List of shipwrecks in April 1842
Ship Country Description
Brunswick United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sunk Sand , in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . Her crew were rescued by the smack Good Agreement ( United Kingdom ) . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to London
Independiente Spain The ship ran aground on the West Rocks , off Harwich , Essex , United Kingdom . She was refloated and taken into the River Colne with assistance from HMRC Desmond ( Board of Customs ) , the smacks Aurora Increase , Celerity and Friend ' s Goodwill and the steamship Brocklebank ( all United Kingdom ) . Independiente was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana , Cuba . She was subsequently taken into Wivenhoe , Essex for repairs
Lady Raffles United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Sydney , New South Wales and was scuttled . She was refloated on 30 April and put under repair
Leonora Texas The sloop was wrecked at the mouth of the Brazos River
Palmetto United States The ship ran aground and was wrecked off the Cove Point Lighthouse , Maryland . She was on a voyage from Baltimore , Maryland to Halifax , Nova Scotia , British North America
William Walker United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew survived . She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America
The list of shipwrecks in April 1842 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1842.