List of shipwrecks in 1821

The list of shipwrecks in 1821 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1821.

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January
Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1821

February
Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1821

March
Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1821

April
Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1821

May
Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1821

June
Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1821

July
Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1821

August
Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1821

September
Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1821

October
Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1821

November
Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1821

December
Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1821

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1821
ShipCountryDescription
Alexander  United Kingdom The ship was captured by pirates and destroyed off Belize. Some of her crew were murdered.[1]
Atlantic  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Kingston, Jamaica and "St. Lucas".[2]
Auguste  France The ship was lost in the Bahama Channel. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Havana, Cuba.[3]
Aurora  United Kingdom The whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean, Seven crew were rescued by Robert ( United Kingdom).[4][5] Another report has Aurora foundering at 51°N 31°W on heer way from Glasgow, with Robert taking seven crew to Quebec.[6]
Barnet  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at sea with the loss of her captain. Thirteen survivors were rescued by Ann ( United States). She was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7]
Cervantes  United Kingdom The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5]
Cossack  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Balize. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[8]
Dexterity  United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked on a reef off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[9]
Earl Fauconberg  United Kingdom The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland.[9]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5]
Felix  Portugal The ship was wrecked on the coast of Pará, Brazil.[10]
Fortuna  Sweden The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Brazil to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure.[11]
Free Briton  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Pembroke ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[12]
Halifax Packet  United States The ship was declared missing on 12 April. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to New York.[8]
Harmony  United Kingdom The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5]
Henry  United Kingdom The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5]
Isaac Todd  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Gaspee Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British North America.[13]
Jacob and Benjamin British North America The ship was abandoned at sea whilst on a voyage from Barbados to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued by Thalia ( United Kingdom).[14]
James Munroe  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on St Nicholas Key. Her crew survived.[15]
Jane  United Kingdom The whaler was reported lost off Greenland.[16]
Janus  United States The ship was declared missing on 12 April. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to New York.[8]
Janus  Sweden The ship was wrecked at Cape St. Rocque, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Karlskrona to Rio de Janeiro. Brazil.[17]
Jason  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Simons, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Savannah, Georgia.[18]
John  United Kingdom The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5]
Knapton  United Kingdom The ship was lost in Galway Bay before 3 February with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[19][3]
Larkin  United Kingdom The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5]
Lavinia  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British North America to the Turks Islands.[1]
Leviathan  United Kingdom The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5]
London  United Kingdom The ship foundered at sea before 8 May. Her crew were rescued by St. George ( United Kingdom).[20]
Magdalena  Russia The ship was lost at Archangelsk.[21]
Martha  United States The ship was lost in the Currituck Inlet. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to New London, Connecticut.[15]
HM hired brig Mercury  Royal Navy The 18-gun brig was struck by lightning, driven ashore and wrecked at Curaçao. Her crew survived.[22]
Partridge  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Madras, India. She was refloated and taken to Bombay where she was beached and subsequently wrecked before 30 March. Partridge was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[23]
Pomona  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Corsica. she was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Genoa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[4]
Posthumous  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Saynce Island". Her crew survived.[15]
Rapid Hamburg The ship was wrecked in the Cat's Key, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.[24]
Rebecca  United States The ship was declared missing on 12 April. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York.[8]
Suffolk  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec City.[25]
Susanna  United States The brig was dismasted and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (31°N 55°W).[8]
Susannah  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Trinidad, Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[26]
Symmetry  United Kingdom The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait.[5]
Thornton  United Kingdom The whaler was lost off Greenland.[27]
Three Sisters  United States The ship was wrecked on the coast of Alagoas, Brazil.[10]
Virgine della Solitudine  Portugal The ship was lost at Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[28] She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Lisbon.[29]
Wadstray  United Kingdom The ship was lost in Black Bay, Labrador, British North America.[30]

References
  1. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5670). 5 February 1822.
  2. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5667). 25 January 1822.
  3. "Lloyd's Marine List – Feb. 27". Caledonian Mercury (15525). 5 March 1821.
  4. "Lloyd's Marine List – July 10". Caledonian Mercury (15579). 14 July 1821.
  5. "Davis' Straits Fishing". The Aberdeen Journal (4318). 13 October 1830.
  6. Lloyd's List №5608.
  7. "Distressing shipwreck". The Morning Chronicle (16220). 14 April 1821.
  8. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5591). 11 May 1821.
  9. "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. (542). 19 October 1821.
  10. "Lloyd's Marine List – Sept. 28". Caledonian Mercury (15613). 1 October 1821.
  11. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5640). 30 October 1821.
  12. "Lloyd's Marine List – July 20". Caledonian Mercury (15583). 23 July 1821.
  13. "Lloyd's Marine List – Nov. 6". Caledonian Mercury (15630). 10 November 1821.
  14. "Lloyd's Marine List – April 17". Caledonian Mercury (15546). 23 April 1821.
  15. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5580). 3 April 1821.
  16. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5614). 31 July 1821.
  17. "Ship News". The Morning Post (15676). 13 June 1821.
  18. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5600). 12 June 1821.
  19. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5572). 2 March 1821.
  20. "Lloyd's Marine List – June 19". Caledonian Mercury (15570). 23 June 1821.
  21. "Ship News". The Times (11427). London. 12 December 1821. col B, p. 3.
  22. "London". Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet & Plymouth Journal (959). 10 November 1821.
  23. "Lloyd's Marine List – June 12". Caledonian Mercury (15567). 16 June 1821.
  24. "Lloyd's Marine List – Oct. 16". Caledonian Mercury (15621). 20 October 1821.
  25. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5610). 17 July 1821.
  26. "Lloyd's Marine List – June 8". Caledonian Mercury (15565). 11 June 1821.
  27. "Lloyd's Marine List – July 31". Caledonian Mercury (15588). 4 August 1821.
  28. "Lloyd's Marine List – May 4". Caledonian Mercury (15552). 12 May 1821.
  29. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5589). 4 May 1821.
  30. "Lloyd's Marine List – Sept. 25". Caledonian Mercury (15612). 29 September 1821.
Ship events in 1821
Ship launches: 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826
Ship commissionings: 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826
Ship decommissionings: 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826
Shipwrecks: 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826
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