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The list of shipwrecks in May 1841 includes
ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May
1841 .
List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1841
Ship
State
Description
Cambridge
United Kingdom
The ship was sunk by ice in the
Baltic Sea . Her crew were rescued by a
Russian ship. She was on a voyage from
Reval , Russia to
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland .
[4]
[5]
Clyde
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks off
Cooley Point ,
County Louth and sank. She was on a voyage from
Workington ,
Cumberland to
Annagassan , County Louth.
[6]
Exchange
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kettleness Steel, off the coast of
North Riding of Yorkshire . She was refloated and taken into
Whitby .
[7]
Harmony
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock, off the coast of
Yorkshire .
[8] She was refloated the next day.
[7]
Johanna Sophia
Netherlands
The ship capsized and sank off
Helsingør , Denmark with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from
Stralsund to
Schiedam ,
South Holland .
[9] Johanna Sophia was refloated on 22 May. She was subsequently taken into
Copenhagen , Denmark for repairs.
[10]
Prince of Wales
United Kingdom
The ship was run aground and was damaged on the Whitby Rock. She was refloated the next day.
[8]
[7]
List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1841
Ship
State
Description
Clytie
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks off Coolie Point,
County Louth and sank. She was on a voyage from
Workington ,
Cumberland to
Drogheda ,
County Louth .
[11]
Effort
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at
Llanelly ,
Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Llanelly to
London .
[12]
Jackson
United Kingdom p
The ship struck a rock off the Mount of Corby,
County Louth and sank. Her crew were rescued.
[13]
Medway
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Thisted , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
Saint Petersburg ,
Russia .
[2]
[14]
[15]
North Briton
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted off
Anjer ,
Netherlands East Indies whilst on a voyage from
Singapore to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[16]
List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1841
Ship
State
Description
Breeze
United Kingdom
The
brig was wrecked on
Scatterie Island ,
Nova Scotia ,
British North America . All on board, the crew and 150 passengers, were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Limerick to
Quebec City ,
Province of Canada , British North America.
[25]
Paragon
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Susquehanna (
United States ) in the
Atlantic Ocean (
43°20′N 26°30′E / 43.333°N 26.500°E / 43.333; 26.500 ) and was severely damaged. Her crew were taken off the next day by London (
United Kingdom ). Paragon was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Halifax , Nova Scotia.
[19]
[25]
[26]
Rival
United Kingdom
The
trow was wrecked at
Sand Point, Somerset . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Highbridge to
Pill .
[27]
To Systra
Prussia
The ship ran aground and sank off
Hanö , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Memel to
Leith ,
Lothian ,
United Kingdom .
[15]
List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1841
Ship
State
Description
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The
barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Breton Point,
Cape Breton Island ,
Nova Scotia ,
British North America with the loss of seven crew. She was on a voyage from
Falmouth, Cornwall to
Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America.
[25]
City of Perth
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "St. Louis",
Republic of Texas . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Louis to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[36]
St. Petersburg
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on
St. Paul Island ,
Nova Scotia ,
British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
Richibucto ,
New Brunswick , British North America.
[36]
List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1841
Ship
State
Description
Earl of Durham
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the "Walla Grundt". She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Riga ,
Russia . She was refloated on 19 May and taken into
Landskrona , Sweden for repairs.
[38]
Elizabeth
New Zealand
The
schooner was wrecked on a reef off the Poor Knights. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the
Bay of Islands to
Auckland .
[39]
Hope and Athlone
United Kingdom
The
brig was wrecked on the south east coast of
Gotland , Sweden. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
Saint Petersburg ,
Russia .
[30]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Parton, Cumberland . She was on a voyage from
Whitehaven , Cumberland to
Belfast ,
County Antrim .
[40]
John Lloyd
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at
Youghal ,
County Cork . She was on a voyage from Youghal to
Newport, Monmouthshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[41]
Raby Castle
United Kingdom
The
brig ran aground on the
Nore . She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
London . She was refloated the next day with assistance from three
luggers .
[40]
[5]
List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1841
Ship
State
Description
Catapilco
United States
The
brig was wrecked in a
hurricane at
Acajutla , El Salvador.
[42]
Diana
Hamburg
The ship struck a sunken rock off "Fugla Island" and was damaged. She was on a voyage from
St. Ubes , Portugal to Hamburg. Diana put into
Hammerfest , Norway for repairs.
[43]
Isadora
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Vizagapatam ,
India .
[44]
[45]
James Tamer
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at
Long Point, Nova Scotia ,
British North America . She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America.
[46]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on
Point Escuminac ,
New Brunswick .
[47]
Mersey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Fox Island Gully, New Brunswick. She was later refloated.
[47]
Minstrel
United Kingdom
The
brig was wrecked on the Red Island Reef with the loss of 148 of the 156 people on board. She was on a voyage from
Limerick to
Quebec City ,
Province of Canada , British North America.
