# List of shipwrecks in May 1850

The list of shipwrecks in May 1850 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1850.

## 1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Champlain | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Banks. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| Commerce | British North America | The steamship collided with the steamship Dispatch ( United States) and sank in Lake Erie with the loss of 38 lives. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Port Stanley, Province of Canada |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Helsingør. She was refloated. |
| Hetty Clifton | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with HMS Simoom ( Royal Navy) and foundered in the Irish Sea off Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. |
| William Packet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Helsingør. She was refloated. |

## 2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel 14 nautical miles (26 km) south west of The Needles, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued by Bordeaux ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to London. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. All on board were rescued. She broke up the next day. |

## 3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alida | Netherlands | The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Harlingen, Friesland. |
| Franciscus | France | The barque was wrecked at "La Plaza de Castillos". She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Lady Rowley | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Faial Island, Azores with the loss of all but her captain. |
| Paul Pry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Faial Island with the loss of all but two of her crew. |
| Rocket | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated. |

## 4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Betsey Millar | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Sillycars Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire. |
| Clara | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked at Sydney. |
| David | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked at Sydney. |
| Endeavour | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |
| Guua | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman was lost near Madras, India when struck by a sudden violent squall while at anchor, and was driven ashore and wrecked without loss of life. |
| Mazeppa | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to New York, United States. |
| Star | United Kingdom | The sloop sprang a leak and foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Saint Vincent with the loss of three of the twelve people on board. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Barbadoes. |
| Sulimary | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman Sulimary was lost near Madras when struck by a sudden violent squall while at anchor, and was driven ashore and wrecked with the loss of over 73 lives including the captain and his wife. |

## 5 May

List of shipwrecks: June 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acorn | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by the schooner, Blessing ( United Kingdom). |
| Conservator | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bird Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Havana Packet | Belgium | The ship was wrecked on the Pickle Reef, off the coast of Florida, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Antwerp. |
| Ostensible | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Duke ( United Kingdom). Ostensible was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |

## 6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | Spain | The ship was wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Seville and Cádiz. |
| Highland Lad | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the entrance to the Gulf of Smyrna. She was on a voyage from London to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. |
| Horatio | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Mary's, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Charles William ( United Kingdom). Horatio was on a voyage from Salonica, Greece to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Invincible | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Currituck Inlet. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was refloated on 15 May but was driven ashore again. She was refloated on 5 June and taken in to Norfolk, Virginia, United States. |
| Jules | France | The ship was lost near Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales. |
| Prosper | France | The ship ran aground and capsized at the mouth of the Loire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Rosina | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Cape St. Vincent. Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Leander ( United Kingdom). Rosina was on a voyage from Carthagena, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Why Not? | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Thames ( United Kingdom). Why Not? was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Peverel Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. She was refloated on 10 May and taken in to Swanage, Dorset in a severely damaged condition. |

## 7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adventure | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked off Harwich, Essex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. |
| Bure | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Warkworth, Northumberland. Bure was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. NC100550/> |
| Earl of Durham | United Kingdom | The troopship was driven ashore at Brook, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Isabella and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Great Belt. She was on a voyage from Odense, Denmark to an English port. She was refloated and put in to Kleven Havn, Ommel, Denmark for repairs. |
| Johns | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 10 May but sank whilst being taken in to Bridlington. |
| London | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Mariana | Bremen | The ship ran aground at Bremerhaven. |
| Mary | Malta | The ship was driven ashore 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Adra, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She subsequently floated off and was discovered at sea on 15 May by HMS Janus ( Royal Navy). |
| Teniers | Belgium | The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Worcester | United Kingdom | The ship struck the quayside at Hull, Yorkshire and forced her anchor through her bow. She was consequently beached. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Hull. |

## 8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Earl of Durham | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Brook, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
| Eleonora | British North America | The schooner struck a rock and sank off Cap-Santé, Province of Canada. Her crew were rescued. |
| Empress | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock off Perth, Swan River Colony and was damaged. She put back to Perth for repairs. |
| Gleaner | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Hudson River. |
| Jane Lockhart | United States | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Alboran Island, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Adra, Spain to New York. |
| William and Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Exeter, Devon. |

## 9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Anglesey. Her five crew were rescued by the lifeboat № 6 ( United Kingdom). |
| Latona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to Sunderland, County Durham. |

## 10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The barque was sunk by ice 15 nautical miles (28 km) north east of the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued by William ( United Kingdom). |
| Harvest | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cape Negro, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Hibernia | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in the Green Bank, in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Jane Lowden ( United Kingdom). Hibernia was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Cork to Glasgow. She was beached at Kilkeel, County Down and was severely damaged. |

