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The list of shipwrecks in April 1845 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1845 .
1 April
2 April
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1845
Ship
State
Description
Alley and Nancy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Harrington, Cumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harrington to Douglas, Isle of Man .[ 3]
Arab
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Llanelly , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Llanelly to Penzance , Cornwall . She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 4]
Cerere
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The barque was driven ashore near the entrance to Great Egg Harbor Bay . She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to New York , United States.[ 5]
Corsair
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Seal Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America.[ 1]
Josephine
United States
The ship ran aground in the Weser .[ 4]
Lucy
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Moher", County Clare with the loss of all six of her crew.[ 6] She was on a voyage from Limerick to Preston, Lancashire .[ 7]
3 April
4 April
5 April
6 April
7 April
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1845
Ship
State
Description
Catherine
Hamburg
The schooner was driven ashore at Helsingør , Denmark. She was refloated on 9 April and taken in to Helsingør.[ 13] [ 14]
Dantzic
Dantzic
The barque was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Dantzic. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 15]
New Zealand
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire in the Irish Sea . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America . She put in to Londonderry .[ 16]
Peru
Prussia
The brig was holed by ice and sank in the Drogden . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom to Memel . She was refloated on 19 June and taken in to Kastrup , Denmark.[ 13] [ 14] [ 17]
Swallow
United States
Swallow The steamboat was wrecked on the Brig Rock, in the Hudson River at Albany, New York with the loss of about 60 lives. There were 199 survivors, some of whom were rescued by the steamboats Express and Rochester (both United States ). Swallow was on a voyage from Troy, New York to New York City .[ 18] [ 19]
Tay
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Kirkcaldy , Fife . She was refloated on 9 April and taken in to Dysart, Fife for repairs.[ 20]
8 April
9 April
10 April
List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1845
Ship
State
Description
Annabella
United Kingdom
The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean , Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint Johns, Newfoundland , British North America .[ 28]
Eliezer
Portugal
The ship ran aground on The Skerries, Anglesey , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She floated off and came ashore at Cemaes , Anglesey, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island , Azores to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[ 20] [ 12] [ 26]
England' s Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cullercoats , Northumberland . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Quebec City , British North America . She was refloated on 23 April and taken in to South Shields.[ 29]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 20] She was refloated on 23 April and taken in to Hartlepool.[ 30]
Johanna
Russia
The ship was driven ashore near the Rammekens Castle, Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to London , United Kingdom . She was refloated on 24 April and taken in to Vlissingen , Zeeland.[ 31] [ 32]
Napier
United Kingdom
The ship struck the pier and sank at Whitby , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bridlington , Yorkshire .[ 20]
Pandora
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned by her crew and subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Halifax, Nova Scotia , British North America.[ 28]
Sarah & Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner departed from South Shields , County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all three crew.[ 33]
11 April
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1845
Ship
State
Description
Clio
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Hunting Island , South Carolina , United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Savannah, Georgia , United States.[ 1]
Johannes
Russia
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Vigo , Spain to Riga . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 20]
Nicolos
Kingdom of Hanover
The kuff ran aground on the Hubert Bank, off the coast of Groningen , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greetzyl to London , United Kingdom.[ 29]
Woodville
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea .[ 34] She was refloated on 16 April.[ 35]
12 April
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1845
Ship
State
Description
Clarence
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank off "Sarby", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Holbeck" to an English port.[ 8]
13 April
14 April
15 April
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1845
Ship
State
Description
Ebenezer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Herne Bay , Kent . Her crew were rescued. She was later repaired and returned to service.[ 33]
Euphemia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in Flat Ledge Bay, Devon . She was on a voyage from "Dragomestre" to Exmouth , Devon. She was refloated.[ 14]
Euterpe
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the West Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool , Lancashire . Euterpe was refloated on 17 April and beached at Seacombe , Cheshire .[ 37] [ 38]
Mary and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset . She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Weymouth, Dorset .[ 14]
Nautilus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore east of Leith , Lothian .[ 37]
New Leeds
