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The list of shipwrecks in April 1826 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1826.
1 April
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1826
Ship
State
Description
Rosenbaum
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore at
Memel ,
Prussia . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Memel.
[1]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was captured off "St. Andrew's", Africa. Her crew were murdered and the ship was run onto rocks and wrecked.
[2]
2 April
7 April
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1826
Ship
State
Description
Emanuel
Netherlands
The ship ran aground at
Beachy Head ,
Sussex ,
United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to
Amsterdam ,
North Holland . Emanuel was refloated on 10 April and beached at
Cooden , Sussex, where she was wrecked on 12 April.
[5]
[6]
Goodintent
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Janet (
United Kingdom ) and sank in the
North Sea with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by
Yorkshireman (
United Kingdom ).
[5]
Norval
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in
Table Bay . She was on a voyage from
London to the
Cape Colony and
Bengal ,
India . Norval was refloated the next day.
[7]
Sylvanus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Hogeness", Sweden.
[8] She was refloated in mid-July.
[9]
Verheldersum
Netherlands
The ship struck a rock and foundered off
Warren Point ,
County Down , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from
Rotterdam ,
South Holland to
Belfast ,
County Antrim , United Kingdom.
[5]
8 April
9 April
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1826
Ship
State
Description
Twey Gebroeders
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Norway to
Harlingen, Friesland .
[10]
10 April
11 April
12 April
13 April
15 April
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1826
Ship
State
Description
Duncan Forbes
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at
Mazagan , Morocco. She was on a voyage from
Bahia ,
Brazil to
Gibraltar .
[21]
[22]
Hoop
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at
Escalles ,
Pas-de-Calais , France. She was on a voyage from
Amsterdam ,
North Holland to
Lisbon , Portugal.
[1]
Howard
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near the mouth of the
Hunter's River ,
New South Wales . She was on a voyage from
Singapore to
Sydney , New South Wales.
[23]
Livonia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at
Torekov , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Libava ,
Courland Governorate .
[24]
Whitby
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire in the
River Thames and was severely damaged.
[19]
16 April
17 April
18 April
19 April
22 April
23 April
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1826
Ship
State
Description
Pereverance
United Kingdom
The ship was run into at
Monte Video , Uruguay by a warship and was damaged beyond repair.
[33]
Tipton Hall
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Peniscola , Spain.
[34]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship's crew were murdered and the vessel run ashore and burnt at St. Andrew's, Africa.
[35]
24 April
26 April
27 April
28 April
30 April
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1826
Ship
State
Description
James Hunter
United States
The ship was wrecked in the
Magdalen Islands ,
Nova Scotia ,
British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from
Halifax , Nova Scotia to
Quebec City ,
Lower Canada , British North America.
[40]
Model
France
The ship was wrecked on the Morasoca Rock, off
Marajó ,
Brazil . She was on a voyage from
Pará , Brazil to
Martinique .
[41]
Skipsey
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Isaac Hicks (
United States ). Skipsey was on a voyage from
London to
Miramichi, New Brunswick ,
British North America .
[7]
Symmetry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near
Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Memel ,
Prussia to
Youghal ,
County Cork .
[31]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1826
Ship
State
Description
Amoricain
France
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Senegal.
[42]
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was beached at
Oporto , Portugal. She was on a voyage from
Newport, Monmouthshire to Oporto.
[5]
Errinerung
Stettin
The ship was lost on
Ertholmene , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to
London ,
United Kingdom .
[37]
Freundschaft
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked near
Gibraltar . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Matanzas ,
Cuba to Gibraltar.
[1]
George & Wilhelm
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the coast of
Cornwall between 10 and 17 April. She was on a voyage from
Cork to
Riga ,
Russia .
[8]
Inca
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Camotal Bank. She was on a voyage from
Guatemala City to
Lima , Peru. Inca was refloated three days later with assistance from
Diligente (
French Navy ) and
USS United States (
United States Navy ).
[43]
Mars
New South Wales
The
cutter was wrecked near
Port Stephens .
[44]
Narrow Escape
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in a cove near
Tintagel ,
Cornwall when a heavy ground sea suddenly rose. Her crew survived.
[45]
[46]
Scipio
Flag unknown
The
schooner was lost at
Tangier , Morocco.
[38]
Stanmore
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at
Bengal ,
India before 5 April.
[47]
Sylvanus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hogeness, Sweden.
[24]
Tamibestotten
Norway
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from
Dordrecht ,
South Holland ,
Netherlands to
Bergen .
[37]
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