List of shipwrecks in 1843

The list of shipwrecks in 1843 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1843.

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1843
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Unknown date

January

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1843

Ship	Country	Description
John Lilley	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Saunton Sands, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Old Calabar, Nigeria[1]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1843

Ship	Country	Description
Ann & Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The smack ran aground on the Lynch Bank, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Ann & Elizabeth was later refloated.[1]
Esher	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her eight crew survived.[2]

February

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1843

Ship	Country	Description
Liberty	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Suffolk with the loss of all four crew.[2]

March

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1843

Ship	Country	Description
Commerce	United Kingdom	The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire by Mount Charles ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[2]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1843

Ship	Country	Description
USS Grampus	United States Navy	The 10-gun schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Charlestown, South Carolina with the loss of all hands.

April

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1843

Ship	Country	Description
Sarah & Rachel	United Kingdom	The oyster skiff was lost in the Bristol Channel with the loss of both crew.[1]

September

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1843

Ship	Country	Description
Caledonia	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked at Sharpnose Point, Cornwall with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Gloucester.

October

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1843

Ship	Country	Description
Liverpool Packet	United Kingdom	The brig was abandoned in the Bristol Channel off Flat Holm. She subsequently drove ashore in Rhosilli Bay and was wrecked. Liverpool Packet was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Penzance, Cornwall.[1]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1843

Ship	Country	Description
Henry Roop	United States	The schooner foundered. Her crew survived.

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1843

Ship	Country	Description
Packet	United Kingdom	The sloop was wrecked at Cardigan with the loss of all hands.[3]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1843

Ship	Country	Description
Nancy	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of a crew member.[2]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1843

Ship	Country	Description
Margaretta	United Kingdom	The smack was wrecked at St Dogmaels, Cardiganshire with the loss of three of her crew.[3]

November

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1843

Ship	Country	Description
Bristol Trader	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cardigan with the loss of all hands.[3]
Hampton	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Liverpool, Lancashire. Hampton was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[3]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1843

Ship	Country	Description
Duoro	Portugal	The schooner foundered off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom.[4]
Rachel	United Kingdom	The sloop foundered off Cardigan with the loss of all hands.[3]

References

1. Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
2. Bottomley, Alan Farquar. "SHIPWRECKS OFF WALBERSWICK 1782 - 1845" (PDF). Suffolk Records Society. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
3. "CARDIGAN & DISTRICT SHIPWRECKS AND LIFEBOAT SERVICE". Glen Johnson. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
4. "SHIPWRECKS". Library of Congress. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

Ship events in 1843
Ship launches:	1838	1839	1840	1841	1842	1843	1844	1845	1846	1847	1848
Ship commissionings:	1838	1839	1840	1841	1842	1843	1844	1845	1846	1847	1848
Ship decommissionings:	1838	1839	1840	1841	1842	1843	1844	1845	1846	1847	1848
Shipwrecks:	1838	1839	1840	1841	1842	1843	1844	1845	1846	1847	1848