# List of shipwrecks in April 1848

The list of shipwrecks in April 1848 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1848.

## 1 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caledonia, and Stars and Stripes | United Kingdom United States | The paddle steamer Caledonia was in collision with the schooner Stars and Stripes and drove ashore on Governors Island, Massachusetts. Caledonia was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to London. She was later refloated, resuming her voyage on 7 April. Stars and Stripes was severely damaged. |
| Iscudear | Ottoman Empire | The steamship was driven ashore near Cape Floroz, in the Black Sea with some loss of life. She was on her maiden voyage, from Constantinople to Trebizond. Iscudear was refloated on 16 April and taken in to Trebizond. |
| John Jardine | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Browns Island, Maine. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John, New Brunswick. |

## 2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amadée | France | The lugger sank at the mouth of the Laïta. |
| John and Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the West Mouse Sand, in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to New Ross, County Wexford. |
| Louisa Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Alt Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Stettin. |
| Njiord | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on the Råbjerg mile, Denmark with the loss of a crew member. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Gothenburg. |

## 3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Courrier de Moule | France | The ship was wrecked at San Juan, Puerto Rico. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Barry, Glamorgan to Bideford. |
| Mary E. Balch | United States | The brig was wrecked at San Juan. |

## 4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Barry's | Cape Colony | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Struy's Bay. |
| Erndte | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Swinemünde. She had been refloated by 13 May and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Houghton le Spring | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Bahia, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Mauritius. |
| Rajasthan | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Île Bourbon. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Bombay, India. She was subsequently taken in to Saint Gilles, Mauritius. |
| Waterloo | Cape Colony | The coaster was wrecked in Cawood's Bay with the loss of two of her crew. |

## 5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann Harley | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Clyde 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) downstream of Gourock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New York, United States. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Barry | Cape Colony | The schooner was wrecked in Struys Bay. |
| Clara | Dantzic | The ship was driven ashore at Hirtshals, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Neufahrwassar. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition. Subsequently taken in to Dantzic for repairs. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Western Ledge, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was run aground on a reef south of Saint Croix. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Sain Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage on 7 April. |
| Janus | Greifswald | The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør. |
| Joanna | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in Algoa Bay. |
| Julian | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in Algoa Bay. |
| Linnet | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore near Aberdovey, Cardiganshire. She was refloated on 1 May and taken in to Aberdovey. |
| Martha | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in Algoa Bay. |
| Nancy | Cape Colony | The ship was wrecked in Mossel Bay. |
| Supurbe | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore at Memel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Limerick, United Kingdom. She was consequently condemned. |
| Tim Pickering | United States | The brig was wrecked in the Fiji Islands. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Avalon, Fiji Islands. Her crew were rescued. |
| Waterloo | Cape Colony | The coaster was wrecked in Cawood's Bay. |
| Watkins | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Agnes ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Tuskar Rock with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Comet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Green Island", near Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to London. |
| Emma | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Alt Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, South Carolina, United States to Gothenburg. |
| Rosebud | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "West Klit", Jutland. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Stettin. She had been refloated by 11 April and sailed for Fredrikshavn, Denmark for repairs. |
| Ruby | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Skagen, Denmark. she was on a voyage from Grangemouth to Stettin. |
| Sarah and Martha | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Boulder Sandbank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage. |
| Success | South Australia | The ship was driven ashore at Adelaide. She was refloated. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock off The Lizard, Cornwall and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London. She consequently put in to Falmouth, Cornwall. |

## 7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth, and an Unknown vessel | United Kingdom France | The full-rigged ship Elizabeth was run into by an unknown French vessel, which foundered with the loss of all hands. Elizabeth was abandoned on 9 April. Her 23 crew were rescued by the brig Quebec ( British North America). Elizabeth was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Rambler | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterloo, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal and the Rio Grance. |
| Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Belfast, County Antrim and was scuttled. |
| Taglioni | United States | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to New Orleans, Louisiana. |

## 8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agenoria | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and was beached near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She became a wreck the next day. |
| Berlin | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and was abandoned by all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated, and was subsequently towed in to Waterford by Duke of Cornwall ( United Kingdom). |
| Concord | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a brig in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued by the brig and Asenath ( United Kingdom), which took five men. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool. |
| Expedition | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank off St. Ives, Cornwall with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Gloucester. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Inglesilla Shoal, in the Atlantic Ocean east of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was reported to be on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Stettin. |
| North Durham | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to L'Orient, Morbihan, France. She was refloated. |
| Timandra | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was later refloated. |

