List of shipwrecks in April 1849

The list of shipwrecks in April 1849 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1849.

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April 1849

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## 1 April

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List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Emigrant |  United States | The barque foundered off the North Rock, New Zealand with the loss of all hands.[1]
Petrel |  New Zealand | The schooner was inundated with water and sank during a heavy storm off Waikanae Beach, with the loss of both crew.[2][3]

## 2 April

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List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Andromeda |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Odessa.[4] She was refloated on 13 April.[5]
Hannah |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea.[6]
Laura |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked south of Mobile, Alabama, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile.[7]

## 3 April

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List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Andromeda |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Odessa.[8] She was refloated on 13 April.[9]
Insignia |  United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued by Von Spac ( Netherlands). Insignia was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10][11]
Magnificent |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by J. C. J. van Speyk ( Netherlands). Magnificent was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[12]
Margiena Margaretha |  Netherlands | The smack was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Martin Luther ( Norway).[6][13]
New York |  United States | The ship ran aground on Robbin's Reef. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage.[14]
Supply |  Isle of Man | The smack was wrecked on the Carter Rock, off Port St. Mary.[15]
William Griffith |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Reinhard (flag unknown). William Griffith was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Travemünde.[16]

## 4 April

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List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Example |  United States | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth Whitney ( United States). Example was on a voyage from Staten Island, New York to a port in Virginia.[17][5]
Fanny |  United Kingdom | The brigantine sprang a leak and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of the Copeland Islands, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Runcorn, Cheshire.[18]
Olive |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire with the loss of two of the seventeen people on board and two rescuers. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stonehaven.[19][20]
Shannon |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak off Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire. She was beached in Sandy Haven Bay. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Wicklow.[21]

## 5 April

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List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Robert Lawe |  United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken wreck off the north coast of Norfolk. She put in to King's Lynn in a leaky condition.[21]
Shannon |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Sandy Haven Bay. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Wicklow.[11]

## 6 April

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List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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HDMS Christian VIII |  Royal Danish Navy | First Schleswig War, Battle of Eckernförde: The second rate ship of the line was damaged by Prussian artillery and was beached at Eckernförde. She was subsequently refloated but grounded again, caught fire and exploded with the loss of 100 of her 800 crew.[22]
HDMS Gefion |  Royal Danish Navy | First Schleswig War, Battle of Eckernförde: The fifth rate frigate was severely damaged by Prussian artillery at Eckernförde. She was consequently captured by the Prussians with the loss of 200 of her 300 crew.[22]

## 7 April

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List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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James Harvey |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Nahant, Massachusetts, United States.[14]

## 8 April

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List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Earl Grey |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Glenarm, County Antrim.[12]
Helen |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Louth, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[10]

## 9 April

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List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Betsey |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire.[23]

## 10 April

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List of shipwrecks: May 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Arabella |  United States | The ship was destroyed by fire in Freshwater Bay, Newfoundland.[24]
Coldstream |  United Kingdom | The brig departed from Montego Bay, Jamaica for London. She was subsequently wrecked in the Cayman Islands.[25]
Downes |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She had been refloated by 18 April and taken in to New York, United States.[26]
Eclipse |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Gloucester. She was refloated and beached in Pegwell Bay.[27]
Queen Victoria |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground and sank on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by the lugger Intrepid ( United Kingdom). Queen Victoria was on a voyage from Rostock to London.[10][20][28]

## 11 April

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List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Crescent |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and sank in the River Tay. Her crew survives. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to a Baltic port.[12]
Rose |  United Kingdom | The fishing trawler was in collision with a brig and sank between Cromer and Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[29][30]
Vanguard |  British North America | The ship was wrecked on the Black Ledge, off the coast of Nova Scotia.[14]

## 12 April

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List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Crescent |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Abertay Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire, She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to a Baltic port.[23]
Hope |  France | The schooner ran aground at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Alexandria, Egypt.[23] She was refloated.[31]

## 13 April

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List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Ann and Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a schooner and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[32]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Rocky Point, Belize City, British Honduras. All on board were rescued.[33]
Lady Alice |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Helsdale, Sutherland. She was refloated.[32][34]
Sundsvall |  Sweden | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Trefontane", Sicily. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[35]
Village Maid |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from North Sunderland, County Durham to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[29] She was refloated and taken in to Blyth.[30]

