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List of shipwrecks in May 1853

April 27, 2024

The list of shipwrecks in May 1853 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1853.

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1 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1853
Ship State Description
Emu   South Australia The schooner was wrecked at Port Elliott with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Port Elliott to Port Adelaide.[1]
Larriston   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on rocks off Turnabout Island with the loss of 31 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Hong Kong.[2][3]
Liverpool Packet   United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Bijou (  United Kingdom) and foundered off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[4]
Rob the Ranter   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Galway. She was refloated.[4]
Witness   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Cape Northumberland, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to Melbourne, Victoria.[5]

2 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1853
Ship State Description
Betsey and James   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Scroby Sand, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6]
Elisha Denison   United States The ship was wrecked at Galveston, Texas. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[7]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The pilot skiff was wrecked on Flat Holm, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued.[8]
Hoffnung   Prussia The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Dantsic to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Ystad, Sweden in a leaky condition.[9]
Jean and Mary   United Kingdom The brig struck sunken rocks off Sheringham, Norfolk and was consequently beached at Cromer, Norfolk, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[10][11][6]
Ocean Nymph   United States The schooner was run down by ship "Sarah Jane" off Cape Cod. Crew saved.[12]

3 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1853
Ship State Description
Mary and Ellen   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and assisted in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[6]
Minerve   France The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued by the brig Suffolk (  United Kingdom).[10][13] Minerve was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to Barfleur, Manche.[11][6]
Owen   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Amlwch, Anglesey.[10]
Thomas   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fast Castle Head, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[10] She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[11]
William and Mary   United States The barque was wrecked on the Stirrup Key, Bahamas with the reported loss of about 170 lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana. Survivors were rescued by the brig Reuben Carver (  United States) and the barque Pollock (  United Kingdom).[14][15][16][17] Also reported that all but two passengers had been rescued by the schooner Oracle (  Bahamas).[18][19]

4 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1853
Ship State Description
Cecile   France The ship foundered 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Penmarc'h, Finistère with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[20][21]
Jean and Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[10]
Lady Berridale   United Kingdom The steamship was in collision with Jean and Mary (  United Kingdom) and sank at Lowestoft, Suffolk,[6] or Sunderland, County Durham.[9]
Roscoe   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[11]
Sharon's Rose   United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew took to a boat and were rescued by William and Ann (  United Kingdom). Sharon's Rose was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[13]

5 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1853
Ship State Description
Barbara Gordon   South Australia The barque was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Cape Agulhas, Cape Colony with the loss of all six passengers. She was on a voyage from Port Adelaide to London.[22]
Moldavia   Ottoman Empire The ship was driven ashore at Dublin, United Kingdom.[23]
Pelicanos   Greece The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom.[23][24][13]
Sarah S.   British North America The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by the barque Durango (  United Kingdom). Sarah S. was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York, United States.[25][26]

6 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1853
Ship State Description
USS Michigan   United States Navy The patrol vessel was rammed and severely damaged in Lake Huron by Buffalo (  Pirates) and was severely damaged. Buffalo was captured. USS Michigan was repaired and returned to service.

7 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1853
Ship State Description
Active   United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck and sank off Cardiff, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon.[13]
Southampton   United Kingdom The sailing barge was run down and sunk in the River Thames by the steamship Trident (  United Kingdom). Southampton was on a voyage from Crayford, Kent to Pimlico, City of Westminster.[27]

8 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1853
Ship State Description
Francesca   United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Irene (  Sweden). Francesca was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Australia.[28][29][30]
Madonna delle Grazie   Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The brig was wrecked on the Paganetto Flats with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Naples to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[31]

9 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1853
Ship State Description
Balmira   Portugal The schooner was in collision with Star of the West (  United Kingdom) and sank in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[32]
Bretagne   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Saint-Nazaire.[33]
Louise   Belgium The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[34]
Margaret   United Kingdom The brig ran aground in Carlington Bay. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Workington, Cumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Greencastle, County Down.[35]
Matanzas   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Bahia. She was refloated and taken in to Bahia.[36]
Palmira   Portugal The schooner was in collision with Star of the West (  United Kingdom) and sank off Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool, Lancashire, United States.[37]

