List of shipwrecks in May 1821

The list of shipwrecks in May 1821 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during May 1821.

1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1821
Ship State Description
Jason  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[1]

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1821
Ship State Description
Jenny  Netherlands The ship was wrecked in the Islas Sisargas, Spain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
Telemaque Sweden The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France.[3]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1821
Ship State Description
General Goldie  United Kingdom The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all seven people on board. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4][5]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1821
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel. Ann was refloated on 12 May and taken in to Memel.[6]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1821
Ship State Description
Ann and Isabella  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Cowie, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[7]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1821
Ship State Description
Tom Hazard  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (43°25′N 45°21′W / 43.417°N 45.350°W / 43.417; -45.350). All on board were rescued by Lucy ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to New York, United States.[8][1][9]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1821
Ship State Description
Esperance France The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Cayenne. She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Bordeaux, Gironde. Esperance was later refloated.[10]
Lynx  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the St. Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec, British North America.[11]
Tweed  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Her crew were rescued.[12][13]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1821
Ship State Description
Enchantress  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Plymouth.[2]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1821
Ship State Description
Frolic  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the English Channel off Rame Head, Cornwall with the loss of all three crew and her passengers. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Falmouth, Cornwall.[2][14]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1821
Ship State Description
Amethyst  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham.[4]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1821
Ship State Description
Lynx  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River.[15] She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Lynx was later refloated and put into Quebec City.[16]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1821
Ship State Description
Jean  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock at Scarborough, Yorkshire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Scarborough to Sunderland, County Durham. Jean was later refloated and taken in to Scarborouh.[17]
Two Friends  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Falmouth, Cornwall.[4]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1821
Ship State Description
Sea Horse  United Kingdom The pilot boat foundered in the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all three crew.[18]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1821
Ship State Description
Flying Fish  United Kingdom The drogher was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Vincent.[19][20]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1821
Ship State Description
Helena Norway The ship was lost at Baltic Port, Russia. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Danzig.[21]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Rügen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Memel, Prussia.[21]
Mary United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship was wrecked in Two-fold Bay. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Port Jackson to Port Dalrymple[22]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1821
Ship State Description
Blue-eyed Maid  United Kingdom The ship capsized in a squall 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Deadman Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Charlotte & Esther ( United Kingdom). Blue-eyed Maid was on a voyage from Waterford to Portsmouth, Hampshire. HMRC Active ( Board of Customs) took her in to Falmouth, Cornwall on 29 May.[23]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1821
Ship State Description
Union  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa. Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[21]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1821
Ship State Description
Experiment  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued.[24]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1821
Ship State Description
Three Friends  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in the Tagus.[25]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1821
Ship State Description
Lady Banks  United Kingdom Lady Banks, Vallance, master, which had been sailing from Bengal to London, and which had put into Mauritius in April with seven feet of water in her hold, had been condemned and sold at Mauritius. Also, a fire had consumed part of her cargo; the rest was to be sold at auction.[26]
Peggy and Jenny  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[8]
Prince Blucher  United Kingdom The ship sailed from Bengal on 3 May for Mauritius but stranded on the James and Mary Shoal in the Ganges River. She was refloated but was so badly damaged she had to be taken back to Calcutta where she was condemned in June.[27]
Windsor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Killala, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Killala to the Clyde.[23]

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  4. ^ a b c "Lloyd's Marine List – May 22". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15559. 28 May 1821.
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  10. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5614). 31 July 1821.
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  12. ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – June 12". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15567. 16 June 1821.
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  19. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 15712. 25 July 1821.
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  24. ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – June 15". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15568. 18 June 1821.
  25. ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – July 3". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15577. 9 July 1821.
  26. ^ Lloyd's List №5627.
  27. ^ Lloyd's List №5647.

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