## 9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cambria | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and sank at Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Dublin. Cambria was refloated on 17 April and taken in to Drogheda for repairs. |
| Mercator | Spain | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Antwerp. |
| Rubicon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rügen, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Stettin. |
| Trusty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York. |

## 10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hoffnung | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Carolinensiel to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. |
| Hope | Van Diemen's Land | The cutter was wrecked at Port Sorell. |
| Majestic | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Moriches, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York City to London. |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Skerweather Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Porthcawl, Glamorgan in a leaky condition. |
| Seeblume | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore on Rügen, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Stettin. |
| Susan and Isabella | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on the north coast of Rügen, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Dantsic. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jane A. Morice | British North America | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Janet Kinnear | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire. |
| Jemmy | France | The ship was wrecked on the Calvados Rocks. She was on a voyage from Libourne, Gironde to Caen, Calvados. |
| Rose | Norway | The ship was driven ashore near Brekkestø. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| Vestal | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the brig Darlington ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Liberty ( United Kingdom). Vestal was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. |

## 13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jane Williams | New South Wales | The cutter ran aground on a reef off Nobbys Head. She was refloated and taken in to Newcastle for repairs. |
| Mantura | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with the steamship William Penn ( United States) and sank in the Irish Sea off The Skerries, off the coast of County Antrim. Her crew were rescued by William Penn. Mantura was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Sarah Wilson | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked on a reef off Nobbys Head. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle. |

## 14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Apollo | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Hansted", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Papenburg. |
| Childe Harold | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at the Swinemünde Lighthouse, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Stettin. |
| Herald | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on False Immanuel Head, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Nabob | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman, a barque, struck the Ecrehos Rocks, off Jersey, Channel Islands and was wrecked with the loss of eleven of her 21 crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. |
| Progress | United Kingdom | The paddle tug sank near Hartley, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Robert and anne | United Kingdom | The barque sprang a leak and sank off Brixham, Devon. |
| Soeblomsten | Norway | The ship ran aground on the Lemon Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Christiania to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 18 April and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition. |

## 15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dolphin | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Shamble Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Earl St. Vincent | Tobago | The drogher was driven ashore and wrecked in Richmond Bay. |
| Giorge | Prussia | The schooner was wrecked at Coulse Point, Gironde, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Navarino | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and abandoned at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Relief | United Kingdom | The sloop was in collision with Bee and Veracity (both United Kingdom) and was beached at Scarborough, Yorkshire. |

## 16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Effort | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. |
| Hope | United States | The whaling ship struck a rock near the entrance to the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Crew and cargo were saved with the assistance of HMS Calliope ( Royal Navy). |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship arrived at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands in a severely damaged condition. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Callao, Peru. She was consequently condemned and sold for breaking. |
| Mary and Dorothy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Cop Point Rocks, off Folkestone, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Folkestone the next day. |
| Senator | United Kingdom | The screw steamer ran ashore in Whitsand Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London. She subsequently broke in two. |
| Triton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Steil Sand, in the North Sea and sank. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to "Petersen". She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven. |

## 17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Boussole | Belgium | The ship was severely damaged at Antwerp. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Antwerp. |

## 18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| William and Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Barnstaple, Devon. |

## 19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Dragon | Royal Navy | The Centaur-class frigate ran aground near Waterford. |
| Queen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg. She was refloated on 21 April and taken into Nieuw Diep. |
| Shields | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at St. David's. She was refloated. |
| Sterling | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Tybee Island, Georgia, United States. |

## 20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alliwal | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Sucar Point, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin. |
| Benares | India | The steamship caught fire, exploded and sank in the Ganges 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) downstream of Rajmahal with the loss of 20 to 30 lives. |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship struck The Manacles and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Margaretta | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the cables securing the North Haisborough Sand Lightship ( Trinity House ) and sank. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rochester, Kent. |
| Octavie | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore at the Bumen Paudermark, in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Antwerp. She was refloated on 22 April and taken in to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. |

