The list of shipwrecks in 1849 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1849.

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Ship State Description
Algoma  United States The steamboat sank in the Missouri River below Lexington, Missouri.[1]
Apollo  United States The full-rigged ship capsized off Cape Horn with the loss of all hands.[2]
Delfshaven  Netherlands The ship was wrecked near "Pulo Dupur", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port.[3]
Finette  France The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to the River Plate.[4]
Hebe  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Strait of Magellan. All on board were rescued by Unicorn ( United Kingdom).[2]
Herald  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Narva Bay between 6 May and 29 November. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia.[5]
Isabella Anna United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, New Caledonia before 20 August.[6]
John Youlston  United States The ship was wrecked in the Falkland Islands. Her crew were rescued.[7]
La Fauvette Unknown The barque was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[8]
Mary Whitney, or
Sarah Whitney 		 United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Yangtze Kiang. All on board were rescued by HMS Medea ( Royal Navy).[9][10]
Persian  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Yangtze Kiang. All on board were rescued by HMS Medea ( Royal Navy).[9][10]
Royal Archer  United Kingdom The ship collided with Benares ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia.[11]
Sarah Crisp  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship sprang a leak and capsized in the South China Sea with the subsequent loss of thirteen of her 32 crew. Survivors were rescued by Emma Sherratt ( United Kingdom) after spending 27 days on the wreck.[12]
Sylph  United Kingdom The ship was lost with all hands whilst on a voyage from Hong Kong to Singapore.
Ursia  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[13]
Watt  United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. She was refloated on 26 February having been ashore "for some time".[14]

References

  1. ^ Martin, George W., ed., Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society 1905–1906, Volume 9, Topeka, Kansas: State Printing Office, 1906, p. 297.
  2. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 24977. London. 8 November 1849.
  3. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 20130. London. 22 March 1849. col F, p. 8.
  4. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23682. London. 1 November 1849. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 1105. London. 11 December 1849.
  6. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 20366. London. 22 December 1849. col E, p. 7.
  7. ^ "The Navy". The Standard. No. 7884. London. 19 November 1849.
  8. ^ "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  9. ^ a b "Foreign Correspondence". Daily News. No. 1042. London. 27 September 1849.
  10. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 1042. London. 27 September 1849.
  11. ^ "Shipping". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19957. Edinburgh. 24 January 1850.
  12. ^ "Dreadful Shipwreck - Thirteen Persons Starved to Death". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19902. Edinburgh. 16 July 1849.
  13. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23687. London. 7 November 1849. p. 8.
  14. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19864. Edinburgh. 5 March 1849.
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