# List of shipwrecks in May 1853

The list of shipwrecks in May 1853 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1853.

## 1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emu | South Australia | The schooner was wrecked at Port Elliott with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Port Elliott to Port Adelaide. |
| Larriston | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on rocks off Turnabout Island with the loss of 31 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Hong Kong. |
| Liverpool Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Bijou ( United Kingdom) and foundered off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Rob the Ranter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Galway. She was refloated. |
| Witness | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Cape Northumberland, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to Melbourne, Victoria. |

## 2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Betsey and James | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Scroby Sand, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Elisha Denison | United States | The ship was wrecked at Galveston, Texas. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The pilot skiff was wrecked on Flat Holm, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. |
| Hoffnung | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Dantsic to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Ystad, Sweden in a leaky condition. |
| Jean and Mary | United Kingdom | The brig struck sunken rocks off Sheringham, Norfolk and was consequently beached at Cromer, Norfolk, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Ocean Nymph | United States | The schooner was run down by ship "Sarah Jane" off Cape Cod. Crew saved. |

## 3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary and Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and assisted in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition. |
| Minerve | France | The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued by the brig Suffolk ( United Kingdom). Minerve was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to Barfleur, Manche. |
| Owen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Amlwch, Anglesey. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fast Castle Head, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| William and Mary | United States | The barque was wrecked on the Stirrup Key, Bahamas with the reported loss of about 170 lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana. Survivors were rescued by the brig Reuben Carver ( United States) and the barque Pollock ( United Kingdom). Also reported that all but two passengers had been rescued by the schooner Oracle ( Bahamas). |

## 4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cecile | France | The ship foundered 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Penmarc'h, Finistère with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Jean and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Lady Berridale | United Kingdom | The steamship was in collision with Jean and Mary ( United Kingdom) and sank at Lowestoft, Suffolk, or Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Roscoe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. |
| Sharon's Rose | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew took to a boat and were rescued by William and Ann ( United Kingdom). Sharon's Rose was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. |

## 5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Barbara Gordon | South Australia | The barque was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Cape Agulhas, Cape Colony with the loss of all six passengers. She was on a voyage from Port Adelaide to London. |
| Moldavia | Ottoman Empire | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin, United Kingdom. |
| Pelicanos | Greece | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom. |
| Sarah S. | British North America | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by the barque Durango ( United Kingdom). Sarah S. was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York, United States. |

## 6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| USS Michigan | United States Navy | The patrol vessel was rammed and severely damaged in Lake Huron by Buffalo ( Pirates) and was severely damaged. Buffalo was captured. USS Michigan was repaired and returned to service. |

## 7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken wreck and sank off Cardiff, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Southampton | United Kingdom | The sailing barge was run down and sunk in the River Thames by the steamship Trident ( United Kingdom). Southampton was on a voyage from Crayford, Kent to Pimlico, City of Westminster. |

## 8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Francesca | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Irene ( Sweden). Francesca was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Australia. |
| Madonna delle Grazie | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The brig was wrecked on the Paganetto Flats with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Naples to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |

## 9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Balmira | Portugal | The schooner was in collision with Star of the West ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Bretagne | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Saint-Nazaire. |
| Louise | Belgium | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground in Carlington Bay. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Workington, Cumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Greencastle, County Down. |
| Matanzas | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Bahia. She was refloated and taken in to Bahia. |
| Palmira | Portugal | The schooner was in collision with Star of the West ( United Kingdom) and sank off Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool, Lancashire, United States. |

## 10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adam Clark | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Blanche ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Blanche. |
| Fadrens Minde | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship ran aground on the Lapsand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Turku. She was refloated. |
| Superior | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was abandoned the next day. She was on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk to Goole, Yorkshire. |
| Supply | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adam Clark | United Kingdom | The brig was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently came ashore on the Holderness coast of Yorkshihre. |

