List of shipwrecks in April 1847

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The list of shipwrecks in April 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1847.

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1 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1847
Ship State Description
Mentor  France The sloop departed from Fraserburg, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom for Icelandic waters. Presumed subsequently foundered off Banff, Aberdeenshire.[1]
Rapid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2]
Sisters  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2]

2 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1847
Ship State Description
Geerdina  Netherlands The koff ran aground on the Puttgard Reef. she was refloated and beached at "Heilingerhafen". She was on a voyage from Stettin to Amsterdam, North Holland.[3][4]
Ironside  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Queen Pomare ( United Kingdom. Ironside was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Cork.[5]
Romp  United Kingdom The ship capsized during a squall with the loss of all but her captain. He was rescued by Arthur ( United Kingdom). Romp was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6]

3 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1847
Ship State Description
Isabella Ann United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was wrecked on Goose Island.[7]

4 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1847
Ship State Description
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was abandoned in the North Sea with the loss of crew member. Survivors were rescued from their boat on 8 April.[3][8]
Jeune Charles  France The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[9]

5 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1847
Ship State Description
Brodrene Flag unknown The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark.[10]
Falcon  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[11]
Gannet  United Kingdom The brig collided with Fanny ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned ed in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[12][13] Gannet was discovered on 16 May by Ann ( United Kingdom and set afire.[14]
St. Michael  Hamburg The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Antwerp, Belgium. St. Michael subsequently drove ashore on Terschelling and was wrecked.[3][15]

6 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1847
Ship State Description
Princess Royal  United Kingdom The ship sank in a hurricane at Leyte, Spanish East Indies with the loss of all hands.[16]

7 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1847
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The sloop sank at Inverkeithing, Fife.[3]
Alhambra  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Queen Mab ( United Kingdom). Alhambra was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile.[17]
Catherina Louisa  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven.[3]
Native  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartland Quay, Devon. All on board were rescued.[18] She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[4]
Tunstall  United Kingdom The brig departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Saint Petersburg, Russia. Presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands; part of a nameboare bearing the letters "TUNS" was discovered by the brig Henrietta ( Stettin ), believed to have come from Tunstall.[19]

8 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1847
Ship State Description
Baptiste Marie  France The ship ran aground and was damaged at Margate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the Charente to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Margate in a leaky condition.[18][4]
Ewarts  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated the next day.[20]
Indus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Aboukir Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated on 11 April and taken in to Alexandria.[21]
Irrwisch  Prussia The steamship caught fire and sank off "Wiedenburg". All on board were rescued.[9]
Lillias  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Queensferry, Scotland.[15][22]
Northumberland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Ardmore, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and put back to Greenock.[22]
Sarah  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by Royal William ( United Kingdom).[20] Sarah was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[4]
Saluna  United Kingdom The brig foundered off Dunnet Head, Caithness with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Islay, Inner Hebrides.[3][23][24][25][26]
Twende Brodre  Denmark The ship was beached at Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Denmark to London.[3]
Yarmouth United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore in Berlin Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[27]

9 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1847
Ship State Description
Ann Catherine  United States The ship collided with an iceberg and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Messenger ( United States). Ann Catherine was on a voyage from Alexandria, Virginia to Limerick, United Kingdom.[28]
Admiral Codrington  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Hamburg.[23]
Akke Boon  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Maassluis, South Holland.[20]
Bluhende Christine  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe.[23]
Clarisse  France The brig was wrecked on Saint Pierre Island with the loss of 60 of the 69 people on board.[29][30][31]
Egbertus  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Grunderwald with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to a Norwegian port.[15]
Good Intent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire.[3]
Hebe  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the North Sea 26 nautical miles (48 km) east of Huntley Foot, Yorkshire.[3][24][32] Her crew were rescued by Albion ( United Kingdom). Hebe was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[5]
Herschel  Bremen The brig was driven ashore in the Elbe.[23]
Hoffnung  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore near Petten, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Antwerp, Belgium.[15]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 67 nautical miles (124 km) off Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth Reid ( United Kingdom). Isabella was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Leith, Lothian.[23][33]
Josephine  United States The ship was driven ashore on Jura, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Londonderry, United Kingdom.[6]
Leadbetter  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Flotta, Orkney Islands.[15]
Lower Schulau Lightship  Hamburg The lightship was driven ashore at Spitzerdorf.[23]
Mathew  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Hoy, Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands.[34]
Zulette  United States The barque sank at Milford, County Donegal, United Kingdom.[3]

