannah Rebecca Kingdom of Hanover The galiot collided with the steamship Propontis ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued by Propontis . Hannah Rebecca was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands to a port in Ottoman Syria .[23] [24]
7 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1852 Ship State Description Antonio Spain The ship ran aground and was wrecked between Juist and Norderney , Kingdom of Hanover . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Hamburg .[2] Onderneming Netherlands The ship, which had sprung a leak on 4 April, was beached near Ørum, Denmark, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Dantzic .[20] Tertius United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Bognor Rocks, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex . She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London . She was refloated and put in to Littlehampton , Sussex in a leaky condition.[8] Themis United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged east of Calais , France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Mataró , Spain. She wasn refloated on 16 April and taken in to Calais.[25]
8 April [ edit ] 9 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1852 Ship State Description HMS Dido Royal Navy The Daphne -class corvette ran aground on the Wellsbank, off Callao , Peru. Eduard Elbing The ship was driven ashore at Dunnet Head , Caithness . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Dantsic . She was refloated on 19 April and taken in to Scrabster , Caithness.[5] [26] [27] Elizabeth and Mary United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Black Tail, off the north Kent coast. She was on a voyage from Whitby , Yorkshire to London . She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[2] Koning Willem II Netherlands The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Mathilde ( Netherlands ). Koning Willem II was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies .[28] Maria Jane United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Brambles, in the Solent and became waterlogged. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Southampton , Hampshire .[29] Saluda United States The steamboat exploded and sank in the Missouri River at Lexington, Missouri . Over 100 people were killed; there were 40–50 survivors. Sisters New Zealand The brig was wrecked in Poverty Bay . She was on a voyage from Poverty Bay to Wellington .[30] Undine United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Lytham St. Annes , Lancashire.[29]
10 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1852 Ship State Description Bells United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Harboøre . Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Helsingør , Denmark.[31] She was refloated on 23 April and was towed in to Thisted , Denmark by the steamship Odin ( Denmark ).[32] Courier United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Eisenwage. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden to Hull , Yorkshire .[10] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[33] I. B. Perry United States The schooner struck a sunken wreck and was damaged. She was consequently abandoned on 18 April. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Falmouth, Cornwall , United Kingdom .[15] I Know You Don't New Zealand The schooner was wrecked while at dock in Auckland Harbour during a severe gale.[34] Margaret and Elizabeth United States The ship was driven ashore at Ram Head, Georgia . She was on a voyage from Maitland, Florida to Boston, Massachusetts . She was refloated on 24 April.[35] Queen United Kingdom The smack was run down in the Irish Sea off Bray Head , County Wicklow by the steamship Rose . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Skerries, County Dublin . She was towed in to Kingstown, Count Dublin by Rose .[36] Shamrock New Zealand The cutter was wrecked while at dock in Auckland Harbour during a severe gale.[37] Verwachting Bremen The ship sank in the North Sea off the Bremen Beacon. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Vegesack .[20]
11 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1852 Ship State Description Christina Murray United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) east of Bermuda . Her crew were rescued by Glencairn ( United Kingdom ). Christina Murray was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[35] [38] Earl of Leicester United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Messina , Sicily to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark.[39] Oak United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore near Margate , Kent . She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to London . She was refloated and taken in to Margate in a leaky condition.[2] Paul Bernard France The ship was wrecked on "Leon's Island", Argentina. She was on a voyage from Monte Video , Uruguay to Patagonia , Argentina.[40] Pocohontas United States The steamboat was destroyed by fire at Choctaw Bend, in the Mississippi River with the loss of twelve lives.[11] She was on a voyage from Arkansas City, Kansas to New Orleans, Louisiana .[41] Russell United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Poole, Dorset . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Poole.[2]
12 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: April 1852 Ship State Description Benjamin Parsons United States The fishing schooner sank on the Georges Bank in a gale. Lost with all 7 crew.[42] [43] [44] Isabella United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Savannah, Georgia , United States.[45] [46] Jane Hammond United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Savannah.[45] Johanna Christina Sweden The ship was in collision with Cameron ( United Kingdom ) and sank off Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued by Cameron . Johanna Christina was on a voyage from Ystad to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[47] John United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Quegness Point, Sanday , Orkney Islands . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32] Queen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Cod , Massachusetts , United States. She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Boston, Massachusetts .[48] Scotio United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock off Sumbergh Head , Shetland Islands and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Lerwick , Shetland Islands to the Faroe Islands and Iceland. She put back to Lerwick in a sinking condition.[49]
13 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1852 Ship State Description Colchester United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Deer Island , Massachusetts , United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Windsor, Nova Scotia , British North America to Boston, Massachusetts . She became a wreck on 20 April.[50] [48] Concordia Jersey The ship ran aground on the Calshot Spit, in the Solent . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Southampton , Hampshire .[49] Dart United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Verga, Africa. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to London .[51] Mary British North America The ship was wrecked at Cape Ann , Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued.[48] Mary Hay United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Bream Ledges, in the Isles of Scilly . She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London .[5] [39] Sirene Netherlands The ship, a barque or a brig , ran aground off Fort Laje , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil with the loss of two or three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Cowes , Isle of Wight , United Kingdom .[52] [53] [54]
