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Thelist of shipwrecks in April 1860includesshipssunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April1860.

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1 April

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List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1860
Ship State Description
Caroline United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandNew Zealand Thebarquewas wrecked when she grounded on asandbarat the mouth of theNew Riverin southernNew Zealand.She was lying low in the water due to a heavy cargo ofcoal.[1]
Dauntless United Kingdom Thesmackwas driven ashore at Towyn Point,Glamorgan.She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,LancashiretoCarmarthen.[2]
Frederic Gustave France The ship foundered 36 nautical miles (67 km) west south west ofStart Point, Devon,United Kingdom.Her crew were rescued byJohn Masterman(United Kingdom).Frederic Gustavewas on a voyage romBordeaux,GirondetoQueenstown, County Cork,United Kingdom.[3]
General Grant United Kingdom Theschoonerwas lost atAnguilla.[4]
John Wesley United Kingdom Theschoonerwas driven ashore atDuncansby Head,Caithness.Her crew survived. She was on a voyage fromLondontoDumfries.John Wesleyhad become a wreck by 4 April.[5]
Notre Dame de Bon Port France The ship was driven ashore and scuttled atSwansea,Glamorgan,United Kingdom.She was on a voyage fromNantes,Loire-Inférieureto Swansea.[6]Notre Dame de Bon Portwas refloated on 3 April with the assistance of threetugs.[7]
Oberon United Kingdom Thebarqueran aground onSarn Badrigand was abandoned. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Port Madoc Lifeboat. She was on a voyage fromMacao,ChinatoLiverpool,Lancashire.She floated off and came ashore onShell Island,Caernarfonshire.[7][8]
Vivid United Kingdom Theschoonerwas driven ashore inPlettenberg Bay.Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage fromCape Town,Cape ColonytoTable Bay.[4]

2 April

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List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1860
Ship State Description
Alphonsine Estelle United Kingdom Theschoonersank offDungeness,Kent,United Kingdom.Her crew were rescued by aDeallugger.She was on a voyage fromSunderland, County Durham,United Kingdom toNantes,Loire-Inférieure.[7][9]
Dominica United Kingdom Thebrigwas destroyed by fire in theAtlantic Ocean.Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage fromDominicatoLondon.[4]
Fort George United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Diamond Sand, in theHooghly River.She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,LancashiretoCalcutta,India.[10]She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Calcutta.[11]
Susan Emily United Kingdom The ship was wrecked atNew Orleans, Louisiana,United States. She was on a voyage fromCárdenas, Cubato New Orleans.[4]
Yrca United Kingdom Thefull-rigged shipcaught fire off theIsles of Scilly.She sank the next day. Her 30 crew were rescued by theschoonerEmpress(United Kingdom). She was on a voyage fromBirkenhead,CheshiretoBombay,India.[5][4]

3 April

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List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1860
Ship State Description
Fanny Holmes United States Thebarquewas destroyed by fire atApalachicola, Florida.[12]
Forsoget Norway The ship was driven ashore atFraserburgh,Aberdeenshire,United Kingdom.She was refloated the next day and taken in to Fraserburgh in a severely damaged condition.[13]
Jane United Kingdom Thebrigran aground on the Holm Sand, in theNorth Seaoff the coast ofSuffolk.She was on a voyage fromSouth Shields,County DurhamtoLondon.She was refloated and taken in toLowestoft,Suffolk in a leaky condition.[7]

4 April

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List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1860
Ship State Description
Ellen United Kingdom The ship ran aground offGreat Yarmouth,Norfolk.She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[7]
Emanuel Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atPrestonpans,Lothian,United Kingdom.She was on a voyage fromBraketoCockenzie,Lothian.[2]
Fiery Cross United Kingdom Thefull-rigged shipwas wrecked on a reef near the Investigator Shoal, in theSouth China Sea.All 30 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromLondontoHong Kong.[14][15][16][17][18]
Hannah United Kingdom Thecutterfoundered off Baboon Point,Cape Colony.She was on a voyage fromLambert's BaytoTable Bay.[4]
Maria United Kingdom Theschoonerwas driven ashore atLossiemouth,Moray.She was on a voyage from Lossiemouth toBurghead.[13]She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lossiemouth.[19]
Saladin United Kingdom Thesteamshipwas driven ashore atEgremont, Cheshire.[20]She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashireto Jamaica.[7]

