The list of shipwrecks in April 1823 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1823.
1 April [ edit ] 2 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1823 Ship State Description Agatha France The ship was driven ashore near Sahurs , Seine-Inférieure .[5] Barbara United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon , Ayrshire . She was on a voyage from Troon to Dumfries . Barbara was refloated in late April.[6] George United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Southport , Lancashire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Youghal , County Cork , to Liverpool , Lancashire.[7] Kinloch United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a brig off Lamlash , Isle of Arran and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Vine ( United Kingdom ).[7] Lively United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Peel, Isle of Man . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Preston, Lancashire .[7] Phillippa United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the Birling Gap , Sussex . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , to London . Philippa broke up the next day.[8] [9] Vriendschap Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Bermuda .[10] William and James United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ayr . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire , to Waterford .[7]
3 April [ edit ] 4 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1823 Ship State Description Andate United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Farne Islands , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire , to South Shields , County Durham .[11] Benjamin France The ship was driven ashore near Bardouville , Seine-Inférieure . She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Maritime to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure.[5] Chumco Spain The ship was destroyed by fire at Vera Cruz , Mexico.[12] Hunter United Kingdom The ship struck the Chevrier Bank and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , to Bordeaux , Gironde , France. Hunter subsequently came ashore near Royan , Charente-Maritime , France.[5] She was later refloated and taken in to Bordeaux.[6] Nary Ann British North America The schooner was wrecked on Brier Island, Nova Scotia . Her crew were rescued.[13] William and Mary United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck in the North Sea off Aldeburgh , Suffolk , and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Jane . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , to Margate , Kent .[7]
5 April [ edit ] 7 April [ edit ] 8 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1823 Ship State Description Commerce United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Savannah River . She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States, to Greenock , Renfrewshire.[13] Courier United Kingdom The ship capsized at Liverpool , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , to Liverpool. Courier was later refloated and beached.[5] Dolphin United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , to Dieppe.[16] Faith United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Savannah River. She was on a voyage from Savannah to Jamaica.[13] Maria United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London .[11]
9 April [ edit ] 11 April [ edit ] 12 April [ edit ] 14 April [ edit ] 15 April [ edit ] 16 April [ edit ] 17 April [ edit ] 19 April [ edit ] 20 April [ edit ] 22 April [ edit ] 23 April [ edit ] 24 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1823 Ship State Description Lively United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent . Her crew were rescued.[14]
25 April [ edit ] 26 April [ edit ] 27 April [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1823 Ship State Description Betsey Jersey The ship was lost at St. Mary's , Gambia.[35] Cossack United States The schooner was wrecked on the west coast of New Zealand.[36] The ship had called in at the Hokianga Harbour for provisions, but embarked at low tide when the ship was barely able to navigate the channel and unable to cope with an incoming tide. The ship hit a sandbar and went ashore stern first. The crew were all saved with the help of local Hokianga Māori.[37] Some referenced place the wreck in Sumatra rather than New Zealand.[38]
29 April [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1823 Ship State Description Churruca Spain The ship was destroyed by fire at Morro Castle , Cuba , in early April. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Vera Cruz , Mexico.[40] Courier United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Antwerp , Netherlands . She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , to Antwerp.[41] Courier du Fort Dauphin France The ship foundered off Madagascar .[42] Dromo United States The ship ran aground in the River Liffey at Dublin , United Kingdom , and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin.[41] Elizabeth Joanna United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Port Isaac before 21 April. She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies , to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands .[43] Elizabeth & Jane United States The ship was severely damaged on a reef off the Fox Islands, Maine , on or before 12 April. She was later taken in to Harpswell, Maine , by Merritt ( United States ).[44] George IV United Kingdom The ship departed from Constantinople , Ottoman Empire , for Syra , Greece. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[42] Jane United States The ship was wrecked near Barcelona , Spain, in early April with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Barcelona.[20] Kekke Norway The ship was lost near the Faroe Islands . She was on a voyage from Drontheim to Barcelona , Spain.[25] Palermo France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay of the mouth of the Gironde .[28] Scipio United Kingdom The ship was lost near Cherbourg , Seine-Inférieure , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia , United States.[14]
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