## 14 April

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List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Francis |  United States | The ship was wrecked on the Caicos Reef. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Jessie Stevens |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the North Gar Sand, off the mouth of the River Tees. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[36]
Tatalina |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Runswick, Yorkshire.[29]

## 15 April

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List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Friendship |  United Kingdom | The sloop sprang a leak and foundered 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[37]
Honor |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of Stralsund. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to London.[38]
Northumbria |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[39]

## 16 April

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List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Brenda |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[36]
Mary Ann |  United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with Amphitrite ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to London. Mary Ann was taken in to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[40][8][38]
Norham Castle |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated.[36][39]
Roses |  United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak in the North Sea off St. Abbs Head, Berwickshire. She was beached at Coldingham, Berwickshire, where she was wrecked. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kirkintilloch, Renfrewshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[38][41]
Wave |  United States | The schooner was wrecked in the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[42]

## 17 April

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List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Elephanta |  Denmark | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Nyborg.[38][43][44]
Enterprise |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[45]
Good Intent |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Skegness, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Goole, Yorkshire.[32] She was refloated on 21 April and taken in to Boston for repairs.[46]
Haabet |  Norway | The yacht was sunk by ice off Svelvigen. Her crew were rescued.[35]
Lalla Rookh |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Auckland, New Zealand. She was on a voyage from Wellington to Auckland. She was refloated.[47][48]
Lord Seaham |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cowden, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[38]
Thetis |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated on 2 May and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[49]

## 18 April

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List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Agenoria |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penlee Point, Mousehole, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to a Welsh port. She was refloated on 24 April and taken in to Penzance, Cornwall.[50]
Ann and Mary |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Dungarvan. She was refloated.[43]
Echo |  Jersey | The barque was driven ashore on Jersey.[45]
Lark |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at St. Michael's Mouht, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Neath, Glamorgan.[45]
Laurel |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Larne, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Pärnu, Russia.[50][43] She was refloated on 24 April.[51]
Lively |  United Kingdom | The ship sank off The Mumbles, Glamorgan.[45] she was refloated on 22 April.[43]
Myriam |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Albisala". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Savona, Kingdom of Sardinia.[50]
Veronica |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Annet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[45]

## 19 April

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List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Active |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on the Castle Cornet Rocks, off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Newfoundland, British North America.[45]
Andorinha |  Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg.[38]
Blazer |  United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and sank at Dublin.[45]
Bloomfield |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near Three Fathom Harbour, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[52]
Clio |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[45][38][53]
Dream |  United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and sank at Dublin.[45]
Ernest Theodore |  France | The ship was wrecked at Capbreton, Landes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[17]
Friends |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Whitstable, Kent.[43]
Harmony |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin.[45]
Hellespont |  Ottoman Empire | The steamship ran aground in the Madeleine Passage.[54]
Lady Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and sank in the Sound of Kerrara. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Port Gordon, Moray.[38]
Love and Unity |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on The Needles, Isle of Wight with the loss of one of her six crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Poole, Dorset.[38][55]
Margaret |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Grey Point, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Belfast, County Antrim.[43]
Martha Washington |  United States | The ship was wrecked at Getares, Spain with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to New York.[56]
Mary |  United Kingdom | The fishing trawler was driven ashore at Dublin. She was refloated.[45]
Nouvelle Eu |  France | The ship was wrecked at "Norir" with the loss of all hands.[50]
Para Packet |  United Kingdom | The ship sank at Whitstable. Her crew were rescued.[43]
Queen |  United Kingdom | The Humber Keel was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex.[38]
Triton |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Half Ebb Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was damaged.[45]
Tullimet |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Lappen Grunden. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Pillau, Prussia.[51]

## 20 April

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List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Fidelity |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven onto the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to South Shields, County Durham.[41]
Rainbow |  New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked at Wanganui, New Zealand. All on board were rescued.[57]
Tullimet |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Pillau, Prussia.[17]
Wilson |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Havana, Cuba. She floated off, but was abandoned the next day.[33]