10 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1847
Ship State Description
Celerity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[3] She was refloated on 12 April and taken in to Whitby.[15]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Tynemouth, Northumberland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool, County Durham in a sinking condition.[20]
Emilie Heikema  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near "Zolltkampf", Prussia.[15]
Lamberta Kurst  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near "Zolltkampf".[15]
Peggy  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire in a waterlogged condition.[5]

11 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1847
Ship State Description
Mayflower  United Kingdom The brig foundered off Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Callao, Peru.[22]
Penelope United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Prampram, British Accra.[35][36]

12 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1847
Ship State Description
Jannet  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks at Cauler Head, Orkney Islands and was damaged. She was refloated and taken in to Stromness, Orkney Islands.[37]
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Workington to Drogheda, County Louth.[23]
Unity  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Nairn.[3][24]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[15]

13 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1847
Ship State Description
Commerce de Charenton  France The ship was wrecked on the Île Pelée, Manche.[38]
Defiance  United Kingdom The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the Humber by Queen of Scotland ( United Kingdom) with the loss of a crew member.[15]
James  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields.[37][39]
Port Leon  United States The ship was wrecked at Cape Bold, Africa. She was on a voyage from the Gambia River to New York.[40]
Rio  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hirtshals, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[41]
Rochester  United States The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea and sank. All on board, over 300 people, were rescued by boats from Arklow, County Wicklow, United Kingdom. Rochester was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[23][42]
Tagus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Riga, Russia.[9]
Vertumnus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Harboøre, Denmark with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[41]

14 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1847
Ship State Description
Golden Fleece United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The barque was driven ashore at the mouth of the Richmond River. Her crew were rescued.[43]
Grana Uile  United Kingdom The paddle steamer, Liverpool for Drogheda caught fire 30 miles east of Lambay Island and north west of Anglesey and sank. 69 passengers and crew saved by fishing smack Bessey; about thirty lives lost (maybe more as not all passengers were counted), included Captain Rawden.[44]
Highlander  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[45]
John and Sally  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Kate  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire off the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Bantry to Cork.[38]
Kitty  United Kingdom The ship foundered off The Scalp. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portree, Isle of Skye to Lochgilphead, Argyllshire.[23]
Société  France The schooner was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[26][37]
Welcome  United Kingdom The barque was on the Shoad Subad reef, south west of Yambo, Ottoman Empire with the loss of fifteen of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Suez, Egypt.[21][46]
Whitburn  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[4]

15 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1847
Ship State Description
Canopus  United Kingdom The barque departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47]
Cleopatra India The paddle steamer foundered in the Indian Ocean off the Malabar Coast with the loss of nearly 300 lives. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Bombay.
Croft  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to a Scottish port.[48][49]
Elizabeth United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Van Diemen's Land The schooner was wrecked on Swan Island. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Zealand to Launceston.[50]
Juliette  France The ship was in collision with Jeune Basquaise ( France) in the North Sea off the Lemon Sand and was abandoned by all but one of her crew, who were rescued by Jeune Basquaise. The other crew member was also rescued. Juliette was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rochefort, Charente-Maritime.[23][51]
Lactor et Emergo  United States The ship ran aground at Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Boston, Massachusetts.[51]
Van Spyck  Netherlands The schooner was in collision with the barque Emma ( Bremen) and sank in the English Channel 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Emma. Van Spyck was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland[52]

16 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1847
Ship State Description
Montcalm  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated on 18 April and taken in to Port Ellen, Islay, Inner Hebrides.[53]
Wizard  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hayland Rocks, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[23]

