The list of shipwrecks in April 1834 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during April 1834.

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1834
Ship State Description
Helens and Eleanora  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to "Frazerburg".[1]
Magdalene Danzig The ship was abandoned in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône France.[2]
Talisman  United Kingdom The sloop struck a rock off Girdleness, Aberdeenshire and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland, County Durham.[3]
Tartar  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Sand Island, Alabama, United States.[4]

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1834
Ship State Description
Cherub  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Goose Island, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[5][6]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1834
Ship State Description
Diana  Sweden The ship was lost near Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Antwerp, Belgium.[7]
William Fawcett  United Kingdom The steamship was destroyed by fire at Dublin.[8]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1834
Ship State Description
Lord Gambier  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in Engleholm Bay, Sweden. Her crew were rescued, but three of the nine rescuers drowned. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Riga, Russia.[7][9]
Rosetta  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Shoreham-by-Sea.[10]

9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1834
Ship State Description
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rockaway, Long Island, New York, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to New York City.[11]
Princeza da Beira  Portugal The ship was destroyed by fire at Lisbon.[12]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1834
Ship State Description
Mary Anne United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 140 nautical miles (260 km) off Newfoundland after colliding with another vessel. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Shenandoah  United States The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Weser. One hundred and sixty-one passengers and crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Baltimore, Maryland.[7]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1834
Ship State Description
Caledonia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Rockaway, Long Island, New York, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York City.[11]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1834
Ship State Description
Anna Maria Austrian Empire The ship was wrecked on the Dry Tortugas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to La Guaira, Venezuela.[13][14]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1834
Ship State Description
Prince Regent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner was wrecked in the Bass Strait. All on board survived.[15][16] She was on a voyage from Hobart to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land.[17]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1834
Ship State Description
Caledonia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (40°N 50°W / 40°N 50°W / 40; -50). Her crew were rescued.[13]
Carrington  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean (34°N 45°W / 34°N 45°W / 34; -45) by Margaret ( United Kingdom). No further trace, presumed to have subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London.[18]
James  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of 254 of the 265 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Margaret ( United Kingdom). James was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[6][19][20][21]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1834
Ship State Description
Robert William Harris  United Kingdom The brig struck ice in the Atlantic Ocean (43°N 50°W / 43°N 50°W / 43; -50) and sank. Her crew took to the boat and were rescued a few days later by Economy ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America.[5][6][22]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1834
Ship State Description
Ouse  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Gotland, Sweden. She was refloated on 3 May and taken in to a port on the island for repairs. Ouse was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[23]
Redpole United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The coaster was wrecked at Newcastle with the loss of all handss.[24]

27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1834
Ship State Description
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Trafalgar United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was sunk by ice in the Gut of Canso. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[13]
Water Witch  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Ryhope, County Durham. She was taken in tow by the South Shields pilot boat and beached at Hendon, where she subsequently became a wreck.[12]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1834
Ship State Description
Glenlyon  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Campbeltown, Argyllshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[12][26]
William Lees  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Seaham, County Durham.[12][2]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1834
Ship State Description
Harriet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The whaler, a barque, was wrecked on Cape Egmont, New Zealand. All 31 on board survived, but eleven were subsequently killed in skirmishes with the natives.[27][28][29]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1834
Ship State Description
Scarborough Castle  United Kingdom The sbrig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Retreat ( United Kingdom). Scarborough Castle was on a voyage from Hull to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[6][30]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1834
Ship State Description
Adelaide United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The cutter was wrecked off Bird Island.[24]
Alexandre  France The ship was wrecked near Ténedos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[31]
Amelia  Spain The ship was wrecked on São Miguel, Azores, Portugal before 20 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Cádiz.[32]
Henrietta Bremen: The ship was lost off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Bremen.[1]
Jeune Emelle  France The ship was wrecked near Varna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Odessa.[31]
Linnet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The cutter was wrecked in Broken Bay.[33]
Rodney  United States The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, United Kingdom after 6 April. Her crew were rescued by the brig Douglas ( United Kingdom). Rodney was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, to Liverpool.[4][34]
Trimmer  United Kingdom The ship was lost on the "Roquis" before 5 April. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to La Guaira, Venezuela.[35]
Wanderer  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Carabowbow", near the entrance to the Bosphorus, before 12 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Liverpool.[36][31]

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