List of shipwrecks in May 1825

The list of shipwrecks in May 1825 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during May 1825.

May 1825

Mon| Tue| Wed| Thu| Fri| Sat| Sun
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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

## 1 May

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List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Albemarle |  United States | The steamboat was destroyed by fire in the Delaware River.[1]
Clio |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[2]
Thetis |  Sweden | The galiot was wrecked near Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France. Her crew were rescued.[3]

## 3 May

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List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Vierge Marie |  Netherlands | The ship ran aground off Walcheren, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Dordrecht, South Holland.[3]

## 4 May

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List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Rebecca |  United States | The ship was lost off Rum Key. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[4]

## 5 May

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List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Eliza Ann |  United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Mercator ( United Kingdom).[5] Eliza Ann was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wiscasset, Maine, United States.[6]

## 6 May

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List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Henrietta |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Neuwark and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Anclam, Prussia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]
Place |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Polperro, Cornwall while on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[7][8]
Test's Hill |  United Kingdom | The ship capsized in a squall off Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[3]

## 7 May

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List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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William |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost in ice in Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia. All on board were rescued by Cumberland ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[9]

## 8 May

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List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Albert |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Cambridge ( United Kingdom) rescued the crew. Albert was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[10]
Ocean |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Morrison's Reef, of the coast of Jamaica.[11]

## 9 May

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List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Oglethorpe |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Tybee Island, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool, Lancashire. Oglethorpe was refloated on 11 May and resumed her voyage.[12][13]

## 11 May

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List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Ann |  United Kingdom | The ship was holed by ice off Hogland, Russia and was beached at "Hundswick". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to London. Ann was later refloated and taken in to Reval, Russia,[6][14][15] where she was declared beyond repair.[16]
Dick |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 30 nautical miles (56 km) from the mouth of the Rio Grande with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to the Pacific Ocean.[17]
Sally |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Feroy" with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Killala, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5]
Sons of Commerce |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Folley Reef, off Aux Cayes, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Jacmel, Haiti to London.[18][19]
Whim |  Saint Vincent | The drogging sloop capsized in a squall and sank with the loss of more than eight lives.[20]

## 12 May

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List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Molly |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Ballywalter, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Kilrush, County Clare to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21]
Vrow Christina |  Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[5]

## 14 May

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List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Anna |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off the north coast of Bermuda. She was on voyage from Bermuda to Demerara and London. She was refloated on 21 May.[22]
Primeiro de Cataluna |  Spain | The ship was sunk off the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar in an engagement with Vincedor ( Gran Colombian Navy) with the loss of three lives. The 80 surviving passengers and crew were rescued by Vincedor. Primeiro de Cataluna was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Barcelona.[13]

## 15 May

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List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Friends |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Niquette. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[23]

## 17 May

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List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Centurion |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Goose Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[22] She was refloated the same day. She returned to Quebec City on 18 May, then went to Munn's Cove to unload her cargo and undergo repairs.[17][24]
Columbus |  United Kingdom | The four-masted full-rigged ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 72 crew were rescued by Dolphin ( British North America). She was on a voyage from London to the St. Lawrence River.[6][25][26]

## 18 May

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List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Friends |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Bequette Island, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[27]

## 19 May

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List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Mary |  United Kingdom | The sloop sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off The Needles, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swanage, Dorset to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[5]
Simon Taylor |  Jamaica | The sloop was wrecked in Bull Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kingston to Marichoneal Bay.[11]

## 20 May

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List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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John |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Viceosa Reef, in the Black River. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to "Poyais".[28][29][30]

## 21 May

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List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Aurora |  France | The ship was driven ashore near La Bouille, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[6]

## 22 May

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List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Henry Schultz |  United States | The steamboat was destroyed by fire at Augusta, Georgia.[1]

## 23 May

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List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Semper |  Spain | The brig ran aground off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Tenerife, Canary Islands. Semper was refloated and put into St. George's, Bermuda for repairs.[27]

