The list of shipwrecks in May 1838 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1838.
1 May
2 May
3 May
4 May
5 May
6 May
7 May
9 May
10 May
11 May
12 May
13 May
15 May
19 May
20 May
23 May
24 May
27 May
28 May
29 May
30 May
31 May
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