10 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1853
Ship State Description
Adam Clark   United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Blanche (  United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Blanche.[37]
Fadrens Minde   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship ran aground on the Lapsand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Turku. She was refloated.[20]
Superior   United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was abandoned the next day. She was on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk to Goole, Yorkshire.[33][38]
Supply   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[39]

11 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1853
Ship State Description
Adam Clark   United Kingdom The brig was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently came ashore on the Holderness coast of Yorkshihre.[13]

12 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1853
Ship State Description
Elizabeth and Sarah   United Kingdom The barque ran aground near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[40]
Horatio Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Bremen.[41]
San Francisco   Spain The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands.[41]
Smiths   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Monkstone. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to cork. She was refloated and towed in to the River Taff in a sinking condition.[42]
Vigilant   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Aberdeen.[9]
William and Mary   United Kingdom The schooner collided with the sloop Lily and foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of two of her four crew.[43] One of the survivors was rescued by Glenmoriston (  United Kingdom).[44]

13 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1853
Ship State Description
Bogida   Norway The ship ran aground and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom to Porsgrunn.[33] She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[9]
Friends   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Solent off the Hurst Spit. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fareham, Hampshire to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[45][38]
Providence   United Kingdom The schooner collided with the schooner Gem (  United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off the north coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Gem. Providence was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[46][38]
William and Mary   United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the sloop Lily (  United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. One of her crew was rescued by Lily, the rest were presumed to have drowned.[46][38]

14 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1853
Ship State Description
Caledonia   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Nickman's Grounds, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Cronstadt in a leaky condition.[40]
Mary Ellen   British North America The ship collided with Mermaid (  United States) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scoti to Saint John, New Brunswick. Mary Ellen was subsequently towed in to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.[16]

15 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1853
Ship State Description
Anna Geza   Hamburg The galiot ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the smacks Agenoria, Celerity and Rumney (all   United Kingdom) and taken in tow, but consequently capsized and sank in the Rolling Grounds. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blankenese Hoyer to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom.[47][20][48]
Chusan   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned 200 nautical miles (370 km) north of Cape Frio, Brazil. Ten of her sixteen crew reached land, the rest were rescued by Sophia (  United Kingdom). Chusan was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to California, United States.[49][50][51]
Le Jeune Louis   France The lugger ran aground on the Long Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Marans, Charente-Inférieure to Wexford, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Wexford in a leaky condition.[52]
Monumental City   United States The steamship was wrecked on Tullaberga Island, Victoria with the loss of 37 of the 91 people on board. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip, Victoria to Sydney, New South Wales.[53][54]
Winchester   United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Newcastle, New South Wales.[55]

16 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1853
Ship State Description
Carshalton Park   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at a port in Sierra Leone.[49] Her crew were rescued.[56][57]

17 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1853
Ship State Description
Caroline   Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Rock Donares, Jersey. She was on a voyage from Paraiba, Brazil to Hamburg.[58][59]
Emilie   Prussia The brig ran aground on the Beacon Rock, in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[60]

18 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1853
Ship State Description
Anne Mackay   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Somme. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Somme. She was refloated.[61]

19 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1853
Ship State Description
Argyle   United Kingdom The barque foundered off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of fifteen of the 25 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the brig Harmony (  France). Argyle was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[62]
Mary Ann   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and capsized at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was righted and found to be severely damaged.[40]

20 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1853
Ship State Description
Aurora   United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (45°50′N 38°00′W / 45.833°N 38.000°W / 45.833; -38.000) with the loss of 26 of the 42 people on board. Thirteen survivors were rescued by Volusia (  United Kingdom), three survivors were reported missing. Aurora was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to New York, United States.[63][64][65]
Collingwood   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bathurst, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dalhousie, New Brunswick.[66]
Lamb   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Cramond, Lothian. She floated off but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued.[67]

21 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1853
Ship State Description
Field Marshal Radetzky   Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia The ship was in collision with George (  United Kingdom) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by George. Field Marshal Radetzky was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to London, United Kingdom.[68]
Oriental Queen   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Victoria.[69]
Venus   United Kingdom The ship sank in Ramsey Bay.[59]

22 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1853
Ship State Description
Pasco Guimaracus   Chile The ship was lost in the Bay of Valdivia.[70]
Wilhelm   Russia The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Torrevecchia Teatina, Papal States to Riga. She was refloated.[58]

