List of shipwrecks in February 1872
The list of shipwrecks in February 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1872.
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1 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Angelus | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
Bee | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged near Lossiemouth, Moray. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Lossiemouth.[2][3] |
Eclipse | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan.[4] |
Express | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[1] She was on a voyage from London to Demerara, British Guiana. She was later refloated and put in to Gravesend, Kent.[5] |
Glenmark | ![]() | The ship departed from Port Lyttelton, New Zealand for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[6] |
Henry Cook | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Strangford, County Down. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[4] |
Stowell | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in St Brides Bay.[1] |
Victor | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Kilroot, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Lisbon, Portugal.[4][1] |
2 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Elphinstone | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Darien, Georgia, United States. She was refloated and put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[1] |
Fige Rohoman | ![]() | The brig sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chittagong to Galle, Ceylon.[7] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The galiot was driven ashore at Longman Point, Inverness-shire, United Kingdom.[1] |
3 February
Ship | State | Description |
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British Prince | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the South Carrs Rocks, of the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Calcutta, India.[8][9] |
Herman E. Poole | ![]() | The schooner broke from her moorings, drifted out of the harbor of Gloucester, Massachusetts and was lost in a violent snow storm.[10] |
Joe Abrahams | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Braunton, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmoutshshire to Bideford, Devon.[11] She was later refloated and taken in to Appledore, Devon.[12] |
Johannes | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) off "Saint Sebastian Island". Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Hamburg.[13] |
Joseph and Mary | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Batten Reef. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Porthcawl. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[14] |
Marian Ridley | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Cobblers.[15] |
Mary | ![]() | The schooner collided with at tug and sank in the Bristol Channel. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lundy Island to Bideford.[11][3] |
4 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Perseverante | ![]() | The schooner was run into by the steamship Edward Williams (![]() |
5 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Ariel | ![]() | The ship was sighted in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon whilst on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[18] |
Fredericke | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off Sines, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Zakynthos, Greece to Bremen.[19] |
Minnesota | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[3] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain.[20] |
Reward | ![]() | The schooner was beached at Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[11][3][21] |
Roxburgh Castle | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[5] |
Starling | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Filey Lifeboat.[11][3] |
Vesper | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and sailed for Sunderland.[21][12] |
6 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Agnes | ![]() | The ship collided with the barque Finzel (![]() |
Cæsar | ![]() | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Huelva, Spain.[23] |
Laura and Isabel | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was refloated and towed in to Dundalk, County Louth.[12] |
7 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Bertha | ![]() | The ship ran aground and sank at Hirsholmene, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Aarhus, Denmark.[19] She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a severely leaky condition.[24][25] |
Colorado | ![]() | The steamship was run into by the steamship Arabian (![]() |
Constance | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore near "Passaroeng", Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and towed in to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies.[12] |
Haring | ![]() | The ship sank at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Maracaibo, Venezuela to Falmouth, Cornwall.[12][16] |
William and Charles | ![]() | The schooner struck the wreck of the steamship Ada (![]() ![]() |
Two unnamed vessels | ![]() | The screw hoppers were run into by the steamship Bivouac (![]() |
8 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Carolina | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Galveston, Texas. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[30] |
Fifeshire | ![]() | The steamship struck the quayside at Craig, Forfarshire and was severely damaged.[31] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Tayport, Fife to Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire. She was refloated.[32] |
9 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Douro | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore at Corsewall Point, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was refloated but consequently foundered.[22] |
Electra | ![]() | The steamship collided with Dhollerah (![]() ![]() |
Frederick | ![]() | The brig collided with a brig and the brigantine Helen (both ![]() |
Stampede | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Albert the Good (![]() |
Trent | ![]() | The schooner was holed by a swordfish and sank off Nukufetau.[36] |
10 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Bremen.[23] |
Friedrike | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at St. Ubes, Portugal.[37] |
Laurel | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Warrenpoint, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Newry, County Antrim.[22] |
Napier | ![]() | The brig departed from Fernandina, Florida, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[38] |
Surprise | ![]() | The pilot cutter was run down and sunk in the English Channel by the steamship Nile (![]() |
Ubbina | ![]() | The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[40] |
White Rose | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Saquarema, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Ballestas Island, Peru to Falmouth, Cornwall.[22][41] |
11 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Clarendon | ![]() | The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Talavera (![]() |
Dwina | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire.[41] |
Nancy | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Garlieston, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Douglas, Isle of Man.[43] |
Verden | ![]() | The barque collided with another vessel in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued by Maggie (![]() |
