The list of shipwrecks in 1845 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1845.

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1845
Ship State Description
Auguste  France The ship was wrecked in the River Plate.[1]
Bonne Marie, or
Bonne Sophia 		 France The ship was wrecked near Castillos, Uruguay.[2][3]
Countess of Wilton  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Papeete, Tahiti.[4]
Dumont  France The ship was wrecked at Ganjam, India before 6 November. She was on a voyage from Île Bourbon to Calcutta, India.[5]
Fair Arcadian  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Bay of St. Brieve with the loss of twenty of the 25 people on board. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[6]
Force  France The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal between 24 October and 27 November. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Cette, Hérault.[7]
Frankland  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Algiers, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8]
Gardner  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Yangtze 15 nautical miles (28 km) downstream of Woosung, China. She was later refloated.[9]
Halifax Packet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fremantle, Swan River Colony. She was on a voyage from the Swan River to London.[10]
Jeune Philomen  France The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Matanzas, Cuba.[11]
Monte de Ville  France The barque was driven ashore on the Indian coast.[12]
Olive Branch  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Sker Point, Glamorgan with the loss of three of her nine crew.[13]
Royal Consort  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Calcutta.[12]
Sir Henry Hardinge  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on an uncharted rock off Fårö, Sweden.[14]
Vulcan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland South Australia The schooner was wrecked on Flinders Island, Van Diemen's Land between 10 April and 23 June.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 23740. London. 28 November 1845.
  2. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 19091. London. 26 November 1845. col E, p. 8.
  3. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 23738. London. 25 November 1845.
  4. ^ "(untitled)". Wellington Independent. Vol. 1, no. 29. Wellington. 29 November 1845. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 19077. London. 10 November 1845. col E, p. 7.
  6. ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 18860. London. 1 March 1845. col F, p. 6.
  7. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 19097. London. 3 December 1845. col F, p. 6.
  8. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 19112. London. 20 December 1845. col D-E, p. 7.
  9. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 19216. London. 21 April 1846. col E, p. 9.
  10. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 19009. London. 22 August 1845. col D, p. 7.
  11. ^ "Weekly Summary of Maritime Casualties". Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper. No. 141. London. 3 August 1845.
  12. ^ a b "Ship News". The Times. No. 19070. London. 1 November 1845. col D, p. 8.
  13. ^ Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Official Inquiry into the Loss of the North Sea". The Hull Packet and East Riding Times. No. 3888. Hull. 15 July 1859.
  15. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 19090. London. 25 November 1845. col D, p. 8.
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