The list of shipwrecks in May 1825 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during May 1825.
List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1825
Ship
State
Description
Rebecca
United States
The ship was lost off Rum Key. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York .[ 4]
List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1825
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by ice off Hogland , Russia and was beached at "Hundswick". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to London . Ann was later refloated and taken in to Reval , Russia,[ 6] [ 14] [ 15] where she was declared beyond repair.[ 16]
Dick
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked 30 nautical miles (56 km) from the mouth of the Rio Grande with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to the Pacific Ocean .[ 17]
Sally
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Feroy" with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Killala , County Louth to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 5]
Sons of Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Folley Reef, off Aux Cayes , Haiti. She was on a voyage from Jacmel , Haiti to London .[ 18] [ 19]
Whim
Saint Vincent
The drogging sloop capsized in a squall and sank with the loss of more than eight lives.[ 20]
List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1825
Ship
State
Description
John
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Viceosa Reef, in the Black River. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to "Poyais".[ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1825
Ship
State
Description
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Three Sisters ( United Kingdom ).[ 9]
Catharina Sophia
Prussia
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm , Denmark.[ 5]
Hermit
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Bird Island, British North America before 16 May.[ 35]
Hibernia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River . She was on a voyage from Bengal , India to Rangoon .[ 36]
Lydia & Mary
United States
The ship was capsized and sunk by a waterspout . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Faial Island , Azores to Tampico , Mexico.[ 10]
Mary Ann
United States
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 23 May.[ 13]
Pallas
Gibraltar
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Mississippi River on or before 24 May.[ 17]
Prince of Saxe Coburg
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Hogsty Reef and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Jacmel , Haiti to Plymouth , Devon . Prince of Saxe Coburg was refloated and put into Norfolk, Virginia , United States.[ 10]
Sons of Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Folly Reef, off Aux Cayes , Haiti before 21 May. She was on a voyage from Jacmel , Haiti to London .[ 33] [ 37]
St. Lawrence
British North America
The ship ran aground in the St. Lawrence River . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada to London.[ 17]
Trevor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk.[ 15]
Vittoria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Rangoon.[ 36]
Vrow Gesina
Netherlands
The ship was lost near "Pero". She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 21]
^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 17000. 15 June 1825.
^ a b "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6012). 17 May 1825.
^ a b c "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6011). 10 May 1825.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 17068. 9 September 1825.
^ a b c d e "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6014). 24 May 1825.
^ a b c d "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6016). 31 May 1825.
^ "(untitled)". Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc . No. 1336. 11 May 1825.
^ Larn, Richard; Larn, Bridget (1997). Shipwreck Index of the British Isles . London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
^ a b "From Lloyd's List – July 1". Caledonian Mercury . No. 16204. 4 July 1825.
^ a b c "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6024). 28 June 1825.
^ a b c "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6032). 26 July 1825.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6022). 21 June 1825.
^ a b c "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6019). 10 June 1825.
^ a b c "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6015). 27 May 1825.
^ a b "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6017). 3 June 1825.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6047). 16 September 1825.
^ a b c d "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6030). 19 July 1825.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 17020. 8 July 1825.
^ "From Lloyd's List – July 8". Caledonian Mercury . No. 16207. 11 July 1825.
^ a b "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6034). 2 August 1825.
^ a b "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6013). 20 May 1825.
^ a b "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6029). 15 July 1825.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 17018. 6 July 1825.
^ Lloyd's List №6030.
^ "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc . No. 7756. 4 June 1825.
^ "(untitled)". The Times . No. 12667. London. 30 May 1825. col B, p. 3.
^ a b c "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6026). 7 July 1825.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6035). 5 August 1825.
^ a b "From Lloyd's List – August 5". Caledonian Mercury . No. 16219. 8 August 1825.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 17045. 6 August 1825.
^ "Ship News". Caledonian Mercury . No. 16206. 9 July 1825.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6018). 7 June 1825.
^ a b "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6027). 8 July 1825.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6040). 23 August 1825.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6025). 1 July 1825.
^ a b "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (6063). 11 November 1825.
^ "(untitled)". The Times . No. 12699. London. 7 July 1825. col C, p. 2.
Shipwrecks 1820–29, by month
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