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The list of shipwrecks in April 1866 includes
ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April
1866 .
1 April
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Berbice
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked.
[1]
Curlew
New Zealand
The
cutter was wrecked at Auckland wharf during a gale which raged from 30 March to 1 April.
[2]
Frederick H. Parker
British North America
The
barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from
Saint John's, Newfoundland to
Saint Thomas ,
Virgin Islands . She came ashore at "Boa Nova", Portugal on 17 February 1867.
[3]
[4]
Hind
United Kingdom
The
brig ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Suffolk . She was on a voyage from
Hartlepool ,
County Durham to
Rochester, Kent . She was refloated the next day and taken in to
Lowestoft , Suffolk.
[5]
Martha
New Zealand
The
schooner was wrecked at
Mechanics Bay ,
Auckland , during a gale which raged from 30 March to 1 April.
[2]
Rosara
United Kingdom
The
brig sank.
[6]
Tenterden
United Kingdom
The
brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at
Tynemouth ,
Northumberland . All seven people on board were rescued by rocket appartus and
breeches buoy . Tenterden was on a voyage from
Dundee ,
Forfarshire to
Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated on 17 April and towed in to the
River Wear .
[7]
[8]
Tyne Lifeboat
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
The
lifeboat was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth whilst going to the aid of Tenterden (
United Kingdom ). Her crew survived.
[7]
2 April
3 April
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Æolus
Sweden
The
barque was driven ashore and wrecked at
Gilleleje , Denmark.
[16]
[13]
Bangor Packet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank, in the
Irish Sea . She floated off and came ashore at
Penmon ,
Anglesey .
[17] She had been refloated by 12 April and taken in to
Bangor, Caernarfonshire .
[18]
Caribbean
United Kingdom
The
steamship was severely damaged by the explosion of European (
United Kingdom ) at
Aspinwall ,
United States of Colombia .
[19]
Clarinde
United Kingdom
The
brig ran aground on the Swine Bottoms, in the
Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
Dantzic . She was refloated the next day and taken in to
Helsingør , Denmark in a leaky condition.
[13]
European
United Kingdom
The
steamship was destroyed by an explosion of
glonoin oil and sank at Aspinwall with the loss of about 60 lives, including eleven of her crew.
[20]
[19]
[21]
Frederica Wilhelmina
Dantzic
The ship was driven ashore on
Rønne , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to
London ,
United Kingdom .
[13]
Ionia
United Kingdom
The
schooner collided with the
steamship
Hetton (
United Kingdom ) at
Monkwearmouth ,
County Durham and was destroyed by fire when her cargo of
quicklime got wet.
[22]
Llandulas
United Kingdom
The
Mersey Flat was driven ashore at
Llandulas ,
Caernarfonshire .
[5]
St. Lawrence
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean off the coast of
Brazil . Her crew were rescued.
[23] She was on a voyage from the
Lagos Colony to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[3]
Thankful
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Mazagan , Morocco. She had been refloated by 20 April.
[24]
Two Sisters
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore in the
River Dee . She was on a voyage from
Dromore West ,
County Sligo to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[5]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The
Mersey Flat was driven ashore at Llandulas.
[5]
4 April
List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Elegante
British North America
While en route from
New York , United States to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire with a cargo of
oak , the vessel was abandoned by her crew in the
Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of the
Isles of Scilly . They were rescued by Ferdinand (
Bremen ).
[25]
[26]
[27]
Hector
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran aground on
Lundy Island ,
Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan . She was refloated and completed her voyage.
[28]
Laughing Water
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the
Hooghly River . She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to
Calcutta ,
India .
[3]
Millbank
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran aground in the
River Avon at
Bristol ,
Gloucestershire . She was on a voyage from
Genoa ,
Italy to
Valencia , Spain and Bristol. She was refloated.
[11]
[29]
Miss Evans
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore at
Dunkerque ,
Nord , France. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Bangor.
[28]
[15]
Rose
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore near
Westport, County Mayo . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Westport.
[30]
[29]
5 April
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Alice
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore at
Brook, Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from
Aberystwyth ,
Cardiganshire to
Caen ,
Calvados , France. She was refloated.