## 12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth and Sarah | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Horatio | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Bremen. |
| San Francisco | Spain | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. |
| Smiths | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Monkstone. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to cork. She was refloated and towed in to the River Taff in a sinking condition. |
| Vigilant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Aberdeen. |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the sloop Lily and foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of two of her four crew. One of the survivors was rescued by Glenmoriston ( United Kingdom). |

## 13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bogida | Norway | The ship ran aground and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom to Porsgrunn. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Solent off the Hurst Spit. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fareham, Hampshire to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the schooner Gem ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off the north coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Gem. Providence was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with the sloop Lily ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. One of her crew was rescued by Lily, the rest were presumed to have drowned. |

## 14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Nickman's Grounds, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Cronstadt in a leaky condition. |
| Mary Ellen | British North America | The ship collided with Mermaid ( United States) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scoti to Saint John, New Brunswick. Mary Ellen was subsequently towed in to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. |

## 15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna Geza | Hamburg | The galiot ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the smacks Agenoria, Celerity and Rumney (all United Kingdom) and taken in tow, but consequently capsized and sank in the Rolling Grounds. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blankenese Hoyer to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. |
| Chusan | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned 200 nautical miles (370 km) north of Cape Frio, Brazil. Ten of her sixteen crew reached land, the rest were rescued by Sophia ( United Kingdom). Chusan was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to California, United States. |
| Le Jeune Louis | France | The lugger ran aground on the Long Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Marans, Charente-Inférieure to Wexford, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Wexford in a leaky condition. |
| Monumental City | United States | The steamship was wrecked on Tullaberga Island, Victoria with the loss of 37 of the 91 people on board. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip, Victoria to Sydney, New South Wales. |
| Winchester | United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Newcastle, New South Wales. |

## 16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carshalton Park | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at a port in Sierra Leone. Her crew were rescued. |

## 17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caroline | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on the Rock Donares, Jersey. She was on a voyage from Paraíba, Brazil to Hamburg. |
| Emilie | Prussia | The brig ran aground on the Beacon Rock, in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. |

## 18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anne Mackay | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Somme. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Somme. She was refloated. |

## 19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Argyle | United Kingdom | The barque foundered off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of fifteen of the 25 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the brig Harmony ( France). Argyle was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground and capsized at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was righted and found to be severely damaged. |

## 20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (45°50′N 38°00′W﻿ / ﻿45.833°N 38.000°W﻿ / 45.833; -38.000) with the loss of 26 of the 42 people on board. Thirteen survivors were rescued by Volusia ( United Kingdom), three survivors were reported missing. Aurora was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to New York, United States. |
| Collingwood | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bathurst, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dalhousie, New Brunswick. |
| Lamb | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Cramond, Lothian. She floated off but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. |

## 21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Field Marshal Radetzky | Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia | The ship was in collision with George ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by George. Field Marshal Radetzky was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to London, United Kingdom. |
| Oriental Queen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Victoria. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship sank in Ramsey Bay. |

## 22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Pasco Guimaracus | Chile | The ship was lost in the Bay of Valdivia. |
| Wilhelm | Russia | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Torrevecchia Teatina, Papal States to Riga. She was refloated. |

## 23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bonne Mere | France | The ship was wrecked at Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Barcelona. |
| Eliza Leishman | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage form Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Port Phillip, Victoria. |
| Frisk | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the Melbourne Heads. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne, Victoria. |

## 24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anthi | Greece | The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, or on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Six of her twelve crew were rescued by a fishing smack, the rest by the steamship Vivid ( United Kingdom). Anthi was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia . |
| Fagens Minde, or Krogers Minde | Norway | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from "Veile" to Wisbech. |
| Utility | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Ness Point, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London or vice versa. She was refloated on 9 June and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |

## 25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arendina | Netherlands | The sloop ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber and broke her back. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby. |
| Catharine | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Cape Spartel, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain. |
| Stewarts | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Sancti Petri, Spain with the loss of seven of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. |