23 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1853
Ship State Description
Bonne Mere   France The ship was wrecked at Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Barcelona.[71]
Eliza Leishman   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage form Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Port Phillip, Victoria.[67]
Frisk   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the Melbourne Heads. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne, Victoria.[69]

24 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1853
Ship State Description
Anthi   Greece The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, or on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Six of her twelve crew were rescued by a fishing smack, the rest by the steamship Vivid (  United Kingdom). Anthi was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia .[72][40][61]
Fagens Minde, or
Krogers Minde 		  Norway The ship ran aground and was damaged at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from "Veile" to Wisbech.[73][72]
Utility   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Ness Point, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London or vice versa. She was refloated on 9 June and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[74][40][75]

25 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1853
Ship State Description
Arendina   Netherlands The sloop ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber and broke her back. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[61]
Catharine   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Cape Spartel, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain.[16]
Stewarts   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Sancti Petri, Spain with the loss of seven of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain.[76][77]

26 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1853
Ship State Description
Catherine   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of "Cape Sharvel", Spain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain. She was later refloated and towed in to Gibraltar Bay, where she arrived on 5 June.[66]
Catherine Ellen   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak, capsized, exploded and sank 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Cardigan Head. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[78][61]
Good Intent   United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak off Inchcolm. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She put in to Burntisland, Fife, where she sank. Her crew were rescued.[79] Good Intent was refloated on 8 June and founde to be severely damaged.[75]

27 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1853
Ship State Description
Neptune   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. All on board survived. Some of the survivors were rescued by the steamship Emperor (  United Kingdom). Neptune was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[71][80][81]
Victoria   Victoria The barque was wrecked in the Torres Strait. All on board reached Booby Island, New South Wales. They were subsequently rescued by Blackheath and Trafalgar (both   United Kingdom). Victoria was on a voyage from Port Phillip to Mauritius.[82]

28 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1853
Ship State Description
Edina   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[61]
Frisk   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the Melbourne Heads, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne.[83]

29 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1853
Ship State Description
Earl of Durham   United Kingdom The ship struck the Pearl Rock, in the Strait of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[84]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship sank in the Zebra Channel. She was refloated on 10 June and beached at Bootle, Lancashire.[85][86]
Norden   Norway The barque sank at Tibbit's Cove, Province of Canada. Some of her crew were reported missing.[87] She was refloated in late June and towed in to Quebec City.[88]
St. Pierre   British North America The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and sank at Gilmour's Cove, Province of Canada. Eight of the ten people on board were killed.[87]

30 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1853
Ship State Description
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The schooner sank in the Zebra Channel.[89] She was refloated on 10 June and beached at Bootle, Lancashire.[74]
Johannes   Kingdom of Hanover The galiot was in collision with Ruthinia (  United Kingdom) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tunis, Beylik of Tunis to London, United Kingdom.[16]

31 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1853
Ship State Description
Canton   United Kingdom The ship was in company with Sir Edward Hamilton on a voyage from Hull to St Petersburg when they ran aground on Anholt. They were assisted off and were to proceed on their voyages.[90]
Capodistria Flag unknown The ship ran aground at Malta. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Malta. She was refloated the next day.[91]
Olive Branch   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at White Head, near Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[92][66]
Sea   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Port Phillip, Victoria with the loss of seventeen of the 26 people on board and that of a rescuer.[93]
Sir Edward Hamilton   United Kingdom The ship was in company with Canton on a voyage from Hull to St Petersburg when they ran aground on Anholt. They were assisted off and were to proceed on their voyages.[90]