5 April

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List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1860
Ship State Description
Alceste United Kingdom Thebarquestruck a sunken rock off theLongships Lighthouse,Cornwalland foundered. Her crew were rescued bySarah(United Kingdom).Alcestewas on a voyage fromCardiff,GlamorgantoSouthampton,Hampshire.[13]
Benin United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atBenin.[21]
Black Hawk United States The ship capsized and sank in theBay of Bengalwith the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage fromCalcutta,IndiatoBoston, Massachusetts.[22]
John Purdie United Kingdom Theschooner,in ballast, struck a sunken rock near theRunnel StoneoffGwennap Head,Cornwall and sank. Her crew escaped in the ship′s boat; they were rescuced byKellow(United Kingdom).John Purdiewas on a voyage fromSt Michael's Mount,Cornwall, toLlanelly,Glamorgan.[23][13]
Sextus United Kingdom Thesailing bargecapsized atHarwich,Essex.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromGreat Yarmouth,NorfolktoSheerness,Kent.[13]
Surprise United Kingdom Theschoonerwas run down and sunk off the coast ofPembrokeshirebyIsabella(United Kingdom). She was on a voyage fromCardiff,Glamorgan toLiverpool,Lancashire.[5][13]She was raised on 26 August.[24]
Vigo United Kingdom The ship collided with thesteamshipBaron Osy(Belgium) and sank in theRiver Thames.[25]
Weddrington United Kingdom Thebarqueran aground atCaen,Calvados,France. She was on a voyage fromBlyth, Northumberlandto Caen.[2]

6 April

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List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1860
Ship State Description
Harvest United Kingdom The ship departed fromMobile, Alabama,United States forLiverpool,Lancashire.No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26]
Tiverton United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pampus, off the coast ofZeeland,Netherlands. She was on a voyage fromRotterdam,South Holland,Netherlands toRuncorn,Cheshire.[19]

7 April

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List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1860
Ship State Description
Despatch United Kingdom Theschoonercollided with thefull-rigged shipJeunesse(France) and foundered with the loss of two of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued byJeunesse.Despatchwas on a voyage fromMarseille,Bouches-du-Rhône,France to theClyde[27][4]
Fatul Karlem NetherlandsNetherlands East Indies Thebarquewas destroyed by fire atTernate.[28]
Friedrich Wilhelm Prussia The ship ran aground atMemel.She was on a voyage from Memel toDublin,United Kingdom.[29]She was refloated.[3]
Maria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel toGloucester.She was refloated.[3]
Moorsfort United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Tombeau Bay. She was on a voyage fromCalcutta,IndiatoMauritius.She was refloated with the assistance of atugand completed her voyage.[30]
Nancy United Kingdom The ship collided withExpress(United Kingdom) and sank in theRiver Thameswith the loss of two of her crew.[2]
William United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore atVillaricos,Spain. She was on a voyage fromCartagena, Spainto theRiver Tyne.[2]

8 April

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List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1860
Ship State Description
Alva United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBritish North America Theschoonerwas wrecked on the coast ofNorth Carolina,United States. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSavannah, Georgia,United States toSaint John, New Brunswick.[31][4]
Jankina Netherlands Thegaliotfoundered in theAtlantic Ocean(46°45′N8°30′W/ 46.750°N 8.500°W/46.750; -8.500). Her crew were rescued by thebrigGalatea(Kingdom of Sardinia).Jankinawas on a voyage fromAyr,United KingdomtoSeville,Spain.[32]
Maria United Kingdom Thebrigwas beached7 leagues(21 nautical miles (39 km)) north east ofBastia,Corsica,France. Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage fromGenoa,Kingdom of SardiniatoConstantinople,Ottoman Empire.[33][34]