[16]
Isabella Croll
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran aground on the North Bank, in
Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[30]
Mary Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The
schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex . She was on a voyage from
Ipswich ,
Suffolk to
Ayr . She was refloated and taken in to
Harwich , Essex in a leaky condition.
[16]
6 April
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Amaranth
United Kingdom
The
brig ran aground at
Poole, Dorset . She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to Poole. She was refloated and towed in to Poole.
[17]
Flora
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef off
Nuevitas ,
Cuba . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Havana , Cuba.
[31]
[32]
Mecklenburg
Rostock
The
brig ran aground off
Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from the
River Wear to
Riga ,
Russia . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[24]
Patrick Henry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Queenstown, County Cork . She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
New York , United States. She was refloated but had to be beached.
[10]
7 April
8 April
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Berbice
United Kingdom
The
barque foundered in the
Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by the barque Alabama (
United Kingdom ). Herbice was on a voyage from
Tayport ,
Fife to
Quebec City ,
Province of Canada ,
British North America .
[9]
[34]
Helen McGregor
United Kingdom
The
tug caught fire at
Glasgow ,
Renfrewshire and was scuttled. She was refloated the next day and found to have been severely damaged.
[17]
Lady Russell
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off
Tybee Island, Georgia , United States. She was on a voyage from
Savannah, Georgia to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire . She was refloated and towed back to Savannah in a leaky condition.
[27]
Mary Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Coloradoes. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to the
River Thames . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[35]
Thomasine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Horsey, Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
Almería , Spain.
[36]
9 April
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Cromer ,
Norfolk . She was on a voyage from
Elie ,
Fife to
Portsmouth ,
Hampshire . She was refloated the next day and towed in to
Great Yarmouth ,
Norfolk .
[17]
Mary and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The
barque was driven ashore between
Bacton and
Mundesley ,
Norfolk . Her eleven crew were rescued by the Mundesley Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
Montreal ,
Province of Quebec ,
British North America . She was refloated on 12 April and towed in to
Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a leaky condition.
[12]
[8]
[37]
Shamrock
United Kingdom
The
smack ran aground and was wrecked on the Dogger Bank, in the
Irish Sea . Her crew were rescued by the Wexford Lifeboat.
[17]
Victory
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Wexford . She was on a voyage from
Dublin to
Penarth ,
Glamorgan .
[12]
10 April
List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Arthur
British North America
The
schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at
Cape St. Mary's, Nova Scotia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
New York , United States to
Saint John's, Newfoundland .
[38]
Douglas
Isle of Man
The
schooner collided with George Durker (
Bremen ) and sank in the
Irish Sea . Her crew were rescued by George Durker . Douglas was on a voyage from
Douglas to
Swansea ,
Glamorgan .
[39]
Dred
Sweden
The ship departed from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire for Wadsö. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[40]
Express
United Kingdom
The
full-rigged ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . A crew member was rescued by the
schooner Coalition (
British North America . Express was on a voyage from
New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to
Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America.
[23]
George and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank near
Rhyl ,
Denbighshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Conway ,
Caernarfonshire to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[41]
11 April
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Economy
United Kingdom
The
dandy was run into by a
brig and sank off
Saltfleet ,
Lincolnshire . Both crew were rescued by Malcolm (
United Kingdom ). Economy was on a voyage from
King's Lynn ,
Norfolk to
Seaham ,
County Durham .
[8]
Ethel Bolton
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at
Morehead City, North Carolina , United States. She was on a voyage from
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan to Morehead City. She was refloated and taken in to
Norfolk, Virginia , United States, where she was repaired.
[42]
George
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground leaving
Sunderland, County Durham and was damaged. She was refloated and put in to
North Shields ,
Northumberland .
[8]
12 April
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Bon St. Nicholas
France
The ship was driven ashore at
Dundalk ,
County Louth ,
United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from
Les Sables-d'Olonne ,
Vendée to
Newry ,
County Antrim , United Kingdom.