Unknown date edit

For the loss of the Sardinian ship Lavinia in mid-May, see List of shipwrecks in March 1853 § 20 March.
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1853
Ship State Description
Darling   United Kingdom The schooner capsized at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham and was damaged.[84]
Duke of Manchester   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[94]
Fame   British North America The ship was driven ashore on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Province of Canada. She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[16]
Generale Americano   Ottoman Empire The ship ran aground at the entrance to the Bosphorus. She was on a voyage from Brăila to a British port. She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople, where she arrived on 28 May.[95]
Harpe   Russia The ship struck a sunken rock off the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She put in to Gibraltar on 6 May in a sinking condition.[67]
Hellesmuth   Prussia The brig ran aground at "Mullinasole", County Donegal, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 24 May and taken in to Belleisle, County Fermanagh.[78]
Hoffnung   Dantzic The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Queenstown. She was refloated and put in to Ystad, Swede on 2 May.[33]
Jean and Margaret   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[38]
Malcolm Brown   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Skala, Beylik of Tunis. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[94]
Outlaw   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[20]
Prince Arthur   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked south of Cape St. Augustine, Brazil before 21 May. She was on a voyage from Saint Helena to Pernambuco, Brazil.[94]
Rio de Janeiro   Brazil The steamship, a coaster caught fire, exploded and sank off Ilha Grande. All on board were rescued.[57]
Sir H. Pottinger   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a reef off "Gaspar Island", Netherlands East Indies before 3 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Shanghai, China. She was refloated on 4 May and resumed her voyage the next day.[96]
Sir John Falstaff   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a coral reef. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica and Cuba. She was later refloated and taken in to Matanzas, Cuba, where she arrived on 11 May.[86]
Swallow   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Wellkomst Bay with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Port Phillip, Victoria.[97]
Waterwitch   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was refloated and put in to Gibraltar, where she arrived on 12 May in a leaky condition.[98]