## 11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annie | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Goose Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from the Netherlands to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She had been refloated and taken in to Halifax, Nova Scotia by 16 August. |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship sank on the Hoft, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Dalston ( United Kingdom). |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was damaged at L'Orient, Morbihan, France. She was on a voyage from London to L'Orient and Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Charles Saunders | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Quebec City. She was refloated on 14 May and taken in to Spry Harbour, Nova Scotia. |
| Hinda | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Corsewall Point, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Demerara, British Guiana. |
| Josephine | United Kingdom | The ship was crushed by ice and sank between Bolderāja and Domesnes, Russia. Her crew were rescued. |
| Northumberland | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at White Point, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Quebec City. |
| Nymph | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a reef in the Ragged Islands, China. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to Hong Kong. She was refloated and put back to Shanghai. |
| Scud | New South Wales | The ketch departed from Newcastle for Sydney. Subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands, a boat washed up at Putty. |

## 12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active, and Thetis | United Kingdom | The brigs were in collision off the coast of Norfolk and were severely damaged. Active was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She put in to Great Yarmouth. Thetis was beached at Caister-on-Sea She was refloated on 18 May and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
| Ann Semple | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland. |
| Josephine | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Tralee, County Kerry. |
| Magician | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a reef in the Mona Passage. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Hamburg. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Partisan | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the Baltic Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) east south east of Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued by Dalston ( United Kingdom). |

## 13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Queen | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Liverpool. she was refloated. |

## 14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Harbinger | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and foundered north of Vigo, Spain. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Olga | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Newhaven, Connecticut, United States. |
| Rowena | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Irish Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Corsewall Point, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Runcorn, Cheshire. |

## 15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Wells-next-the-Sea. She was refloated on 23 May. |
| HMS Cuckoo | Royal Navy | The paddle steamer stuck a sunken rock and sank at Victoria Harbour, Jersey, Channel Islands. All on board survived. She had been refloated by 19 May and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, where she was repaired and returned to service. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by ice and sank off Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia. |

## 16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dunottar Castle | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground off Shoeburyness, Essex. She was later refloated. |
| Elizabeth and Sarah | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of the Manacles. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Falmouth, Cornwall and Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Emerald | Guernsey | The smack ran aground and sank on the Gore Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Guernsey. Emerald was refloated the next day, and towed in to Bridgwater on 19 May in a severely damaged condition. |

## 17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emerald | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gore Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Bridgwater. |
| Premier | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Valencia, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Valencia. |
| Weatherall | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Salé, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. |

## 18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Barkley | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla, Sweden to Harwich, Essex. She was refloated and put in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. |
| Bryan Abbs | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Devon ( United Kingdom). Bryan Abbs was on a voyage from New York, United States to Limerick. |
| Premier | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Valencia, Spain. She was refloated on 21 May. |
| Scipio | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off Vigo, Spain. Her crew were rescued. |

## 19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Deva | Denmark | The ship ran aground at "Saken". She was on a voyage from Kjerteminde to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Frederikshaven in a leaky condition. |
| Fame | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Olinda Bank, off Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Maceió, Brazil. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Brilliant ( United Kingdom). Jane was on a voyage from "Ivica" to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Newport, Monmouthshire. |

## 20 May

List of shipwrecks: May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent. |
| Minx | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at New Romney. She was on a voyage from London to Newport, Monmouthshire and Gibraltar. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Portishead, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. |
| Syren | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Trieste for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Deborah | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Mistley, Essex. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. |
| Jeanne d'Arc | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Marsaille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Nereid | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. |
| Superb | United States | The ship ran aground at Mobile, Alabama. She was on a voyage from Mobile to Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France. She put back to Mobile and was consequently condemned. |
| William Ernst | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated the next day and taken in to The Downs. |

## 22 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albert | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and was severely damaged at Grantown, Moray. Her 80 passengers were landed safely. She was on a voyage from Stirling to Grantown |
| Dundee | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground on the Abertay Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Dundee for repairs. |
| St. Louis | United States | The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion at St. Louis, Missouri with the loss of 25 lives. Forty survivors were severely scalded, with further casualties expected. |

## 23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Wolfville ( United States). Ocean was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |

