The ship was wrecked on the Loggerhead Shoals, off the coast of Florida, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[1]
The ship struck on Langley Island as Brailsford was sailing from Plymouth to Quebec. Her crew abandoned her on 24 April after securing her sails and rigging. However, a gale sprang up and afterwards the wreck had disappeared; it was believed that she had sunk.[11]
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Hull, Yorkshire.[13]Swallow was refloated on 9 May and taken in to Great Yarmouth for repairs.[14]
The ship ran aground on the English Stones, in the River Severn and was consequently beached at Slimeroad Bay. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Gloucester.[17] She was taken in to Gloucester on 11 May for repairs.[18]
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The list of shipwrecks in April 1831 includes ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during April 1831 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources April 1831 MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 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 Unknown date References1 April editList of shipwrecks 1 April 1831 Ship State Description Dumfries nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Loggerhead Shoals off the coast of Florida United States Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Lisbon Portugal to New Orleans Louisiana United States 1 2 April editList of shipwrecks 2 April 1831 Ship State Description Rapid nbsp United Kingdom The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire at Kirkcaldy Fife 2 8 April editList of shipwrecks 8 April 1831 Ship State Description Maria nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank in the River Tyne 3 Neutraliten nbsp Sweden The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head Sussex United Kingdom with the loss of six of her twelve crew 4 Robert Fudge nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Alvarado Veracruz Mexico with the loss of two lives She was on a voyage from Falmouth Cornwall to Alvarado 5 10 April editList of shipwrecks 10 April 1831 Ship State Description Helen nbsp United States The ship was wrecked at Ocracoke North Carolina She was on a voyage from Eastport California to Saint John New Brunswick British North America 1 12 April editList of shipwrecks 12 April 1831 Ship State Description John nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cadiz Spain 6 Pomerania nbsp France The ship ran aground at Quellebourg 7 13 April editList of shipwrecks 13 April 1831 Ship State Description HMS Pylades nbsp Royal Navy The sloop of war ran aground and capsized at Roona Point County Mayo 7 14 April editList of shipwrecks 14 April 1831 Ship State Description Liberty nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered whilst on a voyage from Milford Haven Pembrokeshire to Bristol Gloucestershire Her crew were rescued 8 15 April editList of shipwrecks 15 April 1831 Ship State Description Therese nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth Norfolk Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Hull Yorkshire to Hamburg 9 18 April editList of shipwrecks 18 April 1831 Ship State Description Romulus nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 70 nautical miles 130 km east of Halifax Nova Scotia Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Greenock Renfrewshire to Halifax 5 10 19 April editList of shipwrecks 19 April 1831 Ship State Description Brailsford nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck on Langley Island as Brailsford was sailing from Plymouth to Quebec Her crew abandoned her on 24 April after securing her sails and rigging However a gale sprang up and afterwards the wreck had disappeared it was believed that she had sunk 11 21 April editList of shipwrecks 21 April 1831 Ship State Description Castro Primeiro nbsp Portugal The ship was wrecked at Oporto 12 Swallow nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth Norfolk Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Hull Yorkshire 13 Swallow was refloated on 9 May and taken in to Great Yarmouth for repairs 14 22 April editList of shipwrecks 22 April 1831 Ship State Description Carlisle nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland County Durham Her crew were rescued She was refloated on 26 April 15 Dauntless nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Sunderland County Durham to a Dutch port 13 25 April editList of shipwrecks 25 April 1831 Ship State Description Bee nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands and was abandoned by her crew 13 Lord Nelson nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands and sank Her crew were rescued 13 30 April editList of shipwrecks 30 April 1831 Ship State Description Coquette nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Terceira Azores Portugal 16 Juno nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the English Stones in the River Severn and was consequently beached at Slimeroad Bay She was on a voyage from Livorno Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Gloucester 17 She was taken in to Gloucester on 11 May for repairs 18 Unknown date editFor the loss of the British ship Guildford in late April or early May see List of shipwrecks in December 1830 29 December List of shipwrecks Unknown date 1831 Ship State Description Caribbean nbsp New South Wales The cutter was wrecked off Port Stephens Her crew were rescued 19 Jonge Arie nbsp Netherlands The ship capsized in the Tagus with the loss of three of her crew 12 Mirables nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Skenoer Sweden before 26 April She was on a voyage from Pillau Prussia to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland 20 Rockingham nbsp United Kingdom The ship sank at Garden Island Swan River Colony Rover nbsp New South Wales The cutter foundered whilst on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle 19 Waterloo nbsp British North America The steamboat was sunk by ice in the St Lawrence River All on board survived She was on a voyage between Montreal and Quebec City Lower Canada 21 References edit a b From Lloyd s List June 3 Caledonian Mercury No 17144 6 June 1831 Shipping Intelligence The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury No 2421 12 April 1831 Ship News The Standard No 1221 13 April 1831 Renno David 2004 Beachy Head Shipwrecks of the 19th Century Sevenoaks Amherst Publishing pp 115 117 ISBN 1 903637 20 1 a b From Lloyd s List June 10 Caledonian Mercury No 17147 13 June 1831 Ship News The Morning Chronicle No 19243 2 May 1831 a b Shipping Intelligence The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury No 2423 26 April 1831 From Lloyd s List April 19 Caledonian Mercury No 17125 23 April 1831 Ship News The Standard No 1228 21 April 1831 Ship News The Standard No 1270 9 June 1831 SHIP NEWS Caledonian Mercury Edinburgh Scotland 18 June 1831 Issue 17149 a b Ship News The Standard No 1248 14 May 1831 a b c d From Lloyd s List April 26 Caledonian Mercury No 17128 30 April 1831 Shipping Intelligence The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury No 2426 17 May 1831 Marine Intelligence The Newcastle Courant etc No 8153 30 April 1831 untitled The Times No 14559 London 8 June 1831 col F p 1 Shipping Intelligence The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury No 2425 10 May 1831 Ship News The Standard No 1246 13 May 1831 a b Shipwrecks The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 23 April 1831 Ship News The Morning Chronicle No 19245 4 May 1831 untitled The Times No 14552 London 31 May 1831 col C p 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of shipwrecks in April 1831 amp oldid 1211671814, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