14 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1852 Ship State Description Advocate United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Queenstown, County Cork . She was on a voyage from Moulmein , Burma to London .[20] She sank on 17 April.[55] Breton France The lugger ran aground and capsized at Neath , Glamorgan , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Pont-l'Abbé , Finistère to Neath.[33] Duke United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Wood Cay Reef, off Grand Bahama , Bahamas . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[56] [57] Liverpool United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Grand Bahama. She was on a voyage from Salt River, Jamaica to Liverpool.[58] She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[59] She was reported to have been refloated and sailed for a port in the United States, butwith no report of her arrival.[60] Onyx United Kingdom The barque -rigged steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Ellingall ( United Kingdom ). Onyx was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[56] [61] [62] [63] Woodman United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off "Milo". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[64]
15 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1852 Ship State Description Aalborg Denmark The schooner was in collision with Mary Lyon ( United Kingdom ) in the English Channel off Dungeness , Kent , United Kingdom . Four of her seven crew were taken on board Mary Lyon . Aalborg was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Málaga , Spain. She was subsequently taken in to Rye, Sussex , United Kingdom.[20] [65] Ann United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent . She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth , Hampshire in a leaky condition.[66] Deucalion United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Nancy and Emma ( United Kingdom ). Deucalion was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[67] James Moran United Kingdom The ship struck the Lighthouse Rock, off Castletown, Isle of Man . She was refloated.[39] Tanfield United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kronborg , Denmark. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes , Portugal to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated the next day.[39] [47] Theodore United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to New York , United States.[12]
16 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1852 Ship State Description Druid United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Termonfeckin , County Louth . Her crew were rescued.[68] She was refloated on 18 April and taken in to Drogheda.[5] [27] Foam United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Wilmington, Delaware , United States.[64] Maria Johanna Netherlands The galiot was in collision with the schooner Triton ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset , United Kingdom with the loss of four of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Liebau , Prussia .[25] [69] Sarah Maria Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead , Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Norden to Port Gordon , Moray , United Kingdom.[10] Sisters New Zealand The brig was wrecked at Turanganui (Gisborne ) while leaving port for Napier, when it was caught in a sudden squall. All hands were saved.[37] Swan United Kingdom The smack foundered of Drogheda , County Louth with the loss of all three crew.[68]
17 April [ edit ] 18 April [ edit ] 19 April [ edit ] 20 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1852 Ship State Description Chalcedony United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Marshfield, Maine , United States. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia , British North America to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[50] D' Arcy United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Wear . She was on a voyage from Demerara , British Guiana to Sunderland, County Durham .[47] Josepha United Kingdom The ship, a barque or brig , was driven ashore and wrecked at Truro, Massachusetts , United States with the loss of all but two of her crew and of two rescuers. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts .[75] [13] [76] [77] Mary Anne British North America The schooner was wrecked at Point Alderton, New York , United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts.[74] [76] Town of Liverpool United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires , Argentina to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[25]
21 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1852 Ship State Description John Wesley United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at "Cabezos". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Vera Cruz , Mexico.[78] Malvina United States The ship was driven ashore at Bellport, New York . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York City .[79] Orielton United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the steamship Bordeaux ( France ) and sank off the Goodwin Sands , Kent . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Galaţi , Ottoman Empire to Crookhaven , County Cork and Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[80] Paulita Spain The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Grand Bahama , Bahamas . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Trieste .[81] [60]
22 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1852 Ship State Description Grace United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice off Cape Freels , Newfoundland , British North America .[35] Orielton United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in The Downs by a French steamship . She was on a voyage from the Danube to London .[25] Quebec Trader British North America The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Berlin ( Prussia ). She was on a voyage from Demerara , British Guiana to Halifax, Nova Scotia .[74] [79] Scandinavian United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Monacear Reef, off Malta . She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Liverpool , Lancashire .[64] Seaboat British North America The schooner was destroyed by fire at Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands .[82] Star United Kingdom The ship ran aground in St. Anne's Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Jamaica. She was refloated.[83] Tremlett United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey , United States with the loss of seven lives.[74] Wenlock United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields , County Durham .[66] [84] She was refloated on 6 May.[21]
