The list of shipwrecks in 1848 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1848.
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References |
Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1848 |
Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1848 |
Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1848 |
Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1848 |
Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1848 |
Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1848 |
Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1848 |
Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1848 |
Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1848 |
Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1848 |
Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1848 |
Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1848 |
Ship | State | Description |
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Arachne | Van Diemen's Land | The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked in Trial Bay, New South Wales.[1] |
USS Austin | United States Navy | The sloop-of-war was beached at Pensacola Navy Yard, Florida. She was subsequently dismantled. |
Caupolician | Chile | The ship was wrecked in the Gambier Islands. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso to the Gambier Islands and Tahiti.[2] |
Conqueror | United Kingdom | The paddle tug caught fire and was scuttled in Loch Kyles. Subsequently refloated, rebuilt and returned to service.[3] |
Fair Play | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by United States ( United States). Fair Play was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Barbadoes.[4] |
Jemmapes | French Navy | The 100-gun ship of the line was driven ashore at Civitavecchia in the Papal States in October or November.[5] |
Jewess | United States | The 200-foot (61.0 m) sidewheel paddle steamer burned while she was moored at Baltimore, Maryland, when a fire spread to her from another ship. She was repaired and returned to service.[6] |
Kelpie | United Kingdom | The barque departed from Hong Kong for Shanghai, China in September or earlier. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7] |
Mischief | United Kingdom | The schooner departed from Hong Kong for Shanghai in September or earlier. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7] |
Nelson | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Manila, Spanish East Indies for a port in New Zealand. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8] |
Rainbow | United States | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to Peru.[7] |
Sam Slick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Gambia River. She was refloated but was consequently condemned.[9] |