9 April

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List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1860
Ship State Description
Earsdon United Kingdom Thesteamshipwas driven ashore atNyhavn,Denmark. Her sixteen crew survived. She was on a voyage fromHavre de Grâce,Seine-Inférieure,France toLibava,Courland Governorate.[35]
Nancy United Kingdom Thebrigantineran aground on the Horse Bank, in theIrish Seaoff the coast ofLancashire.Her nine crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat. She was on a voyage fromTynemouth,NorthumberlandtoLiverpool,Lancashire.[36][37]She had become a wreck by 11 April.[38]
William United Kingdom Theschoonerran aground on the Holm Sand, in theNorth Seaoff the coast ofSuffolk.[36]She was refloated the next day and taken in toLowestoft,Suffolk.[29]

10 April

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List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1860
Ship State Description
Marthina Catharina Denmark The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atRønne.[36]

11 April

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List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1860
Ship State Description
Hedwig Russia Thefull-rigged shipfoundered. Her crew were rescued byJohker van Stogteren(Flag unknown).Hedwigwas on a voyage fromNewport, Monmouthshire,United KingdomtoSaint Thomas,Virgin Islands.[39]
Jacob A. Westervelt United States Thefull-rigged shipwas destroyed by fire atNew York.[40]Her passengers and crew were rescued by thesteamboatMagnolia(New York City Police Department).[31]
Mary A. McLeod United Kingdom Thesmackcollided with thesteamshipRebecca(United Kingdom) and sank in theFirth of Clyde.Her three crew were rescued byRebecca.Mary A. McLeodwas on a voyage fromEasdale,ArgyllshiretoGlasgow,Renfrewshire.[41]

12 April

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List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1860
Ship State Description
Creole United Kingdom Theschoonerwas wrecked on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, in theNorth Seaoff the coast ofNorthumberland.Her crew were rescued.[42]She was being towed from theRiver TynetoAmble,Northumberland.[43]
Fairy United Kingdom Thebarquewas lost on the coast of Greenland. Her 50 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromPeterhead,Aberdeenshireto Greenland.[4]
Sirene France The ship ran aground at the mouth of theTréguier River.She was on a voyage fromNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland toRedon, Ille-et-Vilaine.[44]
St. Peter and St. Paul United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Spijkerplaat, in theNorth Seaoff the coast ofZeeland,Netherlands.She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,LancashiretoAntwerp,Belgium.[38]
Themis,orThetis Swedenor
Norway 		Thebrigantinewas wrecked near "Braciotto",Kingdom of Sardiniawith the loss of all seven people on board.[45]

13 April

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List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1860
Ship State Description
Aerolite United Kingdom Thebarquewas abandoned in theIndian Ocean.All nineteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage fromSingapore,Straits SettlementstoAkyab,Burma.[4]
Hope United Kingdom Theschoonersank 14 nautical miles (26 km) north east ofBerwick upon Tweed,Northumberland.Her crew survived. She was on a voyage fromSouth Shields,County DurhamtoPerth.[3][33]
Jane United Kingdom Thebrigwas damaged by fire atHamburgwith the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage fromMiddlesbrough,Yorkshireto Hamburg.[43]
Jan Zylker Netherlands Thegaliotsprang a leak and foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) north west ofOuessant,Finistère,France. Her crew were rescued by thebarqueBaron H. Adersveld(United Kingdom).Jan Zylkerwas on a voyage fromMiddlesbrough,Yorkshire,United KingdomtoTrieste.[42][46]
R. L. Fay United States Theschoonercaught fire atSavannah, Georgiaand was scuttled.[31]

