List of shipwrecks in 1847

The list of shipwrecks in 1847 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1847.

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1847
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

February

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1847

Ship	Country	Description
Emilie	France	The brig was wrecked on Nash Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom with the loss of all eight crew.

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1847

Ship	Country	Description
Brechin Castle	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The barque foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of more than fifteen lives. She was on a voyage from Port Adelaide, South Australia to Swansea, Glamorgan.

April

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1847

Ship	Country	Description
Grana Uile	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The paddle steamer, Liverpool for Drogheda caught fire 30 miles east of Lambay Island and north west of Anglesey and sank. 69 passengers and crew saved by fishing smack Bessey; about thirty lives lost (maybe more as not all passengers were counted), included Captain Rawden.

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1847

Ship	Country	Description
William	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The William shifted at her berth in Holy Island Harbour on Lindisfarne on 17 April 1847. The vessel settled on her anchor, puncturing the hull. Water got to the cargo of quicklime and the boat caught fire, only eventually being extinguished by the rising tide.

July

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1847

Ship	Country	Description
Sea King	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The paddle steamer was stranded in fog on Mew Island, near Donaghadee in north east Ireland. All passengers and crew saved.

August

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1847

Ship	Country	Description
Gloire	French Navy	The frigate ran aground on an island off the west Korean coast. Her crew survived.

November

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1847

Ship	Country	Description
Stephen Whitney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The ship was wrecked on West Calf Island, County Cork with the loss of 92 of the 110 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1847

Ship	Country	Description
Phoenix	United States	A screw-driven passenger ship. Burned on Lake Michigan with the lost of at least 190 lives.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1847

Ship	Country	Description
Henry	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The barque was wrecked on the Tusker Rock, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of one of her nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by William and Jane (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Henry was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.
Leith Packet	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The ship was wrecked on the Tusker Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Stirling.

December

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1847

Ship	Country	Description
Circassian	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The brig was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued the next day. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Swansea.
Erin	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The schooner was driven ashore at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued.

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1847

Ship	Country	Description
Caroline	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The brig was wrecked at Cardigan. All thirteen people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1847

Ship	Country	Description
USRC Crawford	United States Revenue Cutter Service	The Morris-Taney-class cutter was wrecked in Block Island Sound off Gardiners Point, New York.

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1847

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Avenger	Royal Navy	The frigate was wrecked on the Sorelle Rocks, off the coast of Malta with the loss of 242 of her 250 crew.

References

Ship events in 1847
Ship launches:	1842	1843	1844	1845	1846	1847	1848	1849	1850	1851	1852
Ship commissionings:	1842	1843	1844	1845	1846	1847	1848	1849	1850	1851	1852
Ship decommissionings:	1842	1843	1844	1845	1846	1847	1848	1849	1850	1851	1852
Shipwrecks:	1842	1843	1844	1845	1846	1847	1848	1849	1850	1851	1852