List of shipwrecks in April 1860

The list of shipwrecks in April 1860 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1860.

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April 1860

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## 1 April

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List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Caroline |  New Zealand | The barque was wrecked when she grounded on a sandbar at the mouth of the New River in southern New Zealand. She was lying low in the water due to a heavy cargo of coal.[1]
Dauntless |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Towyn Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Carmarthen.[2]
Frederic Gustave |  France | The ship foundered 36 nautical miles (67 km) west south west of Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by John Masterman ( United Kingdom). Frederic Gustave was on a voyage rom Bordeaux, Gironde to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[3]
General Grant |  United Kingdom | The schooner was lost at Anguilla.[4]
John Wesley |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Duncansby Head, Caithness. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Dumfries. John Wesley had become a wreck by 4 April.[5]
Notre Dame de Bon Port |  France | The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Swansea.[6] Notre Dame de Bon Port was refloated on 3 April with the assistance of three tugs.[7]
Oberon |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on Sarn Badrig and was abandoned. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Portmadoc Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Macao, China to Liverpool, Lancashire. She floated off and came ashore on Shell Island, Caernarfonshire.[7][8]
Vivid |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in Plettenberg Bay. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cape Town, Cape Colony to Table Bay.[4]

## 2 April

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List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Alphonsine Estelle |  United Kingdom | The schooner sank off Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a Deal lugger. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[7][9]
Dominica |  United Kingdom | The brig was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dominica to London.[4]
Fort George |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Diamond Sand, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India.[10] She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Calcutta.[11]
Susan Emily |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to New Orleans.[4]
Yrca |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship caught fire off the Isles of Scilly. She sank the next day. Her 30 crew were rescued by the schooner Empress ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Birkenhead, Cheshire to Bombay, India.[5][4]

## 3 April

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List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Fanny Holmes |  United States | The barque was destroyed by fire at Apalachicola, Florida.[12]
Forsoget |  Norway | The ship was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Fraserburgh in a severely damaged condition.[13]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[7]

## 4 April

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List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Ellen |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[7]
Emanuel |  Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Prestonpans, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Brake to Cockenzie, Lothian.[2]
Fiery Cross |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on a reef near the Investigator Shoal, in the South China Sea. All 30 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hong Kong.[14][15][16][17][18]
Hannah |  United Kingdom | The cutter foundered off Baboon Point, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Lambert's Bay to Table Bay.[4]
Maria |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Lossiemouth, Moray. She was on a voyage from Lossiemouth to Burghead.[13] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lossiemouth.[19]
Saladin |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Egremont, Cheshire.[20] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[7]

## 5 April

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List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Alceste |  United Kingdom | The barque struck a sunken rock off the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Sarah ( United Kingdom). Alceste was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Southampton, Hampshire.[13]
Benin |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Benin.[21]
Black Hawk |  United States | The ship capsized and sank in the Bay of Bengal with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts.[22]
John Purdie |  United Kingdom | The schooner, in ballast, struck a sunken rock near the Runnel Stone off Gwennap Head, Cornwall and sank. Her crew escaped in the ship′s boat; they were rescuced by Kellow ( United Kingdom). John Purdie was on a voyage from St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[23][13]
Sextus |  United Kingdom | The sailing barge capsized at Harwich, Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Sheerness, Kent.[13]
Surprise |  United Kingdom | The schooner was run down and sunk off the coast of Pembrokeshire by Isabella ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5][13] She was raised on 26 August.[24]
Vigo |  United Kingdom | The ship collided with the steamship Baron Osy ( Belgium) and sank in the River Thames.[25]
Weddrington |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Caen, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Caen.[2]

## 6 April

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List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Harvest |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Mobile, Alabama, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26]
Tiverton |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pampus, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Runcorn, Cheshire.[19]

## 7 April

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List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Despatch |  United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the full-rigged ship Jeunesse ( France) and foundered with the loss of two of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by Jeunesse. Despatch was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to the Clyde[27][4]
Fatul Karlem |  Netherlands East Indies | The barque was destroyed by fire at Ternate.[28]
Friedrich Wilhelm |  Prussia | The ship ran aground at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Dublin, United Kingdom.[29] She was refloated.[3]
Maria |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Gloucester. She was refloated.[3]
Moorsfort |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Tombeau Bay. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Mauritius. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and completed her voyage.[30]
Nancy |  United Kingdom | The ship collided with Express ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames with the loss of two of her crew.[2]
William |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Villaricos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to the River Tyne.[2]