12 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Frankfurt | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore on Spiekeroog. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Bremen.[30][46] |
Ionian | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Bull Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[43] |
13 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Dart | ![]() | The schooner sank in Runswick Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Sandsend, Yorkshire.[47] |
Favourite | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire.[43] She was on a voyage from Olhão, Portugal to Hull.[48] |
George | ![]() | The brigantine was destroyed by fire in the River Suir. Her crew were rescued.[47] She was on a voyage from Cork to Neath, Glamorgan.[48] |
Mary Dixon | ![]() | The schooner foundered in Lough Swilly.[43] Her crew were rescued.[37] |
Sarah Cooper | ![]() | The schooner sank off Monrovia, Liberia. Her crew were rescued.[49] |
Shamrock | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Tonamore Point, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba.[43] |
Surprise | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Sheaf Rock, off Portland Bill, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[43] She was on a voyage from Bridport, Dorset to Hartlepool, county Durham.[47] |
Zwolte | ![]() | The derelict galiot drove ashore north of Scarborough, Yorkshire.[30][48] |
14 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Adler | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Gelbsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to an English port.[44][45] She was refloated and towed in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition.[23] |
Beatrice | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Sizewell, Suffolk.[47] |
Ethel | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Hull, Yorkshire.[37] |
Harry Booth, or Mary Booth | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Cobblers.[50][13] |
Ispahan | ![]() | The steamship departed from Malta for Dunkerque, Nord, France. No further trace, presumed subsequently foundered off Brest, Finistère, France with the loss of all on board.[51] |
Levant | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Passage West, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Clyde to Grenada.[37] She was refloated.[5] |
Northumbria | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Clough, County Down. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Trinidad.[30][37] |
15 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to Nairn.[52] |
Florine | ![]() | The ship was driven out to sea from Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion during a cyclone. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[53] |
Frances | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Dimlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London.[37] |
Iron Era | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to London. She was refloated.[37] |
Montana | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire off St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew took refuge on the island, from where they were rescued on 20 February by the barque Trencaneau (![]() |
16 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Margaret Nixon | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition[45] |
Sarah | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down. She was on a voyage from Dundrum to the Bristol Channel.[45] |
Scarba | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Cannon Rock. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim.[56] |
17 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Famille | ![]() | The ship departed from Cheribon, Netherlands East Indies for Melbourne, Victoria. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57] |
Springbok | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Messina, Sicily, Italy. She was refloated and put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[45] |
No. 12 | ![]() | The pilot cutter was run down and sunk by a barque off Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom. All on board survived.[45] |
19 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Lanercost | ![]() | The barque was sighted off Fortress Monroe, Virginia, United States whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Belfast, County Antrim. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[38] |
Lequille | ![]() | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Annapolis, Maryland to the West Indies.[58] |
Scarba | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Cannon Rock, of the coast of County Down. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Belfast.[25] |
20 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Heathcote | ![]() | The 22-ton ketch became wrecked after stranding at the entrance of Whanganui Inlet.[59] |
Valparaiso | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Lagartija Island, Chile. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calbuco to Ancud, Chile.[60][61][62] |
21 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Britannia | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put back to Greenock.[23] |
Eliza | ![]() | The ship departed from Savannah, Georgia, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[63] |
Ghint | ![]() | The barque was run into and sunk 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Hong Kong by the paddle steamer Geelong (![]() |
22 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Auray | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Keitum, Sylt. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Hamburg. She was refloated but drove ashore again and was wrecked.[65] |
Ivanhoe | ![]() | The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida for Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[66] |
23 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Alix | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on Flores Island, Azores with the loss of nine of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[67][68] |
Aristis | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Yevpatoria, Russia.[69] |
24 February
Ship | State | Description |
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General Banks | ![]() | The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Sarah Crowell (![]() |
Miranda | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[58] |
Onehunga | ![]() | The 61-ton schooner hit rocks and foundered while trying to leave Oamaru Harbour in a heavy swell.[71] |
25 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte Maule | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Elie, Fife.[9][14] |
Gleaner | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Leven, Fife. She was on a voyage from the River Spey to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and towed in to Leith.[72] |
Harlequin | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Ooster Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[9][73] She was refloated and towed in to Hellevoetsluis.[14] |
Marshall | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Aberdeen.[9] |
Westborough | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore in the Nieuwegat. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and towed in to Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands.[9] |
Unnamed | flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin, Northumberland.[72] |
26 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and found to be leaky.[74] |