## 21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Euphrasia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pickles Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States, where she arrived on 27 April. |
| Jane | New South Wales | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Fairy. |
| Jessie Scott | United Kingdom | The schooner departed on 21 April from Stralsund for Leith, Scotland with a crew of seven, but did not reach Helsingør, Denmark. Sunken wreckage found off Rügen, Prussia in early May was later confirmed as Jessie Scott. |
| Lady Sarah Maitland | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Isabella Reef, off the cost of Cuba. Her crew were rescued by Maitland ( United Kingdom). Lady Sarah Maitland was on a voyage from Port Maria, Jamaica to Matanzas, Cuba. |
| Matchless | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition. |
| Regent | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Pinel Rocks, off Guernsey, Channel Islands and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Guernsey. |
| Vertrauen | Dantzic | The ship was wrecked on Selchy Skerry, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Grande | Flag unknown | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hancock ( United States). |
| Hardy | Jersey | The ship was driven ashore on Walcheren, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hamburg. |
| Henry and Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore 1 league (4.8 km) north east of Cape Palos, Spain. She was refloated on 25 April and taken in to Cartagena, Spain. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was subsequently wrecked. Her crew were rescued. Her crew were rescued by the smacks Aurora's Increase and Orwell ( United Kingdom). Jane was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. |
| Marianne | Dantzic | The ship was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the English Channel 2 leagues (5.2 nmi; 9.7 km) off Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Marianne was subsequently taken in to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. |
| Paradox | United Kingdom | The schooner capsized and sank in a squall in the South China Sea with the loss of seven lives. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Hong Kong. |

## 23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dolore | Spain | The ship was driven ashore in the "Tagebucht" and sank. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Christiansand, Norway. |
| Eleaore | United Kingdom | The lugger was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and taken in to Rye. |
| Judy | Jersey | The ship was wrecked on the Minquiers, in the Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Jersey. |
| Juliana | Guernsey | The ship struck the Humph Rocks and was abandoned by her crew. She foundered the next day. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London. |
| Lucifer | United Kingdom | The screw steamer suffered a boiler explosion and sank off the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire. All on board were rescued. |
| Mentor | France | The brig ran aground on the Brai Bank, in the English Channel off the coast of Nord, capsized and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. |

## 24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| London | United Kingdom | The ship was run aground on the Margate Sand, off the coast of Kent. She was refloated and made for Whitstable, but consequently sank off Reculver. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 26 April and towed in to Margate, Kent. |

## 25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Colonial | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Half Moon Keys, off the coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Savanilla, Republic of New Granada to Jamaica. |
| Eleonora | British North America | The barque was wrecked at Burlington. Her crew were rescued. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States, where she arrived on 30 April. |
| John Williams | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore on "Amack Island", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jane and Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Point of Ardnamurchan, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. |

## 27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore by ice in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Canso, Nova Scotia, British North America and Liverpool, Lancashire. She was consequently condemned. |
| Cove | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Westpoint ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of her crew. Her passengers and surviving crew were rescued by Westpoint. Cove was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Petras | France | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Key West, Florida, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |

## 28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Monarch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Chapel St. Leonards, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Hull, Yorkshire and Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jacoba Maria | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on a reef north west of Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Randers, Norway. |
| Spring, and Vestal | United Kingdom | The ships collided in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank with the loss of all hands. |

## 30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 in April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Rosalinda | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered near Algeciras, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Cronstadt, Russia. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore by ice in the Gut of Canso after 22 April. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Algomah | United States | Carrying a cargo of clay, the 114-foot-9-inch (35 m), 269.14-gross register ton brig sank in Lake Michigan south of Racine, Wisconsin. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service. |
| Alice Gray | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for Londonderry in mid-April. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Amity | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 April. |
| Courrier de Saint Pierre | France | The ship was wrecked on the Castillos, in the River Plate in early April. She was on a voyage from an English port to Monte Video, Uruguay. |
| Doris | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | The ship was lost on the coast of Sicily before 20 April. Her crew were rescued. |
| Elizabeth Helen | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 April. Her crew were rescued by Emma ( France). Elizabeth Helen was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz, Portugal to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Fortuna | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France before 6 April. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Hope | Van Diemen's Land | The cutter was wrecked at Port Sorell. |
| Lydia | Denmark | The brig was driven ashore on Heneaga. She was refloated and taken in to Sait Thomas, Virgin Islands. |
| Robert | British North America | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 24 April. |
| Saint Laurent | France | The ship was driven ashore at "Bredeville Suray", Manche before 19 April. Her crew were rescued. |
| Saint Louis | Belgium | The ship capsized in the Mediterranean Sea before 6 April. her crew were rescued. |
| Salamandre | French Navy | The aviso was driven ashore on the coast of Provence. Her crew were rescued. |
| Sarah Wilson | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked at Newcastle before 22 April. |