23 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1852 Ship State Description Eduard Norway The ship struck the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk , United Kingdom and was consequently beached at Sea Palling , Norfolk, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Tønsberg to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France.[66] [85] Emma Hamburg The ship was wrecked on North Ronaldsay , Orkney Islands , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newfoundland , British North America .[64] George United Kingdom The ship struck the North Gar Sand, off the mouth of the River Tees and was consequently beached at Seaton Carew , County Durham , where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Hamburg .[66] Robuste France The chasse-marée was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland , United Kingdom to Bayonne , Basses-Pyrénées .[86] [87] Splendid United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Pulteneytown , Caithness , where she became a wreck. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Drogheda , County Louth .[66] [88] She was refloated on 5 May and taken in to Pultenerytown.[21]
24 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1852 Ship State Description Anais France The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank off Barfleur , Manche . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Hamburg .[74] Charles United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pan Sand, offWhitstable , Kent and was wrecked. All on board were rescued by the smack Nancy ( United Kingdom ). Charles was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Montreal and Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America .[66] [88] [80] Diligence United Kingdom The schooner sank at Broadstairs , Kent.[89] Rose United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dartmouth, Devon . She was refloated and taken in to Dartmouth.[89] William and Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Looe , Cornwall . She was refloated and taken in to Looe.[89]
25 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1852 Ship State Description Betsey and Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandhaven , Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from Arklow , County Wicklow to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She was refloated on 4 May and taken in to Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire for repairs.[66] [67] Jane United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts , United States to London .[83] Lumsden United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued.[66] [85] She was refloated on 1 May.[12] She was on a voyage from Southend , Essex to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[80] Lumsden was refloated on 1 May and sailed for London in a leaky condition.[85] Prairie State United States The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion on the Illinois River . Twenty people were killed or injured.[11] Providentia Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The brig was holed by ice and sank at "Baltic Port". Her crew were rescued.[21] Rienzi New South Wales The ship was driven ashore on Torrens Island , South Australia . She was on a voyage form Adelaide , South Australia to Sydney . She was refloated.[90]
26 April [ edit ] 27 April [ edit ] 28 April [ edit ] 29 April [ edit ] 30 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1852 Ship State Description Alabama United States The ship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands. She was refloated and put in to Brouwershaven , Zeeland , Netherlands.[96] Alice Maud United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Lydd , Kent . She was on a voyage from Algoa Bay to London . She was refloated with the assistance of the Coast Guard but a boat capsized with the loss of four Coast Guard and two of her crew. Alice Maud was taken in to The Downs .[48] [85] Juno Stettin The ship sank off Bornholm , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Riga , Russia .[97] United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland , United States to Rotterdam , South Holland .[12] Lady Cornwall United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Équihen , Pas-de-Calais , France. She was on a voyage from Bahia , Brazil to Bremen .[12] Nederwaard Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands. She was refloatea and taken to the North Foreland , Kent.[85] Sussex United Kingdom The ship departed from San Francisco, California , United States for Hong Kong . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[98] Walton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Point Lornel, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Punta Arenas , Chile to London .[12] She was refloated on 3 May and taken in to Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais.[83] Winfield Scott United States The paddle steamer was damaged by fire at San Francisco, California . She was on a voyage from Panama City , Republic of New Granada to San Francisco.[99]
Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1852 Ship State Description A. M. Uniacke United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Lunenberg, Nova Scotia , British North America before 7 April.[5] Apollo United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on the Isla de Juventud , Cuba between 1 and 24 April. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos , Cuba to London .[100] Bee United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore near Wexford . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Waterford .[95] Benjamin Parsons United States The fishing schooner was lost on the Georges Bank in a gale. Lost with all 7 hands.[101] Boundary United States The schooner was driven ashore at Cape Cod , Massachusetts before 24 April.[79] Chickasaw United States The steamboat was in collision with the steamboat W. B. Clifton ( United States ) and sank in the Ohio River with the loss of twenty lives.[91] Colonia Denmark The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cod before 7 April. She was on a voyage from Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Boston, Massachusetts .[48] Coquette United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Messina , Sicily .[102] Kate British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of George's Bank by nineteen of her 23 crew. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool , Lancashire .[12] Kate was subsequently towed in to New York , United States.[35] Leonidas Greece The brig was wrecked at "Lubina", Ottoman Empire between 19 and 26 April. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Galaţi .[35] [38] Madeleine France The ship ran aground off "Île Learch-vue", Ille-et-Vilaine and capsized. She was on a voyage from Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure to Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom . She was righted and beached near Saint-Malo .[103] Maria Grace United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice at Cape Freels , Newfoundland , British North America before 12 April.[38] Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Isla de Juventud , Cuba . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Havana , Cuba.[12] Melrose United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 April.[104] [105] Napolion United States The fishing schooner was lost on the Georges Bank in a gale. Lost with all 8 hands.[106] Prairie State United Kingdom The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion , caught fire and sank in the Illinois River with the loss of more than twenty lives.[91] Progress United Kingdom The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana , United States before 14 April. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool.[74] Sjaardema Netherlands The ship was wrecked at Benicarló , Spain before 30 April.[107]
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