The list of shipwrecks in April 1834 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during April 1834.
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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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^ ab"Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17600. 3 May 1834.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17588. 5 April 1834.
^ ab"Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 20194. 16 May 1834.
^ ab"Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet. No. 2587. 20 June 1834.
^ abcd"Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17634. 19 July 1834.
^ abc"Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17595. 21 April 1834.
^"Dreadful Fire On Board the William Fawcett Steam Packet". The Morning Post. No. 19762. 10 April 1834.
^"(untitle)". The Morning Chronicle. No. 20361. 29 November 1834.
^"Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 20163. 10 April 1834.
^ ab"Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet. No. 2582. 16 May 1834.
^ abcd"Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17601. 5 May 1834.
^ abcd"Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17617. 9 June 1834.
^"Ship News". The Standard. No. 2205. 5 June 1834.
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