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The list of shipwrecks in May 1853 includes ships sunk foundered wrecked grounded or otherwise lost during May 1853 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 May 1853 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 31 Unknown date References1 May editList of shipwrecks 1 May 1853 Ship State Description Emu nbsp South Australia The schooner was wrecked at Port Elliott with the loss of all three crew She was on a voyage from Port Elliott to Port Adelaide 1 Larriston nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on rocks off Turnabout Island with the loss of 31 of her crew She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Hong Kong 2 3 Liverpool Packet nbsp United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Bijou nbsp United Kingdom and foundered off Holyhead Anglesey Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness Lancashire to Cardiff Glamorgan 4 Rob the Ranter nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Galway She was refloated 4 Witness nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Cape Northumberland South Australia She was on a voyage from Adelaide South Australia to Melbourne Victoria 5 2 May editList of shipwrecks 2 May 1853 Ship State Description Betsey and James nbsp United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Scroby Sand Norfolk She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to London She was refloated and resumed her voyage 6 Elisha Denison nbsp United States The ship was wrecked at Galveston Texas She was on a voyage from New Orleans Louisiana to Havre de Grace Seine Inferieure France 7 Elizabeth nbsp United Kingdom The pilot skiff was wrecked on Flat Holm in the Bristol Channel Her crew were rescued 8 Hoffnung nbsp Prussia The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Dantsic to Queenstown County Cork United Kingdom She was refloated and put in to Ystad Sweden in a leaky condition 9 Jean and Mary nbsp United Kingdom The brig struck sunken rocks off Sheringham Norfolk and was consequently beached at Cromer Norfolk where she was wrecked She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dordrecht South Holland Netherlands 10 11 6 Ocean Nymph nbsp United States The schooner was run down by ship Sarah Jane off Cape Cod Crew saved 12 3 May editList of shipwrecks 3 May 1853 Ship State Description Mary and Ellen nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk She was refloated and assisted in to Lowestoft Suffolk in a leaky condition 6 Minerve nbsp France The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk She floated off and sank Her crew were rescued by the brig Suffolk nbsp United Kingdom 10 13 Minerve was on a voyage from Warkworth Northumberland to Barfleur Manche 11 6 Owen nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Amlwch Anglesey 10 Thomas nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fast Castle Head Lothian Her crew were rescued 10 She was on a voyage from Arbroath Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland 11 William and Mary nbsp United States The barque was wrecked on the Stirrup Key Bahamas with the reported loss of about 170 lives She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire United Kingdom to New Orleans Louisiana Survivors were rescued by the brig Reuben Carver nbsp United States and the barque Pollock nbsp United Kingdom 14 15 16 17 Also reported that all but two passengers had been rescued by the schooner Oracle nbsp Bahamas 18 19 4 May editList of shipwrecks 4 May 1853 Ship State Description Cecile nbsp France The ship foundered 2 nautical miles 3 7 km off Penmarc h Finistere with the loss of three of her crew She was on a voyage from Cardiff Glamorgan United Kingdom to Nantes Loire Inferieure 20 21 Jean and Mary nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head Yorkshire She was on a voyage from Saint Valery sur Somme Somme France to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland 10 Lady Berridale nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was in collision with Jean and Mary nbsp United Kingdom and sank at Lowestoft Suffolk 6 or Sunderland County Durham 9 Roscoe nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sunderland County Durham She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland 11 Sharon s Rose nbsp United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on the Haisborough Sands in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank Her crew took to a boat and were rescued by William and Ann nbsp United Kingdom Sharon s Rose was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London 13 5 May editList of shipwrecks 5 May 1853 Ship State Description Barbara Gordon nbsp South Australia The barque was wrecked 20 nautical miles 37 km west of Cape Agulhas Cape Colony with the loss of all six passengers She was on a voyage from Port Adelaide to London 22 Moldavia nbsp Ottoman Empire The ship was driven ashore at Dublin United Kingdom 23 Pelicanos nbsp Greece The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at The Lizard Cornwall United Kingdom Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Odessa to Bridgwater Somerset United Kingdom 23 24 13 Sarah S nbsp British North America The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean All on board were rescued by the barque Durango nbsp United Kingdom Sarah S was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York United States 25 26 6 May editList of shipwrecks 6 May 1853 Ship State Description USS Michigan nbsp United States Navy The patrol vessel was rammed and severely damaged in Lake Huron by Buffalo nbsp Pirates and was severely damaged Buffalo was captured USS Michigan was repaired and returned to service 7 May editList of shipwrecks 7 May 1853 Ship State Description Active nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck and sank off Cardiff Glamorgan Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newport Monmouthshire to Plymouth Devon 13 Southampton nbsp United Kingdom The sailing barge was run down and sunk in the River Thames by the steamship Trident nbsp United Kingdom Southampton was on a voyage from Crayford Kent to Pimlico City of Westminster 27 8 May editList of shipwrecks 8 May 1853 Ship State Description Francesca nbsp United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean Her crew were rescued by the brig