List of shipwrecks in April 1859
Ship Country Description
Bercaldine British North America The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Halifax , Nova Scotia . She sank on 12 April
Britannia United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Bruiser ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leith , Lothian . She was refloated , temporary repairs made and she resumed her voyage
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was run into by a brig and was abandoned off Mort Point , Devon . Her five crew survived
Enterprise United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Abbey Head , Kirkcudbrightshire . She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Maryport , Cumberland
Kensington United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Yangtze Kiang . She was on a voyage from New Zealand to Shanghai , China
Ocean Queen United Kingdom The steamship struck a submerged object and sank at Hull . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands to Hull
Prima Donna United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand , in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Sunderland , County Durham to London . She was refloated
The list of shipwrecks in April 1859 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1859.