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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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^ a b c Ingram & Wheatley, p. 126.
^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 23980. Edinburgh. 9 May 1866.
^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 13280. London. 28 February 1867. p. 7.
^ a b c d "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 12997. London. 4 April 1866. p. 7.
^ a b c "American Shipping". Glasgow Herald . No. 8218. Glasgow. 9 May 1866.
^ a b "Severe Gale". The Times . No. 25462. London. 3 April 1866. col F, p. 7.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant . No. 9982. Newcastle upon Tyne. 20 April 1866.
^ a b "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 13040. London. 24 May 1866. p. 7.
^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 25467. London. 9 April 1866. col F, p. 6.
^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 25464. London. 5 April 1866. col F, p. 11.
^ a b c d "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 5677. Liverpool. 10 April 1866.
^ a b c d "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 13002. London. 10 April 1866. p. 7.
^ a b "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 12996. London. 3 April 1866. p. 7.
^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 23953. Edinburgh. 6 April 1866.
^ a b c "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 13001. London. 9 April 1866. p. 7.
^ a b c d e "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 23958. Edinburgh. 13 April 1866.
^ a b "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 5680. Liverpool. 13 April 1866.
^ a b "The Explosion on Board the European" . Liverpool Mercury . No. 5695. Liverpool. 1 May 1866. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terrible Explosion at Aspinwall". Lloyd's Illustrated Newspaper . No. 1223. London. 29 April 1866.
^ "Northern Circuit". The Times . No. 25894. London. 20 August 1867. col F, p. 9.
^ "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant . No. 9980. Newcastle upon Tyne. 6 April 1866.
^ a b c d e "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 23974. Edinburgh. 2 May 1866.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant . No. 9983. Newcastle upon Tyne. 27 April 1866.
^ a b Larn, Richard (1992). The Shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly . Nairn : Thomas & Lochar. ISBN 0-946537-84-4 .
^ a b c "Ship News". The Times . No. 25485. London. 30 April 1866. col A, p. 12.
^ a b c d e f g h "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 13020. Liverpool. 1 May 1866. p. 7.
^ a b c d "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 5673. Liverpool. 5 April 1866.
^ a b "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 12999. London. 6 April 1866.
^ a b "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 5674. Liverpool. 6 April 1866.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury . No. 5703. Liverpool. 10 May 1866.
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^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 5775. Liverpool. 2 August 1866.
^ "Shipping News". Belfast News-Letter . No. 33382. Belfast. 25 May 1866.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald . No. 8239. Glasgow. 2 June 1866.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 25468. London. 10 April 1866. col E, p. 12.
^ "Royal National Lifeboat Institution". Isle of Wight Observer . No. 714. Ryde. 5 May 1866.
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^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 23961. Edinburgh. 17 April 1866.
^ "Local News". Liverpool Mercury . No. 5794. Liverpool. 24 August 1866.
^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 5678. Liverpool. 11 April 1866.
^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 24029. Edinburgh. 5 July 1866.
^ a b c "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 13006. London. 14 April 1866. p. 7.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 23960. Edinburgh. 16 April 1866.
^ a b c d "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 5731. Liverpool. 12 June 1866.
^ a b c d e f "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 23969. Edinburgh. 26 April 1866.
^ a b c d "Shipping Intelligence". Belfast News-Letter . No. 33364. Belfast. 4 May 1866.
^ "Maritime Intelligence". Newcastle Courant . No. 9996. Newcastle upon Tyne. 27 July 1866.
^ "Shipping by the City of Paris". Liverpool Mercury . No. 5689. Liverpool. 24 April 1866.
^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 13087. London. 18 July 1866.
^ a b "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 5683. Liverpool. 17 April 1866.
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^ "Shipping News". Dundee Courier . No. 3968. Dundee. 25 April 1866.
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^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald . No. 8255. Glasgow. 21 June 1866.
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^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 25489. London. 4 May 1866. col B, p. 10.
^ a b "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 5698. Liverpool. 4 May 1866.
^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 13091. London. 23 July 1866.
^ "Oporto" . Caledonian Maritime Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 July 2019 .
^ Ingram & Wheatley, pp. 126–127. The text of Ingram & Wheatley is confusing as to the actual location of the wreck, seeming to say that it was off the coast of Ninety Mile Beach , Banks Peninsula , and South Otago .
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 24022. Edinburgh. 27 June 1866.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 24001. Edinburgh. 2 June 1866.
^ "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant . No. 9985. Newcastle upon Tyne. 18 May 1866.
^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 23986. Edinburgh. 16 May 1866.
^ "Disastrous Wreck, Seven Lives Lost". The Standard . No. 13020. Liverpool. 1 May 1866. p. 6.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury . No. 5692. Liverpool. 27 April 1866.
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^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 13023. Liverpool. 4 May 1866. p. 7.
^ "Shipping Disasters". Caledonian Mercury . No. 23978. Edinburgh. 7 May 1866.
^ "Shipping Disaster". Glasgow Herald . No. 8223. Glasgow. 15 May 1866.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 23988. Edinburgh. 18 May 1866.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 23992. Edinburgh. 23 May 1866.
^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 13059. London. 15 June 1866. p. 7.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 25486. London. 1 May 1866. col F, p. 13.
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^ a b "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant . No. 9984. Newcastle upon Tyne. 11 May 1866.
^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 13090. London. 21 July 1866.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 24016. Edinburgh. 20 June 1866.
^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 13025. London. 7 May 1866. p. 7.
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^ Peter Ditchburn (7 April 1866). "To the Editor of the Times". The Times . No. 25466. London. col C, p. 10.
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