14 April

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List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1860
Ship State Description
Brothers United Kingdom The ship departed fromNewcastle upon Tyne,NorthumberlandforBrixham,Devon.No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47]
Jane United Kingdom Thebrigwas damaged by fire atHamburgwith the loss of a crew member.[46]
Jane Frances United Kingdom Thebarquewas damaged by fire in theNorth River,New York,United States.[48]
Newcastle United Kingdom The ship ran aground atLiverpool,Lancashire.She was on a voyage from Liverpool toCorfu,United States of the Ionian Islands.She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[43]

15 April

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List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1860
Ship State Description
Anna Arendina Russia The ship collided with a Norwegianbarqueand foundered in theNorth Sea.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire,United KingdomtoNarva.[49]
Belle United States Thebarquecollided withInvincible(United States) and sank in theAtlantic Ocean.Her crew were rescued byInvincibleand thebrigA. Milliken(United States).Bellewas on a voyage fromBoston, MassachusettstoPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.[48]
Flora United Kingdom Thebrigfoundered in theNorth Sea120 nautical miles (220 km) offFlamborough Head,Yorkshire.Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSunderland, County DurhamtoHamburg.[45][4]
Gezina Mensinga Prussia Thekoffwas driven ashore and wrecked atHelsingborgSweden. She was on a voyage fromKönigsbergto theRiver Tyne.[33]
Lady Bruce United Kingdom Thebarquefoundered in theAtlantic Ocean.Her sixteen crew took to the boats; they were rescued six days later by thebarqueDunbrody(United Kingdom).Lady Brucewas on a voyage fromTroon,AyrshiretoQuebec City,Province of Canada,British North America.[4][50]

16 April

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List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1860
Ship State Description
Anna Bertha Netherlands The ship ran aground offHellevoetsluis,Zeeland.She was refloated.[51]

17 April

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List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1860
Ship State Description
Eamont United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in theNorth Seaoff the coast ofCounty Durham.She was refloated the next day with assistance from threesteamships.[43]
Lucinda United Kingdom Thebrigwas wrecked onGrand Bahama,Bahamas.Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage fromMatanzas,CubatoQueenstown, County Cork.[4]
Perseverance United Kingdom Thesmackwas driven ashore and wrecked atHolyhead,Anglesey.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromRye, Sussexto Holyhead.[52]

18 April

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List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1860
Ship State Description
Segunda Clavinella Spain The ship struck the Cochinos and sank. Her crew were rescued.[53]
Emerald Isle United Kingdom Thebrigwas driven ashore atCienfuegos,Cuba.She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos toBoston, Massachusetts,United States.[4]
Helena Norway Thebrigstruck theRunnel StoneoffGwennap Head,Cornwall,United Kingdom.Despite taking on water she was towed toPenzance,Cornwall, by a passing steamer. She was on a voyage fromBergen,Norway,toCardiff,Glamorgan,Wales,with a cargo of ice.[23]
Hermine Denmark Thekoffsank nearFredrikshavn.She was on a voyage fromAalborgtoHull,Yorkshire,UNited Kingdom.[54]
Little Joe United Kingdom The ship sank offPakefield,Suffolk.Her crew were rescued by the Kessingland Lifeboat. She was on a voyage fromSouth Shields,County DurhamtoLowestoft,Suffolk.[33]
Old England United Kingdom Thefull-rigged shipwas abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean.Her sixteen crew were rescued byRobert Burns(United Kingdom).Old Englandwas on a voyage fromPensacola, Florida,United States toQueenstown, County Cork.[4][21]
Olive Leaf United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged atWhitstable,Kent.[33]
Victor Prussia The ship was driven ashore onHveen Island,Sweden. She was on a voyage fromDantzictoHartlepool,County Durham,United Kingdom.[43]She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[33]
Warburton United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and ran aground atBaltimore, County Cork.She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,LancashiretoSaint John's, Newfoundland,British North America.[55]

