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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