17 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: April 1847
Ship State Description
Atlantic  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near St. Davids Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Conway, Caernarfonshire.[38]
Day  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Limerick to New York, United States.[54]
John  United Kingdom The brig was holed by an anchor and sank in the River Tyne.[38]
Leander  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (27°00′N 17°30′W / 27.000°N 17.500°W / 27.000; -17.500) with the loss of fifteen of her 26 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[55][56][57]
Mary Pleasant  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[27]
Menai  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Ward ( United Kingdom). Menai was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to New York, United States.[9]
Merlin  United States The ship departed from the Clyde for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58]
St. Patrick  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[59]
William  United Kingdom The William shifted at her berth in Holy Island Harbour on Lindisfarne on 17 April 1847. The vessel settled on her anchor, puncturing the hull. Water got to the cargo of quicklime and the boat caught fire, only eventually being extinguished by the rising tide.[60]

18 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1847
Ship State Description
Frances  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a steamship and sank in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent with the loss of all but one of her crew.[52] She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire.[39]
Herring  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with the steamship Myrtle ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was towed in to Newhaven, Sussex in a waterlogged condition by Myrtle. Herring was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Plymouth, Devon.[38]
Nova Scotia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked on Jardine's Bank, off the Isle of Pines, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Newfoundland.[55]
Sceptre  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham.[61]

19 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1847
Ship State Description
Diamond United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Grenada The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked in Macquis Bay.[29][30]
Hero  United Kingdom The steamship foundered "in the Steene". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[21]
Janet Thomas  United Kingdom The ship departed from the Clyde for Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[62]
Lightfoot  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America. She was refloated and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim.[39]
Mermaid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from Vingoria, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Singapore and China.[21][63][64]
Orontes  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[38]
Vrouw Wobbegina  Netherlands The ship was abandoned off Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was subsequently beached on Rottumeroog.[65]

20 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1847
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[66]
Ashland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Southampton, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York City. She was refloated on 8 May but drove ashore again.[28] Ashland was refloated on 5 June and taken in to New York City.[67]
Charles  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim. . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Coleraine, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[68]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on The Skerries. Her crew survived.[68]
Ligonia  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Dawson ( United Kingdom). Ligonia was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Brest, Finistère, France.[13]
Orion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the Agger Canal, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to a Baltic port.[69] She was refloated on 25 April and taken in to Thisted for repairs.[45]
Waterloo Packet  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Dauntless ( United Kingdom).[28]
Yucatan  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[70]

21 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1847
Ship State Description
Albatross  United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the full-rigged ship Nonpareil ( Spain) and foundered with the loss of five of her seven crew. The survivors were rescued by Nonpareil. Albatross was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal.[71][72]
Dane  United States The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[41]
Duke of Cambridge  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was refloated and taken in to Southampton, Hampshire.[73]
Margaret Power United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was lost off Green Pond with the loss of 21 of her crew.[21]

22 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1847
Ship State Description
Elizabeth United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The schooner was wrecked on Swan Island, Van Diemen's Land. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Zealand to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land.[74]
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated on 24 April and resumed her voyage.[45]
Fulmar  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a shoal 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km)) west of Estepona, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[75]
Medusa  Prussia The barque was abandoned off the coast of Ireland with some loss of life. Five crew were rescued by Oriental ( United Kingdom). Medusa was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool.[13]
Prince of Wales  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Gray Point. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim, She was refloated.[41]
Vesper  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Tito, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Zante, Greece to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall.[76] She was refloated on 3 May and resumed her voyage.[40]

23 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1847
Ship State Description
Amor de Patria Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was wrecked on the English Bank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Monte Video, Uruguay.[77]
Le President Haiti Haitian Navy The barque exploded and sank at Port-au-Prince with the loss of over 80 lives.[78]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bottomry Point. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[41]

24 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1847
Ship State Description
British Sovereign  United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked in the Sandwich Islands. All but one of her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants.[79][80]
John Bromham  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Cork. She was refloated on 26 April and taken in to Charleston.[81]

25 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1847
Ship State Description
Treby  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked off Cape Luke, Ottoman Tripolitania. Her crew were rescued.[75]
Wilhelmina  Kingdom of Hanover The koff capsized and was driven ashore on Süderoog, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Leer.[65]

26 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1847
Ship State Description
Atalanta  Malta The schooner ran aground at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[65]
Petronella  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Meven Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cuxhaven. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven.[45]
Queen Victoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[40]
Valiant  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Scattery Island, County Clare.[10] She was refloated on 6 May.[82]

