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On 29 July 1847, Whyte recorded the neglect of his fellow passengers, who 'within reach of help' 'were to be left enveloped in reeking pestilence, the sick without medicine, medical skill, nourishment, or so much as a drop of pure water'. However, conditions on other Irish emigrant ships were still worse.
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1847 Ship State Description Champlain: British North America: The barque was driven ashore at Black Point, Nova Scotia.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Milford, United States.
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The barque was wrecked on Île Brion, Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America in late November with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to an English port. [118] Lord David: British North America: The schooner was driven ashore at St. Thomas's between 16 and ...
America: America-class steamship: For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. [54] 13 May United Kingdom: A. Hall & Sons Aberdeen: Victoria: Schooner: For Leith and Hamburg Shipping Company. [55] 15 May United Kingdom: Robert Napier and Sons: Govan: Earl of Aberdeen: Paddle steamer: For Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company. [56 ...
Among those explorers was John Franklin, who first travelled to the region in 1818 as second-in-command of an expedition towards the North Pole on the ships Dorothea and Trent. Franklin was subsequently leader of two overland expeditions to and along the Canadian Arctic coast, in 1819–1822 and 1825–1827. [11]
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1847 Ship State Description Eliza Gillis United Kingdom: The ship was wrecked on Ham Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America. [42] Forth United Kingdom: The ship was driven ashore at Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from ...
British North America: The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia before 2 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Johns, Newfoundland to Sydney, Nova Scotia. [17] Izette United States: The barque was driven ashore at Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France before 10 February. [111] HMS Jackal Royal Navy