19 April

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List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1860
Ship State Description
Fisher United Kingdom Thebrigantinewas lost on the coast of Greenland. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage fromPeterhead,Aberdeenshireto Greenland.[4]
Hilda United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Swin Island, in theBelfast Lough.She was on a voyage fromBelfast,County AntrimtoCardiff,Glamorgan.[56]
Jane United Kingdom Thebrigran aground on the Black Rock. She was on a voyage fromSouth Shields,County DurhamtoGalway.She was refloated.[56]
Sir Thomas Gresham United Kingdom Thefull-rigged shipsank in theIndian Ocean.Her eighteen crew survived; nine crew were rescued byBellona(United Kingdom).Sir Thomas Greshamwas on a voyage fromMadras,Indiato "Gobalpore".[57][4]
Zerce Flag unknown Thebrigwas driven ashore in theGudenå.She was on a voyage fromKiel,Prussiato an English port. She was refloated and taken in toDybbøl,Denmark in a waterlogged condition.[58]

20 April

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List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1860
Ship State Description
Alexander United Kingdom Thesloopsank and capsized atSt. Ives, Cornwall.She was on a voyage fromPenzance,Cornwall toSkerries, County Dublin.[58]
Arethusa United Kingdom The ship was driven onto rocks atBovisand,Devon.She was on a voyage fromBelize City,British HondurastoPlymouth,Devon. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Plymouth.[55]
Fortuna United Kingdom Thesloopwas driven ashore onLindisfarne,Northumberland.She was on a voyage fromBurntisland,FifetoMiddlesbrough,Yorkshire.[33]
Freeman United Kingdom Thebrigwas abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean.Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage fromCardiff,GlamorgantoMaranhão,Brazil.[4]
Harvest United Kingdom The ship was sighted off the coast ofFlorida,United States whilst on a voyage fromMobile, Alabama,United States toLiverpool,Lancashire.No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[59]
Mystery United Kingdom Theschoonerwas driven ashore and wrecked at St. Ives. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage fromSwansea,GlamorgantoSmyrna,Ottoman Empire.[56][4]
Trafalgar United Kingdom Thebarquesprang a leak due toshipwormand was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 30 crew were rescued by two ships. She was on a voyage fromManila,Spanish East IndiestoLondon.[4][60][61]

21 April

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List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1860
Ship State Description
Fatih Rehmen India The ship was driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) north west ofAden.She was on a voyage fromCalcuttatoJeddah,Habesh Eyalet.Her crew were rescued by thesteamshipLady Canning(United Kingdom).Fatih Rehmanwas set afire to prevent capture by theArabs.[62]

22 April

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List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1860
Ship State Description
Elizabeth United Kingdom Theschoonerwas wrecked on the Port Lonsdale Reef.[4]
Miriam United Kingdom Thebrigran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in theNorth Seaoff the coast ofSuffolk.She was refloated.[33]

23 April

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List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1860
Ship State Description
Ann United Kingdom Thecollier,abrig,ran aground on the Insand, in theNorth Sea.She was refloated.[33]
Florence Dombey United Kingdom Thebrigfoundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Cape Santo Vito,Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.Her eight crew survived.[4][63]
Neckar Hamburg The ship ran aground atSunderland,England. She was on a voyage from Sunderland toHong Kong.She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in toPortsmouth,England in a leaky condition on 26 April.[39]
Wave United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandNew South Wales Theschoonerwas wrecked nearNobbys Head.She was on a voyage fromSydneytoNewcastle.[4]

24 April

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List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1860
Ship State Description
Emma Jane United Kingdom Thesmackran aground and sank whilst giving assistance toMary Ann(United Kingdom) atFelixtowe,Suffolk.Her crew survived.[40]
Miriam United Kingdom Theschoonerwas driven ashore and damaged at theLandguard Fort,Felixtowe. She was on a voyage fromPort Madoc,CaernarfonshiretoIpswich,Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in toHarwich,Essex.[58][64]
Tyrer United Kingdom Thebarquestruck the Stag Rocks, in theEnglish Channeloff the coast ofCornwalland foundered. Her sixteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromAux Cayes,Haiti to theClyde.[58][4]
Wonder United Kingdom Thesmacksank in the English Channel off the coast ofDevon.Both crew were rescued by the Teignmouth Lifeboat.[39][65]