## 8 April

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List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Alva |  British North America | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of North Carolina, United States. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick.[31][4]
Jankina |  Netherlands | The galiot foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (46°45′N 8°30′W﻿ / ﻿46.750°N 8.500°W﻿ / 46.750; -8.500). Her crew were rescued by the brig Galatea ( Kingdom of Sardinia). Jankina was on a voyage from Ayr, United Kingdom to Seville, Spain.[32]
Maria |  United Kingdom | The brig was beached 7 leagues (21 nautical miles (39 km)) north east of Bastia, Corsica, France. Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[33][34]

## 9 April

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List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Earsdon |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Nyhavn, Denmark. Her sixteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Libava, Courland Governorate.[35]
Nancy |  United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. Her nine crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Tynemouth, Northumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[36][37] She had become a wreck by 11 April.[38]
William |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[36] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[29]

## 10 April

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List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Marthina Catharina |  Denmark | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rønne.[36]

## 11 April

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List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Hedwig |  Russia | The full-rigged ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Johker van Stogteren (Flag unknown). Hedwig was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[39]
Jacob A. Westervelt |  United States | The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at New York.[40] Her passengers and crew were rescued by the steamboat Magnolia ( New York City Police Department).[31]
Mary A. McLeod |  United Kingdom | The smack collided with the steamship Rebecca ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Firth of Clyde. Her three crew were rescued by Rebecca. Mary A. McLeod was on a voyage from Easdale, Argyllshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[41]

## 12 April

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List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Creole |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[42] She was being towed from the River Tyne to Amble, Northumberland.[43]
Fairy |  United Kingdom | The barque was lost on the coast of Greenland. Her 50 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Greenland.[4]
Sirene |  France | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Tréguier River. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine.[44]
St. Peter and St. Paul |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Spijkerplaat, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Antwerp, Belgium.[38]
Themis, or Thetis |  Sweden or
Norway | The brigantine was wrecked near "Braciotto", Kingdom of Sardinia with the loss of all seven people on board.[45]

## 13 April

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List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Aerolite |  United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. All nineteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Akyab, Burma.[4]
Hope |  United Kingdom | The schooner sank 14 nautical miles (26 km) north east of Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Perth.[3][33]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The brig was damaged by fire at Hamburg with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[43]
Jan Zylker |  Netherlands | The galiot sprang a leak and foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) north west of Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued by the barque Baron H. Adersveld ( United Kingdom). Jan Zylker was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Trieste.[42][46]
R. L. Fay |  United States | The schooner caught fire at Savannah, Georgia and was scuttled.[31]

## 14 April

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List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Brothers |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Brixham, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The brig was damaged by fire at Hamburg with the loss of a crew member.[46]
Jane Frances |  United Kingdom | The barque was damaged by fire in the North River, New York, United States.[48]
Newcastle |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Corfu, United States of the Ionian Islands. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[43]

## 15 April

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List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Anna Arendina |  Russia | The ship collided with a Norwegian barque and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Narva.[49]
Belle |  United States | The barque collided with Invincible ( United States) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Invincible and the brig A. Milliken ( United States). Belle was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[48]
Flora |  United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[45][4]
Gezina Mensinga |  Prussia | The koff was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingborg Sweden. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to the River Tyne.[33]
Lady Bruce |  United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her sixteen crew took to the boats; they were rescued six days later by the barque Dunbrody ( United Kingdom). Lady Bruce was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[4][50]

## 16 April

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List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Anna Bertha |  Netherlands | The ship ran aground off Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was refloated.[51]

## 17 April

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List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Eamont |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated the next day with assistance from three steamships.[43]
Lucinda |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Queenstown, County Cork.[4]
Perseverance |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to Holyhead.[52]

