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The list of shipwrecks in May 1826 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1826.
2 May
4 May
7 May
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1826
Ship
State
Description
Aimable Paulina
France
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°30′N 31°00′W / 38.500°N 31.000°W / 38.500; -31.000 ). She was on a voyage from St. Domingo to Fayal Island , Azores and Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 4]
Frau Maria
Hamburg
The ship foundered off Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands . She was on a voyage from Kiel , Duchy of Holstein to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom .[ 5]
Regannot
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked near Tromsø , Norway.[ 6]
Weare Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was lost on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London .[ 2]
8 May
9 May
10 May
List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1826
Ship
State
Description
Elizabeth
Hamburg
The ship collided with Orinoco ( United States ) in the Elbe and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Orinoco . Elizabeth was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to Hamburg. She was later taken in to Blankenese .[ 12]
11 May
12 May
13 May
15 May
16 May
17 May
List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1826
Ship
State
Description
Nordstern
Rostock
The ship was abandoned off Rostock. She was on a voyage from "Niestadt" to Rostock.[ 5]
18 May
19 May
List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1826
Ship
State
Description
Courier d'Haiti
France
The ship struck a rock at Cayenne and was wrecked.[ 18]
22 May
List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1826
Ship
State
Description
Philippine
France
The ship was wrecked at Senegal.[ 19]
24 May
26 May
28 May
29 May
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1826
Ship
State
Description
Bruce
Hamburg
The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Hamburg.[ 6]
Dido
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore on Goeree , Zeeland . She was on a voyage from Cette , Hérault , France to Rotterdam , South Holland .[ 22]
General Brock
Jersey
The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (47°50′N 48°30′W / 47.833°N 48.500°W / 47.833; -48.500 ) with the ultimate loss of fourteen of her eighteen crew.[ 23] She was on a voyage from Jersey to Gaspé , Lower Canada , British North America .[ 24]
Good Intent
United Kingdom
The smack struck a rock and foundered in the North Sea north of Bergen , Norway.[ 25] Her crew were rescued.[ 7]
Wilhelmina
Bremen
The ship was lost on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen tt St. Thomas , Virgin Islands .[ 6]
30 May
31 May
List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1826
Ship
State
Description
Marli
Grenada
The drogher was wrecked in Sautlens Bay.[ 27]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1826
Ship
State
Description
Agenora
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Dragor Reef. She was on a voyage from Pillau , Prussia to London . Agenora was later refloated and put into Copenhagen , Denmark for repairs.[ 10]
Belle Julie
France
The whaler was lost in ice off Newfoundland , British North America with much loss of life. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Newfoundland.[ 28]
Caroline
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nova Scotia , British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to Cork . Caroline was later taken in to Richibucto , New Brunswick , British North America.[ 27]
Gurnet
New South Wales
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Sydney with the loss of all four crewe.[ 29]
Nathalie
France
The whaler was lost in ice off Newfoundland with much loss of life. She was on a voyage from Granville to Newfoundland[ 28]
Storkedder
Denmark
The ship capsized in the North Sea before 25 May. She was towed in to Peterhead , Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom bottom up.[ 10]
Stranger
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Dragor Reef. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Plymouth , Devon . She was later refloated and put into Helsingør , Denmark.[ 10]
Sun
United Kingdom India
The brig was wrecked in the Torres Strait with the loss of 24 of the 36 people on board.[ 30]
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^ a b c "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6116). 16 May 1826.
^ a b c "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6132). 11 July 1826.
^ a b "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6119). 26 May 1826.
^ a b c "From Lloyd's Marine List - June 3". Caledonian Mercury . No. 16348. 3 June 1826.
^ a b "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6126). 20 June 1826.
^ "From Lloyd's Marine List - July 4". Caledonian Mercury . No. 16362. 8 July 1826.
^ "Aberdeen Shipping". The Aberdeen Journal . No. 4096. 12 July 1826.
^ a b c d "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6120). 30 May 1826.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6115). 12 May 1826.
^ a b "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6117). 19 May 1826.
^ "Meteorology" . The Sydney Herald . Sydney. 7 March 1842. p. 2.
^ "From Lloyd's Marine List - Oct. 3". Caledonian Mercury . No. 16401. 7 October 1826.
^ "(untitled)". The Morning Post . No. 17464. 5 December 1826.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6146). 29 August 1826.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 17358. 5 August 1826.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6137). 28 July 1826.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6136). 25 July 1826.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6122). 6 June 1826.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle . No. 17733. 14 July 1826.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6121). 2 June 1826.
^ "Ship News". The Bristol Mercury . No. 1853. 24 July 1826.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6135). 21 July 1826.
^ "From Lloyd's List - June 20". Caledonian Mercury . No. 16356. 24 June 1826.
^ "(untitled)". The Times . No. 13036. London. 3 August 1826. col F, p. 3. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help )
^ a b "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6133). 14 July 1826.
^ a b "Ship News". The Glasgow Herald . No. 2476. 15 September 1826.
^ "(untitled)". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser . 10 May 1826.
^ "LOSS OF THE BRIG SUN". The Morning Post . No. 17465. 6 December 1826.
Shipwrecks 1820–29, by month
1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829