List of shipwrecks in April 1885
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The list of shipwrecks in April 1885 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1885.
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1 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Clurnium | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Blankenese, Germany. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Hamburg, Germany.[1] |
Duna | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Thornham, Norfolk.[1] |
2 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Driving Mist | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Padstow. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Padstow in a leaky condition.[2] |
John Wesley | ![]() |
The ketch struck rocks and was wrecked in St Brelade's Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Jersey and Guernsey, Channel Islands.[2] John Wesley floated off and drifted out to sea. She was discovered 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of La Corbière, Jersey by the tug Wonder (![]() |
Queen Victoria | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Hamburg, Germany.[3] |
3 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alma | ![]() |
The dandy ran aground on the Danger Rock, off Glandore, County Cork. She floated off and sank the next day.[3] |
Guido | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Sovereign Shoal, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to La Spezia. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[3] |
4 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mariupol | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the Sea of Azov with the loss of all but one of the 30 people on board.[4] |
5 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Maria Louisa | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Dunbar, Lothian, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven to East Wemyss, Fife, United Kingdom.[5] |
Ranger | ![]() |
The fishing smack foundered off the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the north Norfolk coast. Her crew survived.[5] |
6 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ayrshire | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked in Cloughy Bay with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[6] |
England | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Sulina, Romania.[5] |
Glenlui | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at False Point, India.[5] |
Quintus | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Anholt Reef, in the Baltic Sea.[5] |
Herrington | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned off "Cape Sacraty". Her crew were rescued by the steamship Kingsdale (![]() |
Robert Anderson | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Methil, Fife. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore at Margate, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a tug.[5] |
7 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Apollo | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at False Point, India. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Diamond Island, Burma.[8] |
Prince Consort, and Waterford |
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Prince Consort collided with the schooner Waterford in the Lynn Deeps. Both vessels were severely damaged. Waterford was taken in to King's Lynn, Norfolk for repairs.[9] |
8 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Agatha | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[9] |
Etna | ![]() |
The derelict barque drove ashore at Sheringham, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[9] |
9 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Emanuel | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on the Greenhill Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[7] |
Mountaineer | ![]() |
The ship departed from Port Natal, Natal Colony for Calcutta, India. No further trace, reported overdue.[10] |
12 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mabel | ![]() |
The schooner was run into by Warsash (![]() |
Tregenna | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Comeragh (![]() |
14 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Kalaja | ![]() |
The barque was run into by the steamship Main (![]() |
Rainbow | ![]() |
The whaler, a barque, was crushed by ice and sank in the Bering Sea off Cape Navarin, Russia (62°16′40″N 179°05′46″E / 62.2778°N 179.0961°E).[15] |
15 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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J. R. Jolley | ![]() |
The steamship sank while tied up to the bank in Big Bayou Jessie. Two of her crew were killed.[16] |
17 April
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Cohanim | ![]() |
The steamship departed from Norfolk, Virginia, United States for Hamburg, Germany. No further trace,[17] presumed foundered with the loss of all 24 rew.[18] |
Cyprus | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Ortelius (![]() |
Ransome | ![]() |
The steamship struck the Low Lee Rocks, off Mousehole, Cornwall. She made for Penzance, Cornwall but sank at the harbour mouth. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Penzance. Within six days bad weather had destroyed the wreck.[20][21] |
Vivid | ![]() |
The sealer, a schooner, was crushed by ice and sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Twillingate, Newfoundland Colony.[22] |
18 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Earl of Windsor | ![]() |
The tug was driven ashore and wrecked 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Cresswell, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
19 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Young Prince | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by an iceberg. Her crew of 32 men were on an ice floe for 19 days until they were rescued by a French brig.[23] |
20 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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C. M. Reynolds | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at St. Helen's, Cumberland and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Durham to Maryport, Cumberland.[24] |
George | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at St. Helen's and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport.[24] |
Hans Gude | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship collided with the steamship Merchant Prince (![]() ![]() |
21 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Joseph Budman | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[24] |
Zacharias | ![]() |
The ship departed from Wilmington, North Carolina, United States for Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. No further trace,[27] reported missing.[10] |
22 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eliza | ![]() |
The ship departed from Perros-Guirec, Côtes-du-Nord for Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[28] |
Firefly | ![]() |
The steam launch foundered off Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of all but two of her crew.[29] She was refloated on 8 May and towed in to Lowestoft.[30] |
23 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Charles George | ![]() |
The brigantine collided with the steamship Cathay (![]() |
24 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ambrose Light | ![]() |
Colombian Civil War: The ship was captured at Cartagena by USS Alliance (![]() |
Betsey | ![]() |
The smack foundered off the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man. Both crew were rescued by the steamship Cargan (![]() |
Corsair | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Courtown, County Wexford. Her five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[8] |
St. Halvard | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ballyquinton Point, County Down, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Tønsberg.[8] |
26 April
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Maid of the Mill | ![]() |
The Thames barge was driven ashore between Southend-on-Sea and Shoeburyness, Essex.[8] |
Secret | ![]() |
The Thames barge was driven ashore and severely damaged between Southend and Shoeburyness.[8] |
William and Harriet | ![]() |
The Thames barge was driven ashore between Southend and Shoeburyness.[8] |
28 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Queen | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Kinburn Spit, off the mouth of the Bug. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Nicholaieff, Russia. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the steamship Raglan (![]() |
29 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ythan | ![]() |
The schooner was run down and sunk 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the mouth of the Humber by the steamship Frances (![]() |
Unknown date
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America | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on the Ilha de Itamaracá, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Pernambuco, Brazil.[12] |
Ann Armytage | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned at sea before 30 April. Her crew were rescued by the chasse-marée Martignan (![]() |
Ashington | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was refloated.[9] |
Ateth | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. All on board were rescued.[9] |
Calderbank | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
Caledonia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Bimini, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[7] |
Cannamore | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of False Point, India. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to Calcutta, India. She subsequently became a wreck.[37] |
C. H. Williams | ![]() |
The ship collided with a coaster and ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Havana, Cuba.[8] |
Clementine | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Galveston, Texas, United States. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Galveston.[8] |
Credo | ![]() |
The barque struck a sunken rock at Dingwall, Ross-shire, United Kingdom and became severely leaky. She was on a voyage from Lyngør to Dingwall.[37] |
Dalriada | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[9] |
Flora | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Brava Island, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Brava Island.[34] |
Frances | ![]() |
The schooner was lost at Minatitlán, Mexico.[24] |
Frigga | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Carlskrona, Sweden.[24] |
Glendower | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on D Reef, off Cooktown, Queensland.[24] |
Hugh Bourne | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Montril".[12] |
Kalmia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 35 nautical miles (65 km) south west of Pooree, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta.[7] |
Kong Oscar | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on Anegada, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[3] |
Lady Alice Kenlis | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at St. Bees, Cumberland.[24] |
Lizzie Trembeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cornwall. She was later refloated and taken in to Par, Cornwall in a severely damaged condition.[34] |
Longdale | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Middelgrund.[37] |
Persian Monarch | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[8] |
Plejaden | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked in the Chatham Islands. She was on a voyage from Levuka, Fiji Islands to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[24] |
Psyche | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
Rokeby | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Diana Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[21] |
Ruth | ![]() |
The abandoned ship was discovered off Stavanger and was towed in by a steamship.[7] |
Sagunta | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
Shannon | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from London to Calcutta. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 29 people on board.[38] |
Zafiro | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on "Rees Island", Burma.[12] |
Zvonimir | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Oporto, She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Oporto.[8] |
No. 46 | ![]() |
The No. 24-class torpedo boat foundered while under tow.[39] |
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