## 21 April

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List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Bon Père |  France | The ship was wrecked on the Samaná Peninsula, Dominican Republic. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime to Jérémie, Haiti.[58]
Favourite |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Domesnes, Russia.[14]
Joven Lucie |  Spain | The ship was driven ashore at Leysdown, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Tarragona to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 25 April.[17][46]
Mary and Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The smack sank at the entrance to the Glamorganshire Canal. She had been refloated by 23 April.[46]
Olimpie |  France | The barque was wrecked at Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Senegal.[56]
Wisconsin |  United States | The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[59]

## 22 April

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List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Coverdale |  United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice off St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America.[60]
St. Anne |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank south of the Banana Islands, Sierra Leone. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to London.[61][62]
Volgange |  Sweden | The sloop ran aground on the Sundischen Wicse.[17]

## 23 April

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List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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George and Mary |  United Kingdom | The sloop was struck by lightning, caught fire and sank in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew survived.[9]
Olympio |  France | The ship was wrecked south of Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to the River Gambia.[63]
Triune |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottoms, in the Baltic Sea of the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark.[7]

## 24 April

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List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Gipsy |  British North America.  | The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[24]
Primrose |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated on 26 April with assistance from the smacks Joseph and Orwell (both  United Kingdom) and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[17][64]
Ramses |  France | The steamship was wrecked at Trapani, Sicily. All 60 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Malta to Trapani.[65][66][67]
Soho |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Sluis Gatte, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship Director ( United Kingdom). Soho was on a voyage from London to Antwerp, Belgium.[7] She was later refloated and put back to Deptford, Kent, where she arrived on 7 May.[49]

## 25 April

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List of shipwrecks: April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Ellen Walker |  Saint Kitts | The schooner was wrecked on St. Paul's Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[68]
Mandingo |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was refloated and put in to Scarborough. Yorkshire in a leaky condition.[17]
Mary Bulmer |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Bosphorus off Therapia, Ottoman Empire.[69]
Messenger |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[69]
Miranda |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidad. She was refloated.[5]
Newham |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Mariel, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Havana, Cuba.[33]

## 26 April

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List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[9]

## 27 April

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List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Fauvette |  France | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales to New York, United States.[52]

## 28 April

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List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Leveret |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore south of Southerness, Kirkcudbrightshire.[14]
Pledge |  United Kingdom | The whaler, a smack, foundered off the coast of Greenland. Her nineteen crew survived.[70][59][71]

## 29 April

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List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Chieftain |  United Kingdom | The brig was sunk by ice off the coast of British North America. Her crew were rescued.[60]
Eleanor Hughes |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottoms, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Stettin. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[49]
Hannah |  United Kingdom | The brig was holed by ice and foundered in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 49 lives. About 129 people were rescued by the barque Nicaragua ( United Kingdom). Hannah was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Quebec City, Canada.
Ocean Queen |  British North America | The ship was wrecked on the Half Moon Rock, off the coast of Nova Scotia.[72] Her crew were rescued.[73]
Torrance |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the boat. They were rescued on 6 May by Fingalton ( United Kingdom). Torrance was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America.[72][73][74]

## 30 April

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List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Gregorius |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost off "Trefontana" Sicily. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to a British port.[61][75]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and was presumed to have subsequently sank. Her crew were rescued by Trafalgar ( United Kingdom). Jane was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America.[74]
Kingston |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Castletownshend, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[76]
Two Friends |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Panama City, Republic of New Granada for San Francisco, Alta California. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[77]

## Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1849  Ship | State | Description