25 April

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List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1860
Ship State Description
Alexandre France The ship was driven ashore atOuistreham,Calvadoswith the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from an English port toCherbourg,Seine-Inférieure.[66]
Florence Dombey United Kingdom The ship foundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Cape Santo Vito,Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.Her crew were rescued.[52]
Nyssia Stettin Thebrigcapsized and sank offStart Point, Devon,United Kingdomwith the loss of six of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by theschoonerHermine(Denmark).Nyssiawas on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire,United Kingdom to Stettin.[67][68]
Ocean United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Isigny Bay. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage fromHavre de Grâce,Seine-Inférieure,France toSouth Shields,County Durham.[4]She subsequently broke up.[44]
Remi United Kingdom The ship was lost off the coast ofKorea.Her 26 crew survived.[35]
Triton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore atCowes,Isle of Wight.She was on a voyage fromSunderland, County Durhamto Cowes. She was refloated the next day.[44]

26 April

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List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1860
Ship State Description
Teviot United Kingdom The ship foundered off the northKentcoast.[44]

27 April

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List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1860
Ship State Description
Gustav Carl Flag unknown The ship was wrecked nearCape Palos,Spain. She was on a voyage fromAlexandria,Egyptto a British port.[69]
Margaretta United Kingdom Thebarquewas wrecked at the mouth of theTonalá River,Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[70][4]
Sperwer Flag unknown The ship was wrecked atAdra, Spain.[71]She was on a voyage fromMálaga,Spain toLiverpool,Lancashire,United Kingdom.[72]
Sunderland United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Carrick Rock, offPort St. Mary,Isle of Man.She was refloated the next day.[44]

28 April

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List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1860
Ship State Description
Elizabeth Norway Thebrigsprang a leak and foundered offThe Lizard,Cornwall,United Kingdom.[73]
Forth United Kingdom Thesteamshipran aground atBurntisland,Fife.She was on a voyage fromGranton,Lothianto Burntisland.[74]
Solon Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Thebarquewas wrecked nearShoalhaven,New South Waleswith the loss of al crew member. She was on a voyage fromSydney,New South Wales toGeelong,Victoria.[75]
William Bartlett United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank atBanff, Aberdeenshire.[44]
Zingari United Kingdom Thesteamshipran aground offBrielle,South Holland,Netherlands. She was on a voyage fromHartlepool,County DurhamtoRotterdam,South Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of thetugZeeland(Netherlands).[44]

29 April

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List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1860
Ship State Description
Don Quixhote United Kingdom Theschoonerstruck rocks and sank. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage fromHamburgtoGalway.[4]
Garland United Kingdom Thefull-rigged shipwas driven ashore and wrecked nearCampbeltown,Argyllshire.Her 28 crew survived. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,LancashiretoQuebec City,Province of Canada,British North America.[4][76]
Mimic Sweden Thebrigsprang a leak and foundered in theAtlantic Ocean.All on board were rescued byMary Rogerson(United Kingdom).Mimicwas on a voyage fromBahia,BraziltoNew York,United States.[77]

