The list of shipwrecks in 1843 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1843.
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| Akbar |  United States
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The ship ran aground on a reef off Borneo and was damaged. She was on a voyage from ChinatoNew York. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[1] |
| NRP Algarve |  Portuguese Navy
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The schooner foundered off the Cape Verde Islands between January and April.[2] |
| Amédée Constance |  France
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The ship was destroyed by fire off the Antilles. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz, Mexico to Havre de Grâce.[3] |
| Ann Johnson |  United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated and put into Key West, Florida Territory where she was repaired. She resumed her voyage but was driven ashore and wrecked at "Cape Hueso" before 15 July.[4] |
| Branch | United States
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The schooner was lost in the Bay of St. Lawrence. Crew saved.[5] |
| Bridget Timmin | United Kingdom
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The brig was wrecked near Gibraltar.[6] |
| Duoro | Portugal
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The schooner foundered off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom.[7] |
| Gannet |  New Zealand
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The ship was wrecked off the east coast of New Zealand's North Island during the same storm that sank the Governor Hobson (qv) in late August or early September. All hands were saved.[8] |
| Governor Hobson | New Zealand
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The schooner was wrecked in Poverty Bay, New Zealand during the same storm that sank the Gannet (qv) in late August or early September, with the loss of the crew of seven.[8] |
| Harriet | United Kingdom
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The whaler was burnt and scuttled at "Quallan" or "Strong's Island" (approx 6°N 162°E / 6°N 162°E / 6; 162) and most of her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants.[9] |
| John | New South Wales
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The cutter was wrecked on a reef 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Tahiti between 9 May and 13 October. Her crew survived.[10] |
| Margaretha Maria |  Hamburg
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The ship foundered off Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince to Hamburg.[11] |
| Plata | France
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The ship was wrecked before 10 August. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Buenos Aires, Argentina and Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[12] |
| Rachel | United Kingdom
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The sloop foundered off Cardigan with the loss of all hands.[13] |
| Radford | United Kingdom
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The ship was abandoned in the North Sea between 26 September and 3 October. Her crew were rescued by Sympathy ( United Kingdom). Radford was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, NorthumberlandtoCronstadt, Russia.[14]
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| Rebecca | United Kingdom
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The schooner was wrecked in the Dry Tortugas. She was on a voyage from British HondurastoNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[15] |
| Susan Crisp | United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Rangoon River.[16] |
| Thomas Bold | United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked at Huasco, Chile.[17] |
| Turner | United States
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The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean in February or March. Her crew were rescued after 46 days on the wreck by Furit (flag unknown). Turner was on a voyage from an American port to Madeira.[18] |
| NRP Vauga | Portuguese Navy
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The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between February and April.[2][19] |
| William and Robert | United Kingdom
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The ship sank off Saint Tudwal's Islands, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoPwllheli, Caernarvonshire. She was refloated in mid-August and taken into Pwllheli.[20] |
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