The list of shipwrecks in May 1852 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1852 .
List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1852 Ship State Description Asia United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . she was on a voyage from Hull Yorkshire to London . She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was abandoned.[1] Washington United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Troubridge Shoals . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Adelaide , South Australia .[2] She had been refloated by 12 June.[3] Waverley 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 Hartlepool , County Durham to London . She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition, having taken aboard extra hands.[1] William Hyde United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Hokianga , New Zealand. She was on a voyage from Hokianga to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Auckland , New Zealand on 14 May.[4]
List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1852 Ship State Description Asia United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to London .[5] Brancepeth Castle United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Hamburg .[6] Claudius Civilis Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom .[5] Devonshire United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex . She was refloated and taken in to Newhaven.[5] Ebenezer United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and sank. She was later refloated.[5] Emanuel Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Scharhörn . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drontheim , Norway to Altona .[6] Frederick Young United Kingdom The ship foundered in The Sleeve. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Cronstadt , Russia .[7] Margaret and Ann New South Wales The ship was driven ashore at Port Fairy , Victoria .[8]
List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1852 Ship State Description British Queen United Kingdom The steamship caught fire. She put in to Holyhead , Anglesey and was scuttled.[20] She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire . She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[21] Easurian United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Saugor , India . Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Penang , Malay and Singapore .[22] Fairy United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on a reef north of Barbuda . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia , British North America to Port of Spain , Trinidad .[23] Georgina United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Saugor. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Mauritius .[22] Hornet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at White Point, County Kerry .[20] Janet United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Nive . She was refloated and taken in to Bayonne , Basses-Pyrénées for repairs.[24] Queen United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Hallands Wadero. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht , South Holland , Netherlands to Dantzic . She was refloated on 11 May and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark.[25]
List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1852 Ship State Description Centaur India The ship ran ashore on the coast of Arabia 120 nautical miles (220 km) south of Muscat , Sultanate of Muscat and Oman . The local Arabs plundered and burnt the vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Muscat, then Bushire and Bassora , Persia .[33] [34] Dublin United Kingdom The East Indiaman sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean . She sank three or four days later. Her crew survived despite Fairfield ( United Kingdom refusing to render assistance. Dublin was on a voyage from Calcutta to London .[35] [36] Charlotte United Kingdom The ship was driven into Glentanner ( United Kingdom and was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta , India .[22] City of Calcutta United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Calcutta.[37] Element United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Calcutta.[37] Glentanner United Kingdom The ship was run into by Charlotte ( United Kingdom and then was driven ashore in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was severely damaged.[37] [22] Moe United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the Yangtze Kiang with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Bombay , India to Shanghai , China .[38] Nereides United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Saugor. There were six survivors. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Liverpool , Lancashire .[22] New York United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Fultah, india. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Antwerp , Belgium. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta for reparis.[22] Ratcliff United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pulo Brasse Rocks and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Penang to Calcutta. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[22] [35] Resolution United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Hamburg . She was refloated and taken in to Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands in a severely leaky condition.[39] Talisman United Kingdom The ship ran aground south of Hogland , Russia . She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Naslesdik ( Russia ).[40] [41] Victoria United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cobler's Rocks, in the Bahamas .[42]
List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1852 Ship State Description Ann Hope United Kingdom The ship departed from Havana , Cuba for Cowes , Isle of Wight . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[43] Equity United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Terschelling , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Hamburg . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[44] Laurel United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached in the Pentland Skerries , where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Aberdeen .[31] London United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in a typhoon in the Indian Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Akyab , Burma to Cowes , Isle of Wight .[22] Marie France The ship was driven ashore at Hjorting , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure to "Leilea".[45]
List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1852 Ship State Description Ellen and Esther United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by fire at Brundley's Wharf, Bermondsey , Surrey .[52] [53] Jane United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire , where she sank. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cardiff , Glamorgan to São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda , Portuguese West Africa .[45] [17] Mountaineer United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the North Channel off the Pass A L'Outre Lighthouse , Louisiana , United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool , Lancashire .[54] [55] Providence United Kingdom The ship, a sloop or smack , was damaged by fire at Brundley's Wharf.[52] [53] Union United Kingdom The flat was wrecked at Penmaenmawr , Caernarfonshire with the loss of both crew.[56] Violet United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by fire at Brundley's Wharf.[52] [53]