30 April

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List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1860
Ship State Description
Gulnare United Kingdom Thefull-rigged shipfoundered in theIndian Ocean.All 33 people on board survived. She was on a voyage fromGreenock,RenfrewshiretoKurrachee,India.[4]
Matrona United Kingdom The ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean.Her eleven crew were rescued byHannah Smith(United States).Matronawas on a voyage fromHavana,CubatoFalmouth, Cornwall.[78][18]
Roger Stewart United Kingdom The ship foundered in ahurricanein the Atlantic Ocean at36°N72°W/ 36°N 72°W/36; -72(Roger Stewart)during a voyage fromMobile, Alabama,United States toLiverpool,Lancashire,with a cargo ofcotton.Only seven of her crew of 24 were rescued - one byRockinghamand six byWestern Sea(bothUnited States).[79][80]
Vanguard United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in theIrish Seaoff the coast ofCounty Wexford.Her crew were rescued by the Arklow Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool toNew York,United States.[65]She was refloated and put in toKingstown, County Dublinin a leaky condition.[66][81]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1860
Ship State Description
Annechina Gezina Flag unknown The ship was abandoned offSmyrna,Ottoman Empire.She was on a voyage from Smyrna toLondon,United Kingdom.[2]
Aquila United States After hersteam engineandboilerwere removed ca. April 1860, the 133-foot (41 m), 59-gross register tonsternwheelpaddle steamerwas abandoned in theFox RiveratDePere,Wisconsin.She subsequently deteriorated into a wreck in the vicinity of44°27.095′N088°03.980′W/ 44.451583°N 88.066333°W/44.451583; -88.066333(Aquila).[82]
Betsy United Kingdom Theschoonersank atSunderland, County Durham.[43]
Carston United Kingdom The ship was lost atHelsinki,Grand Duchy of Finlandbefore 9 April.[36]
Cordelière French Navy TheAventure-classcorvetteran aground betweenRéunionandZanzibarand was severely damaged.[83]
D'Apres France The ship was wrecked on the coast ofMadagascarbefore 7 April.[10]
Emerald Isle United Kingdom Thebarquewas abandoned in theAtlantic Oceanbefore 10 April. She was on a voyage fromSaint John, New Brunswick,British North AmericatoCienfuegos,Cuba.She was discovered on 10 October and towed in toYarmouth, Nova Scotia,British North America.[48]
Eugene France The ship ran aground on the African Knoll. She was on a voyage fromMarseille,Bouches-du-RhônetoBathurst,Gambia.[54]
Hermaphrodite United Kingdom Thebrigwas abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 28 April.[78]
Jantina Netherlands Thegaliotfoundered in theBay of Biscaybefore 19 April. She was on a voyage fromAyr,United Kingdom toSeville,Spain.[40][55]
Jean Jacques d'Espana France The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast before 5 April. She was on a voyage fromCette,HéraulttoRotterdam,South Holland,Netherlands.[84]
Kron Prins Hamburg Thebarquewas driven ashore at the mouth of theBassein River.She was on a voyage fromBassein,IndiatoFalmouth, Cornwall,United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in toSingapore,Straits Settlementsfor repairs, arriving on 1 May.[30]
Meunier France The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar before 7 April.[10]
Olga Russia Thesteamshipwas driven ashore onGotland,Sweden. She was on a voyage fromRevaltoLeith,Lothian,United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in toCopenhagen,Denmark, where she arrived on 20 April.[58]
Olivia United Kingdom TheMersey Flatstruck the quayside and sank atLiverpool,Lancashire.She was refloated on 12 April.[38]
Pleasant Bay United States The fishing schooner LeftGloucester, Massachusettsand was never seen again. Lost with all 9 crew.[85][86]
Propitious United Kingdom Theschoonerwas driven ashore at theLandguard Fort,Felixtowe,Suffolk.She was on a voyage from Sunderland toBrussels,West Flanders,Belgium.[33]Propitiouswas refloated on 26 April.[44]
Sebastopol United Kingdom Thebarquestranded on Horomaunga Beach in New Zealand'sChatham Islandsand later broke up. She was en route from New Zealand toValparaiso.[1][87]
Shamrock United Kingdom Thesteamshipwas wrecked on the coast ofChinabefore 14 April.[88]
St. Peter and St. Paul United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Spykerplaat, off the coast ofZeeland,Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool toAntwerp,Belgium.[25]
St. Vincent de Paul flagFrance The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar before 7 April.[10]

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