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 14] She was refloated on 24 April and taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk .[ 39]
16 April
17 April
List of shipwrecks: April 1845
Ship
State
Description
HSwMS Aigle
Swedish Navy
The schooner of war was driven ashore at Gibraltar . She was refloated.[ 42]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to a Baltic port.[ 5]
Fenerator
Hamburg
The barque ran aground on the Margate Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Port Republicain , Haiti. She was refloated and put in to Sheerness , Kent.[ 38]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Spaniard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Trieste to London . She was refloated and beached at Warden Point , Kent.[ 14] Isabella was refloated on 18 April and towed in to Gravesend, Kent .[ 35]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to a Baltic port.[ 8]
John
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Mainland , Orkney Islands .[ 43]
18 April
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1845
Ship
State
Description
Blonde
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Rathlin Island , County Donegal . She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama , United States to Greenock , Renfrewshire . She was refloated and taken in to Greenock with assistance from the paddle tug Defiance ( United Kingdom ).[ 44]
Blucher
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore at "Eisgenloch". She was on a voyage from Bahia , Brazil to Hamburg. She was refloated.[ 44]
Elizabeth and Rebecca
Van Diemen's Land
The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Gardiner, near Adelaide , South Australia with the loss of a crew member.[ 45] [ 46] [ 47]
Frau Maria
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore between Spiekeroog and Wangeroog . She was on a voyage from Carolinensiel to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 30] [ 24] She was later refloated.[ 32]
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Burrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and foundered. Her crew survived.[ 33] She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk to London .[ 34]
Otto
Prussia
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Havre ( France ).[ 31]
19 April
20 April
22 April
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1845
Ship
State
Description
Albertine
Netherlands
The ship was ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Dordrecht , South Holland to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 43]
Apollo
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Boston, Massachusetts , United States. She was refloated and anchored in The Downs .[ 43]
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire . She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate , Kent.[ 43]
HMS Erebus
Royal Navy
Franklin's lost expedition : The Template:Sclass- became icebound in Baffin Bay and was abandoned. Ultimately, none of her crew survived.
Napoleon
France
The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil and Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 30] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 52]
23 April
24 April
25 April
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1845
Ship
State
Description
Anglicania
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Lark's Reef, in the Saint Lawrence River . She was later refloated.[ 28]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Orlock Point, County Down . She was on a voyage from Tobermory , Isle of Mull to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 32] She was refloated on 28 April and taken in to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 53]
John and Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Whitby , Yorkshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 52]
Martha
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Clutha ( United Kingdom ) in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was consequently beached on one of the offshore sandbanks. Martha was on a voyage from Harwich , Essex to London .[ 42] [ 54] She was refloated on 29 April and taken in to Wivenhoe , Essex.[ 55]
HMS Skylark
Royal Navy
The Template:Sclass- was driven ashore and wrecked at St Alban's Head , Dorset . Her crew survived.
Theodor
Kingdom of Hanover
The galiot was discovered derelict in the English Channel . She was beached near New Romney , Kent , United Kingdom .[ 29]
26 April
27 April
28 April
29 April
30 April
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1845
Ship
State
Description
Elizabeth Rebecca
Van Diemen's Land
The whaler , a brig , was wrecked at Trial Harbour .[ 63]
Eugenie
France
The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to Málaga , Spain.[ 8] [ 5]
Gabrielle
France
The ship was wrecked in the River Plate before 6 April.[ 9]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The barque sprang a leak and capsized in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 April. Her crew seventeen were rescued by the brig Trasmerano ( Spain ). Isabella was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America .[ 29] [ 42]
Nautilus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk . She was refloated on 23 April and taken in to Cley-next-the Sea , Norfolk.[ 24]
Psyche
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Mud Point, India between 1 and 19 April. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to London . She was refloated and put back to Calcutta in a leaky condition.[ 64]
Susanna Ann
New Zealand
The ship was wrecked in the Chatham Islands after 4 April. She was on a voyage from New Zealand to the Chatham Islands.[ 65] [ 66]
HMS Terror
Royal Navy
Franklin's lost expedition : The Template:Sclass- became icebound in Baffin Bay and was abandoned. Ultimately, none of her crew survived.
Tonintra
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore at Équihen-Plage , Pas-de-Calais , France before 3 April. She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to Hamburg.[ 4]
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Shipwrecks 1840–49, by month
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