List of shipwrecks in May 1845
Ship Country Description
Duke of Sussex United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak in the English Channel off Cap Gris Nez , Pas-de-Calais , France , extinguishing the fires in her engines . She was subsequently wrecked at Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais . All on board survived . She was on a voyage from London to Boulogne
Eliza United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank off the Saltee Islands , County Wexford . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Waterford to Caernarfon
James Saville United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Redcar , Yorkshire . She was refloated and taken in to Whitby , Yorkshire
Jupiter United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Alfred ( United Kingdom ) . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint John , New Brunswick , British North America
Mary British North America The ship capsized near Monhegua . Her crew were rescued.. She was on a voyage from Boston , Massachusetts , United States to Digby , Nova Scotia
Oscar United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to Saint Johns , Newfoundland . No further trace , presumed sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands
Thomas and Mary United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Swift ( British North America ) . Thomas and Mary was on a voyage from Sunderland , County Durham to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America
Wilhelmine Elbing The ship was driven ashore at Skagen , Denmark . She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to Gothenburg , Sweden . She was refloated and resumed her voyage
The list of shipwrecks in May 1845 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1845.