## 18 April

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List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Segunda Clavinella |  Spain | The ship struck the Cochinos and sank. Her crew were rescued.[53]
Emerald Isle |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Cienfuegos, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[4]
Helena |  Norway | The brig struck the Runnel Stone off Gwennap Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Despite taking on water she was towed to Penzance, Cornwall, by a passing steamer. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway, to Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, with a cargo of ice.[23]
Hermine |  Denmark | The koff sank near Fredrikshavn. She was on a voyage from Aalborg to Hull, Yorkshire, UNited Kingdom.[54]
Little Joe |  United Kingdom | The ship sank off Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Kessingland Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[33]
Old England |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her sixteen crew were rescued by Robert Burns ( United Kingdom). Old England was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Queenstown, County Cork.[4][21]
Olive Leaf |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Whitstable, Kent.[33]
Victor |  Prussia | The ship was driven ashore on Hveen Island, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[43] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[33]
Warburton |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and ran aground at Baltimore, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[55]

## 19 April

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List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Fisher |  United Kingdom | The brigantine was lost on the coast of Greenland. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Greenland.[4]
Hilda |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Swin Island, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[56]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Black Rock. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Galway. She was refloated.[56]
Sir Thomas Gresham |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship sank in the Indian Ocean. Her eighteen crew survived; nine crew were rescued by Bellona ( United Kingdom). Sir Thomas Gresham was on a voyage from Madras, India to "Gobalpore".[57][4]
Zerce | Flag unknown  | The brig was driven ashore in the Gudenå. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Prussia to an English port. She was refloated and taken in to Dybbøl, Denmark in a waterlogged condition.[58]

## 20 April

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List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Alexander |  United Kingdom | The sloop sank and capsized at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Skerries, County Dublin.[58]
Arethusa |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto rocks at Bovisand, Devon. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Plymouth.[55]
Fortuna |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[33]
Freeman |  United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maranhão, Brazil.[4]
Harvest |  United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off the coast of Florida, United States whilst on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[59]
Mystery |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Ives. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[56][4]
Trafalgar |  United Kingdom | The barque sprang a leak due to shipworm and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 30 crew were rescued by two ships. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to London.[4][60][61]

## 21 April

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List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Fatih Rehmen |  India | The ship was driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) north west of Aden. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Jeddah, Habesh Eyalet. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Lady Canning ( United Kingdom). Fatih Rehman was set afire to prevent capture by the Arabs.[62]

## 22 April

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List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Port Lonsdale Reef.[4]
Miriam |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated.[33]

## 23 April

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List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Ann |  United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, ran aground on the Insand, in the North Sea. She was refloated.[33]
Florence Dombey |  United Kingdom | The brig foundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Cape Santo Vito, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her eight crew survived.[4][63]
Neckar |  Hamburg | The ship ran aground at Sunderland, England. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Hong Kong. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Portsmouth, England in a leaky condition on 26 April.[39]
Wave |  New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked near Nobbys Head. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[4]

## 24 April

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List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Emma Jane |  United Kingdom | The smack ran aground and sank whilst giving assistance to Mary Ann ( United Kingdom) at Felixtowe, Suffolk. Her crew survived.[40]
Miriam |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at the Landguard Fort, Felixtowe. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[58][64]
Tyrer |  United Kingdom | The barque struck the Stag Rocks, in the English Channel off the coast of Cornwall and foundered. Her sixteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to the Clyde.[58][4]
Wonder |  United Kingdom | The smack sank in the English Channel off the coast of Devon. Both crew were rescued by the Teignmouth Lifeboat.[39][65]

## 25 April

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List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Alexandre |  France | The ship was driven ashore at Ouistreham, Calvados with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from an English port to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure.[66]
Florence Dombey |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Cape Santo Vito, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew were rescued.[52]
Nyssia |  Stettin | The brig capsized and sank off Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of six of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Hermine ( Denmark). Nyssia was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Stettin.[67][68]
Ocean |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Isigny Bay. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to South Shields, County Durham.[4] She subsequently broke up.[44]
Remi |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost off the coast of Korea. Her 26 crew survived.[35]
Triton |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cowes. She was refloated the next day.[44]

## 26 April

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List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Teviot |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the north Kent coast.[44]

