The list of shipwrecks in May 1856 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1856.
1 May
2 May
3 May
4 May
List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1856
Ship |
State |
Description
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Integrity
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United Kingdom
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The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew survived.[13]
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5 May
6 May
List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1856
Ship |
State |
Description
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Adele
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United States
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The ship was wrecked at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah-la-Mar, Jamaica to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[18][19]
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Charlotte and Maria
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United Kingdom
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The ship was in collision with a brig and was abandoned off the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[20][4]
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Lucy Ring
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United States
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The barque arrived at Passage West, County Cork on fire and was scuttled.[8]
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Nightingale
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked off the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Pembrey, Carmarthenshire to Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[21]
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Phoebe Dunbar
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United Kingdom
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The ship struck rocks and was beached at Amity Point, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Adelaide, South Australia.[22]
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Pioneer
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Jersey
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The ship struck the Paternoster Rocks and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey.[23]
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Spray
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United Kingdom
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The schooner struck the Angus Rock, in the Strangford Lough and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[20]
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7 May
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1856
Ship |
State |
Description
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Brothers
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United Kingdom
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The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Portishead, Somerset. Two crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[24]
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Endeavour
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United Kingdom
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The schooner was wrecked between Gribben Head and Polkerris, Cornwall with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Charlestown, Cornwall.[25][21][26]
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Gale
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United Kingdom
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The schooner was driven ashore at Deal, Kent.[27]
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John Shelley
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Platters Rock, in the Irish Sea. She was refloated.[4]
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Latina
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United Kingdom
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The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[4]
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Norfolk Tar
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United Kingdom
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The schooner was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was refloated.[21]
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Racer
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[25] About 600 of her 700 passengers were taken off by Arklow smacks.[20][28]
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Robert and Hannah
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Norway
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The schooner collided with HMS Majestic ( Royal Navy) and sank off Deal. Her crew were rescued by HMS Majestic. Robert and Hannah was on a voyage from the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Inférieure to Christiansand. She came ashore the next day south of Deal.[27][21]
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S. C. Thwing
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United States
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The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Gothenburg, Sweden.[21]
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8 May
List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1856
Ship |
State |
Description
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Edley
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[25]
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Emanuel
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Bremen
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The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen to South Shields.[25]
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Good Intent
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United Kingdom
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The schooner was driven ashore at Whitstable, Kent.[20]
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Hull
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United Kingdom
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The ship collided with the Stanford Lightship ( Trinity House) and was consequently beached at Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[25][20][29]
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Jane and Mary
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Cape Spartel, Morocco before 6 May. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was later refloated and taken in to Gibraltar, where she arrived on 21 May.[30][31]
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Latona
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United Kingdom
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The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[20]
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10 May
11 May
12 May
List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1856
Ship |
State |
Description
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Comet
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United Kingdom
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The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lagos, Africa.[36]
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13 May
List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1856
Ship |
State |
Description
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Countess of Durham
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Malta to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[37][18]
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Good Intent
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South Australia
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The ship sank at Rapid Bay, South Australia. She was refloated on 26 May and taken in to Kangaroo Island.[38]
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Humphrey Nelson
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore in Cemlyn Bay. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[39]
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Mary Wilson
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Europa Point, Gibraltar before 15 May. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Gibraltar in a severely leaky condition.[37][18]
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Victor Jacquemont
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Africa.[37][18]
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14 May
15 May
16 May
17 May
18 May
19 May
20 May
21 May
22 May
List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1856
Ship |
State |
Description
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Helena Boliths
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United Kingdom
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The schooner ran aground at Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bayonne.[19] She had been refloated by 12 June and towed in to Bayonne.[43]
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Jenny Dixon
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United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to "Wyborg".[30]
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Sarah
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River at Matane, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[51]
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Tertia
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United Kingdom
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The ship, which had sprung a leak on 4 May, was beached at "Aidan", Spain. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[52]
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Thomas
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United Kingdom
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The ship struck the Richillian Rapids, in the Saint Lawrence River and was beached. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Montreal, British North America.[51]
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Young Dixon
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on Hogland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Swinemünde, Prussia.[31]
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23 May
24 May
25 May
List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1856
Ship |
State |
Description
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Golden Gate
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United States
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The clipper ship was destroyed by fire at Pernambuco, Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[56]
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Primrose
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United Kingdom
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The brigantine was wrecked on The Shingles, off The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[57]
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Star of Freedom
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United Kingdom
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The ship foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Almería, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[58]
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26 May
27 May
28 May
29 May
30 May
31 May
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1856
Ship |
State |
Description
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Charles Adolphe
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France
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The ship was in collision with Antagonist ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Seven crew were rescued by a fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was taken in to Penzance, Cornwall on 8 May.[25][4]
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Daniel Parker
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United States
|
The schooner was wrecked at "West Sandwich". She was on a voyage from Bangor, Maine to New York.[16]
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Johanna Maria
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Netherlands
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The full-rigged ship ran aground on a reef off Mindanao, Spanish East Indies before 5 May. She was refloated but consequently foundered with the loss of her captain. Johanna Maria was on a voyage from south Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hong Kong.[63]
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Kawai
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New Zealand
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The cutter left Wellington Harbour on 16 May, and was not heard from again. Wreckage found near Castlepoint on 28 May was believed to be the wreckage of the Kawai.[47]
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Lawson
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground off the Mantanilla Reef. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[59]
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Marie Stewart
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United Kingdom
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The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cortelazzo Point, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia with the loss of all but one of those on board. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[1]
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Mairner
|
United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on the Pickles Reef before 15 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans.[19]
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Montrose
|
United Kingdom
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The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 May. Her crew were rescued by Greyhound ( United Kingdom). Montrose was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Quebec City.[27]
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President
|
United States
|
The ship collided with an iceberg and sank in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Columbine ( United Kingdom). President was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts.[77]
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S. C. Thwing
|
Flag unknown
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The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark before 17 May.[16]
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Success
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America.[77]
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Transit
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground in the Baltic Sea before 27 May. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put in to Gothenburg, Sweden for repairs.[69]
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William IV
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Walberswick, Suffolk, England, sometime before 12 May.[78]
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