[39]
Flora
Prussia
The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the
North Sea . She was on a voyage from
Dantzic to
Douglas, Isle of Man . She was refloated and out in to
Great Yarmouth ,
Norfolk , United Kingdom in a leaky condition.
[39]
Gilmore
United Kingdom
The
full-rigged ship was wrecked off
St Martin's, Isles of Scilly . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from
Southampton ,
Hampshire to
Quebec City ,
Province of Canada ,
British North America .
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was run into by Wakefield and was severely damaged at
Grimsby ,
Lincolnshire .
[43]
Rose
United Kingdom
The
schooner was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Themis (
United Kingdom ). Rose was on a voyage from
Newport, Monmouthshire to
Bilboa , Spain.
[43] Themis put five crew on board Rose ; they took her in to
Falmouth, Cornwall .
[44]
13 April
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Apollo
Flag unknown
The
brig was driven ashore and wrecked at
Manila ,
Spanish East Indies .
[45]
Ceferina
Spain
The
brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Manila.
[45]
Clansman
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore and sank at
St. Combs ,
Aberdeenshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
Tain ,
Ross-shire .
[8]
[46]
Dextrous
United Kingdom
The
fishing boat collided with the
schooner Amelia (
France ) and sank in the
North Sea off
Burnmouth ,
Berwickshire with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Amelia .
[8]
Jamaica Packet
Jamaica
The ship was driven ashore at
Absecon, New Jersey , United States. She was on a voyage from
Kingston to
New York , United States.
[47]
Lucienet
Spain
The
brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Manila.
[45]
Tiempo
Spain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in
Manila Bay . She was on a voyage from
Shanghai ,
China to Manila.
[45]
Volunteer
United Kingdom
The ship was run down by a
steamship off
Southwold ,
Suffolk . Her crew were rescued.
[43]
Vriendschap
Netherlands
The ship departed from the
River Tyne for
Roskilde , Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[48]
14 April
15 April
16 April
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Colleen Bawn
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Algeciras , Spain. She was on a voyage from
London to
Alexandria ,
Egypt . She was refloated with the assistance of two
tugs .
[8]
Dominica
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Jadder, in the
North Sea . She was on a voyage from
North Shields ,
Northumberland to
Swinemünde ,
Prussia .
[8]
Emile
Prussia
The
brig was driven ashore near
Kastrup , Denmark. She was on a voyage from
Stettin to
West Hartlepool ,
County Durham ,
United Kingdom . She was refloated.
[24]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on
Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Blyth, Northumberland to
Karlshamn , Sweden. She was refloated the next day with assistance from a Danish
steamship .
[8]
Irwell
United Kingdom
The
steamship was beached at
Grimsby ,
Lincolnshire .
[51]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Ryde ,
Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
Emsworth ,
Hampshire .
[8]
Labouchere
Hudson's Bay Company
The
steamship was wrecked at
Point Reyes ,
California , United States with the loss of two lives.
[27] She was on a voyage from
San Francisco, California to
Victoria ,
British Columbia .
[23]
Nomaden
Norway
The
brig was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to
Stockholm , Sweden. She was refloated the next day.
[8]
Wexford
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Gelippia",
Beylik of Tunis . She was on a voyage from
Sulina ,
Ottoman Empire to
Wexford . She was severely damaged in a gale on 26 April.
[32]
17 April
18 April
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Dryad
United Kingdom
The
steamboat ran aground and sank in the
River Thames near
London Bridge . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hungerford Pier,
London to
Greenwich ,
Kent .
[54]
George
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Albert the Good (
United Kingdom ).
[52] George was discovered derelict off the coast of
Jutland . She was towed in to
Gothenburg , Sweden on 20 April by the
steamship Volga (
United Kingdom ).
[46]
Prince of the Seas
United Kingdom
The
barque was wrecked at
Cape Recife ,
Cape Colony with the loss of seven of her fourteen crew.
[55] She was on a voyage from London to
Algoa Bay .
[56]
Queen of the Seas
United Kingdom
The ship departed from
Bassein ,
India for
Falmouth, Cornwall . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[57]
Rescue
Guernsey
The
brigantine ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the
Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
Brest ,
Finistère . France. She was refloated.