## 25 May

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List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Cornelia Henrica |  Netherlands | The ship ran aground in the Noordhollandsch Kanaal at Purmerend and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia Netherlands East Indies.[14]
Ringdove |  Saint Lucia | The drogher was lost in the Dorée River.[29]
Success |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by George ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[31]
Thomas |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[14]

## 27 May

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List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Alert |  Netherlands East Indies | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Temerario (flag unknown). Active was on a voyage from Batavia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[32]
Brutus |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to London.[20]

## 28 May

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List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Heureux |  France | The ship was wrecked on Long Key, off Crooked Island, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde.[11]
Vrow Sophia |  Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Halmstadt, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[33]

## 31 May

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List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Eliza |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Limerick for Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[34]
Juno |  United States | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. All on board were rescued by Olive ( United Kingdom) before she was set afire. Juno was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts.[27]

## Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1825  Ship | State | Description

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Catherine |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Three Sisters ( United Kingdom).[9]
Catharina Sophia |  Prussia | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark.[5]
Hermit |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Bird Island, British North America before 16 May.[35]
Hibernia |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Rangoon.[36]
Lydia & Mary |  United States | The ship was capsized and sunk by a waterspout. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Faial Island, Azores to Tampico, Mexico.[10]
Mary Ann |  United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 23 May.[13]
Pallas |  Gibraltar | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Mississippi River on or before 24 May.[17]
Prince of Saxe Coburg |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Hogsty Reef and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Jacmel, Haiti to Plymouth, Devon. Prince of Saxe Coburg was refloated and put into Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[10]
Sons of Commerce |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Folly Reef, off Aux Cayes, Haiti before 21 May. She was on a voyage from Jacmel, Haiti to London.[33][37]
St. Lawrence |  British North America | The ship ran aground in the St. Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to London.[17]
Trevor |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[15]
Vittoria |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Rangoon.[36]
Vrow Gesina |  Netherlands | The ship was lost near "Pero". She was on a voyage from Danzig to Amsterdam, North Holland.[21]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 17000\. 15 June 1825.
2. ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6012). 17 May 1825.
3. ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6011). 10 May 1825.
4. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 17068\. 9 September 1825.
5. ^ a b c d e "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6014). 24 May 1825.
6. ^ a b c d "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6016). 31 May 1825.
7. ^ "(untitled)". Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc. No. 1336\. 11 May 1825.
8. ^ Larn, Richard; Larn, Bridget (1997). Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
9. ^ a b "From Lloyd's List – July 1". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16204\. 4 July 1825.
10. ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6024). 28 June 1825.
11. ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6032). 26 July 1825.
12. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6022). 21 June 1825.
13. ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6019). 10 June 1825.
14. ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6015). 27 May 1825.
15. ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6017). 3 June 1825.
16. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6047). 16 September 1825.
17. ^ a b c d "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6030). 19 July 1825.
18. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 17020\. 8 July 1825.
19. ^ "From Lloyd's List – July 8". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16207\. 11 July 1825.
20. ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6034). 2 August 1825.
21. ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6013). 20 May 1825.
22. ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6029). 15 July 1825.
23. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 17018\. 6 July 1825.
24. ^ Lloyd's List №6030.
25. ^ "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. No. 7756\. 4 June 1825.
26. ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 12667\. London. 30 May 1825. col B, p. 3.
27. ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6026). 7 July 1825.
28. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6035). 5 August 1825.
29. ^ a b "From Lloyd's List – August 5". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16219\. 8 August 1825.
30. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 17045\. 6 August 1825.
31. ^ "Ship News". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16206\. 9 July 1825.
32. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6018). 7 June 1825.
33. ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6027). 8 July 1825.
34. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6040). 23 August 1825.
35. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6025). 1 July 1825.
36. ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6063). 11 November 1825.
37. ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 12699\. London. 7 July 1825. col C, p. 2.

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