Irene nbsp Sweden Francesca was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Australia 28 29 30 Madonna delle Grazie nbsp Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The brig was wrecked on the Paganetto Flats with the loss of three of her crew She was on a voyage from Naples to Hull Yorkshire United Kingdom 31 9 May editList of shipwrecks 9 May 1853 Ship State Description Balmira nbsp Portugal The schooner was in collision with Star of the West nbsp United Kingdom and sank in the Irish Sea off Holyhead Anglesey United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew She was on a voyage from Sao Miguel Island Azores to Liverpool Lancashire United Kingdom 32 Bretagne nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Saint Nazaire Loire Inferieure and was damaged She was on a voyage from London United Kingdom to Saint Nazaire 33 Louise nbsp Belgium The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands Kent United Kingdom She was refloated and resumed her voyage 34 Margaret nbsp United Kingdom The brig ran aground in Carlington Bay She was on a voyage from Drogheda County Louth to Workington Cumberland She was refloated and taken in to Greencastle County Down 35 Matanzas nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Bahia Brazil She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Bahia She was refloated and taken in to Bahia 36 Palmira nbsp Portugal The schooner was in collision with Star of the West nbsp United Kingdom and sank off Holyhead Anglesey United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew She was on a voyage from Sao Miguel Island Azores to Liverpool Lancashire United States 37 10 May editList of shipwrecks 10 May 1853 Ship State Description Adam Clark nbsp United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Blanche nbsp United Kingdom and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head Yorkshire Her crew were rescued by Blanche 37 Fadrens Minde nbsp Grand Duchy of Finland The ship ran aground on the Lapsand in the Baltic Sea She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland United Kingdom to Turku She was refloated 20 Superior nbsp United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on Scroby Sands Norfolk She was abandoned the next day She was on a voyage from Woodbridge Suffolk to Goole Yorkshire 33 38 Supply nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Helsingor Denmark She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Cronstadt Russia She was refloated and resumed her voyage 39 11 May editList of shipwrecks 11 May 1853 Ship State Description Adam Clark nbsp United Kingdom The brig was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned by her crew She subsequently came ashore on the Holderness coast of Yorkshihre 13 12 May editList of shipwrecks 12 May 1853 Ship State Description Elizabeth and Sarah nbsp United Kingdom The barque ran aground near Dragor Denmark She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Cronstadt Russia She was refloated and resumed her voyage 40 Horatio Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands Kent United Kingdom She was on a voyage from Odessa to Bremen 41 San Francisco nbsp Spain The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands 41 Smiths nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Monkstone She was on a voyage from Newport Monmouthshire to cork She was refloated and towed in to the River Taff in a sinking condition 42 Vigilant nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Douglas Isle of Man She was on a voyage from Port Madoc Caernarfonshire to Aberdeen 9 William and Mary nbsp United Kingdom The schooner collided with the sloop Lily and foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft Suffolk with the loss of two of her four crew 43 One of the survivors was rescued by Glenmoriston nbsp United Kingdom 44 13 May editList of shipwrecks 13 May 1853 Ship State Description Bogida nbsp Norway The ship ran aground and was damaged She was on a voyage from Folkestone Kent United Kingdom to Porsgrunn 33 She was refloated and put in to Dover Kent in a leaky condition 9 Friends nbsp United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Solent off the Hurst Spit Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Fareham Hampshire to Yarmouth Isle of Wight 45 38 Providence nbsp United Kingdom The schooner collided with the schooner Gem nbsp United Kingdom and foundered in the North Sea off the north coast of Norfolk Her crew were rescued by Gem Providence was on a voyage from Hartlepool County Durham to London 46 38 William and Mary nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the sloop Lily nbsp United Kingdom and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk One of her crew was rescued by Lily the rest were presumed to have drowned 46 38 14 May editList of shipwrecks 14 May 1853 Ship State Description Caledonia nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Nickman s Grounds in the Baltic Sea She was on a voyage from Hartlepool County Durham to Cronstadt Russia She was refloated and taken in to Cronstadt in a leaky condition 40 Mary Ellen nbsp British North America The ship collided with Mermaid nbsp United States and was abandoned Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Halifax Nova Scoti to Saint John New Brunswick Mary Ellen was subsequently towed in to Yarmouth Nova Scotia 16 15 May editList of shipwrecks 15 May 1853 Ship State Description Anna Geza nbsp Hamburg The galiot ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Essex United Kingdom She was refloated with assistance from the smacks Agenoria Celerity and Rumney all nbsp United Kingdom and taken in tow but consequently capsized and sank in the Rolling Grounds Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Blankenese Hoyer to Shoreham by Sea Sussex United Kingdom 47 20 48 Chusan nbsp United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned 200 nautical miles 370 km north of Cape Frio Brazil Ten of her sixteen crew reached land the rest were rescued by Sophia nbsp United Kingdom Chusan was on a voyage from Sunderland County Durham to California United States 49 50 51 Le Jeune Louis nbsp France The lugger ran aground on the Long Bank in the Irish Sea She was on a voyage from Marans Charente Inferieure to Wexford United Kingdom She was refloated the next day and taken in to Wexford in a leaky condition 