List of shipwrecks in 1821
The list of shipwrecks in 1821 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1821.
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| Ship | State | Description |
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| Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship was captured by pirates and destroyed off Belize. Some of her crew were murdered.[1] |
| Atlantic | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Kingston, Jamaica and "St. Lucas".[2] |
| Auguste | France | The ship was lost in the Bahama Channel. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Havana, Cuba.[3] |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean, Seven crew were rescued by Robert ( United Kingdom).[4][5] Another report has Aurora foundering at 51°N 31°W / 51°N 31°W on her way from Glasgow, with Robert taking seven crew to Quebec.[6] |
| Barnet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at sea with the loss of her captain. Thirteen survivors were rescued by Ann ( United States). She was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] |
| Cervantes | United Kingdom | The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5] |
| Cossack | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Balize. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[8] |
| Dexterity | United Kingdom | The whaler was wrecked on a reef off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
| Earl Fauconberg | United Kingdom | The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland.[9] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5] |
| Felix | Portugal | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Pará, Brazil.[10] |
| Fortuna | Sweden | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Brazil to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure.[11] |
| Free Briton | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Pembroke ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[12] |
| Halifax Packet | United States | The ship was declared missing on 12 April. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to New York.[8] |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5] |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5] |
| Isaac Todd | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Gaspee Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British North America.[13] |
| Jacob and Benjamin | British North America | The ship was abandoned at sea whilst on a voyage from Barbados to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued by Thalia ( United Kingdom).[14] |
| James Munroe | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on St Nicholas Key. Her crew survived.[15] |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The whaler was reported lost off Greenland.[16] |
| Janus | United States | The ship was declared missing on 12 April. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to New York.[8] |
| Janus | Sweden | The ship was wrecked at Cape St. Rocque, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Karlskrona to Rio de Janeiro. Brazil.[17] |
| Jason | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Simons, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Savannah, Georgia.[18] |
| John | United Kingdom | The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5] |
| Knapton | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in Galway Bay before 3 February with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[19][3] |
| Larkin | United Kingdom | The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5] |
| Lavinia | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British North America to the Turks Islands.[1] |
| Leviathan | United Kingdom | The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5] |
| London | United Kingdom | The ship foundered at sea before 8 May. Her crew were rescued by St. George ( United Kingdom).[20] |
| Magdalena | Russia | The ship was lost at Arkhangelsk.[21] |
| Martha | United States | The ship was lost in the Currituck Inlet. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to New London, Connecticut.[15] |
| HM hired brig Mercury | Royal Navy | The 18-gun brig was struck by lightning, driven ashore and wrecked at Curaçao. Her crew survived.[22] |
| Partridge | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Madras, India. She was refloated and taken to Bombay where she was beached and subsequently wrecked before 30 March. Partridge was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[23] |
| Pomona | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Corsica. she was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Genoa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[4] |
| Posthumous | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Saynce Island". Her crew survived.[15] |
| Rapid | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked in the Cat's Key, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.[24] |
| Rebecca | United States | The ship was declared missing on 12 April. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York.[8] |
| Suffolk | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec City.[25] |
| Susanna | United States | The brig was dismasted and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (31°N 55°W / 31°N 55°W).[8] |
| Susannah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Trinidad, Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[26] |
| Symmetry | United Kingdom | The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5] |
| Thornton | United Kingdom | The whaler was lost off Greenland.[27] |
| Three Sisters | United States | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Alagoas, Brazil.[10] |
| Virgine della Solitudine | Portugal | The ship was lost at Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[28] She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Lisbon.[29] |
| Wadstray | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in Black Bay, Labrador, British North America.[30] |
References
- ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5670). 5 February 1822.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5667). 25 January 1822.
- ^ a b "Lloyd's Marine List – Feb. 27". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15525. 5 March 1821.
- ^ a b "Lloyd's Marine List – July 10". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15579. 14 July 1821.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Davis' Straits Fishing". The Aberdeen Journal. No. 4318. 13 October 1830.
- ^ Lloyd's List №5608.
- ^ "Distressing shipwreck". The Morning Chronicle. No. 16220. 14 April 1821.
- ^ a b c d e "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5591). 11 May 1821.
- ^ a b "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 542. 19 October 1821.
- ^ a b "Lloyd's Marine List – Sept. 28". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15613. 1 October 1821.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5640). 30 October 1821.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – July 20". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15583. 23 July 1821.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – Nov. 6". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15630. 10 November 1821.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – April 17". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15546. 23 April 1821.
- ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5580). 3 April 1821.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5614). 31 July 1821.
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 15676. 13 June 1821.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5600). 12 June 1821.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5572). 2 March 1821.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – June 19". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15570. 23 June 1821.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 11427. London. 12 December 1821. col. B, p. 3.
- ^ "London". Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet & Plymouth Journal. No. 959. 10 November 1821.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – June 12". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15567. 16 June 1821.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – Oct. 16". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15621. 20 October 1821.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5610). 17 July 1821.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – June 8". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15565. 11 June 1821.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – July 31". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15588. 4 August 1821.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – May 4". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15552. 12 May 1821.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5589). 4 May 1821.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – Sept. 25". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15612. 29 September 1821.