The list of shipwrecks in May 1846 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1846.\
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List of shipwrecks: May 1846
Ship | State | Description |
Charles Kidd |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Ringkøbing, Denmark with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[12][13] |
Halcyon |
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 London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated.[9] |
Speculation |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground near Snekkersten, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[14][15] She subsequently put in to Jarrow, Northumberland for repairs.[16] |
Speed |
United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Knock Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Boston, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17][9] |
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List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1846
Ship | State | Description |
Circe |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and sank on the Long Sand, in The Wash. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[18] |
Dolphin |
British North America |
The schooner was sunk by ice in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia.[19] |
Martha |
United Kingdom |
The ship was lost 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Torquay, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[20] |
Seagull |
British North America |
The schooner was sunk by ice in the Magdalen Islands.[19] |
Sea Star |
British North America |
The schooner was sunk by ice in the Magdalen Islands.[19] |
Thomas Row |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Harrington, Province of Canada.[19] |
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List of shipwrecks: May 1846
Ship | State | Description |
Abraham Young |
United Kingdom |
The ship was severely damaged by ice off Scatterie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America.[21] |
Anna Louise |
Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore at Heringsdorf.[12] |
Druid |
United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Cove ( United Kingdom). Druid was on a voyage rom Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[19] |
Fritz |
Rostock |
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[12] |
Glenalvon |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cuba.[22] |
Hoop |
Hamburg |
The ship was wrecked at Tönning, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Hambrug to Königsberg, Prussia.[23] |
Indian Queen |
British North America |
The ship was driven ashore at Cocagne, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[11] |
Wetherall |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cowes.[24] |
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List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1846
Ship | State | Description |
Brilliant |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Lamaline, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of two lives; 153 people were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[19][40] |
Catharina |
Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship sank in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig.[41] |
Pekin |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St Lawrence. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Quebec City.[19] |
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List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1846
Ship | State | Description |
Spinster |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Porto Plata".[45] |
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List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1846
Ship | State | Description |
Alexander |
United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Royal William ( United Kingdom). Alexander was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[50][51] |
Ann |
United Kingdom |
The ship was holed by a pile and sank at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sutton Bridge to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[43] |
Ardjoena |
Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bridport Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[43] |
Hope |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk.[43] |
Pandora |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[43] Pandora was refloated on 26 May and taken to the River Mersey in a severely damaged condition.[34] |
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List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1846
Ship | State | Description |
Eleanor |
New South Wales |
The whaler, a brig, was wrecked on Youell's Reef. Her crew were rescued by Anna Louisa ( United Kingdom).[56][57] |
Squatter |
New South Wales |
The ship, a brigantine or schooner, was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Port Fairy. All fourteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Melbourne and Portland Bay.[58][59] |
Tantivy |
United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered off Ramsey Island, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[34] |
Victoria |
United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She put in to Key West, Florida, United States where she was condemned.[60] |
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List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1846
Ship | State | Description |
Calcutta |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Metis, Province of Canada, British North America.[19][74][75] The wreck was refloated in September and towed in to Quebec City, Province of Canada, arriving on the 7th.[76] |
George |
France |
The barque was wrecked off Rodrigues. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Sonapere" to the Île Bourbon.[77] |
Hoffnung |
Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship was wrecked in the Jade Bight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Varel.[35] |
Pekin |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Fox River, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[75] |
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List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1846
Ship | State | Description |
Emulation |
France |
The brig ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[29] |
Providence |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Portneuf, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[60] Providence was refloated on 12 June and towed in to Quebec City.[50] |
Victorieux |
France |
The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She was refloated and taken in to Wivenhoe, Essex.[28] |
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1846
Ship | State | Description |
Aden |
United Kingdom |
The ship was scuttled and abandoned before 8 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Hamburg.[35] |
Adler |
Hamburg |
The ship was scuttled before 8 May. Her crew were rescued by HMS Philomel ( Royal Navy). Adler was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Hamburg.[79] Her crew alleged barratry against her captain, who jumped overboard from HMS Philomel and was drowned.[38] |
Alexander |
United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 May.[37] |
Bella Clara |
United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (5°21′S 22°31′W). Her crew were rescued.[20] |
Catherine |
British North America |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All 36 people on board were rescued by Braeus (flag unknown). Catherine was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[80] |
Circa |
United Kingdom |
The ship sank off King's Lynn, Norfolk. She had been refloated by 11 May and taken in to King's Lynn.[25] |
Cologne |
France |
The whaler was wrecked on the south coast of Banks Peninsula, New Zealand, in late May. Two men drowned, and two others died attempting to walk to Akaroa to get assistance.[81] |
Columbine |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on "Coutali Island", Ottoman Empire before 6 May. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in t Gallipoli in a leaky condition.[21] |
Dolphin |
British North America |
The schooner was lost in ice off the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia.[82] |
Ellison |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Ship Island, Patagonia, Argentina before 10 May.[83] |
Halcyon Trader |
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 London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated.[54] |
Hugh Wallace |
United Kingdom |
The ship was sunk by ice. Her crew took to the boats and were rescued by Lord Metcalfe ( United Kingdom).[75] |
HNLMS Kameleon |
Royal Netherlands Navy |
The schooner was attacked by pirates off the coast of Bangka Island, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were massacred and the ship was sunk.[84] |
Lady Alice Lambton |
United Kingdom |
The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued.[85] |
Miguela |
United States |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 May.[86] |
Pactolus |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark for repairs She arrived on 15 May.[87] |
Pallas |
United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Cochin, for Calcutta, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[88] |
Perthshire |
United Kingdom |
The ship was holed by ice and was beached on "Sanerins Island", Nova Scotia. She was refloated and take in to Arichat, Nova Scotia in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Pictou, Nova Scotia.[33] |
Sea Gull |
British North America |
The schooner was lost in ice off the Magdalen Islands.[82] |
Sea Star |
United Kingdom |
The schooner was lost in ice off the Magdalen Islands.[82] |
Trinidad |
British North America |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Pink ( United States). Trinidad was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick to Liverpool.[80] |
Uncle Sam |
New Zealand |
The schooner wrecked on a reef off Māhia Peninsula, in Hawke Bay, New Zealand, while carrying mail from Wellington to Auckland. All hands were saved but the cargo was lost.[81][89] |
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