52 Monumental City nbsp United States The steamship was wrecked on Tullaberga Island Victoria with the loss of 37 of the 91 people on board She was on a voyage from Port Phillip Victoria to Sydney New South Wales 53 54 Winchester nbsp United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire Her crew survived She was on a voyage from Melbourne Victoria to Newcastle New South Wales 55 16 May editList of shipwrecks 16 May 1853 Ship State Description Carshalton Park nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at a port in Sierra Leone 49 Her crew were rescued 56 57 17 May editList of shipwrecks 17 May 1853 Ship State Description Caroline nbsp Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Rock Donares Jersey She was on a voyage from Paraiba Brazil to Hamburg 58 59 Emilie nbsp Prussia The brig ran aground on the Beacon Rock in the River Tay She was on a voyage from Stettin to Dundee Forfarshire United Kingdom 60 18 May editList of shipwrecks 18 May 1853 Ship State Description Anne Mackay nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Somme She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to the Somme She was refloated 61 19 May editList of shipwrecks 19 May 1853 Ship State Description Argyle nbsp United Kingdom The barque foundered off the coast of Newfoundland British North America with the loss of fifteen of the 25 people on board Survivors were rescued by the brig Harmony nbsp France Argyle was on a voyage from London to Quebec City Province of Canada British North America 62 Mary Ann nbsp United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and capsized at Hartlepool County Durham She was righted and found to be severely damaged 40 20 May editList of shipwrecks 20 May 1853 Ship State Description Aurora nbsp United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 45 50 N 38 00 W 45 833 N 38 000 W 45 833 38 000 with the loss of 26 of the 42 people on board Thirteen survivors were rescued by Volusia nbsp United Kingdom three survivors were reported missing Aurora was on a voyage from Hull Yorkshire to New York United States 63 64 65 Collingwood nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bathurst New Brunswick British North America Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dalhousie New Brunswick 66 Lamb nbsp United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Cramond Lothian She floated off but consequently sank Her crew were rescued 67 21 May editList of shipwrecks 21 May 1853 Ship State Description Field Marshal Radetzky nbsp Kingdom of Lombardy Venetia The ship was in collision with George nbsp United Kingdom and sank in the Mediterranean Sea Her crew were rescued by George Field Marshal Radetzky was on a voyage from Alexandria Egypt to London United Kingdom 68 Oriental Queen nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Victoria 69 Venus nbsp United Kingdom The ship sank in Ramsey Bay 59 22 May editList of shipwrecks 22 May 1853 Ship State Description Pasco Guimaracus nbsp Chile The ship was lost in the Bay of Valdivia 70 Wilhelm nbsp Russia The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands Kent United Kingdom She was on a voyage from Torrevecchia Teatina Papal States to Riga She was refloated 58 23 May editList of shipwrecks 23 May 1853 Ship State Description Bonne Mere nbsp France The ship was wrecked at Barcelona Spain She was on a voyage from London United Kingdom to Barcelona 71 Eliza Leishman nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Rathlin Island County Donegal She was on a voyage form Glasgow Renfrewshire to Port Phillip Victoria 67 Frisk nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the Melbourne Heads She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Melbourne Victoria 69 24 May editList of shipwrecks 24 May 1853 Ship State Description Anthi nbsp Greece The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock or on the Longsand in the North Sea off the coast of Essex United Kingdom Six of her twelve crew were rescued by a fishing smack the rest by the steamship Vivid nbsp United Kingdom Anthi was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland United Kingdom to Venice Kingdom of Lombardy Venetia 72 40 61 Fagens Minde orKrogers Minde nbsp Norway The ship ran aground and was damaged at Wisbech Cambridgeshire United Kingdom She was on a voyage from Veile to Wisbech 73 72 Utility nbsp United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Ness Point Suffolk She was on a voyage from Seaham County Durham to London or vice versa She was refloated on 9 June and towed in to Lowestoft Suffolk 74 40 75 25 May editList of shipwrecks 25 May 1853 Ship State Description Arendina nbsp Netherlands The sloop ran aground on the Stoney Binks in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber and broke her back She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Grimsby Lincolnshire United Kingdom She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby 61 Catharine nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Cape Spartel Morocco She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Cartagena Spain 16 Stewarts nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Sancti Petri Spain with the loss of seven of her twelve crew She was on a voyage from South Shields County Durham to Cartagena Spain 76 77 26 May editList of shipwrecks 26 May 1853 Ship State Description Catherine nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles 7 4 km south of Cape Sharvel Spain She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Cartagena Spain She was later refloated and towed in to Gibraltar Bay where she arrived on 5 June 66 Catherine Ellen nbsp United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak capsized exploded and sank 14 nautical miles 26 km off Cardigan Head All on board survived She was on a voyage from Newport Monmouthshire to Liverpool Lancashire 78 61 Good Intent nbsp United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak off Inchcolm She was on a voyage from Grangemouth Stirlingshire to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland She put in to Burntisland Fife where she sank Her crew were rescued 79 Good Intent was refloated on 8 June and founde to be severely damaged 75 27 May editList of shipwrecks 27 May 1853 Ship State Description Neptune nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Neckman s Ground in the