[24]
Shepherd
United Kingdom
The ship departed from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland for
Cronstadt ,
Russia . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[58]
19 April
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Anna Maria
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off
Adra, Spain . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Marseille ,
Bouches-du-Rhône , France to
Wells-next-the-Sea ,
Norfolk .
[59]
Ceres
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore and sank in the Haff, on the coast of
Prussia . She was on a voyage from
Wick, Caithness to
Stettin .
[60]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The
schooner collided with the
steamship Brigadier (
United Kingdom and sank in the
River Thames downstream of
Gravesend, Kent . Her crew were rescued.
[24]
Kawelen
Duchy of Holstein
The ship was abandoned in the
Baltic Sea . Her crew were rescued by Cypress (
United Kingdom ). Kawelen was on a voyage from
Tønsberg to
Ventava ,
Courland Governorate .
[61]
Louisa Atwood
United States
The
brig was abandoned. She was on a voyage from
Galveston, Texas to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire ,
United Kingdom .
[6]
Reaper
United Kingdom
The
full-rigged ship was driven ashore at
Akyab ,
Burma . She was on a voyage from Akyab to
Calcutta ,
India . She was refloated and put back to Akyab.
[42]
20 April
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Alma
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
South Atlantic . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Panama City ,
United States of Colombia .
[62]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Paternosters, in the
Baltic Sea . Her crew were rescued.
[46]
Archibald McMillan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Clachan Point,
Isle of Arran . She was on a voyage from
Bahia ,
Brazil to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[46]
Elizabeth and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Macduff, Aberdeenshire .
[63]
Mary Campbell
United Kingdom
The
sloop sank at
Dundee ,
Forfarshire . She was refloated the next day and taken in to
Tayport ,
Fife .
[46]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground near
Marstrand , Sweden. She was on a voyage from
Hartlepool ,
County Durham to
Swinemünde ,
Prussia .
[24]
21 April
22 April
23 April
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Abby B
United States
The
schooner ran aground and sank in the
Savannah River near
Fort Jackson ,
Savannah, Georgia .
[38]
Mary
United Kingdom
The
schooner struck the breakwater and sank at
Whitby ,
Yorkshire whilst avoiding a collision with Barbara (
United Kingdom ). Mary was on a voyage from
Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to a Lincolnshire port. She was refloated and placed under repair.
[63]
[24]
Mayflower
United Kingdom
The
brig ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Suffolk . She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
Trouville-sur-Mer ,
Calvados , France. She was refloated and taken in to
Lowestoft , Suffolk in a leaky condition.
[46]
[24]
Oporto
United Kingdom
The
brig was abandoned in the
Bay of Biscay . Her crew were rescued by Thia Elpis (
Greece ). She was on a voyage from
Sines , Portugal to
Glasgow ,
Renfrewshire .
[67]
Wilhelm
Prussia
The
barque ran aground at
Sunderland, County Durham ,
United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Sunderland to
London , United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed back to Sunderland.
[24]
Yarra
unknown
The 63-ton
schooner was wrecked off the New Zealand coast.
[68]
24 April
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Commodore
United Kingdom
The ship was sunk by ice in the
Gulf of St. Lawrence . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Glasgow ,
Renfrewshire to
Miramichi, New Brunswick ,
British North America .
[69]
Demetrio Fario
Austrian Empire
The
brig caught fire at
Buenos Aires , Argentina. Firefighting efforts by a
French Navy and
United States Navy warship were ineffectual and she was scuttled the next day.
[70]
Johannes Kepler
Rostock
The
brig was driven ashore on
Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from
Grangemouth ,
Stirlingshire ,
United Kingdom to Rostock. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[23]
Vibilia
Guernsey
The ship ran aground on
Scroby Sands ,
Norfolk . She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
Torquay ,
Devon . She was refloated and resumed her voyage but was consequently towed in to
Harwich ,
Essex in a severely leaky condition and was beached.
[24]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The
brig was sunk by ice off
Seskar ,
Russia with the loss of all hands.
[71]
25 April
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Black Diamond
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran aground at
Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated, repaired and resumed her voyage.