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Empress |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Cape St. Mary, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to a British port. She was refloated and put in to Faro, Portugal, where she was condemned.[9]
Fidelity |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated on 20 April and towed in to South Shields, County Durham.[43]
Firefly |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Salonica Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Salonica, Greece to Cork. She was refloated and put in to Malta, where she arrived on 22 April.[78]
Hibernia |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Round Reef, off Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America before 28 April. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint John. She was refloated the next day and assisted in to Saint John.[26]
Iris |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Zembra, Beylik of Tunis before 26 April.[49]
Little Briton |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in St. Ives Bay in late April.[79]
Marquis of Normanby |  British North America | The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to the Clyde.[38]
Ocean Queen |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States before 17 April. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York. She was refloated on 21 April and towed in to New York.[26]
Old England |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Yangtse Kiang. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Shanghai, China. She was refloated.[80]
Speculator |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off the coast of Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tampico, Mexico. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, where she was condemned.[81]
Swatara |  United States | The ship was driven ashore south of the Delaware Capesbefore 26 April. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[42] She was refloated on 27 April but was again driven ashore and was wrecked.[82]
Thistle |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at "Viller", Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued.[83]
Vrouw Antje |  Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Pezxmerwad. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Ezumerzijl, Friesland.[38]
Wismar |  Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank off Lemnos, Greece.[4]

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17. ^ a b c d e f g "Ship News". The Times. No. 20162\. London. 28 April 1849. col F, p. 8.
18. ^ "Ship News". The Belfast News-Letter. No. 11546\. Belfast. 6 April 1849.
19. ^ "Shipwreck of the Schooner "Olive", of Goole, and Loss of Life". The Aberdeen Journal. No. 5283\. Aberdeen. 11 April 1849.
20. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and East Riding Times. No. 3355\. Hull. 13 April 1849.
21. ^ a b "Ship News". The Standard. No. 7691\. London. 7 April 1849.
22. ^ a b "The State of the Continent". The Times. No. 20146\. London. 10 April 1849. col A-D, p. 6.
23. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Times. No. 20150\. London. 14 April 1849. col E, p. 8.
24. ^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23550\. London. 30 May 1849. p. 7.
25. ^ "West India and Mexican Mails". The Times. No. 20183\. London. 23 May 1849. col A-B, p. 8.
26. ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19885\. London. 17 May 1849.
27. ^ "Ship News". Daily News. No. 898\. London. 12 April 1849.
28. ^ "Shipwreck and Loss of Life". The Morning Post. No. 23515\. London. 19 April 1849. p. 8.
29. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Standard. No. 7698\. London. 16 April 1849.
30. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19877\. Edinburgh. 19 April 1849.
31. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 7696\. London. 13 April 1849.
32. ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 24802 (Evening ed.). London. 18 April 1849.
33. ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 934\. London. 24 May 1849.
34. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 7700\. London. 18 April 1849.
35. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19882\. Edinburgh. 7 May 1849.
36. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Standard. No. 7699\. London. 17 April 1849.
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39. ^ a b "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. No. 9098\. Newcastle upon Tyne. 20 April 1849.
40. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 20155\. London. 20 April 1849. col D, p. 8.
41. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". The Aberdeen Journal. No. 5285\. Aberdeen. 25 April 1849.
42. ^ a b "Ship News". The Times. No. 20177\. London. 16 May 1849. col F, p. 8.
43. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ship News". The Standard. No. 7704\. London. 23 April 1849.
44. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23519\. London. 24 April 1849.
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46. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Standard. No. 7705\. London. 24 April 1849.
47. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 7840\. London. 28 September 1849.
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50. ^ a b c d "Ship News". The Times. No. 20161\. London. 27 April 1849. col E, p. 7.
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56. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 20169\. London. 7 May 1849. col F, p. 5.
57. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 24963\. London. 22 October 1849.
58. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23601\. London. 28 July 1849. p. 8.
59. ^ a b "Ship News". Glasgow Herald. No. 4831\. Glasgow. 18 May 1849.
60. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 939\. London. 30 May 1849.
61. ^ a b "Ship News". The Times. No. 20203\. London. 15 June 1849. col E, p. 8.
62. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 24850\. London. 14 June 1849.
63. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23531\. London. 8 May 1849.
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66. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23527\. London. 3 May 1849.
67. ^ "Malta". Daily News. No. 917\. London. 4 May 1849.
68. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23545\. London. 24 May 1849. p. 8.
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70. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 926\. London. 15 May 1849.
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76. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 7713\. London. 3 May 1849.
77. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 20350\. London. 4 December 1849. col E, p. 8.
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83. ^ "(untitled)". The Morning Post. No. 23632\. London. 4 September 1849. p. 3.

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