List of shipwrecks in April 1857

The list of shipwrecks in April 1857 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during April 1857.

16 April
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 * ship=Wizard
 * flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
 * desc=The cutter was in collision with a steamship in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. She was taken into the Prince's Dock, where she sank.

19 April
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 * ship=Victoria
 * flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
 * desc=The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bilboa, Spain. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. {