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The list of shipwrecks in May 1833 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1833.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flora | The ship was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef.[1] | |
| Thomas and Eleanor | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Scowrie". Her crew were rescued.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of fifteen of the 30 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the brig Neptune ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | The ship ran aground in Carnarvon Bay and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America.[6] | |
| Sweedland | The ship was lost at Saugor, India.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harriet | The ship was wrecked on the Riding Rocks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[3] | |
| Tronto | The ship was driven ashore at St. Mary's, Nova Scotia, British North America.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharine | The ship was wrecked by ice. Her crew were rescued by Traveller ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harvest Home | The ship was wrecked on whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[11][12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Courier de Cette | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Harfleur, Seine-Inférieure, where she was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. An insurance claim was rejected due to suspected barratry.[13][14] | |
| Martha | The brig was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean 290 nautical miles (540 km) off the coast of Newfoundland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland.[15][16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady of the Lake | The brig was sunk by ice off Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of between 170 and 265 lives. About 30 survivors were rescued by Amazon ( | |
| Panana | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fortitude ( | |
| Ranger | The barque was in collision with an iceberg and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[17][18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hero | The ship was lost in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newfoundland, British North America.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltic | The ship departed from Manila, Spanish East Indies for Singapore. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[20][21] | |
| Lady Campbell | The ship was driven ashore near Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Saint John.[22] | |
| Viscount Palmerston | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna | The ship struck a rock and foundered near Porvoo, Finland. The crew were rescued. Fortuna was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Porvoo, Grand Duchy of Finland.[17][24] | |
| Julia | The ship was damaged by ice and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Breakwater ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Ann | The ship was wrecked on the coast of British North America. Her crew were rescued by Amethyst ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elphinstone | The ship was wrecked on the coast of "Mayo". She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Sumatra.[25] | |
| Lioness | The steamboat was destroyed by an explosion and fire in the Red River, Louisiana with the loss of fourteen lives. Lioness was on a voyage from New Orleans to Natchitoches, Louisiana.[16][26] | |
| Raikes | The ship was lost in Conception Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland.[15][27] | |
| Sylph | The ship was abandoned in ice off Carbonear Island Newfoundland. She was later towed into "Musquito".[27][28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George | The ship was lost off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[3] | |
| Orb | The ship was wrecked on The Triangles. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of York | The East Indiaman was driven ashore at "Hedgellee Creek", India. Although almost undamaged, she was not refloatable. Duke of York was on a voyage from London to Madras, India.[29][30] | |
| Eamont | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked south of Kedgeree, India.[29][30] | |
| General Fisher | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Kedgeree.[30] | |
| J & H Cumming | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Long Island, United States with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[27] | |
| Lord Amherst | The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Kedgeree and broke her back.[29][30] | |
| Robert | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked north of Kedgeree.[29][30] | |
| Sultan | The ship foundered off the coast of India. Two of her crew survived.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The ship struck an iceberg and foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked in Hell Gate. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hoppet | The ship was driven ashore on "Magunsholm". She was on a voyage from Vaasa to Riga, Russia.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Despreux | The whaler was lost in the Chiloé Archipelago, Chile.[32][33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Twee Gebroeders | The ship was wrecked on Langeoog, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to a Norwegian port.[31] | |
| Volunteer | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Fonchin, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah | The ship ran aground near St. Ann's, Nova Scotia, British North America and was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Inverary Castle | The paddle steamer ran aground in the Clyde and was abandoned by her crew.[36] | |
| Magnet | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 May. Her crew were rescued by the brig Jane ( | |
| Maria | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland before 24 May. Her crew were rescued by Frances and Harriet ( | |
| Wellington | The ship was wrecked in ice. Her crew were rescued by Shannon ( |