Glenalva | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire to Warkworth, Northumberland. She was refloated.[65] |
Hector | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Rochester, Kent.[75] |
Maria | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Palm Island, Queensland with the loss of 35 of the 47 people on board. Some of the victims survived the wreck, but were murdered by the local Aboriginal people. She was on a voyage from Sydney to New Guinea.[76][77][78] |
Sylvanus | ![]() | The polacca capsized at Penarth, Glamorgan.[73] |
Telegraph | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dundrum, County Down to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[73] |
T. Orion | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Nene. She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was refloated the next day and was taken in to Wisbech for repairs.[79] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[74] |
27 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Christianden IX | ![]() | The ship was sighted off Fortress Monroe, Virginia, United States whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[63] |
Emiliano | ![]() | The steamship Parthia collided with the steamshipe Nina (both ![]() |
Gwalior | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore south of Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[65] |
Pawnee | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Copeland Islands, County Down and was wrecked. SHe was on a voyage from Dublin to Ayr.[14][73] |
Thomas and Kate | ![]() | The ship sank in the Carlingford Lough. Her crew were rescued.[73] She was on a voyage from Carlingford, County Louth to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated in early March and taken in to Warrenpoint, County Down.[81] |
28 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Donna Maria | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Maryport, Cumberland.[73][65] |
Prince of Wales | ![]() | The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Hubberstone, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Ipswich, Suffolk.[65] |
29 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Aura | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Cádiz, Spain.[67] |
Curlew | ![]() | The Mersey Flat ran aground in Liverpool Bay.[65] |
Freddy | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Tønsberg. She was refloated and taken in to Tønsberg.[69] |
San Giacomo | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[75] She was refloated on 2 February and towed in to Queenstown.[82] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Abiunfelle | ![]() | The barque was wrecked off "Cannon Bruc", Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Matamoros, Mexico.[41] |
Agnes Jack | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Queenstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Cork.[5] |
Anna Howitz | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Inishmurray, County Sligo. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Sligo.[20] |
Ann Coppin | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gourock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[83] |
Antje | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Ventejagers Gat. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port. She was refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[25] |
Anven | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides.[2] |
Atlantic | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20] |
Baltic | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bodie Island, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from New York to St. Mary's.[37][25] |
Barth | ![]() | The barque was abandoned at sea.[30] |
Berhampore | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25] |
British Crown | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Lagos, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Águilas, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[84] |
Burgh | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Ranza Fullah Channel, in the Hooghly River. She was refloated.[41] |
Captain Cook | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, North Riding of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Whitby.[25] |
Chadiconne | ![]() | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Bordeaux, Gironde.[84] |
Chu-Kiang | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked on "Reef Island". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Hong Kong.[85] |
Cleo | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Queenstown.[86] |
Concordia | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at Clayoquot, British Columbia, Canada.[87] |
Diana | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore near Lagos. She was refloated.[88] |
Elizabeth Fry | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[39] |
Elsey | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Inagua, Bahamas to Boston, Massachusetts.[41] |
Emanuel | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at La Parguera, Puerto Rico. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Haiti.[9] |
Emeline | ![]() | The coaster, a schooner, collided with Margaret (![]() |
Emilie | ![]() | The ship ran aground on "Svittengen". She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition.[43] |
Ernst von Homeyer | ![]() | The barque was run into by vessel and was abandoned off the Spanish coast. All on board were rescued.[85] She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ernst von Homeyer was subsequently discovered in the Atlantic Ocean (45°50′N 9°34′W / 45.833°N 9.567°W / 45.833; -9.567) by the barque Riccardo (![]() |
Euxine | ![]() | The ship was damaged by fire at Pensacola, Florida, United States between 6 and 13 February.[43] |
Faith | ![]() | The Thames barge sank in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Surrey.[19] She was later refloated.[44] |
Firmenza | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cascais. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Lisbon.[41] |
Floris | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Samarang, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[89] |
Glad Tidings | ![]() | The ship collided with another vessel and ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Liverpool. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[41] |
Glemt | ![]() | The ship collided with the steamship Geelong (![]() |
Golden Era | ![]() | The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Prince Edward Island, Canada.[19] |
Good Intent | ![]() | The ship ran aground on Hewett's Gat, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[12] |
Goodwood | ![]() | The barque foundered off "Kutale Island", in the Sea of Marmara. She was on a voyage from Thessaloniki, Greece to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[75][14] |
Hans Tode | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cascais. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon.[41] |
Harriet | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. SHe was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Queenstown.[25] |
Heart of Oak | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked between Newhaven and Seaford, Sussex.[25][23] |
Heltos | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Sestos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Taganrogl, Russia to Malta.[5] |
India | ![]() | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida.[37] |
Jarvan | ![]() | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland Colony.[2] |