[48]
List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1841
Ship
State
Description
Annandale
United Kingdom
The
brig was wrecked in the
Magdalen Islands ,
Province of Canada ,
British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Quebec City , Province of Canada.
[36]
[52]
Cornelius
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Monsicar Reef, in the
Mediterranean Sea off
Malta . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Alexandria ,
Egypt to
Falmouth, Cornwall .
[53]
Crown
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore and wrecked at
Budleigh Salterton ,
Devon . Her crew were rescued.
[41]
Watchful
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Anholt Reef, in the
Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from
Memel ,
Prussia to
London . Watchful was later refloated.
[54]
List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1841
Ship
State
Description
Henry Wellesley
United Kingdom
The
barque went ashore near
Calais , France, and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from
London to
Hobart ,
Van Diemen's Land .
Jannette
Belgium
The ship was in collision with Fortuna (
Danzig ) in the
English Channel off
The Casquets and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from
Antwerp to
Guernsey ,
Channel Islands . Jannette was towed into
Salcombe ,
Devon ,
United Kingdom on 27 May.
[59]
[54]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the
Goodwin Sands ,
Kent . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Ipswich ,
Suffolk to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[38]
Miranda
United Kingdom
The
full-rigged ship was wrecked on "Reeas Island". Her crew took to the boats and reached
Sourabaya ,
Netherlands East Indies .
[60]
Watchful
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off
Anholt , Denmark. She was on a voyage from
Memel ,
Prussia to
Limerick . Watchful was later refloated.
[61]
Wilsons
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to London.
[10]
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1841
Ship
State
Description
Anna
United Kingdom
The
brig was wrecked on the coast of
Arakan . She was on a voyage from
Calcutta ,
India to
Moulmein ,
Burma .
[51]
Edina
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at
Torbay ,
Newfoundland ,
British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Matanzas ,
Cuba to
Quebec City ,
Province of Canada , British North America.
[65]
[66]
Edward and Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gore Sand, in the
Bristol Channel with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
Bridgwater ,
Somerset .
[67]
Lady Douglas
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Cape Le Have",
Nova Scotia , British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Savannah, Georgia , United States to
Halifax , Nova Scotia.
[65]
Rosehill
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in
Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Dunkerque ,
Nord , France.
[68]
Samson
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock at
Whitehead, Nova Scotia and was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from
London to
New York , United States.
[36]
[69]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1841
Ship
State
Description
Alarm
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex before 29 May. She was on a voyage from
Hamburg to
London .
[54]
Albion
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Red Island Reef before 20 May, having been abandoned before 15 April. She was on a voyage from
Bristol ,
Gloucestershire to
Quebec City ,
Province of Canada ,
British North America .
[37]
[52]
Charles
United States
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean off
British Honduras on or before 7 May, her crew possibly having been attacked. She was on a voyage from
New Orleans, Louisiana to
Bordeaux ,
Gironde , France.
[72]
Content
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on
Saltholm , Denmark. She was on a voyage from
Rostock to
Preston, Lancashire . Content was refloated and put into
Copenhagen , Denmark for repairs, arriving on 15 May.
[15]
Elizabeth
New Zealand
The
schooner was wrecked on a reef between the
Bay of Islands and
Auckland . Her crew were rescued.
[73]
Elizabeth Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Stornoway ,
Isle of Lewis ,
Outer Hebrides . She was refloated on 8 May.
[40]
Harriett
New Zealand
The
cutter was presumed to have foundered whilst on a voyage from
Wellington to Auckland. No trace was ever found.
[73]
Hiram
Netherlands
The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from
Havre de Grâce ,
Seine-Inférieure , France to
Vera Cruz , Mexico. She put into "St. Marks", where she was consequently condemned.
[74]
Lord Wenlock
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on
Saaremaa ,
Russia . She was on a voyage from
Dantsic to
Saint Petersburg , Russia. Lord Wenlock was refloated and taken into Saint Petersburg for repairs. She arrived on 27 May.
[43]
Mary Atkinson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at
Lowestoft ,
Suffolk . She was refloated on 11 May.
[41]
New Brunswick
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off the
Isle of Grain ,
Kent . She was on a voyage from
Savannah, Georgia , United States to
Chatham, Kent . New Brunswick was refloated on 21 May.
[41]
Olga
Russian Empire
The ship was driven ashore at "Alt Salls". She was refloated and taken into
Pärnu , where she arrived on 16 May.
[43]
Olivia
Danzig
The
barque ran aground on the
Goodwin Sands ,
Kent ,
United Kingdom . she was refloated but subsequently came ashore between
Landguard Fort and
Felixtowe ,
Suffolk , United Kingdom.
[75]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank at
Galveston ,
Republic of Texas . She was on a voyage from Galveston to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[69]
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