[52]
Calphurnia
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by the
brig Auguste (
France ). Calphurnia was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Saint John, New Brunswick ,
British North America .
[32]
[72]
Cubana
United Kingdom
The
barque struck the
Seven Stones reef while both her
master and
mate were asleep below. She was bound for
St Jago ,
Cuba , with sixteen crew, one passenger, and a cargo of
coal ,
iron , and
mining gear. Nine of her crew and the passenger took to one of the boats, rowed to the
Sevenstones Lightship , (
Trinity House ) and transferred to
St Mary's ,
Isles of Scilly , by a
pilot cutter . Seven crew drowned.
[25]
[73]
Express
United Kingdom
The
fishing smack collided with the fishing smack Excelsior (
United Kingdom ) and sank in the
North Sea off the coast of
Norfolk . Her crew were rescued.
[63]
Heart of Oak
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the
steamship Lady Jocelyn (
United Kingdom ) and sank with the loss of all but one of her crew.
[64] She was on a voyage from
Cape Agulhas ,
Cape Colony to
South Shields ,
County Durham .
[65]
Union
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in North Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor to
Wexford .
[74]
26 April
28 April
List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Mentor
Prussia
The
barque ran aground on the
Haisborough Sands , in the
North Sea off the coast of
Norfolk ,
United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from
Dantzic to
Belfast ,
County Antrim , United Kingdom. She was refloated and anchored in the Wold, but was consequently abandoned by her crew. Mentor was towed to
Great Yarmouth , Norfolk by the steamship Seagull (
United Kingdom ).
[27]
Ocean Spray
United Kingdom
The
barque was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean (
45°00′N 19°35′W / 45.000°N 19.583°W / 45.000; -19.583 ). Her crew were rescued by the
full-rigged ship James Russell (
United Kingdom ). Ocean Spray subsequently foundered.
[77]
[78] She was on a voyage from
Cádiz , Spain to
Saint John's, Newfoundland ,
British North America .
[79]
Undaunted
British North America
The
brigantine was driven ashore at
Prospect, Nova Scotia . She was on a voyage from
Matanzas ,
Cuba to
Halifax, Nova Scotia .
[80]
29 April
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Bolivian
United Kingdom
The
steamship was driven ashore at
Abacoa, Florida , United States. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
New Orleans, Louisiana , United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[81]
Charm
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Breaksea Point ,
Glamorgan .
[14]
Crosby
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached near
Bridlington ,
Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from
Middlesbrough ,
Yorkshire to
Rotterdam ,
South Holland , Netherlands.
[27] She broke up the next day.
[52]
Cruiser
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore on
Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from
Hartlepool ,
County Durham to
Swinemünde ,
Prussia . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[52]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore at
Løkken-Vrå , Denmark. She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
Cronstadt ,
Russia .
[82]
[27]
Express
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the
English Channel off the coast of
Dorset . Her crew were rescued by Victoria (
Norway ).
[61] Express was on a voyage from
Guernsey ,
Channel Islands to
London .
[83]
Flying Scud
United Kingdom
The
schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Suffolk . She was on a voyage from
Hull ,
Yorkshire to
Tenerife ,
Canary Islands . She was refloated and assisted in to
Harwich ,
Essex in a severely leaky condition.
[27]
Good Intent
United Kingdom
The
schooner foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of
Trevose Head ,
Cornwall . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Amlwch ,
Anglesey to
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland .
[52]
Melita
United Kingdom
The
barque was driven ashore near
Ballyhack, County Wexford . She was on a voyage from
Waterford to
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan .
[52]
Sir Charles Napier
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Lemvig , Denmark. She was on a voyage from
Rouen ,
Seine-Inférieure , France to
Christiania .
[23]
30 April
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Acorn or Alberdina
United Kingdom
One of the ships ran aground on the Spykerplaat, off the coast of
Zeeland , Netherlands.
[52]
Hero
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore on the Sands Heads,
Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
Ryde , Isle of Wight.
[52] She was refloated and taken in to Ryde for repairs.
