The list of shipwrecks in May 1823 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1823.

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1823
Ship State Description
Mariner  United Kingdom The ship departed from the Bay of Islands, New Zealand for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1][2]

3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1823
Ship State Description
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the boats and were rescued the next day by Princess of Wales ( United Kingdom).[3]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1823
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks and sank at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[4]
Gaspard  France The ship caught fire at Nantes, Loire-Inférieure and was scuttled.[5]
Robert & Georgiana  Norway The ship was wrecked on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norway to L'Orient, Morbihan, France.[6]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1823
Ship State Description
Halifax  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the River Thames near London Bridge. She was on a voyage from London to Leeds, Yorkshire.[7]

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1823
Ship State Description
Mountstone (or Mount Stone)  United Kingdom The brig struck an iceberg and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (46°10′N 45°30′W / 46.167°N 45.500°W / 46.167; -45.500). All eight people on board survived, but six of them died in the ten days before the survivors were rescued.[8] She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[9]
Peace  United Kingdom The ship struck the Runnel Stone and was beached in Whitsand Bay. She was on a voyage from Salcombe, Devon, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10] Peace was refloated on 8 May and taken in to Penzance, Cornwall.[11]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1823
Ship State Description

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1823
Ship State Description
Societé  France The ship was wrecked near Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Dunkerque, Nord.[12]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1823
Ship State Description
Friends  United Kingdom The sloop foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands, to Faversham, Kent.[13]
Helena  Bremen The ship was run aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of "Fowis Island" and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently taken in to "Pile Foundry", Lancashire, United Kingdom. Helena was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to Bremen.[14]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1823
Ship State Description
Bardsea  United Kingdom The ship departed from Maryport, Cumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[15]
Maria Louise  France The ship was wrecked at "Bretegnole". She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[12]
Supply  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at St. Bees Head, Cumberland, with the loss of twelve lives. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1823
Ship State Description
Comète  France The ship was wrecked at Dunkerque, Nord. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Maritime to Dunkerque.[12]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Whitehaven.[5]
Hortense  France The ship capsized at Havre de Grâce. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce.[5]
Supply  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Drigg and Ravenglass, Cumberland, with the loss of twelve lives. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1823
Ship State Description
Constantia  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in Gabaron Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. The crew and all six passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[9][18]
General Phipps  United States The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[5] General Phipps was refloated on 15 May and taken in to Liverpool.[14]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1823
Ship State Description
Lord Wellington  United Kingdom The ship struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[19]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1823
Ship State Description
Appledram  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground east of Worms Head, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 6 June.[20]
Robert  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Longness Point, Isle of Man, with the loss of about 40 lives, with no more than 19 survivors. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[13][21]
Termagent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryland, Cumberland.[22]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1823
Ship State Description
Hannah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire, to Bandholm, Denmark.[23] She had been refloated by 23 May and resumed her voyage.[24]
Helen & Jessie  United Kingdom The ship struck the Bondicar Rocks, Northumberland, and sank. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[24]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1823
Ship State Description
Joseph  United Kingdom The brig capsized in the River Severn at Arlingham, Gloucestershire. Her crew survived.[25]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1823
Ship State Description
August Wilhelm Stettin The ship was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[26]
Vesta  United Kingdom The ship struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America). Vesta was on a voyage from Waterford to Carbonear, Newfoundland.[26]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1823
Ship State Description
Success  United States The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, to Jamaica.[27]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1823
Ship State Description
Collector  United States The schooner was wrecked off St. George's, Grenada. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.[19]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1823
Ship State Description
Cuttack  United Kingdom The brig was lost in the Bay of Bengal.[28]
Helen  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Long Island, in the Bay of Bengal with the loss of all hands.[28][29]
Liverpool  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Bengal with the loss of all but four of her crew.[29]
Orracabezza  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Bengal. At least 36 of her crew survived.[28][29]
Torch Lightship India The lightship was lost in the Bay of Bengal.[29]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1823
Ship State Description
Nathaniel  United Kingdom The collier was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex. She was refloated on 5 June.[26]
Orbit  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Leadburg Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1823
Ship State Description
Cossack United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Gambier River, New Zealand. Her crew survived[31][32]
Estrella  Spain The brig was wrecked on the Great Isaac Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Havana, Cuba.[19]
Eugenie  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay before 12 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[12]
Frederick  France The ship was foundered whilst on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued by a Norwegian vessel.[33]
Hazard  United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Squirrel ( United Kingdom). Hazard was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Boston, Massachusetts.[26]
Jane  United States The schooner was wrecked in the Abaco Islands.[34]
Jeune Emilie  France The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Rouen to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[13]
Joseph  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex, to Pembroke.[11]
Leopard  United States The sloop was wrecked on the Florida Keys. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St Augustines, Florida Territory to Havana.[19]
Le Zéphyr  France The brig was wrecked on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Her crew were taken prisoner.[35]
Sans Souci  France The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and subsequently came shore near Ramsgate, Kent. Sans Souci was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate in a damaged condition.[11]

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