List of shipwrecks in April 1828

The list of shipwrecks in April 1828 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1828.

April 1828

Mon| Tue| Wed| Thu| Fri| Sat| Sun
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7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27
28 | 29 | 30 | Unknown date
References

## 2 April

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List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Margaret and Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire off the coast of County Antrim. Her crew were rescued by Town of Drogheda ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Drogheda, County Louth.[1]

## 3 April

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List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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British Oak |  United Kingdom | The ketch was wrecked on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Dublin.[1]

## 4 April

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List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Liberty |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the coast of Iceland without loss of life.[2]

## 5 April

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List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Friendship |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Nieupoort, West Flanders, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[3]

## 6 April

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List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Roger and Barbara |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Aberthaw, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4]

## 8 April

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List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Paramaribo |  Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Oster Bank.[3]

## 15 April

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List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Fides |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Stornoway, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[2]

## 16 April

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List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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HMS Acorn |  Royal Navy | The sloop-of-war foundered. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[5][6][7]
HMS Contest |  Royal Navy | The brig foundered. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Halifax.[7]

## 18 April

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List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Woodlark |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on a reef in the Torres Straits with the loss of six of the 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Van Diemen's Land to the Cape of Good Hope.[8][9]

## 20 April

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List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Gertrude |  United States | The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Puerto Cabello, Gran Colombia, to New York City.[10]

## 21 April

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List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Catherine Maria | flag unknown  | The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[11]
Superb |  United Kingdom | The schooner collided with an iceberg and sprang a leak. She was abandoned two days later and some of her crew were rescued by Catherine and Hannah ( United Kingdom).[12] Centurion took off others.

## 24 April

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List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Betsey |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Conception Bay.[13]
Robert & Mary |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Filey, Yorkshire.[14]

## 26 April

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List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Henry  |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain, to Havana, Cuba.[15][16]

## 27 April

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List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Nancy |  United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked near Roanhead, Cumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Ulverston, Lancashire.[17]

## 29 April

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List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Superb |  United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in Cape Cod Bay with the loss of all but five of her crew.[18] She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Quebec, British North America.[5]

## Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1828  Ship | State | Description

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Commerce |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost on The Collins with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to London.[3]
Fairfield |  United Kingdom | The ship lost her rudder and was driven ashore in the Saltee Islands, County Donegal, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3]
Victory |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Jersey, Channel Islands. All on board were rescued.[19]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 881\. 11 April 1828.
2. ^ a b "From Lloyd's List – April 25". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16644\. 28 April 1828.
3. ^ a b c d "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 18279\. 15 April 1828.
4. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 18275\. 10 April 1828.
5. ^ a b "Ship News". The Standard. No. 339\. 18 June 1828.
6. ^ "Apprehended Loss of H.M.S. Acorn". The Standard. No. 343\. 23 June 1828.
7. ^ a b "Naval Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16693\. 21 August 1828.
8. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 480\. 29 November 1828.
9. ^ "More Shipwrecks". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 23 June 1828.
10. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 18329\. 12 June 1828.
11. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 13586\. London. 7 May 1828. col D, p. 3.
12. ^ "Ship News". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16682\. 26 July 1828.
13. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2285\. 2 September 1828.
14. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2267\. 29 April 1828.
15. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 347\. 27 June 1828.
16. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2276\. 1 July 1828.
17. ^ "Ship News". The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland &c. No. 1403\. 3 May 1828.
18. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2274\. 17 June 1828.
19. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 18298\. 7 May 1828.

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