List of shipwrecks in May 1820

The list of shipwrecks in May 1820 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during May 1820.

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May 1820

Mon| Tue| Wed| Thu| Fri| Sat| Sun
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28
29 | 30 | 31 | Unknown date
References

## 2 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Medea |  Russia | The ship departed from Bahia, Brazil for Reval. No further trace, presumed founderedwith the loss of all hands.[1]

## 3 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Orb |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground of the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Orb was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[2]

## 7 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Molly |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Strangford, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[3]
Nestor |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Stroma. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to the United States.[4] Nestor was later refloated.[5]
Phœnix |  Prussia | The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom.[6][7]
Richard |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[8]

## 8 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Eliza |  United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the River Suir. She had nothing on board and it was expected that she would be righted without damage.[9]
Four Sisters |  India | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Madras with the loss of all but one of her crew.[10]

## 9 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Atlas |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Poulicat, India with the loss of three of her crew.[10]

## 10 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Mary Ann |  United States | The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Sophia ( United Kingdom).[11][12]
Noah |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Barbados. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to "Margaritta".[13]
Telegraph |  United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York.[13]

## 12 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Liveley |  British North America | The schooner was lost near Cape Negro, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[14]
William and Matthew |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Cape Negro with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[14][15]

## 13 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Alligator |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The crew was saved[16]

## 14 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Nile |  United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks and was wrecked off Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Chaleur Bay.[17]

## 15 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Minerva |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River 18 nautical miles (33 km) from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City.[18]

## 16 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Boyton |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Amherst Island, in Lake Ontario. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Miramichi Bay.[19]
Harriet |  Guernsey | The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Quebec, British North America. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Gaspee Point, Rhode Island, United States.[20]

## 17 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Medea |  Portugal | The ship departed from Bahia, Brazil for Faial Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21]
Veronica |  Hamburg | The ship was sunk by ice off Hogland, Russia Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[11]

## 19 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Alexander |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Southern Four Keys (Lighthouse Reef). She was on a voyage from London and Jamaica to British Honduras.[22]
Bertha |  Prussia | The ship was wrecked near Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[8]
Jacoba |  Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea, with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[6]
Thetis |  Stettin | The ship capsized off Anholt, Denmark. The wreck subsequently came ashore at Warberg.[11] She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Stettin.[23]

## 20 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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William and Mary |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Poole to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[5]

## 21 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Frances Ann |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Chaleur Bay.[24]
Halce |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at Cape Spear, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[13]

## 23 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Mary |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Gaspee Point, Rhode Island, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec, British North America.[22]

## 25 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Flor de Tejo |  Portugal | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Faial, Azores.[13]
Jacoba |  Netherlands | The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[25]

## 27 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Aid |  United Kingdom | The ship was struck a sunken wreck and was beached at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[8] Aid was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for repairs.[26]

## 28 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Flirt |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered between Padstow and St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[27]
Halec |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Cape Spear, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Faial Island, Azores to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[18]
Pilot |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Bengal, India, for the United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28]

## Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1820  Ship | State | Description

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Abeona |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to London. Abeona was later refloated.[18]
Cossack |  United Kingdom | Cossack struck on Alcide Rock, near Bic Island. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montreal but had to discharge her cargo at Quebec as she had sustained damage.[29] She arrived at Quebec on 20 May.
Freedom |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13]
Irmaoem |  Portugal | The ship was lost on Salt Island.[30]
Lady of the Lake |  United States | The ship capsized off Hawkins Point, Baltimore, Maryland in early May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[14]
Mary and Jane |  British North America | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13]
Minerva |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13]
Nostra Señora del Carmen |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost on the Musquito Shore. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Chagres, Viceroyalty of New Granada.[31]
Princess of Wales |  United Kingdom | The whaler departed from The Downs for the South Seas. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[32]
Royal Oak |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the St. Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City.[13]
Susannah |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[13]
Three Brothers |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in a hurricane at Madras, India.[10]
William Pitt |  Bermuda | The brig was abandoned off Bermuda.[33]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – Dec. 5". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15488\. 11 December 1820.
2. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5489). 9 May 1820.
3. ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – May 19". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15403\. 27 May 1820.
4. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5491). 16 May 1820.
5. ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5493). 23 May 1820.
6. ^ a b "Lloyd's Marine List – My 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15407\. 5 June 1820.
7. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5494). 26 May 1820.
8. ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5497). 6 June 1820.
9. ^ Lloyd's List 12 May 1820, №5490.
10. ^ a b c "Lloyd's Marine List – Oct. 17". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15466\. 21 October 1820.
11. ^ a b c "Lloyd's Marine List – June 13". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15412\. 17 June 1820.
12. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5499). 13 June 1820.
13. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lloyd's Marine List – June 23". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15416\. 26 June 1820.
14. ^ a b c "Lloyd's Marine List June 30". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15419\. 3 July 1820.
15. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 10989\. London. 1 July 1820. col E, p. 3.
16. ^ Lloyd's List №5502.
17. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5512). 28 July 1820.
18. ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5502). 23 June 1820.
19. ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – July 11". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15425\. 14 July 1820.
20. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 15406\. 2 August 1820.
21. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5548). 5 December 1820.
22. ^ a b "Lloyd's Marine List – July 25". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15430\. 29 July 1820.
23. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5499). 13 June 1820.
24. ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – July 4". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15422\. 10 July 1820.
25. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5495). 30 May 1820.
26. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5498). 9 June 1820.
27. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5496). 2 June 1820.
28. ^ "VARIETIES". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 498\. 22 December 1820.
29. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5502\. 23 June 1820. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735030. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
30. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5497). 6 June 1820.
31. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5500). 16 June 1820.
32. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 16460\. 19 January 1822.
33. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5503). 27 June 1820.

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