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List of shipwrecks in 1847 
Summary
The list of shipwrecks in 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1847.
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| Ship | State | Description |
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| Admiral |  United States
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The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Missouri River near Weston, Missouri, apparently in 1847.[1] |
| Agenoria |  United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was refloated on 15 February.[2] |
| Aristides | United Kingdom
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The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean south of Madagascar. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to the Cape of Good Hope.[3] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush. She was refloated on 15 February.[2] |
| Glencoe | United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush. She was refloated on 17 February.[2] |
| Iris |  Denmark
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The ship was lost on the coast of Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
| La Petite Ernestine |  France
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The ship was lost in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Harp ( United Kingdom).[5]
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| Lucretia | United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked off Point Spirito Santo, on the west coast of South America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Punta Arenas, Chile and Guatemala City, Guatemala.[6][7] |
| Malabar | France
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The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Coringa, India to the Île Bourbon.[8] |
| Mars | United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush. She was refloated on 15 February.[2] |
| Mary Jane |  British North America
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The brig was wrecked at Shelburne, Nova Scotia.[9] She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[10] |
| Monmouth |  United States
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The ship ran aground on the Mosella Reef. She was refloated with assistance from Republican ( United States) and taken in to Key West, Florida.[11]
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| Socrates |  Russia
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The ship was wrecked at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône one Wednesday in January or February.[12] |
| Sylphide |  Belgium
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The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Antwerp.[13] |
References edit
- ^ Martin, George W., ed., Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society 1905–1906, Volume 9, Topeka, Kansas: State Printing Office, 1906, p. 297.
- ^ a b c d "Ship News". The Times. No. 19479. London. 22 February 1847. col D-E, p. 8.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 7028. London. 17 February 1847. p. 5.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 1868. Liverpool. 19 February 1847.
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 22907. London. 6 May 1847. p. 8.
- ^ "Ship News". Glasgow Herald. No. 4630. Glasgow. 14 June 1847.
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 22939. London. 14 June 1847. p. 7.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 19487. London. 3 March 1847. col F, p. 8.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 19655. London. 15 September 1847. col F, p. 6.
- ^ "Shipwrecks". The Morning Post. No. 23019. London. 15 September 1847. p. 8.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 19577. London. 16 June 1847. col E, p. 8.
- ^ "Wreck of a Russian Corn Ship". The Standard. No. 7028. London. 17 February 1847. p. 1.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 19566. London. 3 June 1847. col F, p. 8.