The list of shipwrecks in April 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1844.
1 April
2 April
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1844
Ship |
State |
Description
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Alice
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United Kingdom
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The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the north Kent coast with some loss of life.[5]
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Baltimore
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United States
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The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom.[6]
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Elida
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Norway
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The ship ran aground and was damaged leaving Svelvik. She put back to Svelvik.[3]
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Helen
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore on Edisto Island, South Carolina, United States, and was abandoned by her crew.[7]
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Koninginn
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Prussia
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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]
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Penelope
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground and was damaged leaving Svelvik. She put back to Svelvil.[3]
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Stadt
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Netherlands
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The steamship was holed and sank at Vlissingen, Zeeland. She was refloated.[4]
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Stillman
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United Kingdom
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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]
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3 April
4 April
5 April
6 April
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1844
Ship |
State |
Description
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Ann Eliza
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United Kingdom
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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]
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Friendship
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United Kingdom
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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]
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Hercules
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United Kingdom
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The paddle steamer ran aground in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[15]
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Neptunus
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Hamburg
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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]
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7 April
8 April
9 April
10 April
11 April
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1844
Ship |
State |
Description
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Fancy
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Brixham, Devon. She was refloated.[22]
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King William
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United Kingdom
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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]
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Rapid
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United Kingdom
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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]
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Rosebud
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United Kingdom
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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]
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12 April
13 April
14 April
15 April
16 April
17 April
18 April
19 April
20 April
22 April
23 April
24 April
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1844
Ship |
State |
Description
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Bandicoot
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Van Diemen's Land
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The schooner was driven ashore between The Heads and George Town. She was refloated on 27 April and taken into Launceston.[53]
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Julius
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Sweden
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The ship was in collision with a sloop and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from "Jernavik" to Malmö.[54]
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Marshall
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United Kingdom
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The ship was lost off the west coast of Jutland near "Laurvig". She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg, Prussia.[51]
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Patriot
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United Kingdom
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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]
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Star
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United Kingdom
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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]
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St. John
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British North America
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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]
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25 April
26 April
27 April
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1844
Ship |
State |
Description
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Aviso
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Spain
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The ship ran aground at Puerta Mala. She was refloated the next day.[59]
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Forth
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United Kingdom
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The ship departed from Manila, Spanish East Indies, for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[60]
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Heart of Oak
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United Kingdom
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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]
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Jane Martell
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Jersey
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The ship was lost near Arichat, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Arichat.[61]
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Jessie Ritchie
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on the Jardine Reefs. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Havana, Cuba.[61]
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Patriot
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United Kingdom
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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]
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Teazer
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on the Jardine Reefs. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Boston, Massachusetts.[61]
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Waterman No.10
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United Kingdom
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The steamship ran aground and sank at Hastings, Sussex.[62] She was refloated on 29 April.[31][63]
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28 April
29 April
30 April
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1844
Ship |
State |
Description
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Ashantee
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United Kingdom
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The brig was wrecked at Assinie, Ivory Coast. Her crew were rescued.[65]
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Bridget Timmens
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United Kingdom
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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]
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Gladiator
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United Kingdom
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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]
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Jane Walker
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United Kingdom
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 April.[18]
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Margaretta
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United Kingdom
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The sloop sank at Cardigan.[20]
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