## 26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of "Cape Sharvel", Spain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain. She was later refloated and towed in to Gibraltar Bay, where she arrived on 5 June. |
| Catherine Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak, capsized, exploded and sank 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Cardigan Head. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom | The sloop sprang a leak off Inchcolm. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She put in to Burntisland, Fife, where she sank. Her crew were rescued. Good Intent was refloated on 8 June and founde to be severely damaged. |

## 27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. All on board survived. Some of the survivors were rescued by the steamship Emperor ( United Kingdom). Neptune was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Victoria | Victoria | The barque was wrecked in the Torres Strait. All on board reached Booby Island, New South Wales. They were subsequently rescued by Blackheath and Trafalgar (both United Kingdom). Victoria was on a voyage from Port Phillip to Mauritius. |

## 28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Edina | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Frisk | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the Melbourne Heads, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne. |

## 29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Earl of Durham | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Pearl Rock, in the Strait of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the Zebra Channel. She was refloated on 10 June and beached at Bootle, Lancashire. |
| Norden | Norway | The barque sank at Tibbit's Cove, Province of Canada. Some of her crew were reported missing. She was refloated in late June and towed in to Quebec City. |
| St. Pierre | British North America | The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and sank at Gilmour's Cove, Province of Canada. Eight of the ten people on board were killed. |

## 30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The schooner sank in the Zebra Channel. She was refloated on 10 June and beached at Bootle, Lancashire. |
| Johannes | Kingdom of Hanover | The galiot was in collision with Ruthinia ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tunis, Beylik of Tunis to London, United Kingdom. |

## 31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Canton | United Kingdom | The ship was in company with Sir Edward Hamilton on a voyage from Hull to St Petersburg when they ran aground on Anholt. They were assisted off and were to proceed on their voyages. |
| Capodistria | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Malta. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Malta. She was refloated the next day. |
| Olive Branch | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at White Head, near Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Sea | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Port Phillip, Victoria with the loss of seventeen of the 26 people on board and that of a rescuer. |
| Sir Edward Hamilton | United Kingdom | The ship was in company with Canton on a voyage from Hull to St Petersburg when they ran aground on Anholt. They were assisted off and were to proceed on their voyages. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Darling | United Kingdom | The schooner capsized at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham and was damaged. |
| Duke of Manchester | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. |
| Fame | British North America | The ship was driven ashore on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Province of Canada. She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City, Province of Canada. |
| Generale Americano | Ottoman Empire | The ship ran aground at the entrance to the Bosphorus. She was on a voyage from Brăila to a British port. She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople, where she arrived on 28 May. |
| Harpe | Russia | The ship struck a sunken rock off the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She put in to Gibraltar on 6 May in a sinking condition. |
| Hellesmuth | Prussia | The brig ran aground at "Mullinasole", County Donegal, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 24 May and taken in to Belleisle, County Fermanagh. |
| Hoffnung | Dantzic | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Queenstown. She was refloated and put in to Ystad, Swede on 2 May. |
| Jean and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. |
| Malcolm Brown | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Skala, Beylik of Tunis. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Outlaw | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
| Prince Arthur | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked south of Cape St. Augustine, Brazil before 21 May. She was on a voyage from Saint Helena to Pernambuco, Brazil. |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | The steamship, a coaster caught fire, exploded and sank off Ilha Grande. All on board were rescued. |
| Sir H. Pottinger | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a reef off "Gaspar Island", Netherlands East Indies before 3 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Shanghai, China. She was refloated on 4 May and resumed her voyage the next day. |
| Sir John Falstaff | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a coral reef. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica and Cuba. She was later refloated and taken in to Matanzas, Cuba, where she arrived on 11 May. |
| Swallow | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Wellkomst Bay with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Port Phillip, Victoria. |
| Waterwitch | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was refloated and put in to Gibraltar, where she arrived on 12 May in a leaky condition. |