List of shipwrecks in May 1820
The list of shipwrecks in May 1820 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during May 1820.
May 1820 | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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
Ship | State | Description |
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Medea | ![]() | The ship departed from Bahia, Brazil for Reval. No further trace, presumed founderedwith the loss of all hands.[1] |
3 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Orb | ![]() | 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
Ship | State | Description |
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Molly | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Strangford, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[3] |
Nestor | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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
Ship | State | Description |
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Eliza | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Madras with the loss of all but one of her crew.[10] |
9 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Atlas | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Poulicat, India with the loss of three of her crew.[10] |
10 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Mary Ann | ![]() | The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Sophia (![]() |
Noah | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Barbados. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to "Margaritta".[13] |
Telegraph | ![]() | 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
Ship | State | Description |
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Liveley | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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
Ship | State | Description |
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Alligator | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The crew was saved[16] |
Minerva | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River 18 nautical miles (33 km) below Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew survived, arriving Quebec on 14 May afternoon, having seen their ship sink at 11pm. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal.[17][18] |
14 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Nile | ![]() | 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.[19] |
16 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Boyton | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Amherst Island, in Lake Ontario. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Miramichi Bay.[20] |
Harriet | ![]() | 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.[21] |
17 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Medea | ![]() | The ship departed from Bahia, Brazil for Faial Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22] |
Veronica | ![]() | 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
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Southern Four Keys (Lighthouse Reef). She was on a voyage from London and Jamaica to British Honduras.[23] |
Bertha | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[8] |
Jacoba | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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.[24] |
20 May
Ship | State | Description |
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William and Mary | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Poole to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[5] |
21 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Frances Ann | ![]() | 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.[25] |
Halce | ![]() | The brig ran aground at Cape Spear, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[13] |
23 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Mary | ![]() | 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.[23] |
25 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Flor de Tejo | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Faial, Azores.[13] |
Jacoba | ![]() | 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.[26] |
27 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Aid | ![]() | 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.[27] |
28 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Flirt | ![]() | The ship foundered between Padstow and St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[28] |
Halec | ![]() | 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.[17] |
Pilot | ![]() | The ship departed from Bengal, India, for the United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[29] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Abeona | ![]() | 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.[17] |
Cossack | ![]() | 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.[30] She arrived at Quebec on 20 May. |
Freedom | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13] |
Irmaoem | ![]() | The ship was lost on Salt Island.[31] |
Lady of the Lake | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13] |
Minerva | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13] |
Nostra Señora del Carmen | ![]() | The ship was lost on the Musquito Shore. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Chagres, Viceroyalty of New Granada.[32] |
Princess of Wales | ![]() | The whaler departed from The Downs for the South Seas. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33] |
Royal Oak | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the St. Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City.[13] |
Susannah | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13] |
Three Brothers | ![]() | The ship foundered in a hurricane at Madras, India.[10] |
William Pitt | ![]() | The brig was abandoned off Bermuda.[34] |
References
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – Dec. 5". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15488. 11 December 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5489). 9 May 1820.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – May 19". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15403. 27 May 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5491). 16 May 1820.
- ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5493). 23 May 1820.
- ^ a b "Lloyd's Marine List – My 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15407. 5 June 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5494). 26 May 1820.
- ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5497). 6 June 1820.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5499). 13 June 1820.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 10989. London. 1 July 1820. col E, p. 3.
- ^ Lloyd's List №5502.
- ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5502): 1. 23 June 1820 – via Hathi Trust.
- ^ "Vessels Sailed". Liverpool Mercury. No. 460. 7 April 1820. p. 7. Retrieved 8 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5512). 28 July 1820.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – July 11". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15425. 14 July 1820.
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 15406. 2 August 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5548). 5 December 1820.
- ^ a b "Lloyd's Marine List – July 25". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15430. 29 July 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5499). 13 June 1820.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – July 4". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15422. 10 July 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5495). 30 May 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5498). 9 June 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5496). 2 June 1820.
- ^ "VARIETIES". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 498. 22 December 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5502. 23 June 1820. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735030. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5497). 6 June 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5500). 16 June 1820.
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 16460. 19 January 1822.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5503). 27 June 1820.
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