List of shipwrecks in 1845

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

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1845
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
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January

1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1845
Ship Country Description
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the smack Orbit ( United Kingdom).[1]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1845
Ship Country Description
Princess Alice  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Voyager ( United Kingdom) off Southwold, Suffolk and was abandoned by her crew. She came ashore at Walberswick, Suffolk the next day. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[1]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1845
Ship Country Description
Amicitia  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Walberswick, Suffolk before 23 January.[1]

February

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1845
Ship Country Description
Azores Packet  United Kingdom The schooner capsized in the Irish Sea off Ceybur, Pembrokeshire.[2]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1845
Ship Country Description
Emerald  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.[1]

April

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1845
Ship Country Description
Sarah & Ann  United Kingdom The schooner departed from South Shields, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all three crew.[1]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1845
Ship Country Description
Ebenezer  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Herne Bay, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was later repaired and returned to service.[1]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1845
Ship Country Description
Spreacombe  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Whiteshell Point, Glamorgan. Her five crew were rescued.[3]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1845
Ship Country Description
Industry  United Kingdom The ship struck the Burrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and foundered. Her crew survived.[1]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1845
Ship Country Description
HMS Erebus  Royal Navy Franklin's lost expedition: The Hecla-class bomb vessel became icebound in Baffin Bay and was abandoned. Ultimately, none of her crew survived.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1845
Ship Country Description
HMS Terror  Royal Navy Franklin's lost expedition: The Vesuvius-class bomb vessel became icebound in Baffin Bay and was abandoned. Ultimately, none of her crew survived.

July

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1845
Ship Country Description
Sphinx  French Navy The Sphinx-class aviso ran aground near Cape Matifu, Algeria and was wrecked, Her crew were rescued by Caméléon, Chimère and Tartare (all  France).

August

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1845
Ship Country Description
Cataraqui  United Kingdom
Cataraqui.

The barque was wrecked in the Bass Strait with the loss of 399 of the 408 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Port Phillip, New South Wales.

December

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1845
Ship Country Description
Louisa  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.[2]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1845
Ship Country Description
Victory  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued.[2]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1845
Ship Country Description
Olive Branch  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Sker Point, Glamorgan with the loss of three of her nine crew.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bottomley, Alan Farquar. "SHIPWRECKS OFF WALBERSWICK 1782 - 1845" (PDF). Suffolk Records Society. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "CARDIGAN & DISTRICT SHIPWRECKS AND LIFEBOAT SERVICE". Glen Johnson. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
Ship events in 1845
Ship launches: 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850
Ship commissionings: 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850
Ship decommissionings: 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850
Shipwrecks: 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850
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