## 24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Seraphine | United Kingdom | The ship developed a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean after encountering a hurricane on May 21 while crossing from Warrenpoint to New York and was abandoned off the coast of New England without loss of life. |
| Sulimany | India | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras with the loss of more than 33 lives. |
| Ville de Marans | France | The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. |
| Woodman | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at South Shields, County Durham. She was righted on 25 May. |

## 25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dart | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Dunbar, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders to Leith, Lothian. |
| Felice | Malta | The brig was wrecked on the Galibia Shoals, off the coast of the Beylik of Tunis. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Malta to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Frau Dorothea | Duchy of Holstein | The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom for Husum. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bamborough Castle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Skerry of Stroma. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian to Thurso, Caithness. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Clydesdale | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from London to Cuba. She was refloated, and taken in to Cardiff, where she arrived on 1 June. |
| Po | France | The ship sank off Cape Horn, Chile. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Alta California. |
| Virginie | | The ship was lost off Scatterie Island, Nova Scotia. |

## 27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Contest | British North America | The ship ran aground on the Chebogue Ledges, off Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico to Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was refloated and taken in to Yarmouth in a leaky condition. |
| Countess of Bective | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Glenlyon ( United Kingdom and foundered in the Bristol Channel between Lundy Island and Hartland Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| John Mowlem | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore in Colwell Bay, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Weymouth, Dorset. She was refloated and taken in to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. |

## 28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Argyra | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Bona Vista Reef. |
| Express | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Cow Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Lady Sale | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Red Bank, in the Gambia River. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, Gambia Colony and Protectorate to London. She was refloated the next day with assistance from HMS Dover ( Royal Navy) and put back to Bathurst. |
| Moffat | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay, India. She was refloated the next day. |
| Retrieve | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Huevos Bocas, off the coast of Trinidad. |

## 29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abeona | British North America | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Sydney, Nova Scotia. |
| Hawk | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with the steamship Rotterdam ( Netherlands) and foundered with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to London. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a port in Alta California. |
| Sarah | British North America | The ship was driven ashore east of Tracadie, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Chaleur Bay. She was consequently condemned. |
| Sea Nymph | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. |

## 30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Expedit | Sweden | The ship was abandoned north east of São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Sweden. |
| Harriet Emma, and Kate | United Kingdom | Harriet Emma collided with the schooner Kate off the coast of County Durham. Three crew of Harriet Emma were reported to have been rescued by the schooner Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). Two survivors from Harriet and Emma were rescued by Prince Albert ( Jersey). There were two survivors from Kate, which was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. Harriet Emma was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |

## 31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charlotte | Norway | The ship sank off the Russian coast with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Gezia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Susan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Nakskov, Denmark to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Frederikshavn, Denmark. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiral Collingwood | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated on 17 May and taken in to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |
| Astrea | United Kingdom | The brig was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by William ( United Kingdom). |
| Carnation | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Saint Thomas, Province of Canada, British North America between 18 and 25 May. |
| China | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New York to Alta California. |
| Collector | United Kingdom | The schooner was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to London. |
| Eagle | New South Wales | The steamship ran aground in the Hunter River before 4 May. |
| Eleanor | New Zealand | The schooner was lost near the mouth of Queen Charlotte Sound during the first few days of May. All hands were saved. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Whittaker Spit, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex before 9 May. |
| Gosnell | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. |
| Isabella | Jersey | The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated on 25 May and proceeded on her voyage to Jersey. |
| Jovial | France | The ship was wrecked on Santorini, Greece before 16 May. She was on a voyage from "Gaffa" to Cette, Hérault. |
| Lotus | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 May. |
| Maria | Netherlands | The barque was wrecked in the Bay of Anpanam, China before 22 May. |
| Merchant | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 May. She was discovered on that day by Black River Packet ( United Kingdom and set afire. |
| Musica | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Cape Bon, Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Nautilus | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Longfleet Reef, off the coast of Africa before 13 May. She was refloated and put back to Sierra Leone, where she was condemned. |
| Newport Trader | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Deal, Kent before 7 May. |
| Nordpolen | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked at Zapallar, Chile before 30 May. Her crew were rescued. |
| Sylph | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated on 13 May and taken it to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Trial | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swanage, Dorset. She was refloated on 12 May. |
| Waterwitch | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Anglesey. |
| Wilberforce | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Arichat, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Sydney, Nova Scotia. |
| Wilhelmina | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Favourite ( United Kingdom). |
| Wisbeach | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 May. Her crew were rescued by Hercules ( United Kingdom). |
| Zwaan | Stettin | The ship struck a sunken rock and capsized at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli to Stettin. |