The list of shipwrecks in May 1834 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during May 1834.
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References |
Ship | State | Description |
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Burlington |
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The sloop was wrecked on Rodney Hall Beach, Jamaica. [1] |
Hippomene | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Havana, Cuba. [2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Libava | ![]() |
The transport ship was wrecked off Vormsi. [3] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Diadem | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on Cape Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America. [4] |
Edward | ![]() |
The brig was sunk by ice at "Port Nova". Her crew were rescued. [5] [6] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on Cape Rosia, St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of one of the 98 people on board. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [5] [7] [8] |
Jane | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on St. Paul Island. [5] [7] |
Moon | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on St. Paul Island. Her crew were rescued. [5] [7] |
Patriot | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on St. Paul Island. [7] |
Rebecca | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was sunk by ice near the "Green Bank", off Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City. [9] [5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Astrea | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of 208 of the 211 people on board. Astrea was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [9] [5] [10] [11] |
Demetrius |
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The ship was destroyed by fire at Trieste. [12] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia with the loss of eight lives. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Quebec City. [13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bee | ![]() |
The sloop was wrecked at Coleraine, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Coleraine. [14] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte Langan | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the
Atlantic Ocean. All on board took to the boats and were rescued three days later by Waldemar (![]() |
Columbus | ![]() |
The brig was lost 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [5] [8] |
Fidelity | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on Scaterie Island, Nova Scotia. All on board, over 150 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City. [5] [6] |
Marchioness of Queensbury | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Miramichi, New Brunswick. [9] |
Proselyte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Flat Islands, off the coast of
Newfoundland, British North America. All on board, over 230 people, were rescued by Juno (
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Ship | State | Description |
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Favourite | ![]() |
The ship was sunk by ice at St Shott's, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. [17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Maria |
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The ship was sunk by ice in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint John's, Newfoundland. [18] |
Sussex | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean (
44°N 28°W / 44°N 28°W), having sprang a leak two days previously. All on board were rescued by Rolla (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Barrington, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [6] |
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. [12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Cape Chat, Lower Canada, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [8] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Commerce | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. [19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Abeona | ![]() |
The collier, a brig, was wrecked on the Brake Sand, in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Torquay, Devon. [20] [21] |
Charlotte Sophia |
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The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the
North Sea. Her crew took to the boat and were subsequently rescued by Alert (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Richard | ![]() |
The ship capsized in Savanilla Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [23] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Triad | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Heaps Sand, in the North Sea. Her eleven crew survived. [24] [25] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bertha | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Faaborg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [26] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Confidence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Warnemünde, Rostock. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Caen, Calvados. [17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Abeona | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 May. [18] |
Adelaide |
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The cutter was wrecked near Bird Island, Norah Head, New South Wales. |
Columbian or Cumbrian | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, British North America. [18] [27] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Torbay. Her crew were rescued. [24] |
Goede Frau | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard sand, in the North Sea on or before 9 May. She was on a voyage from Sète, Hérault, France to Rotterdam, South Holland. [28] [29] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 13 May. [13] |
John Atkins | ![]() |
The ship was lost near "Port Nova". She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Richibucto, New Brunswick. [8] |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and sank at Jersey, Channel Islands. [22] |
San Fernando y St. Bela Zaragoza | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Banks. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cádiz. [19] |
Thalia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Chittagong, India before 21 May. [30] |
The list of shipwrecks in May 1834 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during May 1834.
May 1834 | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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 | ||||||
References |
Ship | State | Description |
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Burlington |
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The sloop was wrecked on Rodney Hall Beach, Jamaica. [1] |
Hippomene | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Havana, Cuba. [2] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Libava | ![]() |
The transport ship was wrecked off Vormsi. [3] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Diadem | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on Cape Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America. [4] |
Edward | ![]() |
The brig was sunk by ice at "Port Nova". Her crew were rescued. [5] [6] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on Cape Rosia, St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of one of the 98 people on board. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [5] [7] [8] |
Jane | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on St. Paul Island. [5] [7] |
Moon | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on St. Paul Island. Her crew were rescued. [5] [7] |
Patriot | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on St. Paul Island. [7] |
Rebecca | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was sunk by ice near the "Green Bank", off Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City. [9] [5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Astrea | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of 208 of the 211 people on board. Astrea was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [9] [5] [10] [11] |
Demetrius |
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The ship was destroyed by fire at Trieste. [12] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia with the loss of eight lives. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Quebec City. [13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bee | ![]() |
The sloop was wrecked at Coleraine, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Coleraine. [14] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte Langan | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the
Atlantic Ocean. All on board took to the boats and were rescued three days later by Waldemar (![]() |
Columbus | ![]() |
The brig was lost 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [5] [8] |
Fidelity | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on Scaterie Island, Nova Scotia. All on board, over 150 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City. [5] [6] |
Marchioness of Queensbury | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Miramichi, New Brunswick. [9] |
Proselyte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Flat Islands, off the coast of
Newfoundland, British North America. All on board, over 230 people, were rescued by Juno (
![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Favourite | ![]() |
The ship was sunk by ice at St Shott's, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. [17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Maria |
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The ship was sunk by ice in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint John's, Newfoundland. [18] |
Sussex | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean (
44°N 28°W / 44°N 28°W), having sprang a leak two days previously. All on board were rescued by Rolla (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Barrington, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [6] |
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. [12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Cape Chat, Lower Canada, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [8] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Commerce | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. [19] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Abeona | ![]() |
The collier, a brig, was wrecked on the Brake Sand, in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Torquay, Devon. [20] [21] |
Charlotte Sophia |
![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the
North Sea. Her crew took to the boat and were subsequently rescued by Alert (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Richard | ![]() |
The ship capsized in Savanilla Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [23] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Triad | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Heaps Sand, in the North Sea. Her eleven crew survived. [24] [25] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Bertha | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Faaborg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [26] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Confidence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Warnemünde, Rostock. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Caen, Calvados. [17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Abeona | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 May. [18] |
Adelaide |
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The cutter was wrecked near Bird Island, Norah Head, New South Wales. |
Columbian or Cumbrian | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, British North America. [18] [27] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Torbay. Her crew were rescued. [24] |
Goede Frau | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard sand, in the North Sea on or before 9 May. She was on a voyage from Sète, Hérault, France to Rotterdam, South Holland. [28] [29] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 13 May. [13] |
John Atkins | ![]() |
The ship was lost near "Port Nova". She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Richibucto, New Brunswick. [8] |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and sank at Jersey, Channel Islands. [22] |
San Fernando y St. Bela Zaragoza | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Banks. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cádiz. [19] |
Thalia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Chittagong, India before 21 May. [30] |