27 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1847
Ship State Description
Argo  United States The ship struck an iceberg and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Cork, United Kingdom.[7]
Conradine  Bremen The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Sligo, United Kingdom.[68]
Demetri Trieste The ship ran aground near Tarifa, Spain and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Cork, United Kingdom.[83]
Emily  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Downings, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued.[84]
Firefly  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Boulmer, Northumberland.[10]
Fisher  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America.[85] She was refloated on 14 May.[86]
General von Thom  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Lowland Man's Bay, Jura, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Stralsund.[85]
Hunter  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel between Dungeness, Kent and Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to London.[59]
Mariner  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Waterville, County Kerry with the loss of two of her crew.[87]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Loch Indaal.[85]
Matthew Pearce  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Punta Real Island, in the Bay of Laguna. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Laguna.[88]
Messenger  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Downings. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain to Sligo. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[84]
Olive Branch  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Bowmore, Islay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ballyshannon, County Antrim. Olive Branch was refloated on 14 May.[67][85][68]
Success  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Appin, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ballachulish, Argyllshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[45]
Tyrian  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Jura with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Glasgow.[89]
William Carson  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Lowland Man's Bay.[85]

28 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1847
Ship State Description
Exmouth  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Islay, Inner Hebrides with the loss of 249 of the 252 people on board. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[90]
Helena  Denmark The ship was abandoned off Barra, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently taken in to Vaterta Bay.[40]
Helen Cook  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east by south of Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Dorothea ( United Kingdom). Helen Cook was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Hull, Yorkshire. She subsequently capsized and caught fire.[86]
Kangaroo  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Aughrish". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Newport, Monmouthshire.[87]
Mary Isabella  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by Clara ( United Kingdom).[87]
Olivia  United States The schooner was wrecked at the Slyne Head Lighthouse, County Donegal, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Galway, United Kingdom. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[84]

29 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1847
Ship State Description
Daniel Norris  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Jutland. She was refloated and taken in to Aalborg, Denmark.[82]
Delegate  United States The fishing schooner was lost the Georges Bank. Crew saved by schooner Talisman.[91]
Fellowship  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Tobermory, Isle of Mull. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Prince Edward Island, British North America.[92]
John and Isabella  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and was beached on Flotta, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[92]
Moy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Scattery Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Kilrush, County Clare to Archangelsk, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[54]
Trefiw Trader  United Kingdom The sloop foundered off the coast of Anglesey. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Holyhead to Pwllfanogl.[93]

30 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1847
Ship State Description
Experiment  United Kingdom The screw steamer caught fire and sank in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. All 80 people on board were rescued by the paddle steamer Clarence ( United Kingdom). Experiment was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[94][68][59]
Union  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Douglas Head, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by Emily ( United Kingdom). Union was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[69]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1847
Ship State Description
Antelope United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 April.[95]
Brothers United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 3 April.[96]
Catharine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape San Antonio, Cuba before 8 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[28][70]
Charles  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 April.[95]
Christine Maria Flag unknown The sloop was wrecked on the Rouer Scheern before 25 April with the loss of all hands.[65]
Crusader United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 April. Her crew were rescued by Cronstadt ( Russia). Crusader was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[76]
Elwine Stettin The schooner capsized at "Summerfocht" before 17 April. She had been refloated by 3 May and taken in to Swinemünde, Prussia.[54]
Ireby  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of "Port Saloume" Egypt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt.[97]
Israel  United States The whaler was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony before 14 April.[36]
Jane  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She subsequently broke up. Her crew were rescued.[98]
Mary and Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned before 3 April.[96]
Mermaid  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the "Malabar Castle", China between 19 and 23 April.[99]
Mitchel  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire.[4]
Nowrojee's Botella India The ship was wrecked off the Malabar Coast between 18 and 21 April.[63][64]
Prince of Wales  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar before 27 April. She was on a voyage Bay of St. Augustin to Mauritius.[100]
Siband Pulkee India The patamar foundered off "Jageer" between 18 and 21 April. She was on a voyage from Calicut to Bombay.[63][64]
Sisters  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Kirkcaldy, Fife for Donegal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[70]
Solide  Prussia The barque sank off Caorle, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia before 3 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to L'Orient, Morbihan, France.[20]
Victoria India The ship was severely damaged in a hurricane.[101]
Wanderer  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Hanko, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[40]
Witburn  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire before 12 April.[15]

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