List of shipwrecks in May 1820
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The list of shipwrecks in May 1820 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during May 1820.
May 1820 | ||||||
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8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 | Unknown date | |||
References |
2 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Medea | Russia | The ship departed from Bahia, Brazil for Reval. No further trace, presumed founderedwith the loss of all hands.[1] |
3 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Orb | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground of the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Orb was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[2] |
7 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Molly | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Strangford, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[3] |
Nestor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Stroma. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to the United States.[4] Nestor was later refloated.[5] |
Phœnix | Prussia | The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom.[6][7] |
Richard | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[8] |
8 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the River Suir. She had nothing on board and it was expected that she would be righted without damage.[9] |
Four Sisters | India | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Madras with the loss of all but one of her crew.[10] |
9 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Atlas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Poulicat, India with the loss of three of her crew.[10] |
10 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mary Ann | United States | The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Sophia ( United Kingdom).[11][12] |
Noah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Barbados. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to "Margaritta".[13] |
Telegraph | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York.[13] |
12 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Liveley | British North America | The schooner was lost near Cape Negro, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[14] |
William and Matthew | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Cape Negro with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[14][15] |
13 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alligator | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The crew was saved[16] |
14 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Nile | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks and was wrecked off Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Chaleur Bay.[17] |
15 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Minerva | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River 18 nautical miles (33 km) from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City.[18] |
16 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Boyton | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Amherst Island, in Lake Ontario. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Miramichi Bay.[19] |
Harriet | Guernsey | The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Quebec, British North America. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Gaspee Point, Rhode Island, United States.[20] |
17 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Medea | Portugal | The ship departed from Bahia, Brazil for Faial Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21] |
Veronica | Hamburg | The ship was sunk by ice off Hogland, Russia Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[11] |
19 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Southern Four Keys (Lighthouse Reef). She was on a voyage from London and Jamaica to British Honduras.[22] |
Bertha | Prussia | The ship was wrecked near Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[8] |
Jacoba | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea, with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[6] |
Thetis | Stettin | The ship capsized off Anholt, Denmark. The wreck subsequently came ashore at Warberg.[11] She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Stettin.[23] |
20 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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William and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Poole to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[5] |
21 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Frances Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Chaleur Bay.[24] |
Halce | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at Cape Spear, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[13] |
23 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Gaspee Point, Rhode Island, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec, British North America.[22] |
25 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Flor de Tejo | Portugal | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Faial, Azores.[13] |
Jacoba | Netherlands | The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[25] |
27 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aid | United Kingdom | The ship was struck a sunken wreck and was beached at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[8] Aid was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for repairs.[26] |
28 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Flirt | United Kingdom | The ship foundered between Padstow and St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[27] |
Halec | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Cape Spear, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Faial Island, Azores to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[18] |
Pilot | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Bengal, India, for the United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Abeona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to London. Abeona was later refloated.[18] |
Cossack | United Kingdom | Cossack struck on Alcide Rock, near Bic Island. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montreal but had to discharge her cargo at Quebec as she had sustained damage.[29] She arrived at Quebec on 20 May. |
Freedom | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13] |
Irmaoem | Portugal | The ship was lost on Salt Island.[30] |
Lady of the Lake | United States | The ship capsized off Hawkins Point, Baltimore, Maryland in early May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[14] |
Mary and Jane | British North America | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13] |
Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13] |
Nostra Señora del Carmen | United Kingdom | The ship was lost on the Musquito Shore. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Chagres, Viceroyalty of New Granada.[31] |
Princess of Wales | United Kingdom | The whaler departed from The Downs for the South Seas. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[32] |
Royal Oak | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the St. Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City.[13] |
Susannah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13] |
Three Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in a hurricane at Madras, India.[10] |
William Pitt | Bermuda | The brig was abandoned off Bermuda.[33] |
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- ^ a b "Lloyd's Marine List – My 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15407. 5 June 1820.
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- ^ Lloyd's List 12 May 1820, №5490.
- ^ a b c "Lloyd's Marine List – Oct. 17". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15466. 21 October 1820.
- ^ a b c "Lloyd's Marine List – June 13". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15412. 17 June 1820.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lloyd's Marine List – June 23". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15416. 26 June 1820.
- ^ a b c "Lloyd's Marine List June 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15419. 3 July 1820.
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