## 27 April

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List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Gustav Carl | Flag unknown  | The ship was wrecked near Cape Palos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to a British port.[69]
Margaretta |  United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Tonalá River, Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[70][4]
Sperwer | Flag unknown  | The ship was wrecked at Adra, Spain.[71] She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[72]
Sunderland |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Carrick Rock, off Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. She was refloated the next day.[44]

## 28 April

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List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Elizabeth |  Norway | The brig sprang a leak and foundered off The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[73]
Forth |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Burntisland, Fife. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to Burntisland.[74]
Solon |  Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | The barque was wrecked near Shoalhaven, New South Wales with the loss of al crew member. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Geelong, Victoria.[75]
William Bartlett |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Banff, Aberdeenshire.[44]
Zingari |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Zeeland ( Netherlands).[44]

## 29 April

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List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Don Quixhote |  United Kingdom | The schooner struck rocks and sank. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Galway.[4]
Garland |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her 28 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[4][76]
Mimic |  Sweden | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Mary Rogerson ( United Kingdom). Mimic was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to New York, United States.[77]

## 30 April

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List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Gulnare |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship foundered in the Indian Ocean. All 33 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Kurrachee, India.[4]
Matrona |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven crew were rescued by Hannah Smith ( United States). Matrona was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Falmouth, Cornwall.[78][18]
Roger Stewart |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean at 36°N 72°W﻿ / ﻿36°N 72°W﻿ / 36; -72﻿ (Roger Stewart) during a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, with a cargo of cotton. Only seven of her crew of 24 were rescued - one by Rockingham and six by Western Sea (both  United States).[79][80]
Vanguard |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. Her crew were rescued by the Arklow Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[65] She was refloated and put in to Kingstown, County Dublin in a leaky condition.[66][81]

## Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1860  Ship | State | Description

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Annechina Gezina | Flag unknown  | The ship was abandoned off Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to London, United Kingdom.[2]
Aquila |  United States | After her steam engine and boiler were removed ca. April 1860, the 133-foot (41 m), 59-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer was abandoned in the Fox River at DePere, Wisconsin. She subsequently deteriorated into a wreck in the vicinity of 44°27.095′N 088°03.980′W﻿ / ﻿44.451583°N 88.066333°W﻿ / 44.451583; -88.066333﻿ (Aquila).[82]
Betsy |  United Kingdom | The schooner sank at Sunderland, County Durham.[43]
Carston |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost at Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland before 9 April.[36]
Cordelière |  French Navy | The Aventure-class corvette ran aground between Réunion and Zanzibar and was severely damaged.[83]
D'Apres |  France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar before 7 April.[10]
Emerald Isle |  United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 April. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cienfuegos, Cuba. She was discovered on 10 October and towed in to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America.[48]
Eugene |  France | The ship ran aground on the African Knoll. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Bathurst, Gambia.[54]
Hermaphrodite |  United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 28 April.[78]
Jantina |  Netherlands | The galiot foundered in the Bay of Biscay before 19 April. She was on a voyage from Ayr, United Kingdom to Seville, Spain.[40][55]
Jean Jacques d'Espana |  France | The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast before 5 April. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[84]
Kron Prins |  Hamburg | The barque was driven ashore at the mouth of the Bassein River. She was on a voyage from Bassein, India to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Singapore, Straits Settlements for repairs, arriving on 1 May.[30]
Meunier |  France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar before 7 April.[10]
Olga |  Russia | The steamship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Reval to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark, where she arrived on 20 April.[58]
Olivia |  United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat struck the quayside and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 12 April.[38]
Pleasant Bay |  United States | The fishing schooner Left Gloucester, Massachusetts and was never seen again. Lost with all 9 crew.[85][86]
Propitious |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at the Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Brussels, West Flanders, Belgium.[33] Propitious was refloated on 26 April.[44]
Sebastopol |  United Kingdom | The barque stranded on Horomaunga Beach in New Zealand's Chatham Islands and later broke up. She was en route from New Zealand to Valparaiso.[1][87]
Shamrock |  United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on the coast of China before 14 April.[88]
St. Peter and St. Paul |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Spykerplaat, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Antwerp, Belgium.[25]
St. Vincent de Paul |  France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar before 7 April.[10]

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