Jessie Eaton | ![]() | The brigantine ran aground at Lagos and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Lagos to London.[88] |
Johannes | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Goatzacoales River. She was refloated two days later.[19] |
John Campbell | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Darien, Georgia, United States.[37] |
John Greenway | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Pictou, Nova Scotia.[89] |
Johnny | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Oskarshamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Westervik, Sweden. She was refloated.[19] |
Jonge Cornelis | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Jagersgate. She was on a voyage from Batavia to a Dutch port. She was refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis.[12][19] |
Jonge Jan | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Ventejagers Gat. She was on a voyage from Bantam, Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port. She was refloated.[19] |
Kalodyne | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Mauritius.[87] |
Kehrwieder | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Nyborg, Denmark. She was on a voyage from an African port to Flensburg. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[25][89] |
Lady Melville | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Calcutta. She was refloated but ran aground again.[84] |
L. A. Foster | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hurst Castle, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Poole, Dorset. She was refloated.[41] |
La Gloire | ![]() | The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp. She was refloated and taken in to Staten Island.[5] |
Landscape | ![]() | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Amble, Northumberland to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[41] |
Leda | ![]() | The schooner collided with the steamship Ledgemoor (![]() |
Leo | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire.[24] |
Lively | ![]() | The ship collided with the barque Deerhound (![]() |
Lord Derby | ![]() | The barque sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex.[2] |
Maidit | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Pekela, Groningen. She was on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland.[41] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[23] |
Marcelle | ![]() | The ship was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[44] |
Margaret Pugh | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Heligoland. She was refloated.[19] |
Marie | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore on Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Granville, Manche, France.[12] |
Mario | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at San Domingo.[19] |
Mars | ![]() | The ship ran aground on Amager, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Vindava, Courland Governorate. She was refloated.[19] |
Mary | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen, Delaware. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily, Italy to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated and taken in to a port in Delaware.[12] |
Mary Ann May | ![]() | The ship was wrecked west of St Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[41] |
Mary Lawson | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Dundalk. She was refloated and taken in to Dundalk in a severely leaky condition.[41] |
May Queen | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Brill, near Sourabaya. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangkok, Siam to Hong Kong.[47][30] |
May Queen | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at a port in Surinam.[73] |
Midlothian | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Tobago. She was refloated and towed in to The Downs.[44] |
Militad | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the South Breakers, off the coast of South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Pensacola. She was refloated and taken in to Charleston, South Carolina.[14] |
Miniotto | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. SHe was on a voyage from South Shields to Cartagena, Spain.[11] |
M. Louisa | ![]() | The ship was wrecked, She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cienfuegos, Cuba.[83] |
Moir | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at Corran, Inverness-shire. She was on a voyage from Ballachulish, Inverness-shire to Dundee, Forfarshire.[90] |
Myrtle | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in a sinking condition on or before 14 February. Her crew were rescued by the smack Star (![]() |
Nemesis | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was refloated.[25] |
Newry | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Blockhouse Island".[20] |
Oriental | ![]() | The barque was destroyed by fire at sea. All 73 people on board took to three boats; they were rescued two days later by the barque Delta (![]() |
Panuco | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Vera Cruz.[44][83] |
Peruvian Congress | ![]() | The ship caught fire at Cardiff and was scuttled.[9] |
Polar Star | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[88] |
Princess Royal | ![]() | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth.[41] |
Pye | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Brouwershaven, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dordrecht, South Holland.[88] |
Rainbow | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Barbuda. She was declared a total loss.[9] |
Robert Fletcher | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at East Moriches, New York. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to New York City.[89] |
Rosetta | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Baltimore, Maryland.[19] She was refloated and towed in to Norfolk, Virginia.[20] |
Sabra Moses | ![]() | The ship was sunk by ice at Newcastle. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[44][83] |
Samuel G. Reed | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies before 10 February. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to New York. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. It was intended that she would be repaired at Singapore, Straits Settlements.[22] |
San Nicholo | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked near Rhodes, Greece.[41] |
Sophie | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on Honshu, Japan.[87] |
Stirling Castle | ![]() | The tug sank at Peterhead. She was a total loss.[88] |
S. Vito | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Trapani, Sicily.[12] |
Theixioni | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[83] |
Triumph | ![]() | The schooner collided with the tug Warrior (![]() |
Two Sisters | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Port Hood, Nova Scotia.[23] |
Viola | ![]() | The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from the Cornwallis River to Boston, Massachusetts.[24] |
Waldemar | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Torekov, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull to Königsberg and/or Pillau, Germany.[2][11][3] She had been refloated by 3 February and had resumed her voyage.[12] |
Wando | ![]() | The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba.[44] |
William and Ann | ![]() | The smack was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Gladstone (![]() |
Zephyr | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Oporto, Portugal.[25] |
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