[84]
Lord Lyndhurst
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Point Huges,
South Australia . She was on a voyage from
Wallaroo, South Australia to
Swansea ,
Glamorgan . She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.
[85]
Progress
United Kingdom
The
barque sprang a leak and foundered in the
English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of
Portland, Dorset . Her crew were rescued by a
fishing smack . She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
Civita Vecchia ,
Papal States .
[61]
[47]
Reubens
United Kingdom
The
galiot was driven ashore at Monlochy,
Moray . She was on a voyage from
Leith ,
Lothian to Monlochy. She was refloated and taken in to Monlochy in a severely damaged condition.
[52]
William VI
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the
Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan to
Ryde , Isle of Wight.
[47]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1866
Ship
State
Description
Amalia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on
Barbuda . She was on a voyage from
London to
Saint Kitts .
[18]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the
Baltic Sea .
[24]
Bitter Beer
South Australia
The
schooner departed from
Warrnambool ,
Victoria for
Adelaide in early April. Believed to have foundered before 16 April, when a
message in a bottle from the ship was found.
[86]
Carmen
United Kingdom
The
barque was wrecked at
La Guaira , Venezuela before 12 April. She was on a voyage from the
Turks Islands to
Frontera , Mexico.
[26]
Carolie
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Suffolk . She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
Exeter ,
Devon . She was refloated and put in to
Great Yarmouth ,
Norfolk .
[24]
Ellida
Norway
The
schooner was driven ashore on
Skagen , Denmark before 30 April. She was refloated but drove ashore again and was wrecked.
[87]
Elongra
New Zealand
The
steamship was wrecked at the mouth of the
Grey River before 11 April.
[88]
Fairlie
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the
Indian Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) off
Negapatam ,
India . Her crew took to a
raft ; they were rescued by Innisfallen (
United Kingdom ). Fairlie was on a voyage from London to an Indian port.
[47]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the
Rio Grande before 16 April. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to the rio Grande.
[51]
Grecian
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran aground at
Trieste . She on a voyage from Trieste to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire . She was refloated.
[28]
Hamilton
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore at
Ballywalter ,
County Down . She was refloated on 4 April and towed in to
Belfast ,
County Antrim .
[28]
H. E. Spearing
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire and was abandoned before 21 April. She was on a voyage from
Galveston, Texas , United States to London.
[83]
xxxx
United Kingdom
The ship.
[38]
Howard
United Kingdom
The ship foundered before 5 April. Her crew were rescued by Douglas Castle (
United Kingdom ).
[89]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the Sundhamma Inlet. She was on a voyage from the
River Tyne to
Gävle , Sweden.
[24]
John Rutherford
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near the Nieuwe Diep. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to the Nieuwe Diep.
[8]
[24]
Juno
United Kingdom
The
barque was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean before 18 April.
[90]
Leda
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Baltic Sea.
[24]
Mandarin
Victoria
The
barque was wrecked near
Wilsons Promontory . She was on a voyage from
Melbourne to
Newcastle, New South Wales .
[75]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The
schooner was run down and sunk by Pathway (
United States ). Minerva was on a voyage form
New York to
Norfolk, Virginia , United States.
[26]
Princess of Wales
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the
Sea of Marmara . She was on a voyage from the
Danube to a British port. She was refloated.
[52]
Quickstep
New Zealand
The
cutter was lost while en route from
Manukau to
Greymouth . Wreckage was found near
Waiuku .
[2]
Sea Bird
British North America
The
brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 April.
[72]
Simla
United States
The
full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Frigate Beach,
New Jersey . She was on a voyage from
Calcutta ,
India to New York. She was refloated.
[6]
Sirius
Hamburg
The
brig was wrecked on the Roncadora Reef before 28 April. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from
Panama City ,
United States of Colombia to Santa Martha.
[91]
[92]
[88]
St. Oswin
United Kingdom
The
steamship was driven ashore at
Seraglio Point ,
Ottoman Empire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from
Galaţi , Ottoman Empire to
London . She was refloated on 30 April.
[38]
[84]
Vera Cruz
Mexico
The
steamship was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to
Vera Cruz .
[93]
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^
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^
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^
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^
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