List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1852 Ship State Description Britannia United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Margate , Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a leaky condition.[17] Commercial Packet United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[17] Emmanuel United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to London.[17] Laura , orLaurie United Kingdom The ship foundered off Ailsa Craig , in the Firth of Forth with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Dublin .[60] [61] Progress Belgium The barque ran aground on The Smalls and consequently foundered 16 nautical miles (30 km) south east of the Tuskar Rock . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend , West Flanders to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[45] [62] Vrouw Grietje Flag unknown The ship was abandoned in the English Channel . All on board were rescued by Clemence ( United Kingdom . Vrouw Grietje was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France or Narva , Russia . She was taken in to Littlehampton , Sussex , United Kingdom in a derelict condition on 1 June.[40] [63]
List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1852 Ship State Description Fairmount United States The barque was run down and sunk by the full-rigged ship Tennessee ( United States ) with the loss of all but two of the twelve people on board. Survivors were rescued by Tennessee .[64] Franz Anton Rostock The ship was lost near Dunkerque , Nord , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Antwerp , Belgium.[45] Huntress United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Maro Reef , in the Pacific Ocean . She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Hong Kong .[65] Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Thornbye, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Cronstadt , Russia . She was refloated the next day.[66] Sir John Byng New South Wales The brig was driven ashore at Port Fairy , Victoria .[67] Temple United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Holyhead , Anglesey .[68] Union United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Penmaenmawr , Caernarfonshire before 26 May with the loss of both of her crew.[69] [45]
List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1852 Ship State Description Diana United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Heyst. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and put in to Vlissingen , Zeeland , Netherland in a leaky condition.[73] [74] Express United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Margate , Kent . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Genoa , Kingdom of Sardinia . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[72] Washington United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana , United States. She was refloated and put in to Mobile, Alabama , United States.[75] Water Witch United Kingdom The ship struck the Chicken Rock and foundered off the Calf of Man , Isle of Man . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Narva , Russia .[76] [77] [78] [79]
List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1852 Ship State Description Betsey and Mary United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. Her crew were rescued.[60] She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Liverpool , Lancashire .[62] Golden Goose British North America The ship was wrecked at Margaree , Newfoundland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Magdalen Islands , Nova Scotia to Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island .[81] Isabella United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[60] Josephine British North America The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Magdalen Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Montreal , Province of Canada [81] Prentice United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Charleston, South Carolina , United States and was scuttled.[82] Providence British North America The ship was wrecked off Anticosti Island , Province of Canada. Her crew were rescued by Violet ( British North America ).[81] Redruth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore east of Lavernock Point , Cornwall .[62] Swift British North America The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Magdalen Islands.[81] Triumph United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Düne , Heligoland . She was abandoned the next day and sank. Her crew were rescued.[83]
List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1852 Ship State Description Francis United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank . Her crew were rescued by Anne Christine ( United Kingdom . Francis was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Pillau , Prussia .[86] [87] Hawk United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Bwlch Bridin", Caernarfonshire . She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued.[71] Lyme Regis United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from London to San Francisco, California , United States. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs .[88] Reparateur France The ship ran aground on the Helen Sand, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Les Sables-d'Olonne , Vendée . She was refloated and put in to Lowestoft , Suffolk in a sinking condition.[83] [88]
Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1852 Ship State Description Anna Robertson United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean east of the Cape of Good Hope , Cape Colony with the loss of all hands.[89] Banner United States The steamboat sank in the Mississippi River downstream of Memphis, Tennessee .[90] Bridget United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Louth before 24 May.[77] Elizabeth Prussia The barque was driven ashore on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Licata , Sicily to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated and put in to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom in a leaky condition. She arrived on 5 May.[91] Express United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate , Kent . She was refloated on 24 May and resumed her voyage.[77] Grace Darling United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cuba Keys. She was on a voyage from Manzanilla, Trinidad for Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[92] [93] James United Kingdom The ship capsized at Jarrow , Northumberland . She was righted on 7 May and beached.[11] Jane United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Nantucket, Massachusetts , United States before 9 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire to Boston, Massachusetts .[11] Jupiter United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Fortaleza Ozama , Saint Domingo . She was refloated with assistance from Crocodile ( French Navy ).[23] Louisa Christina Flag unknown The ship was lost off Castletown, County Cork before 17 May.[45] Mahoning United States The 119-foot (36 m) brigantine went aground in Lake Erie . She was refloated and returned to service.[94] Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Chatham, Nova Scotia , British North America .[95] Zephyr United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at New Calabar before 6 May.[96]
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