Baltic Sea All on board survived Some of the survivors were rescued by the steamship Emperor nbsp United Kingdom Neptune was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg Russia 71 80 81 Victoria nbsp Victoria The barque was wrecked in the Torres Strait All on board reached Booby Island New South Wales They were subsequently rescued by Blackheath and Trafalgar both nbsp United Kingdom Victoria was on a voyage from Port Phillip to Mauritius 82 28 May editList of shipwrecks 28 May 1853 Ship State Description Edina nbsp United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Scarborough Yorkshire She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Cartagena Spain She was refloated and resumed her voyage 61 Frisk nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the Melbourne Heads New South Wales She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Melbourne 83 29 May editList of shipwrecks 29 May 1853 Ship State Description Earl of Durham nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck the Pearl Rock in the Strait of Gibraltar She was on a voyage from Odessa to Queenstown County Cork She was refloated and resumed her voyage 84 Elizabeth nbsp United Kingdom The ship sank in the Zebra Channel She was refloated on 10 June and beached at Bootle Lancashire 85 86 Norden nbsp Norway The barque sank at Tibbit s Cove Province of Canada Some of her crew were reported missing 87 She was refloated in late June and towed in to Quebec City 88 St Pierre nbsp British North America The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and sank at Gilmour s Cove Province of Canada Eight of the ten people on board were killed 87 30 May editList of shipwrecks 30 May 1853 Ship State Description Elizabeth nbsp United Kingdom The schooner sank in the Zebra Channel 89 She was refloated on 10 June and beached at Bootle Lancashire 74 Johannes nbsp Kingdom of Hanover The galiot was in collision with Ruthinia nbsp United Kingdom and sank in the Mediterranean Sea Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Tunis Beylik of Tunis to London United Kingdom 16 31 May editList of shipwrecks 31 May 1853 Ship State Description Canton nbsp United Kingdom The ship was in company with Sir Edward Hamilton on a voyage from Hull to St Petersburg when they ran aground on Anholt They were assisted off and were to proceed on their voyages 90 Capodistria Flag unknown The ship ran aground at Malta She was on a voyage from Taganrog Russia to Malta She was refloated the next day 91 Olive Branch nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at White Head near Louisbourg Nova Scotia British North America Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Sunderland County Durham to Quebec City Province of Canada British North America 92 66 Sea nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Port Phillip Victoria with the loss of seventeen of the 26 people on board and that of a rescuer 93 Sir Edward Hamilton nbsp United Kingdom The ship was in company with Canton on a voyage from Hull to St Petersburg when they ran aground on Anholt They were assisted off and were to proceed on their voyages 90 Unknown date editFor the loss of the Sardinian ship Lavinia in mid May see List of shipwrecks in March 1853 20 March List of shipwrecks Unknown date in May 1853 Ship State Description Darling nbsp United Kingdom The schooner capsized at Stockton on Tees County Durham and was damaged 84 Duke of Manchester nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean Her crew were rescued 94 Fame nbsp British North America The ship was driven ashore on Green Island She was on a voyage from Halifax Nova Scotia to Montreal Province of Canada She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City Province of Canada 16 Generale Americano nbsp Ottoman Empire The ship ran aground at the entrance to the Bosphorus She was on a voyage from Brăila to a British port She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople where she arrived on 28 May 95 Harpe nbsp Russia The ship struck a sunken rock off the Barbary Coast She was on a voyage from Queenstown County Cork United Kingdom to Constantinople Ottoman Empire She put in to Gibraltar on 6 May in a sinking condition 67 Hellesmuth nbsp Prussia The brig ran aground at Mullinasole County Donegal United Kingdom She was refloated on 24 May and taken in to Belleisle County Fermanagh 78 Hoffnung nbsp Dantzic The ship was driven ashore She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Queenstown She was refloated and put in to Ystad Swede on 2 May 33 Jean and Margaret nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head Yorkshire 38 Malcolm Brown nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Skala Beylik of Tunis She was refloated and resumed her voyage 94 Outlaw nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 May Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from New York United States to Halifax Nova Scotia British North America 20 Prince Arthur nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked south of Cape St Augustine Brazil before 21 May She was on a voyage from Saint Helena to Pernambuco Brazil 94 Rio de Janeiro nbsp Brazil The steamship a coaster caught fire exploded and sank off Ilha Grande All on board were rescued 57 Sir H Pottinger nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a reef off Gaspar Island Netherlands East Indies before 3 May She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Shanghai China She was refloated on 4 May and resumed her voyage the next day 96 Sir John Falstaff nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a coral reef She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica and Cuba She was later refloated and taken in to Matanzas Cuba where she arrived on 11 May 86 Swallow nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Wellkomst Bay with the loss of all but one of her crew She was on a voyage from Singapore to Port Phillip Victoria 97 Waterwitch nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Cadiz Spain She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Genoa Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno Grand Duchy of Tuscany She was refloated and put in to Gibraltar where she arrived on 12 May in a leaky condition 98 References edit South Australia The Morning Chronicle No 27033 London 15 August 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